11-Day Tibet Tours
Eleven days opens up the far west: the pilgrimage around Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar. It also fits Everest with the Nyingchi forests, or longer train and overland routes into Tibet.
Group or private11 Days China Tibet Nepal Highlights Tour with PandaEleven days from Chengdu's Giant Panda Base through Lhasa's sacred monasteries to Kathmandu — the definitive China-Tibet-Nepal journey.from $1,190 per personSee this tour →
Private · your dates11 Days Classic Mt. Kailash & Manasarovar Pilgrimage — The Standard Kora CircuitThe definitive Mt. Kailash tour: 11 days including Lhasa, Yamdrok Lake, the sacred Lake Manasarovar and the complete 52km Kailash Kora.from $1,200 per personSee this tour →
Group or private11 Days Overland Tour Following the Train Running Route from Xining to LhasaEleven days driving the legendary Qinghai-Tibet Highway: Qinghai Lake, Chaka Salt Lake, Kekexili Wildlife Reserve and the windswept plateau into Lhasa.from $1,580 per personSee this tour →
Group or private11 Days Shanghai, Shaolin Temple & Tibet Train Tour11 Days Shanghai, Shaolin Temple & Tibet Train Tour: a 11-day guided Tibet tour. Expert local guides, all permits included.from $1,580 per personSee this tour →
Small group11-Day Classic Tibet Everest Group Tour Including Switzerland NyingchiEleven days combining two contrasting Tibets: the sacred plateau of Lhasa and Everest Base Camp 5,200m.from $1,084 per personSee this tour →
What you can see in 11 days
Eleven days opens up the far west of Tibet: Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar. The drive from Lhasa takes several days, and the walk around the mountain, the kora, takes three. The kora is sacred to Buddhists, Hindus, Jains and Bön followers, and is the most important pilgrimage in Tibet.
This length also fits Everest with the forests of Nyingchi in one trip, longer overland and train routes from Xining, and journeys that join China, Tibet and Nepal.
A typical 11-day Kailash route
- Days 1–3 — Lhasa
- Days 4–6 — West through Shigatse and Saga to Lake Manasarovar
- Days 7–9 — The Kailash kora
- Days 10–11 — Return and departure
Who it suits
Pilgrims and walkers who want Mount Kailash, and travellers who want to combine Everest with the forests of the east. The Kailash kora is a real walk at high altitude, so this length suits people who are fit and have walked in the mountains before.
Good to know
The kora crosses the Drolma La pass at about 5,630 m, so it is for travellers in good health. Kailash trips need extra permits for the west, which we arrange. Best months are May to September.
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