Everest Basecamp Trekking
Program Overview:
Total Trip Duration: 17 Days
Trek Duration: 13 Days
Trek Type: Mountain Lodge Trek
Trek Hours (Average): 5 to 6 hours
Max. Altitude: 5300 m
Trek Grade: Difficult
Mighty Mt. Everest is like a magnet for trekkers, photographers and even those visitors who prefer to witness its majesty from one of the special mountain flights.
The Everest trail is second only to the Annapurna route in popularity – and the trek to the base camp of the world’s highest peak can be accomplished by anyone with a good level of general fitness.
Reaching base camp is as close to the top of the monumental mountain as most adventurers get. Actually, you cannot see the summit from Base Camp itself - but we take you to places where the giant mountain looms fantastically and photogenically large!
Among the highlights of this trek are Namche Bazaar, the area’s lively trading post, Tyangboche, an important Buddhist monastery with close links with Everest and its climbers – and incredible views of Khumbu Himal and Lhotse.
Visually, the most awesome of dozens of incredible vistas is probably the classic view of Everest from Kalapather, the ‘black rock’, which is recognized as one of the most beautiful and impressive mountain views in the world.
And another truly spectacular sight comes on the Dingboche-Lobuche section of the trek, where you have the opportunity to see and photograph three of the six highest peaks on earth : Lhotse, Makalu and Cho Oyu in one remarkable glimpse !
Of course, your greatest buzz of all will probably come from reaching base camp, feeling a huge sense of personal achievement - and being part of the highly charged atmosphere of excitement and anticipation which this place generates.
Day to Day Itinerary
DAY 01: KATHMANDU ARRIVAL
Arrival in Kathmandu at International Airport where our representative will receive you and transfer to your hotel. Check in hotel with welcome drinks and rest. In the evening, we will seat together in hotel with short tour briefing & introduction program. Overnight in Hotel.
DAY 02: REST & PREPARATION
Today is at leisure in Kathmandu for your individual program and for preparation of trek. As per tour briefing, if there is anything left to be buy for the trekking requirements, you can hire or buy from trek shops in Kathmandu. Along with this, you can also enjoy city sightseeing tour if anybody interested. Overnight in Hotel.
DAY 03: KATHMANDU – LUKLA FLIGHT AND TREK TO PHAKDING (2625 M, 3 HRS)
In the early morning, we will transfer you to the domestic airport for flight to Lukla (2,800m / 45 Min), a gateway destination from where your trek starts. This is one of the most wonderful flight routes with breathtaking views of greenery and White snow-capped mountains in the world culminating in a dramatic landing on a hillside surrounded by high mountains peaks. We will meet our supporting crew members (porters) and then after we commence our short trek through the Dudh Koshi Valley on a well-marked trail until we reach Phakding. However, if interested in additional activities we can take a side trip to a nearby monastery. Overnight in Mountain Lodge.
DAY 04: PHAKDING – NAMCHE BAZAAR, 3440 M, 5 HRS
You follow the course of the Dudh Kosi valley, walk through fabulous forests of rhododendron and magnolia trees and giant firs to a large valley below Thamserku peak and the entrance to Sagarmatha (Everest) National Park. Then our walk is a switchback along the riverbank and the Bhote Kosi valley. We cross the Dudh Kosi on a suspension bridge and reach a ridge with breathtaking views of Everest, Nuptse and Lhotse, before arriving at Namche Bazaar. Overnight in Mountain Lodge.
DAY 05: NAMCHE BAZAAR REST DAY
Today is a rest day for necessary acclimatization. Namche Bazaar is a bustling, horseshoe shaped town and the trading hub of the Sherpa culture. You can choose to explore the town and look round its fascinating museum of Sherpa culture and natural history or do a ‘side trek’ to the traditional villages of Khumjung and Khunde. Overnight in Mountain Lodge.
DAY 06: NAMCHE BAZAAR – TYANGBOCHE (3867 M, 5 HRS)
Today we rejoin the trail east of Namche Bazaar and walk high above the Dudh Kosi through thick woods to Phunki, a village with water-powered prayer wheels, then sharply up to Tyangboche, with its famous monastery. From here a fabulous Himalayan panorama is visible, including the peaks of Kwangde, Tawachee, Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Ama Dablam, Kamtega and Thamserke. Tyangboche lies not far below Ama Dablam, a mountain which many consider to be the most beautiful in the entire Himalayas. Overnight in Mountain Lodge.
