Nepal and Tibet. Kora around Kailash

Meeting at the airport. Check-in at the hotel in Kathmandu. Issuing a group permit visiting TAR - Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.

In the evening walk around the city with a visit to the tourist area Thamel.

Morning walk around Kathmandu.

During the tour, you can visit the historical part of the city of Patan, which is located on the south side of the Bagmati River, practically merging with the capital, and is considered one of the most beautiful cities in the world due to the huge number of attractions.

Patan has the largest number of historical monuments of the Kathmandu Valley - more than 1200 temples, stupas, bahals (courtyards) of various shapes and sizes are scattered across the squares and streets within the old city. The complex of buildings on Durbar Square is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

In the morning, after breakfast - transfer by custom jeep to Dunche village (1950 m) Upon arrival - tea drinking and exit to the route. The main cargo is repacked and the porter team independently carries things to the final destination.

Dunche village is located on the territory of the first Langtang National Park in Nepal, founded in 1970. Then the group goes to the Deurali shelter for the night. Dinner at Deurali.

On this day, the route is laid through spruce forests and flowering rhododendrons to the village of Dimsa, through a picturesque forest leading towards Sing Gompa. With stops for rest and lunch, the walking day will be about 5 hours.

Singh Gompa - Tamang monastery at an altitude of 3250, at the junction of two ridges, at

pine-rhododendron forests. There is a small shop next to the monastery.

selling cheese made from yak milk. The red panda lives on the mountain slopes - an amazing a funny animal that is sometimes shown to travelers. Upon arrival at Singh Gompa, we will check into the loggia. In the evening you can go to acclimatization walk to the ancient local monastery.

The main task of this day is to go as slowly as possible, since such a set speed height is the most optimal for mountain acclimatization.

On the way, we can stop at Cholongpati (for 2 hours), where we can have lunch and buy warm souvenirs.

The ascent to Laurebina will pass through rhodondendron thickets (it will take 2-3 hours).

As soon as the group reaches the village, you need to move into the loggia. In the evening - you can admire the peaks of Ganesh - Himal, Langtang and Tibet.

After breakfast, a leisurely ascent to the pass awaits us, which will take about 3 hours.

From here we will see a lake hidden between the mountains. Next - a smooth transition to the loggias,

a short break for tea and access to an acclimatization and sightseeing walk around sacred lakes.

The lakes are under ice for six months of the year. Gosaikunda is a place of pilgrimage for the Hindus of India and Nepal. Pilgrims go through a difficult path to swim in the sacred waters of the lake, which, according to legend, was formed by the blow of the trident of the god Shiva himself.

Early breakfast. Acclimatization radial hike to Surya Peak (5145m) is 4.5 km to the top and 750 meters of climb. If this seems too difficult for you, then you can return earlier and pass the bark around the lake.

This path to the village of Syabrubesi is little known. It is laid past the Mangsen Gompa monastery. The descent will pass through alpine meadows, which will smoothly turn into fir forests with blooming rhododendrons. Travel time - 5-6 hours, overnight in the loggia at the monastery.

In the morning - continuation of the descent to Syabrubesi. In this village, the group rests after the acclimatization trip and prepares to move to the Tibetan side. Overnight at the hotel.

Early breakfast. Jeep ride 25 km to Rasuva. Here you will cross the border of Nepal with Tibet. There will be a meeting with the Tibetan host and acquaintance with the guides. Then a 40-minute transfer to the city of Kerong. Stop for lunch and register the group at the local police station. Further up the road linking the Himalayan gorges and the Tibetan plateau. A short stop at the Chahyung pass (5200 m), a panorama review and again on the road to Gyirong, and from there, after crossing the Brahmaputra, check into the city of Saga (4500 m) and stop for the night.

Breakfast. The journey through the Mayum La Pass (5207m) to Lake Manasarovar (4600m) will take about eight hours. But the pristine beauty of nature and the panoramas of the opening mountains will brighten up a long stay in the car, at the first request we will stop for a photo session. Upon arrival, accommodation in a guest house in rooms for four or five people, the conditions are Spartan, but there is no alternative to them.

Breakfast. Free time until lunch. Walks around the lake, bathing in hot springs monastery Chui Gompa, a trip on our bus to the salt lake Rakshas. At about 2 pm we leave for Darchen. The journey is about 40 kilometers and will take no more than half an hour. Upon arrival, lunch, accommodation in a guest house, a walk around the city and its surroundings.

Today is the beginning of the Kora around Kailash. After breakfast we set out on our way to the Dirapuk Monastery. The first day is quite simple, an expensive straight line with some ascents and descents. From Darchen to Tarpoche one hour on foot in a straight line, then passing the bridge over the Lha Chu River, the road will lead to the Chuku (Chugu) monastery, built on Mount Nyenri in the 13th century. The monastery has three sacred caves. Moving further along the path of the bark, you will reach

Tamdrin Dronkang - the rock on which the image of Hayagriva self-manifested. First

kora day ends at the Dirapuk monastery, which means “cave of the horn of a female

yak. Here is the cave of Gotsangpa. The monastery is located exactly opposite the northern face of Kailash. On the night of the full moon, an incredible view of Kailash opens from here.

There will be a stop for the night in a guesthouse.

The second day of the kora is the most difficult, you need to overcome the Dolma la pass. early rise and

exit to avoid the scorching rays of the sun. After the Dolma Chu river, we begin to climb up to a place under the Indian name Shiva Tsal "place of death." Here pilgrims leave some item from their clothes, saying goodbye to negative karmas. Not far from Shiva Tsal is a small mountain peak of Vajra Yogini, which is a cemetery for deceased lamas and pilgrims. The Dolma la pass - the pass of the goddess Tara - is one of the main bodhisattvas in Tibetan Buddhism. At the top of the pass there is a large pile of mani stones and pillars with prayer flags hanging on them. Descending from the Dolma la pass, you will see the bright turquoise lake Tukje Chenpo, almost always covered with ice. In the afternoon, you will reach Zutulpuk Monastery, which means “cave of miracles” in Tibetan. This is the cave where Milarepa meditated. Directly opposite the monastery there is a small guest house, where there will be a stop for the night.

Breakfast and the last day of the kora are the easiest, the trail goes almost in a straight line to Darchen. The crossing will take 2 hours and then you will have a 7 hour drive to Saga.

Breakfast and transfer 190 kilometers to Kerung (2800), the Valley of Happiness. On the way we will do 40-

a kilometer detour to enjoy the view of Shishapangma - the smallest eight-thousander in the world, as well as to see Lake Paiku Tso (4591m).

Today is a long journey. Return to Nepal in Kathmandu, accommodation in hotel.

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight home from Nepal.