Is Mount Kailash a mountain or a lake?

Further drive across the wide open spaces of the Tibetan Plateau brings you to Holy Lake Mansarovar, before completing a Trek (Kora) around Mt Kailash passing highest pass of the trip Drolma la Pass 5,630m. read more

The mountain is located near Lake Manasarovar and Lake Rakshastal, close to the source of some of the longest Asian rivers: the Indus, Sutlej, Brahmaputra, and Karnali also known as Ghaghara (a tributary of the Ganges) in India. read more

Mount Kailash is considered to be sacred in four religions: Bön, Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism. 1. MANASAROVAR LAKE. On the southeast of Mount Kailash is a beautiful lake called Mansarovar. The word “Mansarovar” originates from Sanskrit, and is a combination of two words – manas (mind) and sarovar (lake). read more