Kailash,Tibet overland tour route can be change

Kailash Tour and Tibet Overland tour route can be change via Jilong City along the Kerung (Rasuwa Gadhi ) Border for 2016 year instate Kodari and Nylam.

Tibet China Tourism Bureau planning to manage travel route via Kerung for all the tourist who want to visit Tibet, Everest Base Camp tour and Mount Kailash Yatra this year via overland against Kodari Highway. China is already conducting a feasibility study for extending its rail network in occupied Tibet further 540 km southward from Shigatse to Jilong (near Kerung or Kyirong) and to Yadong (Yatung or Dromo) Towns near the borders of Nepal. Meeting an official of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). The official, as saying the railway network could be extended to Kathmandu, and even to Lumbini, based on the willingness of the two governments.

Chinese Government planning to railway connection nearby Kerung Border Jilong City (Is a small Chinese/Tibetan Farmer village/City just about 35 km drive from Kerung – Rasuwa Gadhi Border at about 4400 meter elevation above the sea level) from Sigatse city . Jilong is the first Tibetan Village after the border, than the highway connects to Saga city along the Brahmaputra river bank. From Saga, connect main east west highway from Ali to Lhasa.

This year 2016 all the tour to Tibet, Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and Everest Base Camp overland tour, most probably will take drive through Kerung and Jilong via Saga. Tourist can stay at least 2 night in Jilong for altitude acclimatize and continue drive to their onward destination via Saga City (About 190km drive from Jilong)

The road to Tibet Border (Kodari- Friendship Highway) to Tibet to Lhasa city was damage and the border is close till now. Almost of Tibetan/Chinese city’s civilians from Zhangmu, Nylam and around people were transferred to safe places in Tibet. Because of the risk from landslide and aftershocks. They announce, the roads were damages, most of houses were collapse and the road is not so safety for drive. From kathmandu to Kodari road already cleared and hardly possible to drive till border.

Kodari Border is only the reliable route for Trading, Tourism and economically benefits for both Tibetan/Chinese and Nepal Business. Most of Chinese product and Nepalese product they used that route for business and it is one of the mail custom office for Nepal to collect the government tax.

After the earthquake, the border is close till now. The alternative route from North of Kathmandu via Langtang National Park (Kerun – Rasuwa Gadhi) is already open for trade. It is a newly open trade route between Tibet and Nepal. After the Indian Border Shield, Chinese government has supply some petroleum helps through this trading route. Kerung is a remote mountain valley in North Himalayan Border; you can reach with in 170km 7 to 8 hours, two lane bustling drive along the Bhoti Koshi river bank via Trishuli, Nuwakto and Rasuwa.

The road stricture designed for only the light carry transport and busses, not for heavy duty drive. It goes much more uphill and downhill via National Park and during the monsoon, always the road blocked by grand landslide. Even, this year after earthquake, via this route many trucks and heavy loads use that route and import many things from Tibet China.