We, Explore Vacation Pvt. Ltd., organize the Kailash Manasarovar Tour with different package options via Kathmandu. Mainly, the popular options are via the Overland route (Kyirong border) and via the Flight route (Hilsa border).
- The overland package requires a minimum of 13 days from Kathmandu to Kathmandu.
- The flight package requires a minimum of 11 days from Kathmandu to Kathmandu.
- The flight package has the option of a minimum of 9 days from Lucknow to Lucknow, valid for Indian nationals only.
Similarly, we, as one of the best Kailash tour operators in Nepal, also organize the Kailash Yatra via Lhasa for those travelers who want to explore more of Tibet, including Kailash, and travel in a more comfortable way. We have here also two optional packages: one via Lhasa Kailash Overland and the second via Lhasa Ali Flight. Lhasa Ali Flight Package is an exclusive VIP tour for those travelers or yatris who want to make their sacred tour the best possible luxury.
- The Lhasa Kailash Overland Package requires a minimum of 15 days from Kathmandu to Kathmandu.
- Lhasa Ali Kailash A flight package requires a minimum of 10 days from Kathmandu to Kathmandu.

Yes, a passport is mandatory for travel to Kailash Manasarovar, and the passport must be valid for six months.

Our company, "Explore Vacation Pvt. Ltd.", is a fully registered company in Nepal under the Nepal Government and Tourism Department. Similarly, we are also an affiliated and authorized travel company for organizing Tibet and Kailash tours under the Foreign Exchange Center (FEC) and Tibet Travel Bureau (TTB) in Lhasa, Tibet. Hence, our company will arrange all required Tibet and Kailash travel permits from Lhasa and Chinese individual visas or Tibet group visas from the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu or New Delhi. You should provide us with your scanned valid passport copy at the time of booking for the permit process and the required original passport, a pair of MRP-sized color photos, and a filled-out Chinese visa form to apply for the visa. The passport validity must be 6 months before the travel date starts.

Now, we can say all routes are comfortable compared to the past few years of experience. Due to the fine highway roads constructed in the whole Kailash Journey, our yatra or tour is more comfortable than traveling off-road until a few years ago. However, we can suggest that flight options via both the Nepal-side Hilsa route and via Lhasa Ali would be a better choice for a comfortable tour if you keep an exceptional cost factor in mind.

Explore Vacation is a team of experts in Kailash Operation with 20 years of experience since 2003. Since the journey began, there have been lots of improvements, and the facilities are updated in terms of accommodations. We passed the journey of organizing this exclusive lifetime holy trip from tented accommodation to a simple mudhouse to better teahouse guesthouses, and now, today, you can stay overnight at better hotels in the standard room with an attached bathroom.

As per the present context, you will get mostly better standard or deluxe rooms with attached bathrooms as per the package booked for the most of your stay during the Kailash Yatra in all kinds of routes or packages. You have a choice of accommodation from standard to 5-star hotels in cities like Kathmandu, Nepalgunj, Lhasa, Ali, and Shigatse. Similarly, budget-friendly standard hotel accommodation to 4-star-type hotels in rural towns like Kerung, Saga, and Darchen.

However, we have to still adjust somehow in the basic guesthouse (clean dormitory rooms) with the very basic Tibetan toilet (unpreferred), or we can say without toilet in the special destination like Lake Manasarovar, and two nights in Kailash Parikrama at Diraphuk and Zuthulphuk stay. Besides these three nights in Kailash, your stay in Hilsa or Simikot while you travel via the flight route to the Hilsa border and stay in Timure while you book via the overland route to the Kyirong border is slightly basic but somehow better than that of Lake Manasarovar.
Also, we would suggest to keep a bed sheet cover which will be helpful when you are sleeping in the guesthouses.

The climate in Tibet changes drastically, and it lies on a high plateau. Being the roof of the world, we have to plan very carefully when traveling to Tibet, as there is a risk of getting high-altitude sickness during the trip. Tibet is open to tourists from April to the end of February. Hence, you can avoid the winter period when traveling in Tibet or Kailash, especially for those who are older and have never traveled in high land above 3000m. The best period to be suggested is May to the end of September for all types of guests, travelers, and yatris. However, experienced and tough travelers can plan their tour in Tibet destinations (except some areas) from April to February, while in regards to the Kailash Tour, April mid-to-November mid-month only.

