Everest Base Camp-Three Passes

Kathmandu Valley visit includes a day trip to Pashupatinath temple, which is one of the most sacred Temple of lord Shiva amongst the entire Hindu community in the world. This pagoda style temple consists of two-tiered golden roof and four silver doors situated at the bank of Bagmati River. Just within 10 minutes walking distance from Pashupatinath we then could relocate our self at Boudhanath Stupa, the world biggest Buddhist Stupa.After Boudhanath Stupa visit, we then headout for Bhaktapur which is 13 KM away from Kathmandu. We can grab Lunch in Bhaktapur Durbar Square. The oldest city of Nepal known as City of devotees retains the charm of 15th century. You can see the 55-window palace and its rich ancient art and architectures and temples. We then drive to Kathmandu and stay overnight at in Kathmandu Hotel.  
 

Note: Second day in Kathmandu is preparation day for Everest base camp three pass trek. You can choose to stay leisure and do some shopping and prepare yourself for the trek. 

Accommodation: Hotel in Kathmandu (B/B Plan) 
Meals Included: Breakfast   
Transport: Private car for Sightseen around Kathmandu Valley 
Altitude: 1400m

Kathmandu to Lukla flight will depart at early morning in small 15- 18-seater aircraft. It is a short 30- 40-minute scenic flight from Kathmandu. You will be able to experience view of snow-capped Himalayas over 8,000m and hilly landscape on our flight. Once we arrive at Lukla airport, we will have breakfast and small meetings with our team for our upcoming days plans and safety procedure and intro with our porters. 
We start our first day trek to Everest base camp from Lukla. Today we will trek to Phakding (2,610m), our first stop for the day.  The trail goes through pine and cedar wood forest along the Dudh Kosi river. We will follow the marked trek trail until we arrive at the first village of the trek, Chaurikharka. We will walk through the suspension bridge at the area and continue along to the banks of Dudh Kosi River until we arrive at Phakding ( 2,610m). 

“A good rule of thumb on the trek is – early to bed and early to rise. We have our dinner around 6-7pm and go to bed by 8-9pm. We prefer you to eat a veg meal during the trekking period.” 

• Accommodation: Tea House Lodge
• Meals: No Meals Included
• Trek Duration: 4 Hours/8.5km

After breakfast, our trek continues along the bank of Dudh Kosi River towards Namche. The first village we reach for the day is Tok Tok (2,760m) from where you can have excellent views of Thamserku Peak (6,608m). We will stop for tea break and continue our trek towards MONJO (2,835m) which is also the starting point of Sagarmatha National Park. Sagarmatha National Park was established in 1976 and it spans approximately 1,148 sq km of area. We have short break for arranging permit and signing in. After check point, we will resume our trekking towards Jorsale (2,740m) and then to Larja Dobhan (2,830m) crossing some highest hanging bridge en-route. In this part of trek, we can have our first glimpe of Mt Everest depending on weather along with Mt Nuptse (7,879m).  After a couple more hours of trekking, we will reach the streets of Namche Bazaar, the biggest Sherpa village on the trek route. Namche is a beautiful village surrounded by snow-capped mountains and last market in the area.  There are plenty of stores for trekking gears, bars, cafes and ATMs.  
( Note: Continue to monitor your health at this point. Namche Bazzar is at the altitude of 3,440m. Any symptoms showed up, Consult with your trek guide straight away) 

• Accommodation: Tea House Lodge
• Meals: No Meals Included
• Trek Duration: 7 Hours/10 km

Today is our Acclimatization Day. Get yourself familiar with weather and altitude. So day we will trek around surroundings of Namche bazar. 

After breakfast, we will hike to the Hillary Memorial viewpoint to see the statue of Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and the spectacular panoramic view of snowcapped mountains. From here, you can see the mountains such as Nuptse (7,861m), Mt. Everest (8,848m), Lhotse (8,414m), Ama Dablam (6,856m), Thamserku (6,608m), Kusum Khangkaru (6,367m) and Kangtega (6,685m). We will continue to ascend towards Everest Hotel where we will be able to see Mt Everest depending on Weather. We then continue our trek towards Khumjung village (3,780m). We will make stop for lunch for few hours. We will slowly descend back to Namche after lunch.

