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Kailash Mansarovar Yatra by Helicopter

Kailash Mansarovar Yatra by Helicopter

The sacred pilgrimage of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra by Helicopter offers a celestial journey, combining spiritual devotion with the ease of aerial exploration in a transformative experience.

14 Days Price Start From: USD 4200 Per Person

Tour Highlights

  • Pashupatinath temple visit in Kathmandu.
  • Mount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar view from close.
  • Parikarma at Mount Kailash. 
  • Scenice flight between Nepalgunj to Simikot and Hilsa.
  • Local culture and remote area exploration. 

Trip Overview

Kailash Mansarovar Yatra by helicopter is a spiritual tour package which fulfills your thirst of visiting Mt. Kailash and holy lake Mansarovar. This is an easier and faster way to complete the tour. It is preferable for elders as well as people who are physically weak to move on difficult terrain of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. The helicopter journey covers distance till Nepalgunj on land then to Hilsa by Helicopter and then by a drive to Manasarovar.

Mount Kailash isn’t only a mountain, it is a symbol of belief and faith among four religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Bon. The mountain lies near lake Manasarovar and lake Rakshastal. It is the source of four major holy rivers in Asia: the Indus, Sutlej, Brahmaputra and Karnali. People who aren't able to perform a holy bath at Lake Manasarovar go into above rivers with the same belief and faith.

Kailash Mansarovar Yatra by Helicopter Facts

Trip Duration:  13 Nights | 14 Days
Travel Type:  Kailash Mansarovar Yatra (KMY) by Helicopter
Starting Point: Kathmandu, Nepal
Finishing Point: Kathmandu, Nepal
Mt. Kailash Height:  6,638 meters from sea level
Highest Point on Trek: Dolma La Pass (5,630 meters)
Best Season to Visit: May, June and September

Mansarovar is another holy place which lies north of Mt. Kailash. Like Mt. Kailash also has its own religious value among some religions. They have their own beliefs and faith about Kailash Mansarovar Yatra as per their devotional texts.

Tibet, naturally rich and beautiful, is located in the South-West part of China. Potala Durbar, unique Buddhist culture, rare wildlife, snow capped mountains, Yarlung Tsangpo river, ancient ruins, places and monasteries are some major attractions around Tibet. Lhasa is the capital of Tibet.

In peak tourist season, daily flights are available between Kathmandu and Lasha. During the off season there are 3 flights available in a week. In the flight time also you could get a chance to explore the spectacular mountains, which are lying by the Nepal and Tibet border.

Trip Itinerary

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DAY 1

Kathmandu Arrival. (1400m)

Lo Mustang or Yak and Yeti
Dinner Included.

Your Arrival Time (?) Our representative will meet and greet you at Kathmandu Airport and transfer to your Hotel.

At. 06:00 PM: We will give a short briefing about your tour program. If you are arriving late (after 4PM) then we will have a briefing next morning at 09:00 AM.

DAY 2

Kathmandu Sightseeing.

Lo Mustang or Yak and Yeti
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included.

Optional Activity: Everest Mountain Flight at 06:30 AM from Kathmandu airport to Kathmandu airport, a 50 minutes flight which takes you for the aerial view of the Mt. Everest and several other mountains. (USD 250 Per Person)

At. 09:30 AM: After your breakfast first you may need to visit the Chinese embassy to apply for your visa to Tibet. Later you will visit for a full day sightseeing of Kathmandu. You will cover Pashupatinath Temple, Jal Narayan Temple and Patan Durbar Square. Once your sightseeing completes we will drop you to the hotel. In the evening, you can go shopping around the Thamel tourist market.

Pashupatinath temple is the largest and holiest shrines for Hindus.This temple, situated on the bank of Bagmati river was built in the 5th century There are around 492 temples, 15 Shivalayas (shrines of Lord Shiva) and 12 Jyotirlinga (phallic shrines) to explore. No entrance fee is charged for SAARC nationals to enter the temple. Although only Hindus are allowed to enter the temple, visitors can clearly see the temple and the activities performed in the temple premises from the eastern bank of the Bagmati river. Jal Narayan Temple which is dedicated to Lord Vishnu is also called Budhanilkantha. It is located 9 km north of the main city. The statue of sleeping Lord Vishnu seems like it is floating on the water.

Patan Durbar Square is 5 km southeast of Kathmandu. Major temples are Krishna Temple, Taleju Temple and  Bhimsen Temple. Some places to explore there are Patan Museum, Mahaboudha, Kumbeshwor, Keshave Naryan, Vishwanath and Chyasin Dewal and Sundari Chowk. Baglamukhi is one of the famous temples of Devi ( Goddess ) in Kathmandu. The temple of Baglamukhi is situated in Patan (Lalitpur). There are various other small temples inside the Baglamukhi temple premises. People visit this temple mainly on Thursdays as it is considered as the day of Bhagwati.

