Mountain Biking & Jeep, Mountain Flights > Trans Himalayan Treks > Kailash Kora " In a hundred ages of the gods I could not tell thee the glories of [the Himalaya]....there is no mountain like [the Himalaya] for it are Kailash and Manasarovar"
... from the Hindu Epic Ramayana
This tour is a near circumamulation of the Nepal and Tibetan Himalayas from 200-m to 5630-m.
Few expeditions can rival such an epic trip into the heart of the Himalaya and few mountains in the world can rival the grandeur of Mt Kailash at 22,028ft or 6714 m. Starting from Kathmandu, Nepal we complete all visa's and permit requirements to make the journey into the restricted Dolpo region in Nepal's far North West & Tibet. Supplies packed, flights arranged, Sherpa crew already on their way and trail pack horses awaiting us, we make two domestic flights to reach Simikot nestled just south of the Tibet border which marks the start of our trek.
Weaving through the Himalayan barrier we'll meet with bikes and additional supplies & support vehicles that have travelled overland to meet us just beyond one of the most sacred pilgrimage destinations in Asia. The legendary snow shrouded dome that is revered by four religious groups and known to the Buddhists as Gang Rinpoche (Precious Jewel of the Snow). It is here that four major rivers (the Indus, the Tsangpo (Brahmaputra), the Karnali, and the Sutlej originate in the four cardinal directions from Mt Kailash and flow through Asia.
After trekking to the Tibet border we bike to the fringe of Mt.Kailash and complete the 3-day Kora, this act, in additional to being one of the wonders of this tour, is said to ensure your enlightenment this lifetime. Not a bad reason to make the tour!!
Back on the bikes we start our traverse to the east along the Semo Tsangpo River towards Lhasa, until just pass Saga were we head south and cross two major Himalayan passes (the Lalungla 4795-m and Yarle Shungla 5050-m) before starting the "World's Longest Downhill" into Nepal with a rapid 4400-m descent. Lush forests, the raging Bhoti Kosi, a thrilling descent & a deluxe river camp will greet you over the few days as you bike into Kathmandu to complete your circumamulation of the Himalayas and become one of the few to have ever made such a journey of immense distinctions.