KAILASH Helpline : +91 8800750030 Landline : +91 11 40504050 MANASAROVAR Email 1 : [email protected] Email 2 : [email protected] YATRA - 2017 Website : www.kailash-yatra.org a spiritual journey to find inner peace Kailash Manasarovar 2017 16 Days Overland Trip Kathmandu Lhasa Manasarovar Mt. Kailash Lhasa Kathmandu – – – – – Organized by Max Holidays Pvt. Ltd.www.kailash-yatra.org : 809, ITL Twin Towers B09, Netaji Subhas Place Complex, Pitam Pura, Delhi – 110034 (India) | 1 KAILASH Helpline : +91 8800750030 Landline : +91 11 40504050 MANASAROVAR Email 1 : [email protected] Email 2 : [email protected] YATRA - 2017 Website : www.kailash-yatra.org a spiritual journey to find inner peace Kailash Mansarovar Overland Tour Itinerary ex Lhasa - 2017 15 Nights/16 Days fly- in / fly-out trip (Kathmandu –Lhasa - Mansarovar Lake – Mt. Kailash – Kathmandu) Day 01 » Arrive Kathmandu (1,400m) Arrive at Kathmandu airport to start your tour to Kailash Manasarovar Yatra. Assisted transfer at the airport to the hotel. Enroute take a stop at Pashupatinath Temple – the abode of Lord Shiva. Overnight stay will be at Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza or Gokarna Golf and Spa Resort or similar. Meals included : Veg Dinner Accommodation Style : 5* equivalent hotel stay sharing basis Day⟰ 02 » Kathmandu Sightseeing Early morning by 0630 AM, breakfast in the hotel and then continue for the tour in Kathmandu by 8.00 AM. You will visit Pashupatinath Temple and Budhanilkanth Temple, both are biggest holy temple in regards to Lord Shiva & Vishnu respectively. Return hotel from sightseeing and take lunch in hotel. In the evening, we will have short briefing program followed by introduction of all group members. Overnight stay at the hotel. Meals included : Veg Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Accommodation Style : 5* equivalent hotel stay sharing basis ⟰Optional trip : One can even book for mountain flight as an optional tour for this morning at additional cost. This is an hour flight oe Wolds highest Moutai peaks. The flight depatue tie is at 0630 AM so those passengers who booked for this incredible flight should be ready by 0530 AM in the hotel and one of our tour officers will pick up and transfer you to the domestic airport. The flights are weather permitted. Day 03 » Fly from Kathmandu to Lhasa (3650 m) 1 hr & 30 minutes flight After breakfast get transferred to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu to board your flight to Lhasa, Tibet. Upon arrival at Gonggar Airport, Lhasa you will meet with our local staff / representative who will escort you to the pre booked hotel in Lhasa. It will take approx 2 hours for you to reach the hotel from airport. Spend the first day free to acclimatize with the altitude as Kathmandu is at 1400m high and Lhasa is at 3650m. Spend the night at the hotel in Lhasa. Meals included : Veg Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Accommodation Style : Hotel Yak 3* or equivalent on sharing basis ⟰ Organized by Max Holidays Pvt. Ltd. : 809, ITL Twin Towers B09, Netaji Subhas Place Complex, Pitam Pura, Delhi – 110034 (India) | 2 KAILASH Helpline : +91 8800750030 Landline : +91 11 40504050 MANASAROVAR Email 1 : [email protected] Email 2 : [email protected] YATRA - 2017 Website : www.kailash-yatra.org a spiritual journey to find inner peace Day 04 » Lhasa sightseeing After breakfast take a tour of Lhasa visiting Jokhang temple, Barkhor street and Potala palace Jokhang Temple: This is a huge building structure consisting of three floors and an open roof all dotted with chapels and chambers. The Jokhang Temple has undergone massive additions and reconstructions since the 7th century and particularly during the reign of 5th Dalai Lama in the 17th century. While parts of the existing temple structure date fromPotala Palace Tibet earlier times, most of the murals are from the 18th and 19th centuries and few statues (with the notable exception of the Joyo Sakyamuni) are older than the 1980's. The temple was sacked several times during Mongol incursions but its worst treatment has been at the hands of the Chinese since their occupation of Tibet in 1959. The Jokhang is the most celebrated temple in Tibet. Because the temple is not controlled by a particular sect of Tibetan Buddhism it attracts adherents of all the sects as well as followers of Bon-Po, Tibet's indigenous religion. Three pilgrimage circuits exist in Lhasa, each directing pilgrims to the Jowo Sakyamuni statue: the Lingkhor, hih eiles the itys saed distit; the Barkhor, which encloses the Jokhang temple; and the Nangkhor, a ritual corridor inside the Jokhang. Every day throughout the year hundreds of pilgrims circumambulate each of these three circuits. Some pilgrims will cover the entire distance by prostrating every few feet, and others will walk slowly, chanting sacred mantras and spinning hand-held prayer wheels. For more than a thousand years millions of pilgrims have trod these sacred paths with devotion in their hearts; this cumulative focusing of intention and love has charged the Jokhang with an enormously powerful field of sanctity. Barkhor Street: The center of the old Lhasa, Barkhor is a circular street, which is the oldest street in Lhasa and remains very traditional. It is a place where Tibetan Norbulinka Palace culture, economy, religion and arts assemble and a place to which a visit must be paid. It was said that in the seventh century when Songtsen Gampo, the first Tibetan King (617 or ?