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Kailash Manasarovar Tour

Helicopter Kailash Package Itinerary & Cost: Ex- Kathmandu 11 Days

Days Destination Itinerary Hotel / Remarks

01

Kathmandu(1300m) Arrival in Kathmandu, meet by our officer with warm welcome by Rudrakshya mala in the airport and transfer to hotel. Hotel Akama or Crown Imperial or Similar

02

Nepalgunj (165m) After breakfast, Kathmandu sightseeing tour: Pashupatinath & Budhanilkantha & fly to Nepalgunj (1 hr) in the afternoon and rest in hotel with brief program in the evening by our tour manager. Hotel Kalptaru or Similar

03

Taklakot(3800m) Early morning, fly to Simikot (1 hr by aircraft) and immigration in Simikot then fly to Hilsa (15 min by helicopter) then after short walk to cross border (10 min) then drive to Taklakot (1 hr) completing immigration formalities in China side. Hotel Himalaya or Similar

04

Taklakot (3800m) Rest at Taklakot (a.k.a Purang) for acclimatization. Warm up with walking around market and do shopping of some useful things for Kailash kora or souvenir. Hotel Himalaya or Similar

05

Lake Manasarovar (4560m) Drive, Purang to Lake Manasarovar (Chiu Gompa) – 4560 m / 2 hrs and go for Lake Parikrama (3 hrs) with holy bath & puja at Chiugompa, near Lake Manasarovar Guesthouse

06

Diraphuk (4950m) After breakfast, get pack lunch then drive to Yama Dwar via Darchen (50 km / 1.5 hrs), do darshan of closest view of Mt. Kailash (south face) & then start trekking to Diraphuk (4950m) – 5-6 hrs / 14 km. Those who are not going for kora will stay back in hotel at Darchen. Guesthouse

07

Zuthulphuk (4850m) Early morning wake up to have darshan of Golden Kailash on clear weather day. By the same time have early breakfast and start trekking from Diraphuk to Zuthulphuk (4850m) passing through Dolma La High Pass (5600m) & Gauri Kunda darshan – 9-10 hrs / 22 km. Guesthouse

08

Hilsa (3700m) / Simikot (2950m) Finish Trek near Darchen (1.5 hrs / 8 km) & drive to Taklakot, complete immigration in Taklakot, then exit to Hilsa (1 hr). If the conditions permit, fly to Simikot by helicopter and overnight stay in Simikot otherwise you may also stay back in Hilsa if the time & helicopter situation restricts. (Note: Even if there is chance of flight to Nepalgunj on same day, we will manage some passengers to fly Nepalgunj as well, so that the next day flight becomes comfortable for remaining passengers.) Manasarovar Guesthouse or Simikot Inn

09

Nepalgunj (165m) Today from early morning, you will be flying to Nepalgunj and stay in Nepalgunj OR if there is any flight seat available we will manage flight to Kathmandu otherwise we will have flight schedule for tomorrow. Hotel Kalptaru or Similar

10

Kathmandu Morning breakfast and fly back to Kathmandu, check into hotel and refresh. Rest day at free on your own for shopping or relaxation. Hotel Akama / Crown Imperial or Similar

11

Departure Breakfast and departure transfer to the airport for your flight back to home. Tour End.

NETT PAYABLE GROUP JOINING PRICE (EX-KATHMANDU):

