16 Days Everest Base Camp Trek

Morning free to do shopping for trekking gears, and personal things.

Afternoon checkout from the hotel and drive a scenic drive to Mulkot for about 4 hours.

En route to Mulkot, stop in ancient Bhaktapur City, the “City of Devotees”, which is renowned for its elegant art, fabulous culture, colourful festivals, traditional dances and the typical Newari lifestyle. Here explore the Royal Palace, the Golden Gate, and the entrance to the Palace of 55 Windows, known as the most significant piece of art in Nepal. Then visit the highest temple in the whole Kathmandu Valley- the Nyatapola Temple. This is listed on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

After the sightseeing tour, start to drive to Mulkot for about 4 hours via BP Highway to about 96 Km. Upon arrival at Mulkot, check into the resort and get refreshments with swimming.

Overnight at a resort in Mulkot.

Early morning, drive to Manthali Airport to board an onward flight to Lukla (2840m). This 30-minute flight provides a magnificent entry to the trek. It highlights the snowline of the Himalayan Range in the north and the rugged landing at Lukla airport, which is said to be one of the most spectacular flights in the world.

Upon arrival at Tenzing-Hillary Airport, Lukla, meet the trekking support team, assistant guide & porters. Before commencing the trek, stop at a nearby lodge for hot tea/coffee and light snacks. Then start to trek to Phakding for about 3 hours by exploring the charming town of Lukla with hotels and shops lining both sides of the traditional cobbled street. A check post at the end of the town requires the Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality Permit and Sagarmatha National Park Permit Fee. The trail, being downhill and easy to walk, leads through beautiful human settlements of Chheplung, Thadokoshi and Ghat, and it ultimately descends to Phakding (2,610m).

Overnight at Teahouse Lodge in Phakding.

With the rule of 6-7-8, we will have breakfast at 7 a.m. and walk at 8 a.m. toward Namche Bazar. This day, most of the trekkers find it a little bit difficult as in 6 hours we will be gaining 830m of elevation. For the first half, the trail is easy, following the riverbank. At Monjo, we stop at the check post to check the permits to enter Sagarmatha National Park and descend down to Jorsalle where we stop for lunch.

Leave the main village, and follow the trail on the left bank of the Dudh Koshi River.

From here, we walk for another 30 minutes to reach Hillary Bridge, from where the walk uphill will start. Near halfway, Mt. Everest (8,848.86m), Lhotse (8,516m), Taboche, Kusum Kanguru (6,339m), Thamserku, and many other peaks will be in our sight. After 3 hours of climbing, we reach Namche Bazar.

This affluent town is the largest in Khumbu. Mt. Thamserku (6,648m) and Kwangde Ri (6,624m) loom along the east and west of the village. The sacred mountain Khumbila (5,707m) dominates the skyline along the west.

Overnight at Teahouse Lodge in Namche Bazaar.

This day will be used for sightseeing around Namche during the morning time. We will be viewing the Sherpa Cultural Museum, Mount Everest Documentation Center, Sagarmatha National Park Museum, and Tenzing Norgay Memorial before leaving Namche Bazar.

From here, we continue our walk to Everest View Hotel. En-route we will visit Sagarmatha Next at Syangboche Airstrip (3,775m). You will find information on Sagarmatha National Park and the Khumbu region including History, Geography, Culture, Climbing and trekking, Flora and fauna, as well as the environmental challenges that we are facing and possible solutions in the Visitors Centre. Then, walk to Hotel Everest View (3,880m) and back to Namche Bazar.

Overnight at Teahouse Lodge in Namche Bazaar.

After breakfast, we start an uphill walk to reach the North-east top of Namche Bazar and take a straightened path from where we will get a stunning view of the Himalayan Ranges including, Thamserku, Kangtega, Mt. Amadablam, Lhotse, Nuptse, Mt. Everest, Taboche and many other snow capped peaks. From Kyangjuma, we will be down to Phungi Tenga (3,200m) and Lunch. Cross the River then slowly climb the steep trail to Tengboche, visit the monastery.

Tengboche Monastery is the most important monastery in the Khumbu Region and the traditional place where all Everest Expeditions receive their blessings as they walk towards the base camp.

A short, steep and muddy descent through the forest of birches, conifers and rhododendrons after visiting Thyangboche Monastery to reach Deboche.

Overnight at Teahouse Lodge at Deboche.

After breakfast, we will head to Dingboche. It is an easy trail and little uphill climb to Pangboche, the oldest village in Khumbu Region. The horizon from here to Dingboche is dominated by Ama Dablam, (6,812m). From Chukung, we have to walk 45 minutes to reach Somare where we will have lunch. From there, the trail goes to the open valley through the front yards of huts across the river and uphill. After one hour, we will reach Dingboche, where we’ll check into the lodge.

