KMY Information

There two way to perform Kailash Mansarovar Yatra(KMY) from India. I am assuming you have the Indian citizenship only.
As an Indian, you have two option to perform KMY organized by:

• Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India (collaboration with Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam Ltd)
• Private Tour operators.

Lets discuss the process of
Indian Government sponsored KMY tour:
On February end, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India (MEA) open their portal (kmy.gov.in) for KMY registration.

Eligibility:

• Must be a citizen of India.
• Possess an Indian passport valid for minimum 6 months as on 1st September of the current year.
• Age should be minimum 18 and maximum 70 years as on 01 January of the current year.
• Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 or less.
• Physically fit and medically healthy.

    Required Documents:

• Scanned copy of passport size photograph (in JPG format max size 300 kb).
• Scanned copy of Passport (page containing photo & personal particulars) and last page containing family details in pdf format (500 kb in size).

Note: In a single user account maximum two registration form can be submitted if two people want to go together in a batch.
There are two options to opt KMY through MEA.

1. Lipulekh Pass (Uttarakhand)
2. Nathu La (Sikkim)

Lipulekh Pass (Uttarakhand):
Duration: 24days.
Total Number of Batches: 18 (Till 2018, 60 members including 2 LO)
Cost: Rs. 1.6L

Nathu La (Sikkim):
Duration: 21days.
Total Number of Batches: 10 (Till 2018, 50 members including 2 LO)
Cost: Rs. 2L

The pros & cons of Government supported tour:
Advantage:

1. You will get the best service from KMVN regarding food, lodging & transport in Indian side & the best options from Chinese side.
2. For safety, you will get all the security & will get the chance to stay just next to ITBP camp (in India Side). For any natural disaster, you will surely be rescued by govt.
3. The most important, High altitude acclimatization. As the itinerary is the best itinerary which helps you to acclimate your body with altitude not only India side but also in Chinese side very well. In India side, you will get medical facility everywhere & in Chinese side, you will get the high priority for medical issue.
4. You will get Indian food throughout the tour.
5. For trekkers, you can view the mother nature very closely.
6. You know the package cost at the starting & it is fixed.No extra or hidden cost is there. your package cost may be reduced but not increased in between the tour.
7. You will get the full chance of Parikrama. For the Private tour, 80% people not able to complete the parikrama either due to their health issue or permission issue or manipulated fear issue.

Disadvantage:

1. It takes 21-24 days. Getting leave for such a long period is very tough. Sometime you feel that you don’t need to spend so much time everywhere.
2. Journey Date is not as per your wish.You need to depends on scheduled date by MEA/KMVN
3. You can not go any place which is not included in itinerary.

The pros & cons of Private operated tour:
Advantage:

1. You need only 10 to 15 days.
2. No bar in age limit
3. You can reach till Kathmandu (Nepal) by your own & opt the tour as per your suitable dates
4. You can plan your tour as per your convenience & tour operators suggestion.
5. No Medical checkup is required.
6. You can go some nearby places also. Sometime tour operators add places  (mainly religious places) in their itinerary.
7. Tour operators provides Jacket & raffle bag free.

Disadvantage:

1. You can complete the trip as per your health condition. As there is no proper acclimatization process so max people not able to complete it successfully.  We have seen some group of people 35 and among only 11 was able to complete it.
2. There is only go n touch option available.

So, the summary is, if you don’t have High BP, High Sugar, asthma, Knee problems & you are able to walk 4-6km at a time and don’t expect 5-star treatment in such harsh high mountain region, then you are the best person to join in this expedition.

Some state also provided subsisidy to the pilgrims. To get the more information click here.

2019 Kailash Mansarovar yatra update:

For LO selection: MEA already update their portal for LO appliocation. Officers interested for Liaison Officer in KMY 2019 are requested to apply. Last date for LO application is 30 April.

10th April, 2019 Update: 
Registration procedures for the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra commenced on Tuesday 9th April, 2019. 

This Year the cost is revised. For Lipulekh pass the cost is 1.8L & for Nathula pass it is 2.5L

This year Yatra will start from 8th June 2019 (through Lipulekh pass) & 11th June for Nathula route.

For registration Register here
Last Date To Apply Online 09/05/2019