PACKAGE OFFER OFFER VALID TILL BOOKING AMOUNT (PER PERSON) INDIAN NATIONALS (COST PER PERSON)
TARIFF RATE -- INR 80,000/- PP INR 250,000/- PP
B2B AGENCY OFFER -- INR 50,000/- PP INR 225,000/- PP
SUPPLEMENT FOR NRI OR FOREIGN NATIONALS: USD 650/- PER PERSON
SUPPLEMENT FOR USA OR CANADIAN NATIONALS: USD 750/- PER PERSON
SUPPLEMENT COST FOR SINGLE ROOM IN KTM & NEPALGUNJ (4 NIGHTS): INR 7,500/- OR $150/- PP
Note:
  • The above package cost is based on exchange rate of US Dollar @ INR 85 for Tibet Permit Fee USD 1250. If the exchange rate fluctuate (increase or decrease) at the time of booking and payment, then that time of exchange rate will be applicable accordingly.
  • FOC Policy: 15 paying persons + 1 free person on Tibet package only. FOC Person supplement charge cost INR 80,000 Per Person for Visa, Humla Permit, Flight Tickets & Helicopter.
  • The baggage should not be exceed more than 12 kg including big bag & hand bag during the flight from Nepalgunj – Simikot – Hilsa & return.
  • The above package offer will remain valid for the based on the Rates by FEC & Nepal Operational Cost(if there are any significant changes in the Chinese FEC rates or any major difference in the operational cost at Nepal in future then the above cost will be revised and apply new rates accordingly).
COVID Related Note:
  • We requested to our guests to make your journey smooth & safe following health precautions instructed by WHO. Please carry your personal hygienic belongings like N95 Mask, Gloves, Sanitizer and avoid touching your face, nose, eye & mouth; if required wash your hand before touch and do keep habit of washing hands and face often after anything you did.
  • Our organization will also make all required travel arrangements under the laws of the Government designated travel protocols for the safety of guests & staffs. All of our staffs will examined with negative PCR report and dedicated with maximum safety and hygienic measurements while delivering the service during yatra.
  • It is mandatory and very strict to follow the rules and regulations applied by the respective Government while traveling from your home town to Nepal & Tibet according to their laws. Any disrespect act or the act against laws will be punishable or responsible by yourself for the consequences as per the laws of the respective Government. Our organization, our associates and engaged staffs or team will not be responsible for such illegal act.
  • Any changes happen thereof in the rules, prices, program itinerary, services in the future due to Covid-19 reasons will be applied accordingly and the additional cost will be extra than of given prices

Hotels & Guesthouses In Above Package:

  • Kathmandu = Hotel Akama or Crown Imperial (twin / triple sharing with attached bathroom)
  • Nepalgunj = Hotel Kalpataru or Similar (twin / triple with attached bathroom
  • Taklakot = Hotel Himalaya or Similar (triple/four sharing with attached bathroom)
  • Chiugompa = Guesthouse or Similar (basic dormitory)
  • Darchen = Hotel Himalaya or Chinese Hotel or Similar (triple/four sharing with attached bathroom)
  • Diraphuk = Shishapangma or Wongda Guesthouse (basic dormitory)
  • Zuthulphuk = New Guesthouse or Similar (basic dormitory)
  • Simikot = Simikot Inn or Similar (twin/triple/dormitory with common bathroom + hot shower)
  • Hilsa = Manasarovar Guesthouse or Similar (very basic dormitory with common toilet)

SERVICE INCLUDES :-

  • [01] Two nights hotel in Nepalgunj with all vegetarian meals (twin / triple room with attached bathroom)
  • [02] Two nights hotel in Nepalgunj with all vegetarian meals (twin / triple room with attached bathroom)
  • [03] One night accommodation in Simikot or Hilsa (dormitory room) with all meals
  • [04] All necessary transfers in Kathmandu (arrival / departure)
  • [05] Sightseeing tour in Kathmandu
  • [06] Kathmandu – Nepalgunj – Kathmandu flight ticket
  • [07] Necessary airport transfers in Nepalgunj
  • [08] Nepalgunj - Simikot – Nepalgunj flight ticket (fixed wing – Twin otter aircraft OR Dornier)
  • [09] Simikot - Hilsa – Simikot by Helicopter (only 5 persons can be carried at a time)
  • [10] Domestic airport taxes (all sectors)
  • [11] Tibet group visa and travel/trekking permits
  • [12] Standard hotel (triple / four sharing room) in Taklakot & Darchen with attached bathroom
  • [13] Guesthouse (dormitory room) in Chiugompa & in trekking region
  • [14] All Indian vegetarian meals in Tibet (breakfast, lunch & dinner).
  • [15] Transportation in Tibet by deluxe bus & supporting truck to carry logistics.
  • [16] Tour around Lake Manasarovar on vehicle.
  • [17] English speaking Tibetan guide
  • [18] Tour leader & supporting Sherpa staffs from Nepal
  • [19] Oxygen & Medical First Aid Kit for emergency use
  • [20] Humla region restricted area permit & royalties
  • [21] Porter cost in Hilsa (while going and coming back)
  • [22] Free Gifts – Duffle Bag, Backpack Bag & Passport Pouch
  • [23] Complimentary use of Down Jacket (returnable after tour finished)

