Everest Base Camp Trek

On reaching Kathmandu airport meet the guide and staff for the transfer to respective hotels around the Thamel area, with rendezvous with other members of the group for orientation and briefing with welcome dinner at authentic Nepali dinner.

Today we explore the culturally diverse city of Kathmandu by bus with a local guide to ensure you receive the best explanations about the amazing sites seen on the tour. These include Boudhanath Stupa, Pashupatinath, Swayambunath (Monkey Temple), and Patan durbar square. O/N at Hotel.

Morning transfer to Kathmandu domestic airport for a short scenic flight of 35 minutes to Lukla the gateway to Everest and higher Khumbu area, from here after a break to refresh meet the guide, trekking staff, and porters and continue to walk past Lukla town on the easy path with views of Kwangde peak and the village of Muse and Chowri Kharka, the walk with few ups and down following the Dudh Kosi River passing villages of Choplung, Ghat till Phakding is reached for an overnight stop.

From Phakding morning walk is pleasant through nice woodland of pines and rhododendron trees with few ups and down with views of Kusum Kanguru, Kwangde, and Tharmasarku peaks crossing the bridge over Dudh Kosi to reach Monjo and to Jorsalle after the entrance of Sagarmatha National Park, at Jorsalle for lunch.

From here walk on the river bed for some time and head uphill in the forest to cross the last bridge over Imjatse and Bhote Kosi that joins the Dudh Kosi river at this point.

A long winding uphill with first views of Mt. Everest, Lhotse, and Nuptse (on a clear day) this winding climb finally reaches Namche Bazaar after a few hours of hard uphill walk from lunch place.

At Namche check into one of the fine designated lodges with time to browse around the shops and vendors or just relax.

A great place for rest and free day and necessary for acclimatization before heading higher beyond Namche, at Namche optional short hike to a viewpoint and the museum provides information of this area from flora/fauna, geography, mountain and Sherpa history, culture and religion offering tremendous views of Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Ama Dablam, Thermasarku, Kwangde, holy Khumbi-la peak and of valley and gorge below.

Optional hike to Everest View Hotel above Namche at 3,880 meters by Syangboche old airstrip or a half-day hike visiting the quiet and sleepy villages of Khumjung with monastery and Khunde.

After an enjoyable rest at Namche, the journey continues on the nice and scenic trail with views of Mt. Everest, Ama Dablam, and other range of peaks walking into green tree lines a good walk with downhill to Phungetenga a small place in a gorge after crossing the Imjatse River for lunch at Phungetenga.

From here a steep uphill haul through the nice forest surrounding with views of Thermasarku and Kangtenga peaks, and then with a long climb of fewer than two hours reaching at famous Tengboche monastery with awesome views of surrounding peaks including Mt. Everest and Ama Dablam.

Here as per the time set for a visit inside the monastery where you can observe monks, priests, and lama on prayer time in the late afternoon.

All major expeditions to Mt. Everest and other high peaks visit here to get blessing from the high priest for a successful and safe climb.

On leaving Tengboche walk leads downhill through the nice cool woodland passing settlement of Debouche to reach a bridge over Imja Tse river gorge, from this bridge the last of tree lines and lush vegetation, walk leads to a gradual climb through rows of prayer and mani wall, stupa with fantastic views of Ama Dablam as the walk progress reaching Pangboche (the last permanent village on route Everest Base camp and another high area of Khumbu).

From Pangboche walk leads to a short steep climb to Shomare a small temporary village serving as a lodge, teahouse, and popular lunch stop on route Dingboche and Pheriche with close views of AmaDablam.

From here a slow climb towards Orsho where the walk gets gentle and the path splits from this place the other high trail to Pheriche, the lower path east to Dingboche, our route heading east crossing the icy Khumbu river tributary of Imja Tse and Dudh Kosi river, and then a steep climb for 45 minutes to reach the ridge with prayer stones, a pleasant walk from here brings at Dingboche with many lodges around where the areas are guarded with stone walls located on the southern Imajese valley beneath the towering North Face of Ama Dablam with views of Lhotse, peak 29 and Island / Imja Tse peak towards east.

