Everest Base Camp Trek

After breakfast at the hotel, our guide will come to pick you up for an exciting flight to Lukla. The flight to Lukla is itself a rare adventure and will chill your bone. As soon as you leave Kathmandu, you will be greeted by the green hills and the surrounding mountains. The scenery is worth a watch. The Tenzing Hillary Airport is itself one of the most extreme high altitude airports in the world. After a thrilling flight, you will start your trekking to the Everest Base Camp. Before the start, you will meet porters in the airport who will carry most of your loads. After you make yourself ready, the tour guide will make your way along the busy street to the start of the trek down to Phakding. You will walk along the Dudh Koshi River and alpine forest with amazing sounds of nature. You will then cross the suspension bridge to reach Phakding. Then, head to a local teahouse, and rest your bags. Later, visit nearby villages or chill in the teahouse. We will have a long hiking day tomorrow, so take enough rest.

After breakfast, you will start your Everest trekking journey to make your way to Namche Bazaar. It’s a strenuous walk uphill, but the beautiful scenes, pristine air and the quest to reach the top keep you going. We will stop multiple times on the way to soak in some stunning views. As you reach Monjo, you will pass Sagarmatha National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The national park is rich in endangered flora and faunas. If you are lucky, you will have a glimpse of some. On the way to Namche, you pass some attractive Sherpa Villages, Monjo, and Jor salle. Namche Bazaar itself is an attractive town in the Khumbu region of Nepal. Known as the gateway to Everest, Namche is a Sherpa town where you can do your last-minute shopping. The place has various shops, cafeterias, cyber café, hotels, lodges, and guest houses. The banks, ATMs, money exchanges, lively local market invites tourists traveling to the Everest Region of Nepal.

Today is the break day for the important rest of your body. It’s a day kept aside for adapting to a new environment at Namche Bazaar. In the days to come, you will trek to high altitudes with thin air so, it’s very important to make your body adopt a new environment. Your guide will take you around Namche to the viewpoint, Everest view Hotel, Khumjung valley and Sherpa Museum. Following the panoramic views of the highest mountains, you will hike to Everest View Hotel. Hotel Everest view is one of the highest-situated hotels in the world. The views are clearer as you hike uphill. Enjoy the spectacular views of the majestic mountains, Ama Dablam, Mt. Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Thamserku, Khumbila, and Kwangde from the place near the hotel. And then we head down to Namcheas it’s an acclimatization day, so we won’t be gaining altitudes.Later today, you visit the Everest Photo Gallery, Museum, and many more in Namche.

Leaving Namche, we follow a trail to Tengboche. Trekkers refer to the track from Namche to Tengboche as the most scenic hiking route in the entire Everest Base Camp Trek. At first, we descend to Dudh Koshi Valley at Phungi Thanka and make our way uphill to Tengboche at a slow pace. You will be officially standing between the mountains. Mt. Ama Dablam, Mt. Lhotse, Nuptse, and Mt. Everest are some of the highest mountains that will watch you hike the beautiful trail. You will hike passing the Imja Khola to the spiritual center of the Khumbu Region, Tengboche. At Tengboche, you visit the famous Buddhist shrine, Tengboche Monastery. It’s an old monastery at a high altitude that offers some incredible views of the Everest Locale. Further, one can see the Mt. Ama Dablam just above the Monastery. It is surrounded by pines and backed up by Ama Dablam, a beautiful location that can never be forgotten.

After breakfast, we will continue our Everest Base Camp Trek Journey with an amazing ascent with beautiful views of gigantic mountains and passing deep valleys. We descend the Imja River and follow a trail to a high-altitude Sherpa village of Dingboche. We follow a scenic path full of mountain views and picturesque landscapes to Pangboche village from the river. At an elevation of 3900 meters, the village is at a dramatic location with appealing pictures of mountains in the backdrop. Enjoying the views of gigantic mountains such as Everest, Mt, Ama Dablam, Mt. Lhotse, etc. we keep on walking to the hamlets of Dingboche. Mani walls, prayer flags, prayer wheels, agriculture fields, and settlements of yak herders guard the trails to Dingboche. As you reach Dingboche at a height of 4,410 meters, you may feel the effects of thin air at a high altitude. Calm down and drink plenty of liquids. Keep yourself hydrated all the time. Here, our guide will check your oxygen level with an oximeter and monitor if you are fit to trek. Else, he will give you some medications to prevent you from altitude sickness.