(Note: Namche is last market in the region. Re-check your baggage and you can buy it here if anything is needed)

• Accommodation: Tea House Lodge
• Meals: No Meals Included
• Trek Duration: 4 Hours/6km (Acclimatization, Hiking around some high altitude and come back to Tea house)

Enjoy your breakfast in the Himalayas before we start the trek to Tengboche another magnificent village of this region. The trek starts with short climbing before we reach the army camp. Then the trek is flat until we reach Khyangjuma. You can rest you legs with a view of huge Mt. Amadablam mountain for a little while. The trail to Gokyo Lake and the trail to Everest Base Camp separates from this area onwards. We follow the trail on the right, which will take us to the Everest Base Camp. From here the trail steep down until we reach Phunki Tenga(3250m) for our lunch. Once we finish our lunch we can cross Dudhkoshi River before ascending to Tengboche (3860m). The trail again goes steep up through beautiful forests with numerous views of villages in the horizon. As the trail ascends we will also reach Tengboche in about an hour where we will stop for the night. Tengboche offers close view of Mt. Amadablam which is considered as one of the most beautiful peaks in the world. This is a good stop over to take some beautiful pictures. You can also visit the Tengboche monastery, which is one of the biggest Buddhist monasteries in this region.

• Accommodation: Tea House Lodge
• Meals: No Meals Included
• Trek Duration: 6.5 Hours/14.9  km

After breakfast, we will descend to Debuche(3820m) and then walk uphill until we cross Imja Khola. From here the climbing becomes steeper until we reach another village called Pangboche(3930m). Pangboche is home to many Nepalese Everest climbers. You will have an immense view of Amadablam mountain and also some other summits from this area where the best thing to do is to experience some hot tea in front of those magnificent peaks. Then we continue to our lunch spot called Somare(4010m). After Somare the trail is easy and mostly gentle uphill. After walking for a bit, we will reach Orsho(4190m) and from here the trail to Pheriche and Dingboche will separate. Continuing further for less than an hour we will reach the Dingboche valley. It is a gorgeous valley surrounded by majestic peaks. Dingboche is also the gateway for an Island Peak Climbing which is one of the most popular trekking peaks of Nepal.

• Accommodation: Tea House Lodge
• Meals: No Meals Included
• Trek Duration: 6 Hours/9.1 km

Today is our Acclimatization Day. We will be going on trek around flag pole (5,100m) on the peak to have spectacular views of Island Peak (6,189m), Ama Dablam (6,856m),Taboche (6,367m), Cholatse (6,335m) and Loboche (6,119m). We will continue more hike around, spend some time on height and will return back to hotel and spend rest of day.

• Accommodation: Tea House Lodge
• Meals: No Meals Included
• Trek Duration: 4 Hours/4 km (Acclimatization/ Hiking up some higher altitude around and come back to tea house)

It is a pleasant walk from Dingboche to Chhukung(4730m). The trail will take us through high alpine terrains along the stone walled fields. The trail follows near the Imja Khola which comes all the way from the glacier of Island Peak and other peaks nearby. We stop at Chhukung, several snow covered Himalayan peaks like Lhotse, Amadablam and Island Peak will be following us all the way. These peaks will be close enough to make you believe they are with in a reach of extend of your hand.

• Accommodation: Tea House Lodge
• Meals: No Meals Included
• Trek Duration: 2 Hours/4.5 km

This is our first big challenging toughest trek days. We will be carrying required amount of water and some packed meals as there are no lodges/ teahouses along the route. Only once we climb 4 to 5 hours of the route, we will reach to the top of Kongma La Pass(5535m); a small area covered with Buddhist praying flags. The descending from the top is quite tough even it' s descending. Moreover, if the trail is covered with ice or snow then it will make the journey more exhausting. Finally, we will reach Lobuche(4910m) and be able to have a magnificent views of Pumori and Nuptse from this village. It will takes us approx. 9 hours to reach Lobuche.

• Accommodation: Tea House Lodge
• Meals: No Meals Included
• Trek Duration: 9 Hours/10 km

We will enjoy a hot breakfast in Lobuche before we start hiking to Gorakshep; one of the major location during our adventurous journey. Our loyal majestic mountains will follow us all the way until we reach our destination. The trek does not have any steep climbing, though it will be difficult and tiring due to high elevation. We will be walking in between 4,900 meters to 5,300 meters on this day. The trail is quite wide and easy to walk and is a short hike to reach Gorakshep. Once we reach Gorakshep we will keep our belongings in the lodge before we have our lunch. After the refreshments, we will start hiking to Everest Base Camp. The route from Gorakshep to Everest Base Camp includes numerous short ups and downs. The trail condition is not satisfactory everywhere and includes many small rocks along the route. You need to be careful of the slippery rocks. Don' t forgets to enjoy the breathtaking views of Everest, Pumori, Nuptse, Lhotse along with several other peaks. On a lucky day you will also be able to enjoy some of the avalanches on another side of Khumbu glacier; one of the biggest glaciers in the world. Once we reach Everest Base Camp we can take some pictures. We will give you some time to enjoy this moment of reaching the base camp of the tallest mountain on Earth. After finishing our activities around the base camp, we will return back to Gorakshep through same trail and prepare for another day.

