This tour provides the
opportunity to make the "ultimate pilgrimage" to
holy Kailash and Manasarovar. Commencing from
Kathmandu in Nepal the tour is inclusive of an
The remote valleys and
mountains of Tibet are home to a rich variety of
wildlife. There is the Himalayan black bear
which is present but rarely seen by the public
eye. The giant Tibetan brown bear however
searching for food in the alpine meadows is a
much more common site. Snow leopards in the
craggy heights and the common spotted leopard in
eastern Tibet are occasionally spotted by alert
trekkers.
Less discouraging but no less spectacular are
the ungulates of Tibet , which include several
species of deer, wild yaks, antelopes, gazelles,
blue sheep and the argali, the largest species
of wild sheep in the world. Smaller mammals, a
panoply of birds, and numerous reptiles and
amphibians can be seen while trekking.
Generally, large predatory animals are not
attracted to camp sites and stay well away from
humans.