It’s another day set aside for Acclimatization. As we keep passing the high altitudes, we need to acclimatize to ensure our health and safety. Today, adjust yourself to the high altitude and prepare yourself for the stimulating hike to Everest Base Camp. In the daytime, after breakfast, we hike to nearby hill Nagerjun to catch some panoramic views of the mountains around. At a highest of 5100 meters, the Nagerjun hill is a beautiful viewpoint in the Everest locale. From Nagerjun, we relish some fantastic views of lofty peaks such as Lobuche, Thamserku, Taboche, Kangtega, Mt Ama Dablam, Nuptse, Cholatse, and many other in the range. The hike is also a golden opportunity to get a striking glance at Mt. Makalu, the fifth highest mountain in the world. After some refreshing moments spend on the hill, we get down exploring the settlements in Dingboche.

After we walk towards Thukla the base of Lobuche Peak on the altitude of 4615m, is the base of mighty Khumbu glacier as well. We reach here at lunch time and after lunch we continue taking elevations, you might find yourself a bit tussling. Maintain a slow pace and communicate everything you feel with your guide. The striking views of high mountains just beside Tea houses will surround you. Enjoy the views and have a warm sleep early in the night. Tomorrow, you will trek to your final destination, Everest Base Camp, the base camp of the world’s highest mountains.

Now, you are into the most routine days of your entire journey. After an early breakfast, we head to Gorakshep at a height of 5181 meters. As we reach Gorakshep, the guide will take you to a guest house and leave your heavy gear. As you will get back to Gorakshep to spend a night, you can choose to leave your heavy gears at a guest house. Then we wait our way to visit Kalapatthar in the sunset time in the evening. Today, you will have the nearest view of Mt. Everest through the naked eye. So, walk early before the sun set and head towards Kalapatthar at 5545 meters. It’s the highest point of your trekking journey. Soon you reach the highest vantage point. From Kalapatthar, we catch the golden rays of sun fall over Mt. Everest’s glittering snow, along with other towering peaks in the range. You then trek back to Gorakshep.

You trek through the Khumbu Glacier in the morning, the world’s highest glacier at a height of 4900 m. The glacier resembles a lunar shape and is 12 kilometers long. As you walk through the ice formations and small pools of water, you will live your best moment. Soon, you reach the final destination of the trek, i.e. Everest Base Camp. You explore the area and witness the glory of the highest peaks rise just before you. Wander around the base camp and capture the moment in photos. Celebrate the moments with your teammates and guides. You are now standing in the base camp of the world’s highest mountain, Mt. Everest. You cannot see Mt. Everest from the base camp as it hides between Mt. Lhotse and Mt. Nuptse. Afterwards, we return to Gorakshep where we have a nice lunch and head back to Lobuche or Pheriche.

Wrapping up your peak climbing journey, we head back to the Sherpa Town in Namche. The trail is long. Appreciating the mountains, we descend slowly from the communities like Orsho, Somare, Pangboche, and Tengboche to Namche. After you arrive at Namche, take a hot shower and end your day. You may ask your guide to take you to some local cafes to enjoy the baked cookies or your favorite coffee.

With the impressive mountain sights, you descend to Lukla. We descend along Jorsale, Monjo, and Phakding to Lukla. The lush forests and amazing mountainous terrain will keep us engaged throughout the trek. In the evening, celebrate the success of your EBC with all your crews and teammates. here will be a celebration moment among the hiking crew. Sing and dance along with the porters and guides with boundless local brew rounds. You may also offer tips as an encouragement to your porter and assistant guides before the night. You will meet most of the porters and assistant guides for the last time in Lukla.

Your trekking concludes with an adventurous flight. Enjoy the sights and bid farewell to the mountainsand the hills. After you board in flight from Lukla to Kathmandu, you will fly again with a sight of the highest mountains. . By the lunch time we will be in Kathmandu (or in Ramechhap, depending upon where you have permission for flight). After you land in Kathmandu airport, our guide will transfer you to your hotel. Enjoy your day around the streets of Kathmandu. There are some great restaurants in Thamel and other places as well.

Today is the last day in Kathmandu. Do last minute souvenir shopping and tour of Kathmandu on your own. Enjoy the old city Kathmandu.

After breakfast, transfer to airport and farewell, with a beautiful memory of Nepal.