Kailash Tour is a long-distance tour; it is the most important aspect for the guest's comfort to know about the types of vehicles. Considering this as a very significant service part, our company always tries to manage the best deluxe, comfortable vehicles for your tour. As per the size of group members, we have the best deluxe vehicles, like sedan cars, SUV Jeeps, SUV vans, Hiace, coasters, and big coaches.

Food is another very sensitive factor of service during the Kailash Yatra. Food or meals play a very important role in the holidays or any tours while we travel from our home destination to other places. In order to keep you happy with our delicious meals, we have well-trained and experienced Nepali cooks who cook a variety of Indian, Nepali, and Continental cuisines as per the nature or taste of the group members. Kailash is a sacred journey, so please note that we provide all vegetarian meals only throughout the tour package.

Kailash region is a remote area of Tibet where there are limited facilities for multi-cuisine restaurants, so our company manages all necessary arrangements for facilitating meals by carrying all required kitchen logistics, quality food materials, support kitchen staff, and service staff from Kathmandu to Kailash. Our team will do their best to serve you delicious tastes from our kitchen.

Moreover, you have a choice of multicuisine dishes in the restaurants of the hotels or outside the hotels while you are in the developed town, like in Kathmandu, Nepalgunj, Lhasa, or Shigatse. Also, it is suggestive to keep some dry foods, chocolates, homemade foods, namkeens etc which is helpful for individually while you are in drive journey or trek.

Kailash is the Tibet region, and Tibet is the autonomous region of the Chinese government. So, Chinese Yuan (RMB) is the currency you can use on the Kailash Tour. You can easily exchange your currency, whether it is Indian rupees, US dollars, or euros, into RMB in Kathmandu from an authorized Money Exchange Center or at the border of Nepal or Tibet.
There are ATM machines available in Tibet or the Kailash region, but they are useful for local people in China or Tibet only and not for tourists. And similarly, the local people, suppliers, or traders do not accept credit card payments due to the complicated rules of the bank. It is safe to carry RMB as much as possible, depending on the nature of your expenses, and you can keep some USD or EURO cash for an unexpected emergency situation,What currency is used in Kailash? Can we use a credit card and ATM?
Kailash is the Tibet region, and Tibet is the autonomous region of the Chinese government. So, Chinese Yuan (RMB) is the currency you can use on the Kailash Tour. You can easily exchange your currency, whether it is Indian rupees, US dollars, or euros, into RMB in Kathmandu from an authorized Money Exchange Center or at the border of Nepal or Tibet.

There are ATM machines available in Tibet or the Kailash region, but they are useful for local people in China or Tibet only and not for tourists. And similarly, the local people, suppliers, or traders do not accept credit card payments due to the complicated rules of the bank. It is safe to carry RMB as much as possible, depending on the nature of your expenses, and you can keep some USD or EURO cash for an unexpected emergency situation, which can be easily accepted or exchanged as per requirements

Generally, the basic requirements while traveling on the tour are covered in our package cost, for instance, hotel accommodation, transportation, visa, permit, meals, support team, sightseeing activities, etc. There are no hidden charges regarding the tour arrangements in our package. However, some unexpected and personal nature expenses may incur, and such expenses will be payable directly on the spot at the time of usage, such as unexpected situations like natural disasters, government restrictions, political unrest, etc., and personal expenses like beverage drinks, medicines, horse rides, porters, sickness, rescue or evacuation, extra-night hotels, extra transportation, visa split charges, tips, etc. Such uncertainty or, depending on your willingness, type of cost may come as an extra hidden expense during the tour.

No, there are no mandatory requirements for any medical tests or medical reports to book the tour with us. Although the Kailash tour is related to traveling at high altitude in an unexpectedly adverse climate, it is advisable for the guests or travelers to consult with their doctors before starting the tour and prepare their health accordingly, which is helpful for you to make your journey smooth, comfortable, and safe.

