Kailash Mansarovar Yatra FAQs

The mobile network will usually be available throughout the yatra; you just need to activate the international roaming in your Indian SIM card.

Yes, you can carry your Indian Mobile connection with international roaming activated for calling and internet purposes. Indian Telecom providers mainly have two types of plans: one is the per-day charges plan, and the other is the plan for around 10 days at a certain cost, which generally includes no incoming call charges, approx 100 minutes of free outgoing charges, and some mobile data. It is better to get international roaming activated for the Tibet part while going for the Kailash Mansarovar Trek. There are other options, such as Matrix, also available for international roaming.

Purchasing a Chinese or Nepali SIM card is not required; nevertheless, you are free to do so if necessary. You can use the Indian SIM card to enable international roaming, for instance.

Most of the Indian SIM cards work during the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra with international roaming activated. We have seen Indian telecom companies such as Airtel, JIO, Vodafone, etc, with international roaming as well as other local operators - China Telecom works in the Tibet region.

Since Tibet is a region under China’s control and WhatsApp and Facebook are banned in China, these apps won’t work in Tibet as well. However, you can try using WhatsApp and Facebook through a VPN, which changes your location, thus the apps start working. But it is advisable not to use them and follow the Law of the Land.