Before opening Simikot-Hilsa route travelers used to travel to Mt. Kailash & Lake Manasarovar either via Lhasa or via Zhang-Mu. From 1993, travelers started to make tour to Mt. Kailash and Lake Manasarovar via Simikot-Hilsa route frequently. This route is the shortest and most practical for trekkers in terms of both elevation and distance. The tour to Mt. Kailash commences from Simikot which is situated at an elevation of 2910 meters and climbs up to Nara-Lagna pass (4530 meters) before reaching the arid Tibetan Plateau. From Simikot, it takes a 6-day's journey to reach the Tibetan border town, which is plenty of time to be acclimatized in high altitude.
There is no direct air service from Kathmandu to Simikot, so travelers generally have to fly Simikot via Nepalgunj, the regional hub of Western Nepal . From Kathmandu we either have to take a 12 hours overland journey in Bus OR have to take an hour's flight to Nepalgunj. Both options are available on regular basis. Nepalgunj-Simikot flight operates early in the morning, so we must stay a night in Nepalgunj to catch early morning flight the next day.


The tour (Mt. Kailash & Lake Manasarovar tour) normally ends in Zhang-Mu and it requires 20 days. But if you like to continue your journey to Lhasa , this is possible to arrange. Also, we can combine Mt. Kailash and Lake Manasarovar tour with Tibet Everest Base Camp tour.

Itinerary for Simikot to Mt. Kailash & Lake Manasarovar tour:

Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu - transfer hotel - tour briefing
Day 02: At leisure in Kathmandu
Day 03: Transfer airport - Fly Nepalgunj - transfer hotel
Day 04: Transfer airport - fly Simikot - commence trek Tuling
Day 05: Tuling to Kermi (2530m)
Day 06: Kermi to Yangar (3040m)
Day 07: Yangar to Yari (3240m)
Day 08: Trek over Nara-La (4620m) then descend to Hilsa (3300m)
Day 09: Cross the border/trek Sera/Khojarnath (3590m) - finish trek
Day 10: Khojarnath to Purang (Taklakot -3770m). overnight camp
Day 11: Purang to Lake Mansarovar (Chiu Gomba- 4550m)
Day 12: Drive to Darchen (4520m)
Day 13: Rest at Darchen (4520m)
Day 14: Trek to Dera Phuk (4860m) - trekking around Mt. Kailash
Day 15: Dera Phuk to Zutul Phuk (4760m) - trekking Mt. Kailash
Day 16: End trek and drive to Horaa (Lake Manasarovar)- Finish trekking around Mt. Kailash
Day 17: Lake Manasarovar to Paryang
Day 18: Paryang to Saga (4600m)
Day 19: Saga to Nyalam (3750m)
Day 20: Nyalam to Kathmandu