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Tours
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- 15-Day Kailash & Manasarovar Small GroupThe classic two-week loop from Lhasa: time to acclimatise, the drive west, a night at the lake and the Kailash kora.
- Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Lhasa, 11 DaysAn 11-day yatra listed from Kathmandu that runs from Lhasa, not the closed Kyirong road. Pickup available, per the listing.
- Mount Kailash Pilgrimage from Kathmandu, 11 DaysSmall group from Kathmandu to the lake and the full three-day kora over the Dolma La, the hardest day of any yatra.
- Kailash Mansarovar Yatra from Kathmandu, 15 DaysA slower yatra from Kathmandu: 15 days, with time to acclimatise on the plateau before the lake and Kailash.
- Tibet Expedition with Mount Kailash, 19 DaysKailash and Lhasa on one long trip, written as an overland drive from Kathmandu on a road that is closed for now.
- Kailash Mansarovar Yatra by Road via KyirongA 14-day road yatra for Indian and NRI pilgrims via Kyirong. The border has been closed since the August 2026 flood.
- Mount Kailash View Tour from Nepal, 8 DaysEight days through remote Humla to a 5,133 m pass with a view of Kailash. No Tibet visa, no kora, no lake shore.
- Lhasa, Everest Base Camp & Namtso, 9 DaysNine days from Lhasa: the Potala, a night at Everest Base Camp and Namtso Lake. No Kailash, no kora.
Guides
- All guides
- What's includedPermits, beds, meals and porters: what is in, what is not.
- How to get thereEvery route to the lake, and which ones are open.
- Yatra for IndiansTwo routes, separate rules, and what changed this year.
- Best time to goThe months that work, and the ones that close.
- Altitude and safetyOxygen levels, warning signs and real risk.
- Facts and mythsWhat is true, what is belief, what is viral.
Blog
- All posts
- Kailash kora closedThe September snow, the permit stop and what to do now.
- Kyirong border closedThe August flood, routes that remain, and what Indians can do.
- The 2027 seasonSeason window, Saga Dawa, yatra dates and when to book.
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