Kailash Mansarovar Yatra FAQs

There is a separate process for NRIs; however, NRIs can travel together with Indian passport holders. The NRIs have to arrive in Nepal 4-5 working days before the Kailash Yatra date. Upon reaching Nepal, you will be issued a Nepal VISA On Arrival. There, you have to submit your passport to the team member of Trip To Temples, who will then apply for a Group Visa for the Kailash Yatra. 
For more details, you can contact the team at +91-8510007751.

An NRI requires a Nepal VISA, which is upon arrival. He/she needs to reach Kathmandu 4-5 working days before the Kailash Yatra date so that he/she can submit their passport to our team to apply for a Group VISA for Kailash Yatra. The Immigration process to enter and exit Nepal's border should be the same because if the border is different, then it might create a problem in flying back to the home country.

NRIs and Foreign Passport holders need to start the Kailash Yatra from Kathmandu only because applying for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra VISA at the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal Immigration Stamp is required. NRIs need to reach Kathmandu 4-5 working days before the Kailash Yatra date so that he/she can submit their passport with our team to apply for the Group VISA of Kailash Yatra at the Chinese Embassy, Kathmandu.

PIO stands for Person of Indian Origin, which means a person who originally belongs to India but has settled abroad, and OCI stands for Overseas Citizen of India. PIO/OCI cards are internal documents required when coming to India. These documents are irrelevant and not required for a trip to Kailash Mansarovar. Therefore, you only need a passport as ID proof for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.

The charges for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra for NRI as per 2026 are INR 2,80,000 plus 525 USD, and the account from which the payment is made should belong to the NRI. If the payment is made in the INR currency, then the tax will be applicable on the total amount paid for the yatra.