Trekking to Mount Kailash in Tibet, and walking around this Sacred Mountain is an historic mountain journey and possibly the greatest mountain pilgrimage on earth. Trekking in Nepal, from Simkot in the remote North West region of Humla adds a fascinating approach to Mount Kailash and an insight into a rarely visited region of Nepal. Our approach trek through Humla provides an opportunity to leave our normal daily routines behind and immerse ourselves in this inspirational journey. Mount Kailash is the source of four of the greatest rivers in Asia and at the base of the mountain are two great lakes, Manasarovar and Rakshas Tal. Ancient texts describe Mount Kailash as the spiritual centre of the universe and we will undoubtedly share this special journey with many Buddhist and Hindu pilgrims who may well have endured great hardships to make this pilgrimage. We have timed our trek to Mount Kailash to coincide with the Saga Dawa festival at Darboche which involves the raising of a gigantic flagpole at to celebrate the Buddha's birth and enlightenment.

Trekking to Mount Kailash from Nepal is likely a once in a lifetime experience and Wilderness Trekking wanted to add something special to our 2010 Mount Kailash Trek. The Mount Kailash Kora has more spiritual history than any other Himalayan journey and with this in mind we are delighted to be joined by our friend Antonio Pascual. Antonio has been a Tibetan Buddhist student for the last 35 years and has lived in Nepal for 12 years, including 4 years at Kopan Monastery in the Kathmandu Valley. He studies Buddhist philosophy, spiritual thanka painting and has undertaken extended meditation retreats. Antonio will be accompanying us on trek and leading meditations and Buddhist teachings during our journey to Mount Kailash. At present he is living in Kathmandu where he is the Spiritual Programme Coordinator and meditation teacher of the Himalayan Buddhist Meditation Centre.

Starting out from Kathmandu, we take two mountain flights to reach Simkot, North Western Nepal. A remote 6 day trek, crossing the Nara Lagna (4460m / 14,632ft) brings us to the Tibetan Border. We take jeeps overland to Lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash. We have a full day set aside to experience the Saga Dawa festival at Darboche before taking 4 days to walk the Kailash Kora, a challenging high altitude trek around Mount Kailash. Our exciting return overland journey across Tibet will take three days to reach Kathmandu.

Trekking around Mount Kailash and across the Humla region of Nepal is a demanding high altitude trek and should not be undertaken too lightly. However, there is no technical climbing involved and a keen walker with appropriate preparation can enjoy this amazing journey through the worlds' most inspiring mountain region.  

Wilderness Trekking donates a percentage of sales from each trek to our friends at the Umbrella Orphanage, Kathmandu.

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	Events	Altitude	Lodging
Day 1	Arrival and meeting in Kathmandu	1300m	Hotel
Day 2	Sightseeing and 'fine tuning' in Kathmandu	1300m	Hotel
Day 3	Fly to Nepalganj	150m	Lodge
Day 4	Fly to Simkot and trek to Masigaon	2600m	Camp
Day 5	Trek to Kermi	2900m	Camp
Day 6	Trek to Yangur	3100m	Camp
Day 7	Trek to Thumkot	3300m	Camp
Day 8	Trek to Yari	3900m	Camp
Day 9	Trek to Hilsa and drive to Purang	3800m	Camp
Day 10	Drive to Lake Manasarovar	4556m	Camp
Day 11	Short drive to Darchen and Kora to Darboche in La Chu Valley	4560m	Camp
Day 12	Saga Dawa Festival at Darboche	4560m	Camp
Day 13	Trek to Diraphuk Gompa	4650m	Camp
Day 14	Cross the Drolma La (5630m) to Lham Chu Valley	4700m	Camp
Day 15	Follow the Lham Chu and camp in the Valley	4600m	Camp
Day 16	Finish Kora and drive to Lake Manasarovar	4556m	Camp
Day 17	Return Drive	4200m	Lodge
Day 18	Return Drive	4200m	Lodge
Day 19	Drive to Zangmu	2300m	Lodge
Day 20	Drive to Kathmandu	1300m	Hotel
Day 21	Exploration of the Kathmandu Valley and farewell dinner	1300m	Hotel
Day 22	Group departure