Everest Base Camp Trek - 12 Days
Everest Base Camp Trek - 12 Days
Day 1: Short Flight to Lukla and Trek to Phakding
Elevation reached: Lukla (2840m/9320ft), Phakding (2610m/8560ft)
Hours of walk: 3.5 hours
Accommodation: Basic Teahouse
Highlights: Incredible flight to Lukla, Trek to Phakding
After we pick you up from the hotel you will enjoy a spectacular short flight to Lukla. The Lukla Airport is on a hill with a single landing strip that drops towards the deep wide valley. With high mountains and incredible hills, the airstrip at Lukla is truly mesmerizing. The flight is a little exciting adventure in itself.
After reaching Lukla, the mountainous scenery gets moderately high with fresh air. From Lukla, the trekking slowly follows to Cheplung Village. View of the sacred Mount Khumbila from the village at Cheplung is beautiful.
From there, trek for about 3.5 hours takes you to the Phakding. The village of Phakding is in the north of Lukla in the Dudh Koshi River valley. Here, lots of guesthouses and lodges that gratify the travelers.
The topography is wonderful and tall hills enclose the path like the huge bundle of emerald.
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Hours of walk: 6 hours
Elevation reached: 3440m/11290 ft.
Accommodation: Basic Teahouse
Highlights: Sagarmatha National Park, Thamserku Mountain, Kongdi RI Himal, Namche Bazaar
After breakfast at Phakding, you will be heading towards the mountain town of Namche Bazaar.
During the trek to Namche, you pass through some smaller villages like Jorsale and Monjo. Monjo is in the north of Phakding and is the doorway to the Sagarmatha National Park. The paths take you to the national park and turn up at Namche.
Sagarmatha National Park takes you to different intrinsic worth, like its alpine woods, small rivers, and dense forests. Wide acreages of Pine and Cedar offer a pleasing trekking environment.
Due to its deliberate spot, Namche Bazaar is the viable center of the Khumbu region. It is on a mountain surface and delivers the most scenic sights of the Thamserku Mountain and the amazing view of Kongdi RI Himal.
Day 3: Namche Bazaar (Acclimatization day)
Accommodation: Basic Teahouse
Highlight: Enjoy the panoramic sight of Namche
Namche is a perfect destination for acclimatization. The views all over Namche are magnificent and good-looking.
After breakfast, you will be exploring the Syangboche Airstrip. It is situated on a hill over the town. Here, you enjoy the panoramic sight of Namche and view the wonderful highlight of the Himalayas.
Likewise, the Everest View Hotel provides sight of Mt Everest and other Himalayan mountains from the windows.
At Namche, you can travel to the Everest Photo Gallery and the Sherpa Culture Museum too.
Day 4: Trek to Tengboche
Hours of walk: 5 hours
Elevation reached: 3860m/12660ft.
Accommodation: Basic Teahouse
Highlights: Dudh Koshi Valley, Tengboche village, Tengboche Monastery
A simple trek from Namche begins with the Dudh Koshi Valley at the arrangement of Phungki Thanka.
Here, you will be cherishing incredible view of Mount Everest. Going through the path that walks with the precise side of the Dudh Koshi River you will reach the village of Tengboche. The trek from Namche to Tengboche takes you to the remarkable natural panorama of rivers, hills and Himalayan Mountains.
The Tengboche village lies at the convergence of the Dudh Koshi and the Imja Khola Rivers. The village is enclosed with tall hills that are roofed with rhododendron trees.
It is also well-known for Tengboche Monastery, the leading monastery of the Khumbu region.
Day 5: Trek to Dingboche
Hours of walk: 5 hours
Elevation reached: 4360m/14300ft
Accommodation: Basic Teahouse
Highlights: Dingboche village, Pangboche village, sights of Lhotse, the Ama Dablam, and the Island Peak
The trekking path takes you to the Imja River through a suspension bridge moving towards the village of Dingboche. Throughout the trail, the village of Pangboche is crossed.
Dingboche is known as “Summer Valley” of the Khumbu. It encloses 1 kilometer long wall made for the protection the crops of the village from the freezing wind that slides down the Imja Valley.
From Dingboche, you will be enjoying charming sights of Lhotse, the Ama Dablam, and the Island Peak from Dingboche.
Day 6: Acclimatization Day trip Around Dingboche
Accommodation: Basic Teahouse
Highlight: Travel around Dingboche
Dingboche is also perfect for acclimatizing.
A walk to Nagarjun is an ideal way to travel around at Dingboche. Nagarjun (5100 meters) is situated above Dingboche on a hill at the ends of the Chhukung valley. Here you will enjoy climbing and steep walk and need some energy. Traveling around about 3-4 hours, we will reach Nagarjuna.
Here, you will view wonderful view of Lobuche East, Lobuche West, Kangtega, Taboche Peak, Thamserku, and the Ama Dablam.
Day 7: Lobuche
Hours of walk: 5 hours
Elevation reached: 4940m/16207ft
Accommodation: Basic Teahouse
Highlights: Pheriche, Chupki Lhara, Khumbu Glacier moraine, Mount Nuptse
Going through Dhungla from Dingboche, you will pass through the Trekkers Aid Post located at Pheriche (4210m). It is organized by the Western Volunteer Doctors with the assistance of The Himalayan Rescue Association.
