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Kailash
Pilgrimage Tour Departure 2008 |
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Few mountains in the world rival the grandeur of
Mount Kailash (6714m) , the famed holy peak in Western
Tibet. Kailash has long been an object of worship
for four major religions. For the Hindus, it is
the domain of Shiva. It is also the abode of Samvara-a
multi armed, wrathful deity worshipped in the Chakrasamvara
Tantric cycle of Tibetan Buddhism. The Jains of
India also revere the mountain as the site at which
the first of their saints emancipated. And in the
ancient Bon religion of Tibet, Kailash was the sacred
nine storey Swastika Mountain, upon which the Bonpo
founder Shenrab alighted from heaven. Sprawling below Mount
Kailash is the sacred Lake Manasarovar (4560m),
where a ritual bath will deliver a pilgrim to Brahma's
paradise and a drink of its water relinquishes the
sins of a hundred lifetimes.
The 53 Km Kailash circuit is the holiest of all
Tibet's pilgrimages and the beacon which draws most
travellers to Western Tibet. It is said that a Single
Parikarma erases the accumulated sins of a lifetime,
while 108 circumbulation will achieve Salvation
Or Nirvana. |
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Fixed
Departure Date 2008 |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
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08 & 27 |
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09 |
04 & 22 |
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Day
- 01 |
Drive
Kathmandu to Nyalam (3750m) –
150 kms. / 8-9 hrs at Hotel Nyalam. |
Day
- 02 |
Drive
Nyalam to Yak Kharkha (4675m) –
240 Kms / 8-9 hrs camp |
Day
- 03 |
Drive
Yak Kharka to New Dzongba (4500m)
– 160 Kms /6-7 hrs camp |
Day
- 04 |
Drive
New Dzongba to mayumla Phedi (4500m)
– 210 Kms /7-8 hrs camp |
Day
- 05 |
Drive
Mayamla Phedi to Manasarovar (4560m)
– 120 Kms /5-6 hrs camp |
Day
- 06 |
AM
Manasarovar Parikrama by
Jeep. Time permitting visit Chiu Gompa. PM
drive to Darchen (4560m). O/nt Guesthouse
at Darchen. |
Day
- 07 |
Drive
Approx. 8 Kms from Darchen to Tarboche,
the trek starting point of Kailash Parikrama.
Trek to Dira Phuk (4775m)
– 12 Kms /6-7 hrs-camp. |
Day
- 08 |
Continue
Parikrama over Dolma la pass (5650m)
to Zuthul Phuk (4700m)-22 Kms /10
– 11 hrs–camp. |
Day
- 09 |
The
Kailash Kora ends today after an
easy trek – 14 kms. Proceed
to Horchu (4560m) at lake Manasarovar.
Camp. |
Day
- 10 |
Drive
Horchu to Mayumla Phedi (4500m) –
120 Kms /6-7 hrs -camp |
Day
- 11 |
Drive
Mayumla Phedi to New Dzongba (4500m)
– 160 Kms /5-6 hrs – camp. |
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- 12 |
Drive
new Dzongba to yak Kharka (4675m)
– 240 Kms / 6-7 hrs – camp. |
Day
- 13 |
Drive
yak Kharka to Nyalam (3750m) –
240 Kms /6 – 7 hrs – O/nt guesthouse. |
Day
- 14 |
Drive
downhill to the friendship bridge where transportation
awaits to the groups final leg of
journey to Kathmandu (1300m) –
150 Kms /8-9 hrs. |
- Service
Includes:
Accommodation on twin sharing basis
at Guest Houses & Camping Tents
as per itinerary, 4500 Model Luxury
Japanese Landcruisers (4 Person
in 1 Landcruiser Basis) and Support
Truck, Freshly cooked full board
meals, Dining / Kitchen & Toilet
tents, English speaking Tibetan
Guide, 1 Nepali Team Leader, Experienced
Sherpa Staff, Freshly cooked western
meals, Monastery entrance fees,
Yaks & Yak-men for Porterage
during Kailash Parikarma, Gamow
Bag, Oxygen, Basic first aid kit,
1 Satellite Phone, Kailash Permit.
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- Service
Excludes:
Nepal re-entry
visa fee, Travel Insurance, Extra
cost in the event of landslide, for
hiring porterage or arranging additional
transportation, Tibet Visa Fee (It
is $26 and Rush fee $17 if aplicable)
and expenses of personal nature.
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