Mt.Everest & Mt.Kailash Kora Pilgrimage Group Tour

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This is a trip to take you from Lhasa to the west of Tibet, Nagri and then return to Lhasa. 2-day Lhasa sightseeing lets you have a general understanding of the history of Tibet, the humanities and the lives of the local people. And then you will head to the world's highest peak, the Mount Everest via Gyangze, Shigatse, and Tingri. The last but not least, you...
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Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

    • Explore Lhasa
    • Visit the Potala Palace Square, far view the Yaowang Mountain and take a panoramic view of the Potala Palace
    • See the Jokhang temple which was founded by the 33rd great king of Tibet
    • Enjoy the Karola Glacier on the roadside
    • You will enter Mt. Everest National Nature Reserve. You can enjoy the panorama of Himalaya at Gawula Pass
    • Explore the Darchen town

What's this trip about?

    This is a trip to take you from Lhasa to the west of Tibet, Nagri and then return to Lhasa. 2-day Lhasa sightseeing lets you have a general understanding of the history of Tibet, the humanities and the lives of the local people. And then you will head to the world's highest peak, the Mount Everest via Gyangze, Shigatse, and Tingri. The last but not least, you will reach the Mt.Kailash. Kailash in Tibetan means the treasure of the snow-capped mountain. Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism, Bon - native religion in Tibet and Jainism recognize it as the center of the world. Indians also think that this is the center of the world. They think Shiva lives here, who has the strongest mana and the highest position. At the same time, the upper reaches of the Indus and the Ganges originates from here. So, around the Mt.Kailash, you can see a large number of Indian pilgrims. Mt.Kailash is not the highest mountain in the area, but only the peak of its year-round snow can shine with a strange light in the sun shining, eye-catching eyes. The distribution of the four walls of the peak is very sharp symmetry, the shape of the crown pyramid. The special mountain shape is very different from the surrounding mountains. For centuries, the Mt.Kailash has been a fascinating place in the minds of pilgrims and explorers, but no one has ever been able to board the mountain, or no one has ever dared to break the center of the world.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeIntimate group - 12 max
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityLhasa
End CityLhasa

Travel Themes

  • 18 - 30's
  • 50 plus
  • Cultural
  • High Adventure
  • National Parks
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Trekking & Expeditions

Destinations

  • Asia

Attractions

  • Galapagos
  • Lhasa
  • Potala Palace
  • Tibet

Activities

  • Adventure & Adrenaline
  • Culture
  • Historic sightseeing
  • Homestays & Cultural Immersion
  • Nature
  • Trekking

Trip includes

    • Comfortable Hotel Accommodations as listed in itinerary
    • Meals as listed in the itinerary
    • Travel-licensed vehicle according to group size & season as itinerary needed including gas and parking fee
    • Free Lhasa Railway Station transfer at all time on the first & last day
    • Free pick-up from airport to hotel at 9:30 am,13:00 pm and 16:00 pm on the first day
    • Free drop-off from hotel to airport at 6:00 am,8:30 am and 12:30 pm on the last day
    • Shuttle Bus fee go to Kailash: USD10/person
    • Experienced local English-speaking tour guide
    • All entrance fee mentioned in itinerary
    • All necessary permits to Tibet
    • Travel Agency Liability insurance
    • Government Tax
    • Express delivery fee of Permit (eg. SF. Express)
    • Food & lodgings for guide & driver;
    • Oxygen tank for emergency use;
    • Two bottles of mineral water per person per day

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: Arrival In Lhasa (3680m)

Our staff will greet you at Lhasa Airport/Railway to transfer you to the hotel. From Lhasa Airport to downtown Lhasa, usually, it takes about one hour. It’s about 20 minutes driving from Lhasa Railway Station to your hotel. In order to adapt to the high altitude in Ti...

Day 2: Lhasa Sightseeing

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

After breakfast in the hotel, tour guide and driver will meet you in the lobby of the hotel and pick you up to Drepung monastery, located about 45km to the north of Lhasa. Drepung monastery is one of the “great three” Gelug monasteri...

Day 3: Lhasa Sightseeing

Meals: Breakfast

Today, you will visit the most famous Potala Palace according to the time of ticket and in peak season, there is a visit time limitation. Potala Palace is the winter palace of the Dalai lama. It has been put to use since the 7th Century by the ...

Day 4: Lhasa- Gyantse(4040m)- Shigatse(3840m), 360km, Approx 6hrs

Meals: Breakfast

We will pass by Kampala pass (4794m) on the way from Lhasa to Shigatse and visit Yamdrok Lake. Covering 638Km², Yamdrok Lake is one of the three largest sacred lakes in Tibet. The lake is surrounded by many snow-capped mountains and is fed by n...

Day 5 Shigatse -Tingri -Rongpuk –EBC(5100m), 350km, Approx. 7hrs

Meals: Breakfast

In the morning, you will leave Shigatse to Lhatse, a small town located 150 km from Shigatse, and you may have lunch in local restaurant. After a short rest, you will go ahead to Tingri. You will pass Tsola Pass(4600M), and Gyatsola Pass(5248M)...

Day 6: EBC-Saga (4600m), 450km, Approx. 9hrs

You can get up early and enjoy the sunrise of Everest Peak at lodging area if the weather is good. And then, we can drive you to the Everest Base Camp. After that, drive to saga, on the way, you can view of the worlds’14th highest peak Mt.Shishapangma (8012m). Later, ...

