This Kailash Mansarovar Motorcycle Tour will keep us on toe with initial metalled rides & then unpaved road conditions in the high altitude wind swept meadows of Tibet with some green pastures breaking the monotony of the arid landscape. The Massif Kailash appears on the Horizon with the cold breeze of the Mansarovar Lake relaxing the soul with refreshing energies to visit the land of divine. This Tour Start form Kathmandu City Nepal to Friendship highway Tibet Nepal Border Kodari and ride up to tibetan Plateau and Highest Pass Lalung-La to Saga Via Sishapangma Mountain and Piku-Tso Lake to Holy Lake Mansarovar rounding then Reaching to Darchen Buttom and Start poing of holy Kailash Kora and Bakc to Kathmandu .
Mount Kailash, 6,740 m. is situated to the north of the Himalayan barrier, wholly within Tibet. It is the spiritual centre for four great religions: Tibetan Buddhism, Hinduism, the Jain religion and the pre-Buddhist animistic religion - Bonpo. To Tibetans it is known as Khang Rimpoche (Precious Jewel of Snow) and they see it as the navel of the world. It is said that a stream from the mountain pours into a nearby lake and from here rivers flow in the four cardinal directions. Four major rivers do indeed originate near Kailash, the Indus, the Yarlung Tsangpo (Bramhaputra), the Karnali and the Sutlej.
The Mansarovar lake known as Mapham Yumco 'the Unconquerable lake', is a sacred lake for Hindus and Buddhists, 4572 meters above sea level and is the highest freshwater lake in the world. It is believed a ritual bath in the lake delivers a pilgrim to paradise and a drink of its holy water relinquishes the sins of a hundred lifetimes. |
Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive International Flight Hotel Transfair to Kathmandu.
Day 2:Check Motorbike and Test Ride Around Kathmandu Valley and Hotel Kathmandu.
Day 3:Drive Ride to Friendship Highway through tibetan Downhill river Bhotekoshi side to Kodari for Tibet Guesthouse in Bordar.
Day 4: Ride to Nylam and rest there Overnight Guest House
Day 5: Rest In Nylam Gurst House
Day 5: Ride to Saga - This Day will be your adrinline rush and most Important day You will climb many meter s to hi pass Lalung -La and Shisa Pangma Mountain Range Piku-Tso Lake and other small dry lake visit and ride down again Saga after Crossing the Great River Yarlung Tsampo , the Sangrila Brahmaputra river .Guest House in Saga.
Day 6: Saga – Paryang (252 km). Some times we are riding on the lake-bed and the dual purpose tyres play a vital role. Another morning drive through the wind-swept territory passing many villages and camps of Yak herders with the distance view of snow capped mountains. After 7-8 hours of ride over these flat bed plateau sector brings us to Paryang for the overnight stay. Overnight Camping.
Day 7: Paryang - Darchen (260 km). From Paryang our ride is to Darchen. The drive passes through open territory with a view of distant mountains. The drive takes us to a high pass of over 5000 M. before we arrive at Darchen (4,480 m). Darchen is located beneath the majestic holy Mount Kailash, a small village with couple of guesthouses. During the auspicious pilgrimage time, this place will be flooded with Pilgrims with hundreds of tents all around. Overnight Darchen in guest house or camping.
Day 8: Darchen - Mansarovar Lake (35 km). After Darchen, our next spiritual destination takes us to Lake Manasarovar for the holy bath. The ride from Darchen takes a little over 2 hours on the dirt road. Camp for overnight stay after visit to the shore of the lake very close to the monastery and its village.
Day 9: Mansarovar – Paryang (260 km). Ride Back to Paryang on the same axis. Overnight Camping.
Day 10: Paryang – Saga. Fall back on the same axis as we ascended uphill to the destination of Mansarovar lake.
Day 11: Saga - Kyirong - Mainpu – Nyalam (300 km). The ride is almost in the flat bed initially and there are many reminders of the Mansarovar as we cross across Paiku Tso & other small lake beds in the initial 90 Kms ride. Ride down hill from the Lablung La Pass at 5050 M to reach tonight's destination at Nyalam. Overnight Guest house.
Day 12: Nyalam - Zanghmu – Kodari (200 km). 40 Kms down hill from the Nyalam to Zanghmu brings us close to the border with Nepal. As we descend the greenery starts returning making us feel we are back to civilisation! Lengthy Custom Clearance & Emigration followed by Immigration clearance in Nepal and we are back on the serpentine roads for our destination, a beautiful place called Nagarkot.
Day 13: Nagarkot – Kathmandu. Ride to Kathmandu to arrive in leisure by late evening after sight seeing of the places like Bhaktapur & DhiliKhet & other places falling en route in the Kathmandu Valley. Overnight Hotel.
Day 14: Kathmandu - Home - You do have the option of returning home at the end of day 13 but we will advise to keep the extra day in hand for sightseeing of Kathmandu and also this is the day we can fall back on if for any reason we are delayed due to adverse weather conditions during the journey. |