Then, you reach The Chupki Lhara, a rock-strewn sloping. From here, you can view the sight of amazing peaks. The trail then passes to the Khumbu Glacier moraine. Mount Nuptse also gets forward after passing the glacier.
Afterward, we arrive and stay at Lobuche for the night.
Day 8: Trek to Everest Base Camp to Gorak Shep
Elevation reached: 5300m/17400ft at Base Camp and 5170m/16961ft at Gorak Shep
Accommodation: Basic Teahouse
Highlights: Enjoy at your desired destination Everest Base Camp
Trek to Everest Base Camp starts with the slow walk to avoid altitude sickness. From Lobuche runs next to the view of the highest glacier in the world, the Khumbu Glacier.
After walking for some hours from Lobuche, we arrive at Gorak Shep a peaceful site spotted with some hotel. From here, the path proceeds all the way to the top of the border. Then, we arrive at our desired destination the Everest Base Camp.
Here, the view of the Khumbu Icefall and the sight of the Khumbutse and Lingtren peaks are extremely wonderful.
After enjoying some time at the base camp with beautiful landscape and the peaceful surroundings, we get back to Gorak Shep.
Day 9: Hike up to Kala Pattar and trek to Periche
Hours of walking: 7 hours
Elevation reached: 5545m/18192 ft at Kala Patthar, 4270m/14070ft at Pheriche
Accommodation: Basic Teahouse
Highlights: Panoramic views from the top of Kala Patthar Sunrise amidst an Mt Everest
We will be enjoying morning hike to Kala Patthar, another highlight of the journey.
Kalapatthar is a well-known vantage point well-liked for its amazing panoramic sights of Mt. Everest and many other peaks. Here, we will also view the rising sun from the vantage point which is truly amazing. The sun rises amidst an Mt Everest making the color of peaks golden from silver.
After spending time at Kala Patthar, we will return to Gorak Shep and walk down to Pheriche.
Day 10: Trek to Namche Bazaar
Hours of Walk: 6 hours
Elevation reached: 3440m/11290 ft.
Accommodation: Basic Teahouse
Highlight: Wonderful journey to Namche Bazaar
The trek back to Namche Bazaar follows the Imja River again all through Tengboche.
From Tengboche, we will move downward to Phungki Thanka, cross the Kyangjuma, and arrive at Namche. It is a peaceful hike where you can enjoy the wonderful sight of the landscape and the Himalayas.
Day 11: Namche to Lukla
Hours of walk: 6 hours
Elevation reached: 2840m/9320ft.
Accommodation: Basic Teahouse
Highlights: Last day of your trek, you did it, Congratulation!!
The trail from Namche to Lukla follows a steeply downwards path passing a suspension bridge. Here, The Dudh Koshi River comes up with a gorgeous feel to the natural surroundings.
Day 12: Fly back to Kathmandu
Today, you will be flying back to Kathmandu with the amazing feeling that you accomplished the trekking to Everest Base Camp. You will be enjoying the amazing view of the landscapes one more time during the flight. After arriving at the Kathmandu airport, you will be transferred to your hotel.
Packages we
provide:
Deluxe Package: -
Cost Includes:
- Private transportation, pick up
from the airport and drop off at the airport.
- During the trek, you would be
provided with all your standard meals, such as breakfast, lunch, and
dinner, as well as a cup of tea or coffee.
- 5-star hotel in Kathmandu and
Pokhara.
- Kathmandu, Bhaktapur City Tour.
- Tea house accommodations are
available during the trek.
- A sleeping bag, down
jacket, duffel bag, and trekking sticks will be provided (if you do not
have your own, to be returned after the trip).
- Two guides with a
personal potter (if necessary).
- Insurance for guide.
- First-aid supplies, medical
supplies such as an oximeter and a pulse meter checker and oxygen (if
needed).
- All ground transportation.
Cost Excludes:
- Alcohol, Energy drinks and other
Beverage (except mineral water) will not be provided.
- Personal Expenses, activities in
Kathmandu.
- Extra nights in hotels.
- Telephone, internet expenses.
- International airline fare.
- Visa is not included: Visas can be easily obtained upon arrival at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport.
Standard Package: -
Cost Includes:
- Private transportation, pick up
from the airport and drop off at the airport.
- During the trek, you would be
provided with all your standard meals, such as breakfast, lunch, and
dinner, as well as a cup of tea or coffee.
- 3-star hotel in Kathmandu and
Pokhara.
- Kathmandu, Bhaktapur City Tour.
- Tea house accommodations are
available during the trek.
- Guide and potters.
- Insurance for guide.
- Basic First-aid supplies.
Cost Excludes:
- Alcohol, Energy drinks and other
Beverage (except mineral water) will not be provided.
- Personal Expenses, activities in
Kathmandu.
- Extra nights in hotels.
- Telephone, internet expenses.
- International airline fare.
- Visa is not
included: Visas can be easily obtained upon arrival at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan
International Airport.
- A sleeping bag, down
jacket, duffel bag, and trekking sticks will be provided (if you do not
have your own, to be returned after the trip).
- City tours.