Day 7: Saga – Darchen (4560m), 490km, Approx 9hrs

Today, you will spend a lot of time on the way, but it’s worthy to see the landscape along the way.You’ll have stunning views of the great Himalayans to the south and Trans-Himalayan to the north as we drive across the vast plains. This region is home to nomads, you’l...

Day 8: Darchen-Dirakpuk (4700m), (Driving 8km, Trek 18km)

In the morning, you will take an eco-bus (included in the cost) to Sarshung valley and start the trekking from there. If you have hired porters and yaks in the last day, you’ll meet them there. (The cost of hiring yaks, horses, and porters are not included in the pack...

Day 9: Trek From Dirakpuk-Zuktulpuk (4790m), 24km, Approx 6hrs

Today is the most challenging day of the trekking, you’ll climb over the highest pass of the Kora, the Dromala pass(5630m). After a short rest at the top, we will climb down into the long valley and stop for lunch at the Shabjay Dakpo nomadic tent. On the way, you can...

Day 10: Trek From Zuktulpuk- Darchen, 14km, Approx. 2hrs; Drive From Darchen -Manasarovar (4560m)-Payang, 240km, Approx. 5hrs

It's an easy day of the trek. You'll trek 14 km to complete the Kora. According to Buddhism theory, doing a kora around a holy mountain for one circle can get rid of the sins and miseries for the whole life. Only after going through lots of hardships, you can feel the...

Day 11: Payang-Saga, 290km, Approx. 5hrs

Today we will drive to Saga from Payang. The reason why we don’t stay overnight near Manasarovar is the poor accommodation condition. You can enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way.

Stay overnight in Saga, Guesthouse/3 star

Day 12: Saga-Lhatse(4000m)-Shigatse, 520km, Approx. 8hrs

Although today is a long driving, you’ll see beautiful grassland and local's villages on the way back to Shigatse.

Stay overnight in Shigatse, ¾ star

Day 13: Shigatse – Lhasa, 280km, Approx 5hrs

In the morning, we will visit Tashilunpo Monastery, the home of Panchen Lama, which was founded by the 1st Dalai Lama in 1447. It is a historic and culturally important monastery in Shigatse, the second-largest city in Tibet. It's located on a hill in the center of th...

Day 14: Lhasa Sightseeing

Meals: Breakfast

We don’t arrange any tourist attraction today. You could have a free time in Lhasa city with your tour guide. If you want to have some activities, we need to get other members permission and do it together. Because according to the regulations,...

Day 15: Lhasa Departure

Meals: Breakfast

Tour ends today. Tour guide and driver will drop you to the Lhasa airport or railway station for your next stop.

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Dates & Availability

Price From $1,780
Price per day$119
Last Updated: 5/9/2019

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Dryporkchops

May 2019

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Tibet, Mount Kailash, Base Camp etc

The trip was very well executed.And our guide Lobsang was very friendly and helpful. The Best part for me was the Kora around Mount Kailash. She is so outstanding a...

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Beatris

May 2019

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Pilgrimage Tour

This trip gave me a new understanding of Tibet, especially for the local people. Our tour guide is very good. She has a rich knowledge of Tibetan culture and people....

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Ronald

May 2019

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Holy Mountains Tour

The trip was incredibly amazing! It truly exceeded all my expectations. Not only was the price reasonable but there was no hidden consumption. Above all, the schedul...

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Wanderer

May 2019

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Stunning EBC Kailashi kora tour

With the help of our friendly tour guide, we spend an fantastic time in this holy land. Visiting Mt Everest and Kailash was my ultimate dream. Now, I achieved my dre...

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klausg320

May 2019

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The ultimate adventure!

Touring in Tibet is one of the adventures that one should do at least once time in life. It feels like discovering a very mysterious piece of the planet. And the GRE...

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I did an adjusted 12 day tour of Tibet, from Lhasa to Everest

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wonderful trip

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Great Tibet Tour has a team of Tibet travel experts with the majority being local born Tibetans who handpick the best things to do in destinations around Tibet. Ever since 2005, we've designed and operated tours in Tibet from standard Lhasa City Tours to the adventurous Tibet Trekking Tours. To ensure the tours you book on Great Tibet Tour deliver the type of experience we know you want to have – a once in a lifetime experience – we've sought out the most reputable and reliable local guides, hotels, restaurants, and transportation companies throughout Tibet. This comprehensive insider access, possessed only by locals, we live here, we know Tibet.

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • Yaks & herders during 3-Day Mt Kailash Kora
    • Shuttle Bus fee back from Kailash: USD10/person
    • Shuttle Bus fee at Lake Manasarovar: USD 43/person
    • International flight to and out of China
    • Domestic flight/train to and out of Lhasa; (We’d like to book the domestic flight/train ticket at the BEST price. Please contact us for details.)
    • If you miss the free transfer schedule due to flight delay or cancelation, then you are required to pay private transfer from USD 60/vehicle/time.
    • Lunch & Dinner are not included but we will recommend some good ones for you according to your requirements. Usually, it takes 3-10 USD per person for each meal.
    • While Gratuities for guide and driver is NOT mandatory, it is expected. Based on their service, you can tip them on the last day of the tour. You are suggested to tip each of them 5-10 USD/day in total
    • All the commission and tax charged by PayPal, Bank, and government when making payment. (e.g. PayPal --- 4.2%. Wire transfer --- 7.36%)
    • Personal expenses
    • Anything not mentioned in the Inclusions.
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Meals Included

8 Breakfasts and 1 Dinner

Age Requirements
No age restrictions
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