SERVICE EXCLUDES :-

  • [01] International air ticket from home town to Kathmandu & return
  • [02] Nepal entry visa fee for NRIs
  • [03] Personal riding Pony & Porter to carry your bagpack during the Kailash Kora (Approx. 3600 Yuan)
  • [04] Travel insurance for personal life / loss of baggage / flight tickets.
  • [05] Insurance for emergency rescue & evacuation expenses
  • [06] All personal nature expenses.
  • [07] Bottled drinks (juice, alcoholic drinks, beverages, etc).
  • [08] Asthapad Darshan (Govt. prohibited to enter this region, if permitted can be arrange by jeep on extra cost directly payable to Guide)
  • [09] Tips for Nepali tour leader, Tibetan guide, sherpa staffs & drivers
  • [10] Extra cost for accommodation, meals, visa splitting charge, transfers, hospital expenses, flight changes in case of early return from Kailash
  • [11] Extra night accommodation & meal cost in Nepalgunj, Simikot and Hilsa due to bad weather or flight cancellation or any other uncontrolled reason
  • [12] Any additional expenses cost due to natural calamity, rescue, political unrest and unforeseen circumstances
  • [13] 5% GST extra if the payment need to deposit in Indian bank account
  • [14] 5% Remittance tax to transfer the payment from India account to Nepal account

EX-KATHMANDU KAILASH HELICOPTER FIXED DEPARTURE DATES:

Months General Dates Full Moon Dates Inner Kora Dates Remarks
Return Normal
MAY 21 XXX XXX XXX Arrival Kathmandu
JUNE XXX XXX XXX XXX Arrival Kathmandu
JULY 05, 09, 17 XXX XXX XXX Arrival Kathmandu
AUGUST 06, 12, 18, 30 XXX XXX 15 Arrival Kathmandu
SEPTEMBER 02, 05, 08, 12 XXX XXX XXX Arrival Kathmandu

Note :

  • All above departure dates mentioned are arrival in Kathmandu.
  • The full moon days are on you will be in Manasarovar on these days joining above full moon dates.
  • The sign (N) represents the normal program itinerary with full moon day before Kailash Parikrama.
  • The sign (R) represents the return program itinerary with full moon day after Kailash Parikrama.
  • When you choose the above any dates which is feasible for you, please check and reconfirm with us before you confirm the booking dates because the above dates sometimes might be change due to permit condition or group situation.

TRIP BOOKING PROCEDURE:

