Day 1 | Arrival in Kathmandu
 

A member of our team will meet you at the Tribhuvan International Airport and transfer you to the hotel. In the evening, we will go for a welcome dinner in one of the most popular local restaurants, where we will enjoy great Nepali food, dance and culture.

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• Altitude: 1,300 m / 4,264 ft

• Meals: Dinner

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Day 2 | Trek preparation and drive to Ramechhap (4-5h)

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Breakfast will be provided at the hotel and there will be a safety briefing around 10 am. After the meeting, you will have time for lunch and then we will drive to Ramechhap in a private vehicle. Kathmandu to Ramechhap is about a 4 - 5 hour drive. Overnight in a hotel in Ramechhap (twin room).

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• Altitude: 1,300 m / 4,264 ft

• Transfer time: 4 - 5 hours

• Meals: breakfast & dinner included

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Day 3 | Fly to Lukla and Trek to Phakding

 

Flights to Lukla start around 6 am in the morning. Ramechhap to Lukla is about a15 minutes flight. After reaching Lukla, breakfast will be provided. Here you will be introduced to the remaining members of your group, the porters. 

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The porters will prepare the luggage and shortly after breakfast, the trek to Phakding begins, leaving the bustling village of Lukla. Apart from an occasional uphill climb on stone steps, today's walk is fairly easy, short and mostly downhill. Along the way, you'll find Mani walls, prayer wheels, small stupas, suspension bridges, and trail-side Sherpa settlements. You will reach Phakding around lunchtime.
 

After lunch, you will have some time to rest and in the evening, you will take a short walk to the nearby monastery for an acclimatization hike. 

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• The route: 8km / 5 mi approx.

• Sleeping altitude: 2610 m / 8,563 ft

• Trekking time: 4 hours

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner​

 

Day 4 | Trek to Namche

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After breakfast in Phakding, we will start the day's walk. The hike from Phakding to Monjo is on an easy up-and-down trail that runs along the Dudh Koshi Nadi and the trail is accompanied by beautiful Rhododendron trees. After crossing the third suspension bridge the trail to Monjo grows steep. After completing the national park formalities in Monjo, we will continue further to Jorsalle for lunch and continue on a fairly easy up-and-down trail to Hillary Bridge, which is the highest and the longest suspension bridge in the Everest region. Crossing the
bridge, we will further continue up on a very steep trail to Namche, after enjoying the first view of Everest that appears sometimes after crossing the bridge.

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• The route: 10km / 6.21 mi approx.

• Sleeping altitude: 3440 m / 11,286 ft

• Trekking time: 7- 8 hours

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Day 5 | Acclimatization in Namche

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We are already above 3000 meters above sea level. Before gaining more altitude, we should allow our body to get accustomed to the change in oxygen level in the air. Keeping active boosts the process of acclimatization.

 

We will go on an acclimatization hike after breakfast. These hikes will give you an insight into Sherpa culture and lifestyle while allowing you to treat your eyes to the mesmerizing view of Mt. Everest with its surrounding peaks. We will come down to Namche for dinner.

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• Sleeping altitude: 3440 m / 11,286 ft

• Trekking time: 4 - 5 hours

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Day 6 | Trek to Deboche

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The trail contours to Sanasa, high above the river, where the trail to Gokyo Valley branches off, before descending to cross the Dudh Koshi River at Phunke Tenga. A well-maintained comparative flat trail presents a beautiful view of Ama Dablam, Lhotse Shar, Taboche, Kangtega and Thamserku. After crossing the bridge at Phunke Tenga, it's again a steep uphill climb to Tengboche. After reaching Tengboche, we will visit the famous Tengboche monastery and observe the prayer and then continue down to Debohce through the fir and birch forest for an overnight stay in a lodge/teahouse. 

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• The route: 12km / 7.45 mi approx.

• Sleeping altitude: 3820 m / 12,532 ft

• Trekking time: 7- 8 hours

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Day 7 | Trek to Dingboche

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After breakfast in Deboche, we will further continue down to cross the river, through the beautiful forest. A pleasant hike through the forest will bring us to Pangboche. From here, on a gradually ascending trail that runs along the Imja River, we will hike to Somare. Trees completely vanish by this time. The trail grows rockier. Continuing further on a flat trail we will further hike down to the bridge that comes right after the trail branches off to Pheriche. Crossing the bridge, an easy walk on gradually ascending will take us to Dingboche.

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• The route: 10km / 6.21 mi approx.

• Sleeping altitude: 4440 m / 14,468 ft

• Trekking time: 5 hours

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Day 8 | Acclimatization in Dingboche

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For the acclimatization hike, we will either go to Nangkar Tshang Gompa, or to Chhukung. The hike to Gompa is an hour-long hike to the ridge north of Dingboche, from here there is a viewpoint of Cholatse and Taboche, the lake at the foot of Ama Dablam and Chhukung and Makalu. There hike to Chhukung, is a full-day hike, but it presents the most elegant views of the Ama Dablam, Baruntse and Makalu. We will come back to Dingboche and spent the nigh here. 