-650) who unified Tibet, married Chinese Princess Wencheng and Nepal princess Tritsun. Later Princess Tritsun built Jokhang Temple to accommodate the Jowo Sakyamuni aged 12 brought to Tibet by Princess Wencheng. Barkhor is the road which pilgrims tramped out around Jokhang Temple through centuries. Buddhist pilgrims walk or progress by body-lengths along the street clockwise every day into deep night. They comprise most of Lhasa's floating population. Potala Palace: PPotala was the winter palace of the Dalailama, which was originally built in the 7th century by the king Sotsen Gampo and rebuilt to the present size by the 5th Dalai lama in the 17th century. Built in the mid-18th century by the 7th Dalailama, Norbulingka, the Jewel Park was the Dalai lama's summer palace, it covers 100 acres with palaces, pavilions and a zoo. Meals included : Veg Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Accommodation Style : Hotel Yak 3* or equivalent on sharing basis ⟰ Organized by Max Holidays Pvt. Ltd. : 809, ITL Twin Towers B09, Netaji Subhas Place Complex, Pitam Pura, Delhi – 110034 (India) | 3 KAILASH Helpline : +91 8800750030 Landline : +91 11 40504050 MANASAROVAR Email 1 : [email protected] Email 2 : [email protected] YATRA - 2017 Website : www.kailash-yatra.org a spiritual journey to find inner peace Day 05 » Lhasa to Shigatse (3875m) - 272 km/ 7-8 hrs via Gyantse After breakfast in your hotel take a drive to Shigatse which is the 2nd largest city of Tibet. Built in 1447 by the first Dalai Lama the Tashillunpo Monastery in Shigatse is a very important monastery in China as it is known as seat of the Panchan Lama. On the way pay a visit to Gyantse (3977m) and visit Kumbum Stupa. Continue drive to Shigatse for night stay. Meals included : Veg Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Accommodation Style : Hotel stay on sharing basis Day⟰ 06 » Shigatse to Saga (4640 m) - 390 km. / 8 - 9 hrs. Early breakfast in the hotel. Visit Tashilumpo Monastery and drive to Saga. The drive is quite long today. Packed lunch will be served by our representative en route. On arrival at Saga check into the hotel/guesthouse for dinner and overnight stay. Meals included : Veg Breakfast, Packed Lunch, Dinner Accommodation Style : Hotel or Guesthouse stay sharing basis / dormitory style Day⟰ 07 » Saga to Manasarovar Lake (4598m) - 490 kms/ 8 hrs. We have very important day today as we are heading to the holiest and one of the highest spiritual lakes, Lake Manasarovar. As per time schedule, our day begins with breakfast at 0730 AM. On the way before Mayumla Pass (4900 m), we take break for permit formalities and for lunch then continue the journey crossing Mayumla pass and Prayang country. Mostly the road drive is comfortable and scenic today. There will be few minute halt for permit formalities, before heading to our camp / guesthouse near Lake Manasarovar. Here one can use time in praying and exploring the beauty of Mt. Kailash. After immigration complete, we will drive further to our guesthouse near Hor Que (Depending on permission of the local authorities we may have to change our vehicle here and travel in local buses operated by the authority near Mansarovar and Kailash region). During your drive to Mount Kailash through Lake Manasarovar, we will complete Lake Manasarovar parikrama approx. 70% and rest will be complete when we return from Kailash Trek. You will have very significant moment in Lake Manasarovar with almighty bless and even graceful evening with the breathtaking view of holiest Lake Manasarovar and Mt. Kailash. Besides this, you can also find some place near the lake to do some meditation. Stay in guesthouse in dormitory style. Meals included : Veg Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Accommodation Style : Guesthouse stay in dormitory style Note : If you are traveling in full moon group, your stay will be near Manasarovar Lake on full moon. ⟰ Organized by Max Holidays Pvt. Ltd. : 809, ITL Twin Towers B09, Netaji Subhas Place Complex, Pitam Pura, Delhi – 110034 (India) | 4 KAILASH Helpline : +91 8800750030 Landline : +91 11 40504050 MANASAROVAR Email 1 : [email protected] Email 2 : [email protected] YATRA - 2017 Website : www.kailash-yatra.org a spiritual journey to find inner peace Day 08 » Lake Manasarovar to Darchen (4874m) – 80kms drive / 2 hours Today morning, we wake up comfortably and we will find a good place for holy dip in Lake Manasarovar for all our pilgrims.