(Kathmandu to Kathmandu)
(Kathmandu to Kathmandu)
The Everest Base Camp trek is a classic Himalayan trek with incredible views and rewards. The Khumbu region is the home of Mount Everest with an elevation of 8,848m the world’s highest mountain, as well as several other giants. You’ll see vistas of these mighty peaks as you trek towards your ultimate goals – Everest Base Camp and Kala Pattar.
Everest is one of the world’s most overwhelming sights and an Everest base camp trek is the perfect trekking adventure! Since Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay conquered the summit in 1953, many climbers have reached the summit of ‘The roof of the world’ and uncountable trekkers have approached the Base Camp, to wonder at this achievement, making it one of the most popular trekking destinations in the world today.
The Everest Base Camp trek is a classic Himalayan trek with incredible views and rewards. The Khumbu region is the home of Mount Everest with an elevation of 8,848m the world’s highest mountain, as well as several other giants. You’ll see vistas of these mighty peaks as you trek towards your ultimate goals – Everest Base Camp and Kala Pattar.
Everest is one of the world’s most overwhelming sights and an Everest base camp trek is the perfect trekking adventure! Since Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay conquered the summit in 1953, many climbers have reached the summit of ‘The of the world’ and uncountable trekkers have approached the Base Camp, to wonder at this achievement, making it one of the most popular trekking destinations in the world today.
Kathmandu
Kathmandu
Meet at Kathmandu Airport, pickup would be arranged. Meet your trek leader and rest for the day.
Post breakfast, orientation and small hike to Swoyambhunath Mahachaitya for acclimatization. Afternoon/evening gear check. Last minute gears can be bought/rented from Thamel market. Have dinner early and sleep as we need to leave midnight for Ramechap airport.
Reach early morning to Ramechhap airport from kathmandu after 4 hours drive. After refreshment start hiking from lukla to phakding. The trail to Phakding is easy grade with lots of ups and downs but scenically very beautiful from the forest. The total distance for the day will be 7 kms.
Early morning after having breakfast we start our hike towards namche bazaar. It is one of the most difficult days of the trek as we nearly ascend 800m atltitude. We will be crossing many villages on the way like Tok tok, benkar, Monjo etc. We also will be entering the Sagarmatha National park via the Monjo checkpost. We need to take a break to get our permits checked here. After nearly 6-7 hours of hiking we reach namche bazar which has high end facilities like wifi, hot shower, cafes and pizzerias. The total distance covered here would be 11kms.
Hike to Everest view hotel (3800m/12468ft) for sunrise or panoramic view of Everest, Lhotse, Amadablam, cholatse etc. It is a very easy day as we hike to the view point. Main aim is to acclimatize for the height gain and upcoming days in the higher altitude.
Post a rest day today we climb higher to tyangboche. It has one of the oldest and ancient monasteries situated here. the trek today is moderate with a steep ascend in the end. once we reach we will get some time to visit the monasteries and seek blessings. The total distance covered is 11 kms.
As we proceed further the terrain changes. the tree line disappears as we cross the pangboche village. The network drops along with the altitude and temperature. There is a change in landscape and Mt.Ama dablam dominates the trail. The total distance hiked here is 12 kms.
Today we rest but hike to Nagarshang peak which is located right behind Dingboche village. It will give us spectacular view of Mt.Makalu, Cholatse, Tobuche, Ama dablam and Lhotse. Post the hike we can visit few cafes or bakeries and rest by watching mountain films there.
Todays trek is to the base village of Lobuche. we will be crossing the Thukla pass (4800m) which has the memorials of renowned climbers. these climbers have lost there lives on different climbs, as a respect we visit the memorials erected by their near and dear ones. The total distance covered is 6 kms.
Today we finally move towards our goal of reaching Everest base camp. We start of our hike from Lobuche village and reach gorakshep after a gradual hike. Post lunch we hike to Everest base camp and after spending some time return back to Gorakshep. Total distance covered in the day is 12 kms.
Early morning we start our ascend to Kalapatthar for the sunrise and panoramic view of Mt.Everest Massif. From here we see the Everest in complete glory. Post the hike we descend till pangboche. Covering a total of 23kms. 2 kms ascend and 21 kms descend.
Further we descend to namche bazaar and rest for the evening to celebrate with a nice cup of coffee. The total distance covered is 14 kms.
We descend further to Lukla, where officially our trekking journey ends. We rest and celebrate a hardcore trek and some crazy experiences that we had along.
We fly from Lukla for Kathmandu and drive to our hotel. Evening group dinner and celebration followed by certification ceremony.
Today the cabs will pick up from the hotel and drop you at the airport for your respective flights.