Overnight at Teahouse Lodge at Dingboche

As the study on high altitude sickness has found, people mostly suffer or show signs of Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) from an altitude of 14,000 ft. Thus, a rest day is highly recommended at this altitude to acclimatize before starting an ascent. On this day, you will hike to NangkarTshang or Chukhung Valley for 5 hours.

Overnight at Teahouse Lodge at Dingboche.

In the morning the trail goes uphill briefly to a ridge over Dingboche. Then it proceeds on an easy walk on the flat path to Thugla. You will have the chance to watch the beautiful view of Mt. Cholatese (6,442m) back on the west side of the route and Mt. Amadablam to the rear on this way. From here, after reaching the ridge, about ten minutes downhill walk, crossing the bridge reaches at Thugla for a short break. After lunch, a steep ascend for an hour to reach the ridge from where one can see Sherpa memorial in memoriam of those brave mountaineers who lost their life during Expeditions.

Further up the trail, it reaches the terminal moraine of the Khumbu Glacier with views of Pumori or Widow’s Peak in the foreground. The stark and rugged beauty creates almost a moonscape. After an hour of steady trekking through the moraine, we will reach Lobuche, which is situated in a wind-swept valley with views of the Tawatse (6,501m) and Nuptse (7,855m).

Overnight at Teahouse Lodge in Lobuche.

From Lobuche, the trail will be along the Khumbu Glacier through the jumbled moraines and scattered rocks. The trail continues to slowly contour on the open landscape through ablation and after about an hour, there is a steep ascent for about 20 minutes. Climb slowly to a ridge and then continue on a trail of rocks caused by rockslides. On a clear day, Mt. Everest can be seen looming behind Nuptse.

Upon arrival at Gorak Shep, have lunch, prepare a day pack, and begin hiking to Everest Base Camp via the Khumbu Glacier. The trail proceeds on the ridge between Pumori and Nuptse. After reaching Everest Base Camp, symbolized by a giant stone written with Everest Base Camp (5,364m), we will spend a few minutes clicking pictures around the base camp area. However, the main feature that everybody wishes to experience while visiting this place is a glimpse of the Khumbu icefall. And back to Gorak Shep overnight.

Overnight at Teahouse Lodge in Gorakshep.

Early morning wake up, prepare a day pack, and leave via the left-hand side trail that heads straight up the hill to Kala Patthar (5,545m) for views of Mt. Everest. It’s a long haul to the top; it will take about one and half to two hours. It’s the best viewpoint for Mt. Everest in the early morning because the sun is in the backside of the observer and directly on the mountains upfront. This hike offers a 360-degree view of giant peaks, Pumori (7,161m), Everest (8,848.86m) and China’s peaks Changtse (7,553m), Nuptse (7,855m), Lhotse (8,516m), Ama Dablam, and many others. Later return to Gorak Shep for breakfast.

After breakfast, backtrack via Lobuche towards the ridgeway Sherpa Memorial and then drop down to Thugla. Cross the river and then down to the valley and walk along to reach Pheriche.

Overnight Teahouse Lodge in Pheriche.

We will start our day with an early breakfast then begin our trek to Kyangjuma, following down along the river banks and going uphill to Pangboche via Somare. On leaving this valley, the walk is a bit downhill, it again goes step up to Thyangboche, an excellent spot for lunch.

After having lunch, steep downhill to Phungi Tenga and again steep up to Kyangjuma, the trails go ups and downs with an amazing view of the high Himalayas. Then pursue the journey to Namche continuing along the path on the eastern flanks of the hills. Behind – the spectacular west face of the Thamserku (6,608m) and Kangtega (6,685m). Then finally reach Namche Bazar, check in to the lodge and you are free for personal activities.

Overnight at Teahouse Lodge in Namche Bazar.

From Namche Bazaar, we begin descending in the morning following the very trail towards Hillary Bridge. The trail goes past the beautiful villages of Jorsalle, Monjo, Chhumoa and other small human settlements to reach Phakding. We go through small settlements building new lodges. It is very amusing to see others start enthusiastically on the trek ahead as we head down to our campsite at Lukla. It will be an amazingly hard uphill climb to Lukla which should take about 3 hours. It’s a delightful ending to the trip as one enters the busy village of Lukla. Later check-in at the lodge and refreshments.

Overnight at Teahouse Lodge in Lukla.

Morning flight from Lukla to Manthali takes (25 mins) & Drive to Kathmandu 4-5 hrs. Meet, assist, and transfer to the hotel. Free day for Shopping & personal activities.

Overnight hotel in Kathmandu.

This day will be a contingency day in case of bad weather and the flight couldn’t operate.

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Free day in Kathmandu to leisure activities or for any sightseeing tours (yourself), last-minute shopping, bag packing etc. Farewell Dinner in a nice restaurant in Kathmandu.

Overnight at a hotel in Kathmandu.

Timely transfer to Tribhuvan International Airport to board an onward flight to home country 3 hours earlier than the scheduled flight departing time. We bid you a happy journey for your flight from Nepal to your home country with a hope to see you on your next visit to Nepal.