DAY 3

Bhaktapur Sightseeing.

Lo Mustang or Yak and Yeti
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included.

At. 09:00 AM: Have your breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, you will visit the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Doleshwor Mahadev and Kailashnath (Tallest Mahadev Statue). Once your sightseeing is over we will drop you back to your hotel.

Bhaktapur Durbar Square which is also known as Bhadgaon has 4 major squares: Durbar Square, Taumadhi Square, Dattatreya Square and Pottery Square. Some of the major attractions are Lu Dhoka (The Golden Gate)'' which is said to be the most beautiful and richly molded specimen of its kind in the entire world, The Palace of 55 windows and Dattatraye Temple along with some other small temples.

Doleshwor Mahadev is a hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is  located at the south eastern Part of Bhaktapur district Which is also believed to be the head part of Kedarnath located in Uttarakhand, India. Kailashnath  Mahadev Statue is the tallest statue of lord Shiva which is located in Sankhu, 20 km from Kathmandu. The statue is 144 feet (44 m) in height, and was made using copper, zinc, concrete, and steel.

DAY 4

Chandragiri Sightseeing.

Lo Mustang or Yak and Yeti
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included.

At. 09:00 AM: After breakfast, visit Chandragiri hills cable car. While returning from Chandragiri you will visit Swayambhunath stupa, known as the Monkey temple and one of the UNESCO listed world heritage sites in Nepal. 

At. 04:00 PM: You will have a leisurely evening to visit around your hotel area. 

Chandragiri hill is  at 2551 meters above sea level, so equivalent to that we get a beautiful mountain view west to east including Mt. Annapurna Range, Mount Manasalu, Ganesh Himal, and Langtang Dorje Lakpa Gaurishankar mountain range.

Note: You have to purchase the cable car ticket which isn’t included in our package cost, which is USD 25 per person for a two way ride.

DAY 5

Packing and Fly to Nepalgunj.

Vatika or Soaltee Westend
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included.

After breakfast, you will have some leisure time at the hotel in Kathmandu to pack your baggages and prepare for a flight to Nepalgunj. This day begins your trip to Kailash. After having lunch, you will drive to the airport, and fly to Nepalgunj. Overnight stay at the hotel. 

DAY 6

Fly from Nepalgunj to Simikot. (2910m)

Local Lodge
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included.

At. 08:00 AM: Early morning after tea, you will drive to Nepalgunj airport to catch the flight to Simikot. Simikot (2910m) is the district headquarters of Humla, a mountain district of Nepal. It is also a gateway to the Kailash tour by Helicopter. You will spend the rest of the day there  to acclimatize; and if you have a little more time, you will do a short trek around Simikot. In the meantime, we will finish the immigration process on the Nepal side. Overnight stay in local lodge in Simikot.

DAY 7

Simikot - Hilsa - Taklakot. (4025 m)

Local Lodge
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included.

At. 08:00 AM: After breakfast, we will walk to Simikot airport and take a helicopter to Hilsa. It takes 20 minutes to reach Hilsa. You will see the scenic view of green hills and snow-capped mountains along with the deep river gorge of River Karnali from the helicopter. After a 30 minute walk from Hilsa, we will reach the immigration office and we will get the pass to enter Tibet. Our vehicle will be waiting for us on the Tibet side. After a 45 minutes drive, we will arrive at Taklakot/Purang (4025 m).

Overnight stay at local lodge in Taklakot.

DAY 8

At Taklakot – Rest Day Full Day – Free for Acclimatization.

Local Lodge
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included.

You will stay a whole day over Taklakot for acclimatization.

DAY 9

Drive from Taklakot to Lake Mansarovar. (4550m)

Local Lodge
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included.

At 08:00 AM: After breakfast, we will drive to the holy and beautiful lake MANSAROVAR (4550m). It is 88 km away from Taklakot to Mansarovar which will take 1.5 hours. RAKSHAS TAL is another lake on the way to Mansarovar; we stop there for a few minutes to catch the amazing beauty of the lake. Then we will continue our drive to Mansarovar. When we arrive at Mansarovar, we will take a rest and have our  lunch at the guest house; and we will be ready for Mansarovar kora with a vehicle. It is the most auspicious day for us as we will see the first glimpse of holy Kailash and sacred Lake Mansarovar. We will take a holy bath on the bank of Lake Mansarovar.

Overnight stay at guest house/lodge in Mansarovar.

DAY 10

Drive to Yama Dwara Trek to Deruphuk. (4909m)

Local Lodge
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included.