  • 1) You should fill in the Kailash Tour Booking Form with your signature and photo. Then scan the filled booking form and your passport with six months validity from the date of the tour (1st ID page and last information page) and send all the scanned color copies to our email at ozanimesh@yahoo.co.in
  • 2) Transfer the booking amount for the confirmation of the trip in our given bank accounts. Once advance booking amount transferred, give us transfer slip copy by email.
  • 3) We will confirm and proceed your booking with applying Kailash travel permit in Lhasa with the help of passport copy and after receiving the permit, we will again apply Tibet group visa in Chinese Embassy at Delhi (for Indian Nationals) Or at Kathmandu (for NRI / Foreign Nationals) with your original passport.
  • 4) Original Passport of Indian Nationals needs to be submit / send to our Delhi visa office before 15 days of the tour departure date in order to process to obtain Tibet group visa. After obtaining visa in Delhi, your passport will be handover to you at your city if visa obtain early days or at Delhi airport or at Nepalgunj if visa receive lately.
  • 5) NRI or Foreign Nationals need to be arrive in Kathmandu few days earlier than of normal arrival date and handover the passport with a color photo (35mm x 45mm size) to our representative of Kathmandu office. The visa formality takes three working days in Kathmandu so that their arrival days should be fall on Sunday / Monday / Tuesday to meet the visa procedure working days. If your departure dates do not meet these arrival days then please contact us before you confirm your flight ticket. The additional cost thereof incur due to early arrival than of above package itinerary for visa formalities should be borne by NRI guests itself.
  • 6) The balance payment amount should be clear before a month of departure date.
  • 7) Sometimes the permit or visa process may get delay due to internal reason of China Government; thus your passport will also be delay to receive back being it is in Embassy for visa procedure. In this situation, please be noted the Voter ID should be must bear or carry to take the flight from the city of India to Kathmandu in case of such Permit / Visa delayed. Voter ID is the only alternative valid travel document for Indian Nationality if you could not show passport at Immigration. If any of you have no Voter ID and your passport also does not receive back from Chinese Embassy before your flight date then you should change your plan to reach Kathmandu via land route instead of flight or change the flight schedule. Please let us know in advance if you do not have Voter ID so that we can take necessary precaution in time. Moreover, the additional expenses incur due to delay of permit or visa or any other uncontrollable reason should bear the cost by the clients / guests itself.

PAYMENT TERMS & CONDITIONS:

  • Payment Terms Icon Initially, you should deposit the advance payment INR 50,000 Per Person (for Indian Nationals) or USD 600 Per Person (for NRI / Foreign Nationals) for Kailash Packages to make the booking safe & confirmed. Then you should deposit 75% of the tour cost for the permit applications submit in Lhasa before 30 days of the tour commencement date.
  • Payment Terms Icon The group payment of Tibet permit should be remit directly to FEC, Lhasa account from your concern India account or make deposit to our Nepal bank account before 35 days of the group departure date so that the group permit process will begin smoothly in time.
  • Payment Terms Icon Upon final confirmation with permit received, the full balance payment (100%) should be deposit before 15 days of the tour commencement date along with your original passport
  • Payment Terms Icon If the money has not been successfully transferred to the designated account of FEC, Lhasa or account of Nepal Agency due to any reasons from you, we will notify you to check and make correction. If you do not correct it within three days upon notice, the money will be considered unpaid. Due to this uncertain reason, you will be only responsible for any delay in applying permit or require to change of entry date. Hence, please make sure checking properly the information provided to your bank for the amount transfer is 100% accurate.
  • Payment Terms Icon The payment of the total invoice must be clear before the group departure to Nepal. In case of any delay in payment or payment not clear, we Explore Vacation will not be responsible for any consequence that causes trouble to provide services. We will not consider any reasons for unpaid.
  • Payment Terms Icon All the cost will be extra for any rescue or evacuation purpose due to emergency & there will not be any refund policy for the tour give up due to this.
  • Payment Terms Icon Tour itinerary can be change without any prior notice due to unavoidable circumstances such as Government restriction imposed in China or in Nepal, Landslides & road blockage enroute, flood, heavy snowfall, political unrest, cancellation OR delay of flight and sickness or accident. Any extra expenses / cost incurring due to the unforeseen situation shall be borne by the clients directly on the spot.
  • Payment Terms Icon After confirmation of the tour, you should send us your flight arrival details as soon as possible
  • Payment Terms Icon If the flight ticket has to be assist through us then the full amount of flight fare should be deposited in advance to issue flight ticket for require sector.

CANCELLATION / REFUND POLICY:

No cancellation will be entertained verbally; it should be informed in written form to our office. Also, the cancellation notification by both verbal & written way will not be accepted after 15 days of the tour commencement date as it will be no show without any refund. In case of tour cancel & require to refund the balance amount then it will takes 90 days or more depending upon Government & Banking policy for the refund amount to reimburse into your account.

