Overland Kailash Package Itinerary & Cost: Ex- Kathmandu 13 Days

Hotels & Guesthouses In Above Package:

• Kathmandu = Hotel Marshyangdi or Mirage Lords Inn (twin / triple with attached bathroom)
• Timure = Hotel Trekkers Inn or Namaste or Similar (twin / triple / dormitory)
• Kyirong = Hotel Kyirong or Phuentso Kangsang or Similar (twin / triple with attached bathroom)
• Saga = Hotel Norling or Hotel Brahmaputra or Similar (four sharing with attached bathroom)
• Chiugompa = Paramartha Guesthouse or Similar (basic dormitory)
• Darchen = Hotel Himalaya or Chinese Hotel or Similar (triple/four sharing with attached bathroom)
• Diraphuk = Shishapangma or Monastery Guesthouse or New Guesthouse (basic dormitory)
• Zuthulphuk = Norpel or New Guesthouse (basic dormitory)
• Dongba = Shishapangma Guesthouse or Similar (dormitory)

SERVICE INCLUDES :-

• Two nights hotel in Nepalgunj with all vegetarian meals (twin / triple room with attached bathroom)

• Three nights' accommodation in Kathmandu on twin/triple sharing with vegetarian meals

• One night accommodation in Syabrubesi or Timure with vegetarian meals (basic guesthouse)

• Standard hotel (twin / triple room) in Kerung with attached bathroom

• Standard hotel (triple / four sharing room) in Saga & in Darchen with attached bathroom

• Basic tourist guesthouse (clean dormitory room) in Manasarovar, Diraphuk & in Zuthulphuk

• Sightseeing tour in Kathmandu

• Kathmandu – Rasuwagadhi – Kathmandu transfers by private normal bus (non a/c)

• All necessary Tibet travel permit including Parikrama of Kailash & Manasarovar

• Tibet group visa

• Entry fees (Kailash & Manasarovar)

• All vegetarian meals in Tibet (breakfast, lunch & dinner)

• Transportation in Tibet by deluxe bus & supporting truck to carry logistics

• English Speaking Tibetan Guide

• Necessary supporting crew (Tour Manager & Sherpa staffs)

• Medical kit bag & oxygen for emergency use

• Free Gifts – Duffle Bag, Backpack Bag & Passport Pouch

• Complimentary use of Down Jacket (returnable after tour finished)

SERVICE EXCLUDES :-

• International air ticket to Kathmandu & return

• Nepal entry visa fee for NRIs

• Travel insurance for personal life / loss of baggage / flight tickets

• Insurance for emergency rescue & evacuation expenses

• All personal nature expenses, Bottled drinks (juice, alcoholic drinks, beverages, etc)

• Asthapad Darshan (this is restricted region by Chinese Govt. in past, if permitted in future will be arrange on additional cost payable directly to guide for entry permit & jeep)

• Personal riding Pony & Porter to carry your bagpack during the Kailash Kora (Approx. 3600 Yuan)

• Tips for Nepali tour leader, Tibetan guide, sherpa staffs & drivers

• Extra cost for accommodation, meals, visa splitting charge, transfers, hospital expenses, flight changes in case of early return from Kailash

• Extra night accommodation & meal cost in Kathmandu or border due to delay in permit & visa by Chinese Government or any other uncontrolled reason

• Any additional expenses cost due to natural calamity, rescue, political unrest and unforeseen circumstances

• 5% GST extra if the payment require to deposit in Indian bank account

• 5% Remittance tax to transfer the payment from India account to Nepal account

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 (1^st ID page and last information page) and send all the scanned color copies to our email at ozanimesh@yahoo.co.in 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.
• 2) 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.
• 3) 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.
• 4) 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.
• 5) The balance payment amount should be clear before a month of departure date.
• 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.

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.