Everest Base Camp Trek 12 Days

Arrival in Kathmandu, Sherpa Expedition and Trekking airport representative welcomes you at the Tribhuvan International Airport, (TIA) Kathmandu. He/She take you to the hotel in our private tourist vehicle. Then, we schedule a pre-trip meeting at the office with our trekking staff in the afternoon. If you arrive earlier than 5 pm, the Sherpa Expedition Travel consultant will hold a pre-trip meeting about the Everest Base Camp trek in our office. But if you arrive after 5 pm, our trekking staff will give you a pre-trek briefing about the Everest Base Camp trekking on the same day. We highly encourage you to ask any questions you have regarding the trip during the meeting. Note: Do not forget to bring the passport, two copies of passport-size photos and a readable copy of your travel insurance policy. ...more ...less

Today, Early morning transfer to the Tribhuvan Domestic airport for Lukla flight. A scenic short flight to Lukla is a lifetime experience in itself. The airfield is at high altitude and the difference between the two ends of the runway is about an exceptional 60 meters only. After landing at Tenzing Hillary Airport at Lukla, we trek to Phakding with an arresting, green landscape with the view of Mt. Kusum Kangraru. Overnight at Teahouse.

From Phakding, We will follow the Dudh Koshi river, ascending through pine and cedar forests, to the Sherpa capital village of Namche Bazaar. Namche Bazaar is a historic trading post where Nepalese and Tibetan traders exchange salt, dried meat, and textiles. Besides starting a splendid place to shop for traditional crafts, Namche remains the central trading post in the Khumbu region that attracts mountains and lowland merchants. We will spend two days at Namche Bazaar for acclimatization, explore local markets, and spend time with our team. During the today hike, we capture our first glimpses of Mt. Everest and neighboring peaks. We stay overnight at Teahouse.

Today is especially sectioned for acclimatization. After breakfast, we will hike to Syangboche Airport (3700m), supposed to be the highest airport in the earth, then continue hiking up to Everest View Hotel (3,800m) for great panoramic views of the Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Amadablam, Tawache, and other snow-capped Himalayan peaks. On the way back, we visit the Sherpa Museum and Everest Photo Gallery. We stay overnight at Teahouse.

Leaving Namche, The easy trail lead us towards the view of Mt. Everest, descending deep into the Dudh Koshi River at Pungki Thanka, and from here, we will ascend the right flank of the Dudh Koshi valley to Tengboche (3860m). It is the spiritual center of the Khumbu region. The climb is lengthy but is more than adequately compensated by gorgeous views of Mt. Amadablam (6812m) and on a clear day, views of Mt. Everest (8,848m)and its surrounding Himalayas peak. we stay overnight at Teahouse.

From Tengboche, we descend through a beautiful forest, cross the Imja Khola and hike through the village of Pangboche (3900m); perhaps today is the most interesting trekking because we will not lose elevation like on other trekking days and we will enjoy views of Mount Amadablam, Mt. Lhotse & other surrounding peaks; the trail continues through pastures to Dingboche, known as the ‘summer valley’.W stay overnight at teahouse.

From Dingboche, we trek along a broad valley floor to Dughla, passing the Trekkers Aid Post at Pheriche. This trekker's aid post is staffed by western volunteer doctors and supported by the Himalayan Rescue Association, which offers treatment and consultation to trekkers. then after we continue to climb up the valley, gaining altitude. We come out of the valley to descend to the yak pastures of Lobuche Village. We spend our night at Lobuche.

From Lobuche, After a short trek through meadows, see down at the Khumbu glacier. Straight ahead is Kalapattar – the best vantage point to view the entire south side of Mount Everest and the surrounding High Himalayas peaks. After two hours of walk, we will reach Gorekshep, and continue our journey to the Mt. Everest base camp. Here is not much elevation gain, but here are a lot of ups and downs hills and, combined with altitude, tIt will be an exhausting trek – but the journey is worth it. After approximately three hours of walking, we will arrive at the base camp and enjoy a spectacular view of the Khumbu glacier and icefall, where the Everest expeditions begin. After some time we spend at Base Camp we will return back Gorakshep for overnight.

Today, We’ll take an early morning hike to Kala Patthar (5,550m), the highest point of our trek. Kala Patthar gives another finest view of the highest mountains such as Mount Everest (8,848m), Mt. Lhotse (8516m), Mt. Nuptse (7861m), Mt. Cho-Oyu (8201m), Mt. Pumori (7145m) and many others. The changing color of mountains from pink to silver-white by morning sunlight is so beautiful. After you enjoy enough time there, we trek back to Gorakshep, take breakfast, and continue returning down to Pheriche. we will stay in Periche at the teahouse.

After having breakfast, we will trek down along the glacial river and retrace the village Orso, then follow the west bank of Imja Khola to Somare. The path hereafter traces to Pangboche and drops down to Imja Khola before ascending to Debuche from where we take a short incline walk to the hilltop of Tengboche monasteries through dense rhododendron forest. Retracing the trail from Tengboche, the path finally descends to Phunki Thenga (3,250m) and then climbs a ridge to Sanasa fork from where the trail reasonably easier to Namche for today’s accommodation with hot shower. Namche is the perfect place to celebrate the triumph and accomplishment of the trek. You will stay in Namche at teahouse.

Today after having breakfast we leave Namche, the trail takes steep descent route crossing a Hillary suspension bridge over the Dudh Koshi River and through dense forest. The trail retraces the route of Sagarmatha National park up to Monjo and then takes a steep descent to Benkar, Ghat, and Cheplung with the wonderful vista of sparkling peaks on the background. Eventually from Cheplung, we ascend for more than an hour and reach our today final destination at Lukla. In this evening time, there may be a party atmosphere at Lukla. Enjoy the moment and celebrate with our trekking team. We will stay in Lukla at hotel.

We will fly to Kathmandu early in the morning, enjoying magnificent views of most of the Himalayan range. Do not forget to choose the seat on the right-hand sight of the aircraft. When we will reach Kathmandu airport, we go to our office for a quick debriefing, and then you can go back to your hotel to get some rest after this amazing Everest Base Camp trek.