Dear Travel Colleagues,
It is our pleasure to send you our Fixed & Guaranteed Departure Dates for the Year 2006 to Kailash / Manasarovar Trek. For other fixed departure dates please visit our webpage www.nepaladventurepoint.com.np
KAILASH / MANASAROVAR TREK:
Few mountains in the world rival the grandeur of Mount Kailash (6714m) , the famed holy peak in Western Tibet. Kailash has long been an object of worship for four major religions. For the Hindus, it is the domain of Shiva. It is also the abode of Samvara-a multi armed, wrathful deity worshipped in the Chakrasamvara Tantric cycle of Tibetan Buddhism. The Jains of India also revere the mountain as the site at which the first of their saints emancipated. And in the ancient Bon religion of Tibet, Kailash was the sacred nine stories Swastika Mountain, upon which the Bonpo founder Shenrab alighted from heaven.
Sprawling below Mount Kailash is the sacred Lake Manasarovar (4560m), where a ritual bath will deliver a pilgrim to Brahma's paradise and a drink of its water relinquishes the sins of a hundred lifetimes.
The 53 Km Kailash circuit is the holiest of all Tibet's pilgrimages and the beacon, which draws most travellers to Western Tibet. It is said that a Single Parikarma erases the accumulated sins of a lifetime, while 108 circumbulation will achieve Salvation Or Nirvana.
ITINIRARY:
DAY 01: Drive to Nyalam (3750M / 153 km. / 6 – 7 hrs). O/nt at Guest House.
DAY 02: Stay at Nyalam for acclimatization. Visit Milarepa's Cave. O/nt at Guest House.
DAY 03: Drive to Saga. (4600m / 140 km. / 6 – 7 hrs). O/nt at Guest House.
DAY 04: Drive to Paryang. (4750m / 255 km. / 6 – 7 hrs). O/nt at Guest House
DAY 05: Drive to Hor Quo.(4560 m / 223 km. / 5 – 6 hrs). Camp
DAY 06: AM Lake Manasarovar Parikarma. (4520m / 113 km. / 4 – 5 hrs)
PM Drive to Darchen. O/nt at Guest House
DAY 07: Drive to Tarboche(4750 m / 3 km.). Trek to Dirapuk (4860m / 20 km. / 6 hrs). Camp
DAY 08: Trek to Zuthulpuk (4760m / 18 km.) crossing the Shivasthal (5320m) and the Dorlma La Pass (5470m). 9 – 10 hrs. Camp
DAY 09 End Kailash Kora near Darchen (14km). Proceed to Hor Quo (4560m / 4 – 5 hrs). Camp
DAY 10 Drive to Paryang. (4750m / 223km. / 5 – 6 hrs). O/nt at Guest House.
DAY 11 Drive to Saga. (4600m / 255km. / 6 – 7 hrs). O/nt at Guest House.
DAY 12 Drive to Nyalam. (3750m / 140km. / 6 – 7 hrs) O/nt at Guest House.
DAY 13 Drive downhill to Friendship Bridge where Transportation awaits for
the final leg of journey to Kathmandu. O/nt at Htl Shankar.
FIXED DEPARTURE DATES FOR 2006 - Ex-Kathmandu
APRIL: April 29 / Sat.
MAY: May 11 / Thu & May 23 / Tue.
JUNE: June 05 / Mon * (Full Moon & Saga Dawa Festival)
June 20 / Tue
JULY: July 06 / Thu * (Full Moon & Kailash Clean Up Yatra)
July 18 / Tue
AUGUST: Aug 03 / Thu * (Full Moon Departure)
Aug 17 / Thu
SEPEPTEMBER: Sep 02 / Sat. * (Full Moon Departure)
Sep 16 / Sat. (Kailash Clean Up Yatra)
Sep 30 / Sat. (Full Moon Departure)
NETT COST PER PERSON US$ 2200
SGL SUPPLEMENT US$ 150
COST INCLUDES :
Accommodation on twin sharing basis at Guest Houses & Camping Tents as per itinerary, 4500 Model Luxury Japanese Landcruisers (4 Person in 1 Landcruiser Basis) and Support Truck, Freshly cooked full board meals, Dining / Kitchen & Toilet tents, English speaking Tibetan Guide, 1 Nepali Team Leader, Experienced Sherpa Staff, Freshly cooked western meals, Monastery entrance fees, Yaks & Yak-men for Porterage during Kailash Parikarma, Gamow Bag, Oxygen, Basic first aid kit, 1 Satellite Phone, Kailash Permit and Tibet / China Visa fee.
COST EXCLUDES:
Airfares on Kathmandu – Lhasa – Kathmandu sector, Airport Taxes, Nepal re-entry visa fee, Travel Insurance, Extra cost in the event of landslide, for hiring porterage or arranging additional transportation and expenses of personal nature.
We do hope that your find our trips interesting. Please feel free to write to us, should you require any additional information.
BB BHANDARI
NEPAL ADVENTURE POINT (P.) LTD.
G.P.O. Box: 19988, Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Tel: 00977-1-4701738, Fax: 4700106
E-mail: nap@wlink.com.np
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