At. 08:00 AM: After breakfast, drive towards Yama Dwara via Darchen. Yamadwar (Tarboche) is the starting point of Kailash Parikrama. Tarboche is also well known as an outer “Astha Path”. It is one of the exciting days walking along the beautiful rocky cliffs; waterfalls with some clouds in the clear blue sky which  makes you feel that the Great God Shiva is everywhere with tons of blessings. We see Ganesh Parwat on its side. Time and again the north face of Kailash Parbat will  keep on appearing. Overnight at the Guest house. If you are not doing Parikrama, then you will be waiting at Darchen till the group returns from Parikrama; we will arrange accommodation and meals.

DAY 11

Trek to Zuthulphuk. (4800 m)

Local Lodge
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included.

At. 07:00 AM: After breakfast, you will trek to the highest point of the yatra, Dolma La Pass (5600 m) and then descend gradually to Zuthulpuk (4800 m), witnessing the Gauri Kunda on the way. By late afternoon, you will arrive in Zuthulpuk, the cave of miracles. The great ascetic Milerappa is supposed to have performed miracles here. Overnight at the guest house in Zuthulpuk.

Gauri Kunda is a sacred lake located at the foot of Mount Kailash in Tibet at an altitude of approximately 5600 m. It is a revered place in Hinduism and Buddhism where Goddess Parvati used to bathe. It is believed that the waters of the kund are purified by her touch and thus possess immense spiritual power. It can be seen on the way down towards Zuthulpuk.

DAY 12

Zutulphuk to Hilsa or Simikot.

Local Lodge
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included.

At. 08:00 AM: After early breakfast, we will walk 3 hours to catch our vehicle to the Nepal border. Our staff will prepare lunch in Darchen (on the way to Hilsa). After lunch, we will continue to drive to the Nepal border. We will make immigration procedures to exit Tibet and do a short walk to Hilsa on the Nepal side. Dinner and Overnight at a guest house in Hilsa or Simikot. In Hilsa very normal Basic accommodation is available so we will try to reach Simikot if Time and weather are favorable.

DAY 13

Hilsa to Simikot, Fly back to Kathmandu via Nepalgunj.

Lo Mustang or Yak and Yeti
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included.

If you stayed in Hilsa then Early in the morning, fly by Heli to Simikot. We will catch another flight to Nepalgunj. Drive to the hotel at Nepalgunj, have lunch and take a rest for a while, in the evening at 4:00 PM drive to the airport, and fly to Kathmandu.

Dinner and overnight at Kathmandu.

DAY 14

Transfer to Airport.

Breakfast Included.

Final departure, nearly 2 hours before your scheduled flight, our company representative will take you to the airport. We assure you that you will get back to your home with the amazing holy experience of Kailash Manasarovar and Nepal. We hope you will enjoy the holy tour and are sure that you will be back for the next pilgrimage tour somewhere in the Himalayas again. If anyone would like to go to Muktinath then the itinerary will be added as per the route.

Package Costs

Kailash Mansarovar Yatra by Helicopter Cost

Group Size

Deluxe Package (3 Star Hotel)

Luxury Package (5 Star Hotel)

4 People

USD 4200 Per Person

USD 4800 Per Person

6 People

USD 4100 Per Person

USD 4700 Per Person

10 People

USD 3900 Per Person

USD 4500 Per Person

14 People

USD 3800 Per Person

USD 4400 Per Person

20 People

USD 3700 Per Person

USD 4300 Per Person

Kailash Mansarovar Yatra by Helicopter Dates

Month

Starting Date

May

5, 12 (Full Moon), 19, 26

June

2, 9 (Full Moon), 16, 23

July

7, 14 (Full Moon), 21, 28

August

4, 11 (Full Moon), 18, 25

September

1, 8 (Full Moon), 15

Cost Includes

  • Arrival/departure transfers from Airport to Hotel in Kathmandu and Nepalgunj.

  • 2 Nights of decent hotel accommodation in Kathmandu and 1 night in Nepalgunj with all veg. meal.

  • Half day sightseeing tour of Kathmandu.

  • Kathmandu/Nepalgunj/Simikot both way Air fare.

  • Helicopter from Simikot/Hilsa both ways.

  • Accommodation at hotel/guest house during Kailash Yatra full board Veg meal.

  • A/C coach/ 4W Japanese land cruiser, supporting truck for luggage.

  • Nepali Team leader and supporting team.

  • An English speaking Tibetan guide.

  • Chinese visa for Indian nationals.

  • Permit fee of Nepali staff and Client.

  • Humla Restriction fee.

  • Sleeping mat, Jacket and Sleeping Bag while on Kailash Tour.

  • Free Duffel Bag.

  • Yak for Kailash Parikrama for equipment and kitchen utensils only.

  • Gamow bag, oxygen cylinder.

  • Daily 1 bottle mineral water per person except Parikrama time.

Cost Excludes

  • Personal expenses.