A pleasant place for an extra rest day before starting the real adventure crossing passes of Khongmatse and Tsho-la, here optional hike to Nangkartsang a high hill offering superb views of surrounding snow-capped peaks including the world 5th highest Mt. Makalu and Amphu Labtsa peaks as well.

The rest of the afternoon at leisure the last place with an assist to cyber café in one it’s many lodges around.

Starting the morning walk with a slow climb uphill to the ridge with prayer flags and Buddhist monument of the stupa, overlooking superb views of snow-capped peaks and on the pleasant trail with gradual up and downhill reaching the raging streams fed from the Khumbu glacier at a small place of Thugla (Dugla).

A popular lunch stop place where the trail from Pheriche and Dingboche joins with an hour break a steep climb of less than an hour reaches the top ridge of Thug-la with great views of Ama Dablam north face with Tawache and Cholatse, an interesting spot with memorials of late mountaineers who died climbing Everest, Lhotse, Pumori or other peaks of this area.

From here the walk continues on the gradual path towards Lobuche in the comfort of a nice cozy lodge after a good day.

The trail today is quite hard due to altitude gain with tremendous views of Mt. Pumori, Lhotse, Khumbutse, and Mt. Everest world’s highest peak at 8,848 meters / 29,028 ft. After a few hours of strenuous and scenic walk reaching at Gorakshep through moraine and icy path, Gorakshep houses 4 lodges, this place with the last lodge before Everest Base Camp, after a break here our journey continue to Everest Base Camp walking along then moraine with a view of Khumbu Icefall and then reaching at Everest Base Camp our goal and destination of this adventurous memorable trek. After spending some time at the base camp, return journey back to Gorakshep for the overnight stop after fulfilling the high light of this trip.

Morning climb with a steep uphill to Kalapatthar for the most fantastic view of Mt. Everest with other surrounding peaks all the way to the southeastern horizon. Kalapatthar at 5,545 m the scenic view top for the entire south face of Mt. Everest and other high snow-capped peaks, after a memorable moment here and the highest point of this awesome trek, spending some time here a steep downhill back to Gorakshep and continue the journey all the way to Thugla after Lobuche and finally towards Pheriche valley for the overnight stop.

Pheriche is a temporary settlement near Dingboche with more than 20 lodges and teahouses with fabulous views of snow-capped peaks of Taboche, Cholatse, Ama Dablam and as far to Mt. Cho-Oyu in the distance.

Leaving Pherbuche on the trail towards downhill to Panbuche valley with superb views of Ama Dablam, Nuptse wall, Lhotse, Pheriche a nice place with many lodges heading on the uphill trail at Tengboche Monastery after crossing Panbuche bridge.

From Tengboche downhill to Phungtenga and after the bridge climb to the top of Luvisa and Shanasa villages and then on the gradual winding trail reaching at Namche Bazaar for an overnight stop.

Leisure and easy last day walk of this adventure to Lukla, the path follows the Dudh Kosi for some time passing Benkar, Tuc Tuc, and Phakding villages, and then slowly reaching Choplung where the trail from Jiri and Lukla joins.

From here the last 50 minutes climb of this trip to Lukla, on reaching Lukla in the comfort of a nice lodge and preparing for the last night’s dinner and party with fellow trekking guides, staff, and porters.

From Lukla the flight starts early morning to Kathmandu, sometime the flight time can get delayed due to bad weather, as per the flight time board in the small plane for a super, scenic flight back to Kathmandu, on reaching at Katmandu domestic terminal our guide and staff transfer you back to respective hotels in the hub of Kathmandu in and around Thamel area.

Last day in the Himalayas and amazing Nepal, as per the international flight transfer to Kathmandu Tribhuvan International airport for the flight homeward bound to respective countries, after a most memorable time and experience in the high Himalayas of Nepal and the service of an expert, friendly guides, staff, and porters.