Know before you go Mt. Kailash.

General Information

Transportation:

Roads in the mountain region are rough and vehicle conditions will not be as developed country standard. Do not expect the luxurious road transportation. If our vehicle meets with major technical problem, we should order another one and should wait many hours to reach the destination. While you flying remote area like SIMIKOT (Kailash sky trail) and JOMSOM (Muktinath Tours) only 15-18 seated twin otter or Dornier plane are used and runways are rough, only visual flying. If weather becomes bad or cloudy, your flight may delay for several days. In this condition you should prepare your mind to wait for good weather /trek/overland drive/helicopter charter which cost beyond your tour cost budgets. If you are travelling in a group with other participants and needs to be rescued by land or air lift whole expenses to be borne by you.

Daily Schedule:

Our tour leader / guide will brief you about the next day routine. Everyday our crew will knock your door with wake up tea/coffee. Be fresh up and get ready your bag packed before breakfast. You should fill up your water bottle for the day while you taking breakfast. Packed lunch will provide before departure or serve on the way. Get ready your camera with full charged batteries, carry daily use medicine and plenty of dry foods, chocolates, appropriate comfortable clothes to suite the climate. We can`t serve tea coffee on the way. Dinner will prepare by our crew in the evening campsite. If our lorry reaches late, dinner may delay.

Foods

In our fixed departure trip, pilgrims from different state – corner of the world gathered to join for the pilgrimage. The eatable item and taste may not match and suite each other’s and we may not able to supply the people’s interest of taste along the way. We ensure you fully calories foods with hygiene rather than taste.

Obstacles:

• Tibet permits:

An invitation letter (travel documents) issued by Tibet Tourism Bureau (TTB) to travel particular date and place of Tibet which to be submit for China visa at Chinese Embassy. Without this document one cannot enter Tibet although he/she have China visa. In the past year Tibet permit authority (TTB) not issued the Tibet permit without prior notice. Tour operators and pilgrims faced & practiced the worse situations. (permit issued 4-5 days late than expected entry date for some groups or even not issued at all without any notice). Tibet permit matter is beyond the control of travel agents/tour organizer, its governing body issue and we are ant responsible on it. In this situation travel days should be extended and itinerary can change without prior notice and may occurred at least 4-5 days flexible extra days for your journeys. Due to entry permit problem many tourists returned their home without visiting Tibet, in these situations; you can extend the trip and choose an alternative destination within Nepal and India where the cultures, geography and peoples are similar to Tibet.

• Possible Risk of High altitude:-

While travelling to high altitude mountain above 3000 m. you should aware of problems may occurred. Sometimes climate goes extreme in moments such as land slide, flood, snow falls and the itinerary is only guideline of the trip which may change in according. As higher you go the oxygen is thinner due to dry land although the winds blow in speed. Anyone can suffer from altitude sickness. Medical sciences researches not yet discovered medicine of high altitude sickness. The hospital facilities are available in distance and only way for safe treatments is decent to the lower altitude as soon as possible. Airlift service is not available in Tibet. One should drive to Nepal border by Jeep/car.

Accommodation

Kailash region is now developing with modern hotels to suite your budget frame. If you are travelling in fixed departure budget group tours do not expect single/ twin sharing room accommodation. 4-6 persons to be accommodate in one room and toilet facilities are basic. Kailash opened for tourist normally for 6 month and investment for high standard accommodations are comparatively expensive. Some of hotels have modern amenities and rates are much higher according to their investment.

Life –threatening geography in Tibet.

While you doing Kailash Parikrama there is rough trail after Dolma La (5400m) High Mountain passes on the second day. If weather condition goes bad the trail will cover with snow, glacier and ice. Unmaintained slippery downhill muddy and rocks falling trails as described in Laxmi Parasad Devkots`s Munamadan

Every year about 15 to 20 pilgrims died (in the year 2016- 29 pilgrimd died- highest number died as of now) during the pilgrimage due to high altitude sickness. Poor awareness provided by the travel agents to the pilgrims and miner negligence done by pilgrims to take care themselves would be more serious practice to worse life-threatening /ending of life on the journeys. Once you decided to take part in the Journeys you should aware of possible obstacles may occur and how to prevent from high altitude climate of Tibet.

Insurance

We strongly advise you to complete high altitude sickness rescue insurance before you start your journey. This helps you save life if ones suffer from altitude sickness. Look for easy processing insurance agency. We heard most of the insurance claim is complicated and representative(s) are not response while clients face problems.

Restrictions: Age/ National

China government and Tibet Travel Authority strongly control & concern health and physical condition of the pilgrims. One should in good health and less than 65 years old to go Mt. Kailash.

Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu dose not issue China Visa of flowing country nationals.

Any foreign tourist visited below mention country and stayed more than 1 week they will not get Tibet permit.

Beware of Animal, Culture & Environment protections

There are dangerous animals in Tibet. We can see wild horse, antelope wild dogs, Zebra. Dogs are more aggressive dangerous animal. Smell of some plant may affect people to unconscious or censer less for many hours. Any wild and domestic animal you encounter can be dangerous, including the yaks, yak crossbreeds and horses that carry our equipments during the kora. We should respect the local culture of the place we are traveling. Tibetan culture is most similar to peoples from high mountain region of Nepal like upper Mustang, Dolpo, Everest and Kanchanjunga region. Similarly we request you to protect environment of holy area. Please do not throw waste anywhere and use eco friendly goods/ provision during the Yatra.

Things to be carry with you: