Challenging
Buddhist · Shaiva
Kailash Mansarovar Overland Tour
The mountain no one climbs. Four faiths, four rivers, one kora of 52 kilometres over the Dolma La at 5,630 metres. The journey every other pilgrimage is measured against.
14 days
5,630 m
From $2,500
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Every circle we walk
Sacred yatras of Nepal and Tibet
Challenging
Buddhist · Shaiva
Kailash Mansarovar Overland Tour
The mountain no one climbs. Four faiths, four rivers, one kora of 52 kilometres over the Dolma La at 5,630 metres. The journey every other pilgrimage is measured against.
14 days
5,630 m
From $2,500
See the yatra
Easy
Buddhist · Shaiva
Haleshi Maratika
Shiva's hiding place from Bhasmasura to Hindus. To Buddhists, the cave where Padmasambhava and Mandarava won deathlessness. One of the great Nyingma sites, and almost unvisited.
5 days
1,443 m
From $500
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Moderate
Shaiva
Gosaikunda Yatra
Struck from the rock by Shiva's trident after he swallowed the poison of the churning ocean. At Janai Purnima, thousands bathe here in a single night at 4,380 metres to wash away what they carry.
5 days
4,380 m
From $359
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Easy
Shaiva
Shiva Divine Yatra
Ten days of parikrama across the Shiva temples of Nepal, each arrival timed to its evening ritual rather than to a driving schedule. Pashupatinath, Doleshwor, Gokarneshwor and beyond.
10 days
3,710 m
From $1,000
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Easy
Buddhist · Vaishnava
Muktinath Yatra
The place of liberation. One courtyard holds 108 spouts fed by the Kali Gandaki, and a flame that has burned on natural gas since before it was named. Water and fire in the same shrine.
8 days
3,710 m
From $1,000
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Challenging
Shaiva
Kedarnath Trek – Chardham Yatra
Shiva's northernmost jyotirlinga, standing behind the Mandakini under the Kedarnath massif. The walk up to it is the offering.
12 days
5,636 m
From $1,250
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