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8D7N VIP Kailash Pilgrimage Tour: Sacred Mount Kailash Circuit with Sherpa Support (Lhasa Round Trip)

Starting from 

$1885/

per person
  • 8 Days / 7 Night
  • Max People : 24 pax
  • Lhasa-Lhasa

🌍Dual-Flight Itinerary for Time and Comfort:

Direct flights from Lhasa to Pulan Airport (one daily flight via Tibet Airlines' A319/high-altitude aircraft) minimize overland travel and reduce fatigue, allowing more time to acclimatize to high altitudes.

🌍Professional Sherpa Escort

Throughout the journey, Nepali Sherpa guides will provide cooking, porter services, and seamless communication, ensuring a worry-free adventure.

🌍Deep Pilgrimage Experience

Go beyond sightseeing by completing kora (sacred circumambulations) around holy mountains and lakes, connecting with Tibet’s spiritual landscape as a devotee, not just a tourist.

🌍Bilingual (English/Tibetan) Guides

Knowledgeable guides offer insights into Tibetan legends in both English and Tibetan, unraveling the mysteries of this sacred land.

🌍Lightweight Logistics Support

Oxygen tanks are provided throughout the journey to mitigate high-altitude hiking risks, ensuring safety and comfort.




Itineraries

  • Distance: 60 km
  • Travel Duration: 8
  • Accomodation: Lhasa Hotel
  • Meal: None

Upon landing in the "City of Sunlight" at 3,650 meters, our guide and driver will greet you and escort you to your hotel for rest. We recommend taking the day to acclimate to the altitude and prepare for the journey ahead.

  • Distance: 156km
  • Travel Duration: 8
  • Accomodation: Lakeside Guesthouse
  • Meal: Breakfast、Dinner

In the morning, travel to Lhasa Gonggar Airport and take a flight to Ngari Pulan Airport. After arriving, transfer by vehicle to Lake Manasarovar. Stay overnight by the lake (4,500m altitude) or in Hor Township (4,560m altitude).

  • Distance: 44km
  • Travel Duration: 8
  • Accomodation: Tarchin
  • Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Morning:

Chiu Monastery Exploration: Discover Guru Rinpoche’s meditation cave.

Ritual Purification: Optional ritual ablution (brief immersion in the sacred waters).

Afternoon:

Cycle to Darchen (Kailash Kora’s starting point).

Sacred Flagpole Ceremony: Witness the 50m-tall prayer flag pillar (renewed annually during Saga Dawa Festival).

Evening: Settle in Tarchin (4,670m), gateway to Mount Kailash.

  • Distance: About22km
  • Travel Duration: 8
  • Accomodation: Dormitory at Zhuire Monastery
  • Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Morning:

Begin your sacred Kora at the Prayer Flag Square of Mount Kailash. Hoist multicolored prayer flags inscribed with mantras, their fluttering carrying blessings across the Himalayan winds. Gaze westward to witness the mountain’s iconic "eternal swastika" ice groove , a natural mandala glowing on Kailash’s quartz-rich face. 

Trekking Highlights: 

Darchen → First Prostration Point :3.8KM | Gentle continuous ascent (100m altitude gain) | 1 hour 

First Prostration Point → Serxung :2.3KM | Descending/flat terrain (50m altitude loss) | 30 mins 

Serxung → Chuku Monastery Supply Point :2.4KM | Rolling trails (10m altitude gain) | 40 mins 

Chuku Monastery → Second Prostration Point :5.5KM | Gradual ascent with multiple ridges (120m gain) | 100 mins 

Second Prostration Point → Hayagriva Rest Station :1.5KM | Undulating path (30m gain) | 40 mins 

Hayagriva → Zhuire Monastery :4.7KM | Steady climb (180m gain) | 90 mins 

  • Distance: About24km
  • Travel Duration: 8
  • Accomodation: Dormitory at Dzongzhu Monastery
  • Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today marks Day 2 of the trek. Pass through the Sky Burial Site – a sacred ground scattered with ritual clothing remnants of the deceased. At 5,648-meter Drolma La Pass, hang prayer flags and scatter lungta papers while overlooking the jade-green Lake of Compassion, whose waters are believed to cleanse karmic burdens in Tibetan Buddhist tradition.

