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Simikot To Kailash
tour via Zhangmu
Before opening Simikot-Hilsa route travelers used to
travel to Mt. Kailash & Lake Manasarovar either via
Lhasa or via Zhang-Mu. From 1993, travelers started to
make tour to Mt. Kailash and Lake Manasarovar via
Simikot-Hilsa route frequently. This route is the
shortest and most practical for trekkers in terms of
both elevation and distance. The tour to Mt. Kailash
commences from Simikot which is situated at an elevation
of 2910 meters and climbs up to Na-Lagna pass (4330
meters) before reaching the arid Tibetan Plateau. From
Simikot, it takes a 6 day’s journey to reach the Tibetan
border town, which is plenty of time to be acclimatized
in high altitude.
There is no direct air service from Kathmandu to Simikot,
so travelers generally have to fly Simikot via Nepalgunj,
the regional hub of Western Nepal. From Kathmandu we
either have to take a 12 hours overland journey in Bus
OR have to take an hour’s flight to Nepalgunj. Both
options are available on regular basis.
Nepalgunj-Simikot flight operates early in the morning,
so we must stay a night in Nepalgunj to catch early
morning flight the next day.
Monsoon rains often make delay the Nepalgunj-Simikot
flights and make it difficult to get tickets, so it is
always better to book this trip as earlier as possible.
As we trek for 6 days through one of the most remote
regions of Nepal, we have to bring all logistics that
requires during our trekking portion in Nepal side. The
rests of the logistic which are required during our
journey to Mt. Kailash will be supplied via the
alternative route (Zhang-Mu). A supporting truck will
come all the way from Lhasa to Nepal boarder (Kodari,
near Zhang-Mu) to fetch the equipments (kitchen and
camping) & foods and bring them to Hilsa border before
the group reach there.
Due to the small room in aircraft, the logistics which
will be required for the entire journey can not be
supplied via Simikot route only. Also this requires huge
manpower to carry all the logistics to the Hilsa boarder
and by then most of the fragile items will be destroyed.
So, we must supply the foods and other logistics to Mt.
Kailash and Lake Manasarovar from the alternative route.
ITINERARY
Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu, O/N Hotel
BB basis
Day 02: Necessery preparation for trekking,
O/N Hotel BB basis
Day 03: Fly or drive to Nepalgunj. Overnight
at hotel.
Day 04: Fly to Simikot. Trek to the Tibetan
Boarder
Day 05: Trek to Darapani
Day 06: Trek to Salikhola
Day 07: Trek to Muchu
Day 08: Trek to Yari
Day 09: Trek to Sip
Day 10: Trek over Nara La Pass to Hilsa
Day 11: Jeep drive to Purang (3880m)
Day 12: Drive to Manasarowar (4650m)
Day 13: Drive to Darchan (4650m)
Day 14: Drive to Darboche and commence
trek to Dera Phuk Gomba (4860m)
Day 15: Cross Dolma-La (5600 m.) and
trek down to Zutul Phuk Gomba (4760m)
Day 16: Trek to Puk Gompa (4790m) via
Dolma-La (5630m)
Day 17: Trek back to Darchan
Day 18: Drive to Paryang
Day 19: Drive to Saga
Day 20: Drive to Nylam
Day 21: Drive to Zhangmu and Kathmandu
after border formalities
Day 22: Free in Kathmandu
Day 23: Transfer to International airport
for your departure flight
Other Trekking programmes in
Tibet
»
Mt Kailash Trek & Manasarovar (5630m)
- 25 Days Via Simikot
»
Simikot To
Kailash tour via Zhangmu -19 days
»
Kailash (Kang
Rinpoche, 6714m) Manasarovar Trekking
(Drive in Fly Out) -22 Days
»
Kailash (Kang
Rinpoche, 6714m) Manasarovar Trekking
(Fly in Fly Out) -17 Days
Visit also:
Pilgrimage tour to
Tibet |
Mountain Biking tour to Tibet |
Motor Biking tour to Tibet |
