Kailash Mansarovar Yatra By Helicopter Tour

Your Arrival Time – Airport pickup and transfer to your Hotel.
Evening – A short briefing about Kailash Mansarovar Yatra
Meal: Dinner at Hotel | Hotel: 5 Star Hotel – Yak & Yeti / Annapurna or similar

After Breakfast – Half day sightseeing of Pashupatinath, Budhanilkantha & Boudhanath Temple
Afternoon – Flight Kathmandu to Nepalgunj (1hr) & Transfer to Hotel in Nepalgunj OR drive to
Surkhet (2hrs) and stay overnight at Surkhet depending upon situation.
Meal: Breakfast & Lunch in Kathmandu, Dinner at Nepalgunj | Hotel: Hotel Batika / Sneha or
similar

Early Morning – Flight Nepalgunj to Simikot (1hr). Rest for few hours at Simikot.
Morning – Take Helicopter to Hilsa (20min – 12kg weight limit) & wait for other members to
arrive at Hilsa (since it is a group visa and everyone have to enter Tibet side in one group)
Afternoon – From Hilsa drive to Purang border to Taklakot and stay at Hotel. We will stay
overnight at Simikot or Taklakot depending upon the weather & other situations. (On the way
we have to pass upto 3 Checkpoints where checking might take upto 1 hr in each post)
Meal: Breakfast at Nepalgunj / Simikot, Lunch at Hilsa, Dinner at Taklakot | Hotel: New Purang
Hotel

All Day – Entire day free for Acclimatization
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | Hotel: New Purang Hotel

After Breakfast – Drive towards Mansarovar Lake (95 km). On the way you will have to pass the
first checkpoint. Then after driving for 70 kms from Taklakot we will reach Rakshas Tal. On the
right of Rakshas Tal you will see Gurla Mandhata Parvat & first view of Mount Kailash and
Mansarovar lake. Drive from Rakshas Tal to Manasarovar Lake (25 km).
Start Parikrama of Manasarovar Lake (90 km – 3hr by bus). Take holy dip & perform Puja.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | Hotel: Mansarovar Lake Side Mud House

After Breakfast – Drive to Darchen (35 km – 1 hr) and Yama Dwar (8 km) – the starting point for
Kora. We will trek to Dirapuk for 14 km. You will visit the North face of Mt. Kailash and touching
the feet of Mt. Kailash (Charan Sparsha). Travelers who do not want to trek around (Parikrama)
Mt. Kailash can go back to Darchen wait for rest of the group to arrive from Parikrama.Meal: Breakfast at Mansarovar, Lunch & Dinner on the way during Parikrama
Hotel: Mud house on the way during Parikrama or Dormitory Guest House – Kailash at Darchen
NOTE: If you are not doing Parikrama, then you will still be waiting at Darchen (4650m)

After Breakfast – Trek from Dirapuk to Dolma La Pass (8 km). About 3 kms before reaching
Dolma La Pass is steep hill and quite difficult to walk. Also descending from Dolma La Pass is the
same for upto 3 km. While descending you can see Gaurikund on the right. After walking for
about 2 – 3 hrs we will reach Phedi. After some rest we will start trek to Zuthulpuk (12 km trek
for 6 hours).
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | Hotel: Stay at the Mud House (Zutulpuk)
NOTE: If you are not doing Parikrama, then you will still be waiting at Darchen

After Breakfast – After short easy Trek (8 km – 3 hrs), we will reach our bus pick up point. Then
drive to Darchen (3 kms) and merge with other members who were waiting. From there drive to
Hilsa (also we will take helicopter to Simikot based on situation)
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | Hotel: Mansarovar Guest House at Simikot or similar

Fly to Hilsa to Simikot (20 mins) by Helicopter – Fly from Simikot to Nepalgunj (around 1 hr)/
Surkhet and fly back to Kathmandu (or proceed to Lucknow by Road)
Meal: Breakfast at Simikot, Lunch at Nepalgunj, Dinner at Kathmandu | Hotel: 5 Star Hotel – Yak
& Yeti / Annapurna or similar

Certificate of completion will be provided to you from Kailash Journeys. You will be free till your
flight time. We will drop you at Airport 1-2 hour before flight time (30 mins drive).