Adi Kailash Yatra FAQs

Inner line permit, or Adi Kailash Permit and Om Parvat Permit are different names of the same permit, issued by the SDM of Dharchula during the Adi kailash and Om Parvat Yatra. This permit is issued with all the traveller's details such as name, father's name, age, permit number and the specified number of days which you can spend in the regions above Dharchula. Adi Kailash permit is issued when yatra starts and it's needed to be shown at various check posts en-route Adi Kailash and Om Parvat. There are a total of 10 check posts where it is verified, usually taking around 15-20 minutes to verify permit for the whole group. It's advised to be cooperative and patient while the authorities do so.

You do not require any visa to go on the Adi Kailash & Om Parvat Yatra. A passport is not necessary, but if you have one, then you will be exempt from police verification.

Since we are travelling in the Indo-Tibet border area, an inner line permit is required to visit Adi Kailash & Om Parvat. Permits for both Adi Kailash and Om Parvat are issued by the SDM of Dharchula during yatra and are necessary to continue travelling to this region.

You will require the following documents for Adi Kailash & Om Parvat Yatra:

• Valid government-verified ID proof 
• 2-3 passport-size photos
• Physical fitness certificate issued by an MBBS Doctor
• Adi Kailash & Om Parvat Yatra notarized affidavit on Rs 30 stamp paper
• Police verification form (photocopy of a passport can also be used in place of police verification, if available)
• Inner-line permit (applied by your trusted travel agent of the Trip To Temples)