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Pilgrimage Overview
This is the chance of a lifetime to make a unique and unforgettable spiritual trek to the Kailash mountain range located in Tibet. Mt. Kailash is the holiest mountain in the world for both Hindu and Buddhist devotees. In both Hinduism and Buddhism, circumambulating the sacred Mt. Kailash is the passage to salvation. For Hindus, Mt. Kailash is of immense significance as this mountain is the abode of the supreme god Shiva and his consort Devi Parvati.
2026 marks the Year of the Fire Horse according to the Tibetan calendar, making it the most auspicious period for pilgrimages. Kailash Yatra 2026 is an exceptional period that occurs once every 60 years for both Hindus and Buddhists, where the planets are so favorably aligned during this period of the Kailash Yatra that everyone who participates in the Yatra earns double blessings.
Duration: 15 days / 14 nights
Period: May–October 2026
Type: Group tour (minimum 20 people)
Intensity: Moderate to Extreme
Route: Delhi → Haridwar → Kathmandu → Dhunche/Syabrubesi → Kerung County → Saga → Lake Mansarovar → Darchen → Kailash Parikrama → Saga → Kerung → Kathmandu
Pricing
- € 3,750 per person
- Based on 2 people per room
- € 450 single room supplement
- Departure from Amsterdam
Your 15-Day Journey
Kailash Mansarovar Yatra
A once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage to the holiest mountain and lake, blessed by the Year of the Fire Horse
Departure Amsterdam – Kathmandu
Today you depart from Amsterdam with a stopover in Delhi to Kathmandu (flight operated by Air India). On the day of departure, you should check in at Schiphol Airport at least 4 hours before your international flight from Amsterdam to Delhi. For current departure, arrival times, and check-in counter information, you can consult the digital screens of Schiphol in the departure halls.
Arrival Kathmandu
Upon arrival in the capital Kathmandu, you will be met by your private chauffeur at Tribhuvan International Airport and taken to your hotel accommodation. In the afternoon and evening, you have free time to explore the city of Kathmandu. If you want to do something special, inquire with Tapasya Reizen about possibilities. Tapasya Reizen provides your vegetarian lunch and dinner.
Kathmandu City Tour
After a relaxing night's rest and a hearty breakfast, you will be picked up at 10:00 AM for a visit to Pashupatinath mandir, Guyeshwari Shaktipeeth, and Budhanilkantha. At 4:00 PM in the afternoon, you return to your hotel and receive a briefing on the Kailash-Mansarovar journey for the remaining days. You will also meet our staff members including your travel manager and tour guide who will accompany and assist you during your overland journey from Nepal to Tibet and vice versa. The remaining time you have the opportunity to prepare for your onward journey from Kathmandu.
Free Day Kathmandu
Free day in Kathmandu for final preparations before you depart tomorrow for your pilgrimage.
Bus Journey Kathmandu – Dhunche or Syabrubesi
The overland journey from Kathmandu to Tibet begins with a 6-8 hour overland journey by tour bus (without AC, climatically it is not permitted to drive an AC bus on the route) to the border town of Dhunche or Syabrubesi. You stay in a local tea house. Syabrubesi is a small mountain village in Nepal at the foot of the breathtaking and famous Langtang mountain range.
Distance: Dhunche (2000m / 130 km / 6 hours) or Syabrubesi (1600m / 145 km / 6.5 hours)
Bus Journey Dhunche/Syabrubesi – Kerung County (Tibet)
After a delicious local vegetarian breakfast, you continue to Rasuwagadhi for customs and border formalities and the journey continues to Kerung County, Tibet also known as Gyirong, Jilong or Kyirong. You overnight in a local tea house or lodge in Kerung County, Tibet. In Kerung County, you ascend 2000m above sea level in altitude compared to previous days and may show symptoms of altitude sickness such as headache, but these will decrease in the coming days. Drink enough water. You receive 2 liter bottles of water daily from Tapasya Reizen which are included in your travel price. Eat light meals with few spices. Tapasya Reizen brings its own cooks on this journey to provide you with hygienic and healthy vegetarian meals.
Distance: Rasuwagadhi (1800m / 15 km / 45 min) and Kerung County (3950m / 3 hrs / 105 km)
Bus Journey Kerung County – Saga
After a healthy vegetarian breakfast, depart by bus from Kerung County to Saga. Saga is a semi-arid plateau and an important crossroads. Saga is also the last town on the outward journey where you can buy and store important and necessary supplies for the remaining days. Use this day to relax and enjoy nature or explore the city of Saga on your own.
Distance: 100 km / 5 hours / 4640m altitude
🕉️ Saga – Lake Mansarovar & Parikrama
Lake Mansarovar is one of the highlights of the 13-day trek and well worth visiting. The journey starts at 8:00 AM and you stay along the shores of Lake Mansarovar in luxury tents. Upon arrival at Mansarovar, you have time to collect water from the lake and perform your Vedic rituals. You also have the opportunity to circumambulate the sacred Lake Mansarovar (Parikrama) by vehicle. Lake Mansarovar is fed by water from the glaciers located on sacred Kailash, making Mansarovar also a pilgrimage site for Hindus and Buddhists.