Yes, it is also possible and safe for the children to travel to Kailash Mansarovar, which we have already organized many times in our past packages. However, it is not suggestive for the child below 10 years; we can suggest and it is safe to carry a child above 10 years to the Kailash trip. We have seen that some individual families are traveling to Kailash with their small children or those less than 10 years old, but they are probably from the local people of China and Tibet or foreign travelers who have already traveled to off-beaten regions or high elevations. So, the parents are fully responsible for their children's care and safety while traveling in Kailash, whether they are infant kids or grownup kids.

Kailash Mansarovar Package costs are the same for children and adults. Because the special travel permit, visa, entry fees, flight tickets, hotel accommodation, and seats in buses are unchanged for both adults & kids, there are no adjustments or considerations in the package cost for children.

Those who are healthy enough and wish to complete the kora (parikrama) of Mt. Kailash but feel unable to trek for a long day or want to complete it a little more comfortably can book the horse and porter for the circumambulation of Mt. Kailash. And you should book it at least a day before with full payment of the applicable cost for the horse and porter as per the rules of the local authority in that travel year. You should book it through our Tibetan guide, who will coordinate with the local head of the horse and porter association to arrange the booked horse and porter on the next day for the trekking around Kailash. The cost as of 2023 year is RMB 2400 to 2800 for the horse & RMB 1200 to 1500 for the porter as per demand and availability for three days of parikrama.

You can easily purchase the local SIMcard in Kathmandu from local stores of communication in the market or in the airport while you are in Nepal. And similarly, you can also buy a local Chinese SIM card with the help of a Tibetan guide once you enter Tibet, whether in Lhasa, Kyirong, or Taklakot. OR, you can also use your own SIM card by activating international roaming service; please check the roaming facility available for China or not by your service provider.

And please download the WeChat app on your mobile and connect your family members in the same app in advance so that you can make video calls, audio calls, or chats via the WeChat app easily once you enter Tibet. Wechat is the only active social app in China for easy and safe communication. Other social apps like Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber, or Google do not work in China.

No, there is not any guarantee of pandit or priest availability in Lake Manasarovar for the performance of any religious activity. Generally, the Chinese government does not allow any tourists to do any kind of business or work in their territory. So, if you require to perform any special puja or hawan in Kailash or Lake Manasarovar region, then you have to plan to take the pujari from India or Kathmandu, Nepal itself, along with your group. We can also manage a pandit or priest according to your special requirements if agreed upon by all group members to bear the additional cost of the pandit arrangements. Sometimes, luckily, there is a chance of getting pandit service if the pandit is traveling in any group at the same time as your tour.

No cancellation will be entertained verbally; it should be communicated in written form to our office. Also, the cancellation notifications by both verbal and written means will not be accepted after 15 days of the tour commencement date, as there will be no show without any refund. If a tour is canceled and you require a refund of the balance amount, it will take 90 days or more, depending on the government and banking policies, for the refund amount to be refunded into your account.

• Due to any personal reason, unforeseen reason, or government reason, if the tour is canceled, the USD 150 (for foreign nationals) or NPR 15,000 (for Nepalese) as an advance deposit amount is non-refundable once the booking is made.
• In the event of a tour cancellation made before the end of the month, 25% of the tour cost will be charged.
• In the event of a tour cancellation made before 21 days, 50% of the tour cost will be charged.
• In the event of a tour cancellation made before 14 days, 75% of the tour cost will be charged.
• In the event of a tour cancellation made before 10 days, 100% of the tour cost will be charged; no show
• In case of a tour cancellation made during any period and due to which the operating group members are less than 21 persons, 100% of the tour cost will be charged; no show. This condition will be applied from the date of booking, and cancellations can happen for any duration in between.
• There will not be any refunds or adjustments for unutilized services or if you have to quit the program after the tour begins for whatever reason, due to any unexpected circumstances, or due to a sickness emergency.
• If the flight ticket has been issued by us on any sector in advance and the flight ticket needs to be canceled due to any cause, then the cancellation and refund policy will apply as per the concerned airlines and the company.
• All the costs will be extra for any rescue or evacuation purposes being emergencies, and there will not be any refund policy for the tour given up due to this emergency case as well. Hence, we request all customers to do travel insurance for their life safety and to be safe from the risk of loss.
• The above rule is also applicable for all our passengers as per the rules of the FEC (Foreign Exchange Centre, T. A. R.) and Tibet Travel Bureau (TTB). We will not accept any medical or personal reason or request for a reduction in cancellation charges.