Mount Kailash Saga Dawa Festival Tour 2012
You are
planning to visit Mount Kailash in festival time? Please do not delay for the reservation
we already booking open for Saga Dawa Festival tour 2012. The biggest annual
festival of Mt. Kailash. Saga Dawa Festival is observed by Tibetan Buddhist as
one of the important festival in their society. It therefore occupied an
important position in the Tibetan society held each year on the full moon day
of the fourth lunar month of the Tibetan calendar. This festival is celebrated
in honor of Sakyamuni's and his enlightenment.
This Saga Dawa festival has been celebrated by the Tibetan Buddhists for past
thousand years or so. Just to take part in the festival is enough experience
that provides us unlimited excitement and unforgettable memory last forever. We
have guaranteed fixed departure for 2012 Saga Dawa Festival Tour. Please make a
fantastic cultural journey to Mount Kailash in Saga Dawa Festival time. Please
join Saga Dawa Festival on our fixed departure date for 2012
ITINERARY:
Day 01/31st May Kathmandu - Nyalam. 150Km
Today, You will cross the border at Dzangmu at the elevation of 2200Mt above
sea level and then drive to Nyalam.The distance between Dzangmu and Nyalam is
30Km only but it will take 1 and half hrs to get there since the road is very
adventurous in the gorge. On the way from Dzangmu to Nyalam, You will view a
great gorge with beautiful green forest composed of different kinds of trees.
During the monsoon, you can also view lovely water fall from different side of
gorge.Nyalam is a small town with some government buildings and Tibetan
district buildings. Guest house
Day 02/1st Jun Rest in Nyalam for acclimatization.
The reason we have chosen one rest day here in Nyalam is in order to
successfully complete your trip from Kailash without feeling sick as you have
acclimatized your body to the high altitude one day at Nyalam without any
difficulty so during that day, you need to walk around the town up and down and
drink more water for the preparation of the up. coming days journey.
Day 03/2nd Jun Nyalam – Saga-Drongba. 400Km
Today you will drive around 8-9 hrs on a little bumpy road but the scenery is
one of the most spectacular one during your journey to Kailash that you can see
great Himalayan ranges and one of the most world popular snow mountain called
Shishapangma (8200Mt) from the top of a pass called Thongla( 5200Mt). Besides a
fantastic view of lake Pekutso will be appeared on the way and you can stop for
photos with lake and snow mountain behind the valley.Saga is a small town with
some government buildings and district Tibetan buildings.We will continue
driving in the valley with lots of nomad camps, Yaks and sheep are being grazed
in the beautiful grass land. Once you see those nomads and their own live
stocks, you will naturally feel the beauty of Tibet and her culture and custom.
Day 04/3rd Jun Drongba-Baryang - Mansarovar - Dharpoche 370Km
Today, you will almost have the same view as the view from Saga to Drongba. You
will also see the longest river flow which is Bharmaputara flows all the way
from western Tibet via Shigatse, Yarlung Valley, Eastern forest region of Tibet
and finally emptied into the bay of Bengal. The additional interest things that
you can see today are several types of wild animals such as wild donkeys,
wolves, foxes, ibex etc if you are lucky enough, I mean those wild lives are
not certain that you can because sometimes they graze beside the main road,
sometimes not that’s why I am telling, if you are lucky enough. Of course toady
is also the most exciting day for you as it is the day of seeing the first spot
of Lake Mansarovar and holy mount Kailash from a site called Chaktsal Kang
where pious people do prostration to holy mount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar.
Camp
Day 05/4th Jun Enjoy Kailash festival
The Saga Dawa festival is to commemorate the birth, death and enlightenment of
Buddha Shakyamuni.Thousands of pilgrims gather in Lhasa, circumambulate the
Lingkor (Outer circumambulation), Bharkor(Middle circumambulation) and Nangkor
(inner circumambulation) including the Potala Palace.They also climb to Bumpari
and Gephel Utse to make incense and prayer flag offerings. Thousands of
pilgrims and tourists also gather at Mount Kailash.
Day 06/5th Jun Darchen - Dira Phuk. 18Km 4900 Mt
Today is the first day of your Kailash Kora which is totally around 53Km. You
start your Kora from Darchen and after like 2 hrs walk, you will face Darpo Che
where there is a huge prayer flag pole which is annually replaced by the
pilgrimages on 15th of forth Lunar month, known as Saga Dawa festival, As well
as Trulku monastery on your leftside up on the hill side. You can also see ibex
and blue sheep running in the rocky hillside while you are walking and then you
will reach Dhira Phuk which was a monastery before but nowadays you can only
see the ruins of the monastery as the monastery was destroyed in the cultural
revolution.Camp
Day 07/6th Jun Diraphuk - Zutrul Phuk 20Km 4750Mt
Today is the second of your Kailash Kora which is indeed the hardest day of
your three days trek. You will have to climb up to the top of Drolma La pass
which is more than 5000Mt. There will be three sloppy hike to get to the top of
Drolma La pass from Dhira Phuk and then pretty steep down hill with rocky path
all the way to the valley. On the right side of the down hill path, there is a
small lake called Thuje Lake, meaning compassionate lake.Zutrul Phuk was the
cave where Milaeepa and Nagro Bonchung debated for their religion sects and
nowadays, it is a mall monastery.Camp
Day 08/7th Jun Zutul Phuk - Darchen. 14Km-drive to Lake Mansarovar
Today is the easiest and last day of your Kailash kora as you will trek down in
the valley with beautiful distant scenery of Rakshas Tal lake .From here you
will depart your Yak men and kind Yak and shift to jeeps. Rest afternoon at the
lake Mansarovar and enjoy the view of Mt Kailash and Lake Mansarovar.
Day 09/8th Jun Lake Mansarovar – Baryang-Drongba. Camp
Day 10/9th Jun Drongba-Saga-Nyalam.Guest house
Day 11/10th Jun Nyalam-Dzangmu-Ktm
TOUR COST ON
GROUP US$ 1695 per person
Single Supplement= US$ 400
SERVICE INCLUDED
Accommodation as mentioned in the program
Full board for entire tour
All entry fees to the sites and monasteries
All necessary Tibet entry and road permits
1 Local Tibetan English speaking guide
Transportation by 1 van or bus according to the group size & 1 Support
truck for camping equipments & staffs cook & assistants
All camping equipments except sleeping bags
Different kinds of snacks including fruit, biscuit, cheese, candies etc during
the trek
All camping fees
Kailash and Mansarovor conservation fee
Pack Yaks and Yak men for the trek
SERVICE EXCLUDED
Accommodation and food while in Nepal
Nepal / China / Tibet visa fee
Sleeping bags and
personal equipments
Transfer from Ktm to Nepal Tibet border (depends upon group if 4 pax US$ 25 per
person for one way)
Your personal insurance
And any other expense not mentioned in the above
Any extra cost in the event of landslides and personal nature expenses
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