Distance: 450 km / 7-8 hours • Parikrama 90 km / 2 hours
Lake Mansarovar – Darchen
In the morning, you have enough time to perform Vedic rituals and prayers at Lake Mansarovar and enjoy the unique beauty of the area. After lunch, the journey continues to Darchen, where you spend the evening in a local guesthouse.
Distance: 100 km / 2 hours
🏔️ Kailash Parikrama Day 1: Darchen – Tarboche & Trek to Dirapuk
Today you begin the 1st part of the Kailash Parikrama (circumambulation) with a short bus ride to Tarboche and from Tarboche you begin the parikrama from the north side of sacred Mt. Kailash. You also have the opportunity to touch the foot of Mt. Kailash (Charan Sparsh). You overnight in a mud house (clay house) on a shared room basis. Around sacred Mt. Kailash, there are no luxury or basic accommodations available.
Trek: 4860m / 5-6 hours
Note: Travelers who are not physically fit can return from here by bus and do not participate in the 2-day intensive and difficult trek around sacred Kailash.
🏔️ Kailash Parikrama Day 2: Trek to Zuthulpuk via Dolma Pass
Today you participate in the 2nd part and the most challenging part of the trek to complete the parikrama. Around 7:00 AM you begin the parikrama on foot and cross the Dolma Pass. After crossing the Dolma Pass, you reach Gaurikund and the parikrama continues along the river to Zuthulpuk (South wall of sacred Kailash).
Trek: 22 km / 7-8 hours / 5670m (Dolma Pass - highest point)
Note: If you did not participate in the parikrama and returned by bus the day before to Darchen, you also stay in Darchen this day and wait for the fellow travelers participating in the parikrama.
Completion of Kailash Parikrama & Bus Journey to Saga
At 8:00 AM, you complete the Kailash parikrama in about 2 hours. Then you travel by bus to Darchen to pick up the group members who did not participate in the 2-day Kailash parikrama trek. From Darchen, the entire group departs by bus to Saga, Tibet.
Trek + Bus: 2 hours trek / 600 km / 9 hours bus
Bus Journey Saga – Kerung County
Today you have an easy bus journey through the mainland of Tibet, departing from Saga to Kerung County. In the afternoon, you arrive in Kerung and have the entire afternoon and evening free to relax and rest in the guesthouse where you will overnight.
Distance: 5 hours
Bus Journey Kerung County – Kathmandu
In the morning after breakfast, you depart from Kerung County by bus to Kathmandu and make a stop in Rasuwagadhi for customs control and border formalities. In the evening hours, you arrive in the capital Kathmandu, Nepal.
Distance: 8-10 hours
Return Trip Kathmandu – Amsterdam
Full of new spiritual experiences and memories, you will be taken to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu approximately four hours before your flight departs for your international flight to Amsterdam (stopover in Delhi).
Included
- International flight Amsterdam – Kathmandu round trip
- 4 nights deluxe 3★ hotel accommodation in Kathmandu
- Tea house/basic hotel accommodation in Dhunche or Syabrubesi
- Guesthouse/Lodge accommodation in Tibet
- Kathmandu city tour
- Transport Kathmandu to China/Tibet border with Non-AC vehicle
- Transport in Tibet with luxury AC bus
- Government transport for Mansarovar Parikrama
- Tibet Visa application and costs
- All vegetarian meals (breakfast/lunch/high tea/dinner)
- 2 liters mineral water per person per day
- Professional tour manager from Nepal
- English-speaking Tibetan tour guide
- All necessary permits and legal procedures included in the travel program
- Support crew members (Cooks, Camp helpers, Sherpas)
- Oxygen cylinders for emergencies
- Medical first aid supplies
- Duffel bag, backpack, cap, waterproof windcheater (yours to keep after the trip)
- Western toilet tent
- Kailash Yatra Certificate of participation
- Airport transfers in Kathmandu
- All taxes and service charges
- Kailash Mansarovar subsidy
Note: The above travel program is intended to give you a good overview of the trip. Minor adjustments may occur if unfavorable weather conditions arise and/or if the government in China suddenly changes rules and legislation.
Not Included
- Personal travel insurance/health insurance
- Rescue and evacuation insurance
- Nepal multiple entry Visa (apply online and pay €30 upon arrival)
- Visit to Ashtapad
- Tips for guides, chauffeur, and other staff members
- Horse rental during Kailash parikrama and other places
- Extra hotel costs if you return earlier from Tibet or if you want/need to stay longer in Kathmandu
- Additional costs arising from political unrest or government decisions
- Additional costs arising from natural disasters and calamities over which Tapasya Reizen has no influence
- Visa separation costs and extra transport costs if you depart earlier from Tibet
Price
€ 3,750 per person (based on 2 per room, departing from Amsterdam) • € 450 single room supplement
Final costs subject to availability at booking and prevailing taxes/surcharges.
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