Trekking Highlights: 

Zhuire Monastery → Below Sky Burial Platform Supply Point :3KM | Steep + moderate slopes (260m ascent) | 90 mins 

Sky Burial Supply → Drolma La Base :1.9KM | Steep then gentle ascent (140m gain) | 80 mins 

Drolma La Base → Drolma La Pass (5,643m) :1.4KM | Grueling switchbacks (170m gain) | 90 mins 

Drolma La Pass → Immovable Nail Supply :3KM | Knee-jarring descent (410m drop) | 90 mins 

Immovable Nail → Teahouse Supply :5.7KM | Rolling descent (270m drop) | 100 mins 

Teahouse → Dzongzhu Monastery :4.6KM | Gradual descent (160m drop) | 80 mins 

  • Distance: 115km
  • Travel Duration: 8
  • Accomodation: Purang Hotel
  • Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Trekking Highlights: 

Dzongzhu Monastery → Zongdui Supply Point :6.7KM | Rolling descent (130m altitude loss) | 120 mins 

Zongdui → Darchen:3.9KM | Undulating trail (10m gain) | 60 mins 

completing the three-day clockwise Mount Kailash outer kora—a 55-kilometer pilgrimage route—After a short rest, we will proceed to Pulan County for accommodation. If the weather is favorable, you can catch a view of the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas.

  • Distance: 100km
  • Travel Duration: 8
  • Accomodation: Lhasa Hotel
  • Meal: Breakfast

Take a flight from Pulan Airport back to Lhasa today. The afternoon is free for rest and relaxation.

  • Distance: 60 km
  • Travel Duration: 8
  • Accomodation: None
  • Meal: Breakfast

In the morning, we will arrange airport transfer to conclude our trip. If you wish to join other activities, please note it during registration.

Tour Cost

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Included and Excluded

  • Tibet travel permit and all other necessary permits to Tibet, and facilitate the application process for Chinese visas for tourists.
  • All entrance ticket fees for all tourist sites listed in the itinerary, as well as tickets for sightseeing vehicles within the scenic areas.
  • Knowledgeable English-speaking Tibetan local tour guide shared in your group (For prices of tour guides in other languages, please inquire);
  • All meals listed in the above itinerary;
  • Comfortable tourist vehicle according to the group size;
  • Comfortable Hotel Accommodations at 3-star standard. Upgrades are available for an additional fee. (Single room supplement required when not sharing the room);
  • Service Charge & Government Taxes;
  • Tourist accident/casualty insurance;
  • The additional services include portable oxygen, on-board medical oxygen, bottled mineral water, etc.

  • China Visa (If you need visa assistance services, feel free to contact us for more details.);
  • International flight to and out of China;
  • Domestic flight to Nyingchi and flight/train out of Lhasa (If you need us to book the domestic flight/train tickets, please contact us for the details.);
  • The ticket fees for tourist attractions not included in the itinerary;
  • Single Room Supplement: Hotels default to double occupancy with twin-bedded rooms. If you prefer a single room or room sharing isn't possible, a single room supplement is necessary. Please consult the travel consultant for specific pricing details
  • Meals not specified in the itinerary; usually it costs about USD3-15 per person for one meal in TAR (Tibet Autonomous Region).
  • Tips for the guide and driver. If you are satisfied with their service, it is suggested to tip $7 (50 RMB) per day per person to be shared between the driver and the guide;
  • Other expenses caused by force majeure events (such as natural disasters, traffic control, loss of valuables, visa delays, flight delays or cancellations, etc.);
  • Personal expenses, like laundry, phone calls, snacks, soft drinks (please do your best to avoid alcoholic beverages during your Tibet trip), optional tour activities, etc.

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