Mount Kailash – also known as TISE, Kailasa & Gang Rinpoche (jewel of the Snow) has since time immemorial been celebrated in many Eastern cosmologies as Sumeru Parbat, the axis mundi,. As the center of the physical and metaphysical Universe, Mt. Sumeru is sacred to the Jains, Hindus, the Buddhist and the Bonpos.
Mt. Kailash tour gives you the opportunity to make the “ultimate pilgrimage” to holy Kailas and Manasarovar. Starting from Kathmandu in Nepal the tour includes traveling overland to the sacred Manasarovar Lake and Mount Kailas. You will have the chance to camp by the ethereal waters of the holy lake and to take part in a 3-day kora around Mt. Kailas, a highlight of this spiritual journey in a holy and beautiful land.
This tour includes rigorous overland driving, trekking and camping through remote regions of western Tibet, at altitudes of 2,745m/9,000ft and 4,880m/16,000ft, hiking to a maximum of 5600m/18,400ft. A Nepalese Sherpa team that includes a camp cook and guide will support this tour.