Kailash Mansarovar Sightseeing, Quick Facts, History, Packages, Tours & Excursions

Sightseeing Highlights:

The high point of the journey is the Kora or the Parikrama which takes around six days. The path around Mt. Kailash is 52 Km long and is covered on foot or pony. The dome-shaped conical summit of Mt. Kailash rises majestically over all the neighbouring peaks. The southern sapphire face and brown-red base of the peak is best viewed from Tarchen. Tarchen is the point from where the parikrama begins and ends. Mansarovar Lake beneath Mt. Kailash is breathtakingly beautiful with its turquoise blue waters. To the west of Mansarovar lies yet another lake, Rakshash Tal or Ravan Kund. The distance between the two lakes is 10 km. A natural channel, Ganga Chu connects both the freshwater lakes. Yet another lake, Gauri Kund is near Dolma Pass, the highest point of the trek route to Mt. Kailash.

Activities:

The 52 Km trek is perhaps the most difficult of treks in spine-chilling cold. The trail on the northern side rises up to Dolma Pass, the highest point on the trek and then descends rapidly into the Lham Chhu Khyer valley before terminating at Tarchen. Mansarovar parikrama takes around three days and is less steep, mostly on flat grounds. Starting from the village Huore, the trail passes through untouched landscapes and ends at Chugu or the Trugo monastery. The next stretch covers Tseti Lake and blackened caves en route. The northern shore is usually avoided due to marshes and tough cliffs.

Tourism Info:

Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam Limited

Survey Chowk, Dehradun - 240 001

Telephone: 91-135-656817/ 654408

Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam

Oak Park, Nanital - 263 001.

Telephone: 91-5942-36209/ 36356