  • Payment Terms Icon Due to any personal reason or any unforeseen reason or Government reason, if the tour is cancelled then INR 15,000 advance deposit amount is non-refundable once the booking made.
  • Payment Terms Icon In case of tour cancellation made before a month, 25% of the tour cost will be charge
  • Payment Terms Icon In case of tour cancellation made before 21 days, 50% of the tour cost will be charge
  • Payment Terms Icon In case of tour cancellation made before 14 days, 75% of the tour cost will be charge.
  • Payment Terms Icon In case of tour cancellation made before 10 days, 100% of the tour cost will be charge, no show
  • Payment Terms Icon In case of tour cancellation made on any period and due to which the operating group members become less than 21 persons, then 100% of the tour cost will be charge, no show. This condition will be applied from the date of booking made and cancellation happen on any duration in between.
  • Payment Terms Icon There will not be any refund or adjustments for unutilized services or if you have to quit the program after tour begins for whatsoever reason or due to any unexpected circumstances or due to sickness emergency.
  • Payment Terms Icon If the flight ticket has been issued by us on any sectors in advance and the flight ticket need to cancel due to any cause then the cancellation & refund policy will be apply as per concerned airlines & the company.
  • Payment Terms Icon All the cost will be extra for any rescue or evacuation purposes being emergency and there will not be any refund policy for the tour give up due to this emergency case as well. Hence, we request all customers to do travel insurance for their life safety and be safe from risk of loss.
  • Payment Terms Icon Above rule is also applicable for all our passengers as per rule of FEC (Foreign Exchange Centre, T. A. R.) & Tibet Travel Bureau (TTB). We will not accept any medical or personal reason/request for reduction of cancellation charges.

ADDITIONAL NEW RULES IMPOSED BY FEC (FOREIGN EXCHANGE CENTRE, T.A.R):

  • 1) If the duration of the stay of the pilgrims exceeds the period limit specified in the program itinerary, Pilgrims must pay 30 USD per pilgrim per day as overdue permit charge and in addition responsible for accommodation & yaks and yak man expenses as well as other expenses caused by overdue stay.
  • 2) If the pilgrim leaves the group for non-sickness reasons, those pilgrims must pay 100 USD per pilgrim per day as liquidated damage to FEC, Lhasa. Other expenses, including but not limited to service charge, accommodation, guide surcharge, meals, transportation, visa splitting expenses caused by the leave shall be borne by Pilgrims also. The pilgrims have to clear the amount to Tibetan guide or local Chinese manager directly.
  • 3) New additional names are not allowed to add after the first permit application of the pilgrims already submitted.
  • 4)
    Regulations for Pilgrims over 70 Years Old: Subject to the age on the passport, Pilgrims aged 70 or above in the year of pilgrimage are subject to this regulation.
    • a) The following documents should be submitted for these pilgrims: (l) Health examination report within 6 months by an Indian public hospital above the county level. The content of the report should include the doctor's judgment and suggestion on whether the pilgrim's physical condition is suitable for the Plateau areas (4000 meters or 13,000 feet above sea level).
    • b) Application by the pilgrim to express the intention for pilgrimage in T.A.R.; the application should be signed and fingerprinted by the Pilgrim and two direct relatives.
    • c) FEC, Lhasa will judge whether to allow the pilgrim entry into T.A.R. according to these documents. Pilgrims suffering from high blood pressure, heart disease, asthma, and other diseases which are not suitable for entering plateau areas cannot apply for the permit.
    • d) Accompanying requirement: at least two direct relatives are required.
    • e) Pilgrims over 70 years old should keep a guarantee deposit with us at the time of booking confirmation along with the tour deposit amount. The guarantee deposit is refundable after the completion of the yatra/trip. However, if the pilgrim dies for any reason within the trip period, the deposit of USD 1000 should be paid to FEC, Tibet Government as liquidated damage. In addition, all expenses incurred due to the pilgrim's death for hospital, treatment, medicines, transportation, usage of manpower, visa splitting charge, accommodation, etc., should be the responsibility of his/her relatives.
    • f) Health examination before Parikrama: The local medical center of FEC will conduct a health examination on pilgrims over 70 years old and provide a proposal on whether they are suitable for parikrama. If the doctor's proposal is "not suitable for parikrama," the pilgrim needs to stop the trip and stay back & rest in Darchen.