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• Sleeping altitude: 4440 m / 14,468 ft

• Trekking time: 1 hour or 7 hours

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Day 9 | Trek to Lobuche

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Leaving Dingboche, a gradual climb will take us to a trail junction at Thukla, past Dusa and Palrung Kharka. The views of Taboche and Cholatse look stunning. From the junction, the trail drops down to a glacial stream, where we will cross the bridge and rise up the other side heading directly up the rough moraine of the Khumbu Glacier, before, the trail curves left, to the number of memorials to the lost climbers and Sherpas. Soon the beautiful Pumori makes grand appearance. A challenging northward ascent over loose moraine will finally take us to Lobuche. 

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• The route: 9.5 km / 5.9 mi approx.

• Sleeping altitude: 4910 m / 16,108 ft

• Trekking time: 4 - 5 hours

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Day 10 | Trek to Gorekshep - Everest Base Camp - Gorekshep

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We will continue north on a narrow trail between the glacial moraine and the mountain wall. We will walk past the trail junction to Italian Pyramid, walk across the terminal moraine of the Changri Shar Glacier and continue to Gorekshep. After reaching Gorekshep, we will leave our luggage and continue our hike to Everest Base Camp. From Gorekshep, we will first head back to the Khumbu Glacier and hike up atop the ridge and following the mountain's spine, head directly north towards the mouth of the Khumbu glacier. Brightly colored fluttering prayer flags at the bottom of the Khumbu Ice fall mark the arrival of the base camp. After spending some time here, we will retrace our steps to Gorekshep, which will be our home for tonight. 

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• The route: 11.5 km / 7.14 mi approx.

• Sleeping altitude: 5140 m / 16,863 ft (Gorekshep)

• Higuest point: 5364 m / 17,598 ft (EBC)

• Trekking time: 8 hours

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Day 11 | Hike to Kala Patthar and trek to Pheriche

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To enjoy the sunrise view from Kala Patthar, we need to start the trek 2 hours before sunrise. Therefore, we will start early in the morning and hike to Kala Patthar. After enjoying the sunrise view and the panorama of Pumori and Lobuche West to Nuptse, Lhotse and the mighty Everest, we will hike down to Gorekshep for breakfast and after a short rest we will start to hike down to Pheriche. We will retrace our
steps down the moraine to Dughla past Lobuche, drop down to the bridge and crossing the glacial stream, we will walk all the way down to Pheriche following the Pheriche path. 

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• The route: 12 km / 7.45 mi approx.

• Sleeping altitude: 4240 m / 13,910 ft 

• Higuest point: 5550 m / 18,208 ft

• Trekking time: 7 - 8 hours

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Day 12 | Trek to Namche

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After breakfast in Pheriche, we will first hike down to the trail junction crossing the Pheriche Pass. We will then retrace the trail to Namche, past, Orsho, Somare, Pangboche, Deboche, Tengboche, PhunkeTenga and Kyangjuma. In Namche, we will check into the lodge and spend the time resting. Dinner will be in a lodge in Namche.

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• The route: 15 km / 7.45 mi approx.

• Sleeping altitude: 3440 m / 11,286 ft 

• Trekking time: 7 - 8 hours

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Day 13 | Trek to Lukla (2,840m), (18km), (6h)

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After breakfast in Namche, we will hike all the way down to Lukla for overnight stay and to catch the flight next day.

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• The route: 18 km / 11.18 mi approx.

• Sleeping altitude: 2840 m / 9,317 ft 

• Trekking time: 6 hours

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Day 14 | Fly to Ramechhap and drive to Kathmandu

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After breakfast in Lukla, we will fly to Ramechhap airport and then a private transfer will bring you back to Kathmandu. Lunch will be provided at one of the highway restaurants. You will check into the hotel and spend the remaining day doing your own thing.

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• Flight: 15 min  

• Transfer time: 5 hours drive

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

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Day 15 | Free day or Kathmandu Valley sightseeing tour

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After breakfast at the hotel, you will have a full day guided city tour. You will visit 4 UNESCO World Heritage sites, namely, Pashupatinath, Swyambhunath, Boudhanath and the Kathmandu Durbar Square. Afterthe tour, in the evening, you will enjoy a farewell dinner.

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• Kathmandu Valley sightseeing tour

• Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

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Day 15 | Kathmandu - Departure day

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We enjoy a last breakfast together and then it's time to pack all the memories and head back home.  

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• Meals: Breakfast

• Transfer to the airport

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​​​​The entire tour is done in English.

*We reserve the right to change the itinerary without previous notice due to weather conditions, National Parks regulations or notifications and unforeseeable circumstances.

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