  • Cost for extra night accommodation in Kathmandu.

  • Food and transport in case of any delay due to weather or unforeseen reason.

  • Pony/Horse Hire / Porter hire cost for Parikarma at Mt. Kailash.

  • Emergency evacuation cost if required.

  • Travel insurance and expenses of personal nature etc.

  • Any international flight cost/Nepal visa fee if needed.

  • Services that are n’t mentioned above.

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Vehicles

Frequently Asked Questions

  • How do I book this tour?

    If you are interested in joining one of our Kailash Mansarovar Yatra group departures please follow the process mentioned below:

    STEP 1: Please check the availability of travel dates and seats from our website which is below with the cost table. Or directly contact our travel consultant so we will provide all needful information regarding the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. 

    STEP 2: Upon finalising your dates and other information with our office, please send a scanned copy of your passport via email at kailash@holidaystonepal.com. (Please note the passport must be valid for a minimum of 6 months from the date of yatra)

    STEP 3: Now you can confirm your booking, but to confirm a booking we need an advance payment of USD 500 per person. Once we receive your booking advance amount, we will proceed with your placement in a group, reserve hotel and flights for you, and start your visa documentation processing. 

    Furthermore, the balance amount you have to pay 30-35 days prior to the tour departure, we won’t be able to proceed with further needful arrangements if we don’t receive your 100% payment at the above time period. Click here to know more about the payment options.

  • How can I go to Kailash Mansarovar from Nepal?

    There are two main ways to get to Kailash Mansarovar from Nepal. They are overland via Gyirong border and by helicopter via Nepalgunj. 

    Overland via Gyirong border: This is a good option if you are looking for a more adventurous trip. The journey from Kathmandu to Kailash is 10 days and you will need to cross the border between Nepal and China at Gyirong Border. 

    The route by helicopter via Nepalgunj: It is the most expensive option, but it is also the fastest way to get to Kailash Mansarovar. The helicopter tour takes about 1 day from Simikot in Nepal to Hilsa in Tibet.

  • How can I get a visa for Nepal?

    All foreign nationals, except Indians, need visas to enter Nepal. Multiple entry visas for 15 days (US$ 40 or equivalent convertible currency), 30 days (US$ 50) or 90 days (US$ 100) can be obtained from any Nepalese embassy or consulate. You can also get a visa on arrival at the Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu or at the Immigration Office at the entry points of Nepal.

    Tourist visas can be extended for a period of 120 days at the Immigration Department in Kathmandu. However, nationals of the following countries will not get a visa on arrival at the immigration entry points of Nepal: Afghanistan, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iraq, Liberia, Nigeria, Palestine, Somalia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. They need to obtain visas from Nepalese embassies or diplomatic missions in their respective countries prior to their arrival in Nepal.

    Gratis (Free) Visa for 30 days is available only for nationals of South Asian countries like Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka for the first visit in one visa year (January to December). However, a visa fee is required for its extension beyond 30 days.

    Indian nationals do not require a visa to enter Nepal. For more information please visit the Nepal government's official website here. For an online visa application click here. You will find information to get the Nepal visa online. 

  • Is Kailash Mansarovar Yatra difficult?

    The Yatra involves walking for several days, often in remote terrain and at high altitudes, with its highest altitude of 5600m in Dolma La Pass, which requires a good level of physical fitness and stamina. It can be physically demanding and can lead to altitude sickness and other health challenges for some individuals. However, people of all ages and fitness levels have undertaken it successfully as long as one is in good health and physical fitness before undertaking the journey. Also, proper acclimatisation, physical training, and being aware of one's health condition are crucial for a safe and enjoyable experience.

  • Can a normal person go to Kailash Mansarovar?

    Yes, a normal person can go to Kailash Mansarovar. However, it's essential to understand that the journey to Kailash Mansarovar is considered a challenging pilgrimage due to the high altitude, rugged terrain, and often harsh weather conditions. The trek involves both physical and mental endurance, so it's recommended to be in good health and physically fit before taking the journey.

  • What is the age limit for Kailash Mansarovar?

    The age limit for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra varies depending on the route and the regulations set by the respective government authorities. Generally, the age limit for Kailash Mansarovar is between 18 and 70 years old. There are exceptions for very fit individuals over 70, but it is not guaranteed that a permit will be issued as it depends upon the authority itself.

  • What are the booking cancellation policies?

    All notices of cancellation must be sent to our office in writing form (email us at kailash@holidaystonepal.com), verbal cancellations will not be accepted. 

    30 Days before trip departure

    100% Advance Booking Amount

    20 Days before trip departure

    50% of Total Trip Cost

    15 Days before trip departure

    90% of Total Trip Cost

    10 Days and less departure

    100% of Total Trip Cost

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Kailash Mansarovar Yatra by Helicopter

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