DAY 07: TYANGBOCHE – DINGBOCHE (4343 M, 5.5 HRS)
“The most beautiful place on earth – it would be difficult to imagine a finer site for worship or contemplation” – this is how the explorer W.H. Tillman described the vantage point from the trail below Tyangboche, with Everest standing majestically black and dizzyingly high, while Ama Dablam is sublimely beautiful, swathed in a mantle of fresh snow. We pass through an ornate Buddhist portal en route to the little village of Dingboche, a long cluster of stone houses and walled pastures. Overnight in Mountain Lodge.
DAY 08: DINGBOCHE – LOBUCHE (4930 M, 6 HRS)
The major highlight today is the legendary viewpoint where three of the world’s six highest mountains – Lhotse, Makalu and Cho Oyu – are visible in one glance. You will follow the trail above Khumbu Khola, descending to cross the river at Dughla. Now we will be walking along the terminal moraine of the Khumbu glacier, climbing steeply to the crest, where there is a long row of monuments to Everest’s fatalities. We see Pumori, or ‘Daughter Peak’ coming into view shortly before reaching Lobuche. Overnight in Mountain Lodge.
DAY 09: LOBUCHE – GORAK SHEP – EVENING TREK TO EVEREST BASE CAMP AND RETURN (5300 M, 8 HRS)
We follow the western side of the Khumbu valley, climbing steadily alongside the glacial moraine. For a time we walk through the rubble of the Changri glacier – sometimes the path here is indeterminate and has to be navigated with the help of cairns or even yak dung! Soon the conical peak of Pumori appears. On the lower slopes is the southward-running ridge with the peak Kala Pather (5545m) at one end. Kala Pather (‘black rock’) is the best vantage point for Everest on the whole trek. Below Kala Pather is the sandy basin Gorak Shep (5160m), which has a small lake and several monuments. Gorak Shep is the location of original Everest Base Camp with new base camp being further up the valley. The path to Base Camp leads onto the Khumbu glacier itself passing seracs of ice as high as 15m. As we approach the area near the base of the Khumbu icefall we begin to see evidence of human activity which marks our arrival at Everest Base Camp! With the great view of Nuptse, Lho La and Khumbutso in front of us, we will retrace back. Overnight in Mountain Lodge.
DAY 10: EARLY MORNING TREK TO KALA PATHER (5545m) – RETURN TO GORAK SHEP – LOBUCHE (4930 M, 6 HRS)
Today you can look forward to another dazzling view which will imprint itself on your mind forever; the classic picture of Everest, the sides of its soaring peak etched crisply against the sky. From upper Kala Pather it is easy to see the legendary South Col, where most of the Everest expeditions have set up their highest camp. Due east and south is the Khumbu Glacier and above is a different perspective of Ama Dablam. On being back to Gorak Shep, we have breakfast followed by a gradual descend down to Lobuche. Overnight in Mountain Lodge.
DAY 11: LOBUCHE – DINGBOCHE, 4343 M, 4 HRS
Today we retrace our steps to Dughla and move uphill to a path high above the valley floor, to Dusa and the head of the Imja Valley. From here are tremendous views of Island Peak and Makalu. Overnight in Mountain Lodge.
DAY 12: DINGBOCHE – NAMCHE BAZAAR, 3460 M, 6 HRS
We follow the trail down through the Imja Khola valley, crossing the Khumbu Khola and return to Phunki Thangkha before ascending a ridge and walking in to Namche Bazaar. Overnight in Mountain Lodge.
DAY 13: NAMCHE BAZAAR – PHAKDING, 2625 M, 4.5 HRS
Same route return as of Day 04. Overnight in Mountain Lodge.
DAY 14: PHAKDING – LUKLA, 2800 M, 3 HRS
This is the reverse of Day 03. Overnight in Mountain Lodge.
DAY 15: LUKLA – KATHMANDU
Early morning report to airport in Lukla for fly back to Kathmandu where our transport will be waiting to pick up and transfer to hotel. Rest day at leisure for relaxation and individual activities. Overnight in Hotel.
DAY 16: LEISURE DAY IN KATHMANDU
This day is reserve day with free in Kathmandu to adjust the unexpected situation occur due to flight cancellation being of bad weather and technical errors. Overnight in Hotel.
DAY 17: DEPARTURE
As per your flight schedule, we will provide airport transfer and see off with wonderful memory.
TOUR END.
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Vast reams of material have been written on Nepal over the years, in particular over the past fifty years with the successful summit of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. The past twenty has slowly seen Nepal become a well recognised holiday destination. 
