Introduction

Travel Duration: 29 days
Trip Grade: Challenging

Few expeditions can rival such an epic trip into the heart of the Himalaya and few mountains in the world can rival the grandeur of Mt Kailash at 22,028 ft or 6714 m. Starting from Kathmandu, Nepal we complete all visa’s and permit requirements to make the journey into the restricted Dolpo region in Nepal’s far North West & Tibet. Supplies packed, flights arranged, sherpa crew already on their way and trail pack horses awaiting us, we make two domestic flights to reach Simikot nestled just south of the Tibet border which marks the start of our trek.

Tour Cost (Request via email)

Tour Includes: 
Experienced HMB guide for the whole trip. Driver & support vehicles 1 x truck & 2 x 4WD Meal Plan (as per itinerary) All airport transfers Kodari to KTM via The Last Resort transport Domestic Flights x 2 (KTM-Nepalgunj-Simi) Full camping support during the Expedition The Last Resort & all meals (twin share) (Tents – Clients Tents, mess tent, toilet tent, shower tent, cooks tent) Hotels as stated (twin shared basis). Single rooms as available on request at single Supplement rates. Hotel rooms in KTM BB / Nepalgunj MAP / Purang (as available) Treated water once on tour Humla Tourist Tax Nepal Humla special trekking permit Non-alcoholic beverages with meals Tibetan, English, Nepali, speaking Guides Cook & Cooking Equipment Sightseeing & Bus KTM Valley with entry fee. Chinese permits All permits & visa approvals for Tibet. Porterage (porters & horses) on route to Tibet border from Simikot Yaks for Kora trek Kailash grassland fees Tibet Visa Domestic airport taxes Border luggage pickup Campsite charges whilst on trek Truck costs for KTM > Purang overland supplies/luggage to meet group Luggage on domestic fights to a limit of 15 Kg/pax, Tour Leader at FOC except for flights and KTM Hotels

Excludes: 
Airport departure taxes (International) Alcoholic and canned drinks Medical treatments & medical insurance Emergency & Evacuation Costs Travel Insurance Cost of lost or damaged HMB hired articles in the personal use of clients (i.e. sleeping bags) Nepal visas Excess luggage – personal Costs associated with landslides, road closures, cancellations & delays unavoidable by HMB Personal correspondence. Changes to existing ticketing (flights) and itinerary. Sleeping bags & Mattress. Delays at Simikot or Nepalgunj unavoidable to GT @ $20/pax/day

Detail Itinerary

Weaving through the Himalayan barrier we’ll meet with bikes and additional supplies & support vehicles that have traveled overland to meet us just beyond one of the most sacred pilgrimage destinations in Asia. The legendary snow shrouded dome that is revered by four religious groups and known to the Buddhists as Gang Rinpoche (Precious Jewel of the Snow). It is here that four major rivers (the Indus, the Tsangpo (Brahmaputra), the Karnali, and the Sutlej originate in the four cardinal directions from Mt Kailash and flow through Asia.

After trekking to the Tibet border we bike to the fringe of Mt.Kailash and complete the 3-day Kora, this act, in additional to being one of the wonders of this tour, is said to ensure your enlightenment this lifetime. Not a bad reason to make the tour!!

Back on the bikes we start our traverse to the east along the Semo Tsangpo River towards Lhasa until just pass Saga were we head south and cross two major Himalayan passes (the Lalungla 4795-m and Yarle Shungla 5050-m) before starting the “World’s Longest Downhill” into Nepal with a rapid 4400-m descent. Lush forests, the raging Bhoti Kosi, a thrilling descent & a deluxe river camp will all greet you over the few days as you bike into Kathmandu to complete your circumamulation of the Himalaya’s and become one of the few to have ever made such a journey of immense distinctions.