Mt. Kailash

This trip allows a sampling of two of the most exotic Buddhist cultures in the world, surrounded by the Himalaya, and crowned by Mt. Everest, our planet’s highest summit. Mt. Kailash is the most sacred, to both the Buddhist as well as Hindu peoples. Our journey visits the ancient city of Kathmandu, then sets off into the hinterlands of the high Himalaya, skirting under Mt. Everest onto the barren heights of the Tibetan plateau, where we encounter revered Mt. Kailash, a holy summit set next to Manasarovar Lake. Our trek follows the pilgrim’s ancient footsteps around the mountain, where a three-day "Kora" trek is reputed to forgive a lifetime of sin. The Basic Cost includes a self-guided trek, which includes driving from Kathmandu to and from Kailash, as well as the three day self-guided "Kora" trek around Kailash itself.
This is a basic trek, and the costs include permits and jeep/bus transport only. Kailash trek members should bring a small tent and stove with fuel, and a few meals and snacks,as well as the trekking equipment shown on the page. All of the equipment, tent, stove, fuel, and foodcan be inexpensively and easily hired or purchased in Kathmandu upon your arrival. We plan to stay in "guesthouses" or roadhouses, whenever possible, but thisis not always perfect, so you need to be ready to camp. On our last trip, out of the entire 21 days, we only put up our own tents four times. Even on the Kailash Kora, we were able to find "tea houses", where we could eat and sleep (in the most simple tarpaulin shelters imaginable). If on the three-day Kora, you need a porter, or driver person and donkey, its easy to "put out the word" when you arrive in the nearest town, Darchen, and hire one on the spot. On our previous Kailash treks, we hired two very strong Buddhist Nuns, who carried our equipment and mothered us like small children, preparing hot soup, finding sleeping places for us, etcetera.

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