Kailash Mansarovar Yatra: Facts to know before you plan




Mount Kailash is part of the Trans Himalaya in Western Tibet. Kailash Mansarovar yatra is one of the expedition that very few people manage to take every year. To climb 22,000 feet and worship Lord Shiva at the peaks of snow-clad Mount Kailash is a feeling of true accomplishment. A travel enthusiast gets only 3 months from May to August to take this trip. The expedition starts from Kathmandu and goes through narrow and hilly Kodari. After the Nepal – China border, the roads are plain. Flooding rivers and landslides are very common on this routes, hence right weather predictions is of utmost importance.

There are various tour to kailash Mansarovar package and they offer various options ranging from 2 weeks to 4 weeks. One who wants to do the yatra in a short span of time can go for the helicopter tour. All these tour companies work closely with Tibetan contractors for all bookings. There will be language barrier once in the Tibet, the stay will be very basic and the use of water and other items has to be carefully managed.

Devotees who are planning to take yatra Mansarovar has to make sure that their body is in good physical state. A regular routine exercise before starting the yatra would be of great help to build strength. One should carry all the general medicines for fever, cough, cold etc. at the same time carry any specific medicines and supplements based on one’s medical history.

One should carry variety of the clothes that they carry for the Mansarovar yatra. As it will be very cold carry thermals, woolen gloves, socks, sweaters, raincoat and simple trousers and shirts. The tour operators also provide windcheater, jackets at times. Keep the clothing optimum, don’t carry too much baggage. One will not get so much time to change and maintain too much of this stuff.
It is advisable to be in groups, it is helpful at the same time it would be more exciting. The tour operators arrange for the vehicles which are designed to run on the rugged roads. They also make good arrangements of your meals, the meals are vegetarian. There are local restaurants on the way but most of them will fare Chinese and Tibetan food.

Once you reach, you can do the Parikrama either by foot or use a pony or a yak. Yak could be uncomfortable so try the other options first. One can use sticks while doing the Parikrama by foot. It can be purchased there for local currency. The prices are generally quoted on a higher side, so some bargaining techniques will help.

Lastly, don’t give up due to the bad weather, rusty routes and uncomfortable conditions. It takes a lot to prepare and start the Kailash Mansarovar yatra and once you reach there, there won’t be a better feeling of accomplishment and pride. The excitement in the journey would be something you’ll be talking about for rest of your lives.

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