(Note: Today we will have early dinner, and get to bed early as the very next day, we will start trek early morning to view sunrise and Mt Everest from Kalapathar)

• Accommodation: Tea House Lodge
• Meals: No Meals Included
• Trek Duration: 8 Hours/8 km

Trekking to Kalapatthar is not easy especially because of the altitude. It is an early morning cold walk in the dark, but it' s enjoyable and it will be one of the memorable time of your life. Depending on the timing of sunrise, your guide will provide you the kick off the hiking time. The hike from Gorakshep to Kalapatthar is about an hour steep climbing. Depending on your walking speed it may take a little more or less. Kalapatthar gives authentic and magnificent views of Himalayas just in front of you. It' s a wonderful view point that only few people have seen. Take some shots of you and peaks, enjoy your photography in this place before we again return back to our lodge, and then to Dzongla.

• Accommodation: Tea House Lodge
• Meals: No Meals Included
• Trek Duration: 6 Hours/12 km

The trek starts with a short gentle walk downhill but once we reach the base of the pass we will have to start climbing. We will have to start early in the morning to avoid strong wind hitting us on the top of the pass. The views are excellent here, we will be surrounded by several high Himalayan snowy peaks including Thamserku, Kangteng, Amadablam, Cholatse, Tabuche and Cho Oyu. We need to exercise careful and vigilant while walking in the area as rocks may fall from the cliff as the ice starts to melt. The final climbing to Chola can be a little tricky as it curves at the end. Going down from Chola is difficult, slippery and often dangerous once sun starts to appear and the temperature rises. Once we finish descending we will reach small place called Dragnag. We stay here overnight.

• Accommodation: Tea House Lodge
• Meals: No Meals Included
• Trek Duration: 3 Hours/8.1 km

The trail after Thaknak is mostly over glaciers. Blue ice can be spotted along the route. Finally, we will reach Gokyo valley on the side of blue glacial lakes and majestic peaks in the front. Gokyo Lakes are known for several fabulous high-altitude lakes in the region. These lakes are also the origin of Dudh Koshi river. Here, we will be surrounded by 360-degree Himalayan panoramic view. It' s an excellent place to spend the night.

• Accommodation: Tea House Lodge
• Meals: No Meals Included
• Trek Duration: 5 Hours/4  km

Today is one of the hardest day of our adventure. Crossing Renjo La is quite hard because of small rocks along the route. The trail from Gokyo starts with gentle climbing leading towards the steeper challenges before reaching to the top of Renjo La. Renjo La pass offers some excellent views of Gokyo valley and uncountable number of close Himalayan peaks. The trail from Renjo La pass descends to Lungden. Lungden is the only village that we will meet after Gokyo and Renjo La pass. This is a small village with very few basic lodges to facilitate trekkers requirements.

• Accommodation: Tea House Lodge
• Meals: No Meals Included
• Trek Duration: 7 Hours/11 km

The trail from Lungden to Namche is mostly downhill. We will walk via Marulung village [4,210M/ 13,812FT] before reaching Thame [3,820M / 12,532FT]. Thame is a popular villages of this region which has hundreds of years old monastery. This is a beautiful Sherpa village hosting world famous mountaineers situated on the west of Khumbu region. Continuing our trek further, we will reach Namche Bazaar.

• Accommodation: Tea House Lodge
• Meals: No Meals Included
• Trek Duration: 7 Hours/14 km

Most of the walk today will be on the trail going steep downhill. You will cross the suspension bridges decorated with prayer flags above the gushing Dudh Kosi river. The views of open plains, pine and rhododendron forests as well as snow covered peaks will enchant you once again. Overnight in phakding.

• Accommodation: Tea House Lodge
• Meals: No Meals Included
• Trek Duration: 7 Hours/11 km

Enjoy the leisurely walk on the last day of the trek to the fullest, we Slowly ascend for a bit to arrive at Lukla (2,840m). Celebrate the victory of accomplishing the trek with a beer or two. Overnight in Lukla.

• Accommodation: Tea House Lodge
• Meals: No Meals Included
• Trek Duration: 4 Hours/6.2 km

Our best preference for the flight back to Kathmandu will be the early morning.  But weather in Lukla is unpredictable. So we might get some delays. Upon arrival in Kathmandu, you will be transferred to hotel.  Today you will be free day in Kathmandu. You can do some shopping around or sightseeing if you want to. Our guide will help you out if you need any assistance.

We will have final dinner in Nepal as a farewell from Travel Adventure Nepal team in Kathmandu.

• Accommodation: Hotel in Kathmandu
• Meals:  Farewell Dinner
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Important Information: Due to unpredictable weather in Lukla, some time the flight might not take off for the day so allow us 1 extra day in lukla. In those scenario we will return to Kathmandu in Day 15. Allow couple days extra for your return date to your home. You can always enjoy extra days in Kathmandu with day tours or short breaks package program.

Today our trip will end at 12 and need to check out the hotel. We will arrange luggage storage if you are departing later that day after 12 noon.