Everest Base Camp Trek

Mt. Everest: highest mountain on earth with a height of 8.848m, incalculably and incredible fascinating at the same time, first ascent in 1953 by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary. All these thoughts come automatically in our minds when we hear this name. And it inspires many of us to experience this mountain in reality, to explore the area, where the big expeditions on the peak start and to feel the atmosphere between these huge mountains and large glaciers, which let us feel so small compared to this incredible landscape. You can hardly find a region which is more spectacular than Everest region. It is where four of the world's six tallest peaks Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Makalu, and Cho Oyu rise above everything else, crowning the towering ridges that straddle the forbidding Himalayans. The Everest Base Camp trek is the grandest walk in the land of the Himalayas. Trekking through the Everest region offers stunning mountain views, and opportunities to get a glimpse into the life of world famous climbers (the Sherpas). The trek further offers the opportunitiy to walk through Sagarmatha National Park, a world heritage site that is home to a variety of Himalayan floras and faunas, to get a closer look at the highest Buddhist monasteries in the world, and, of course, the most gratifying of them all, the trip to Everest Base Camp itself. It is an opportunity to embark on an epic journey that Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay set off on in 1953. ​But nothing beats the thrill and sense of accomplishment that grips travelers on seeing the power and grace of the mighty Everest up close

Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu
   - Pick up from Tribhuvan International Airport
   - Transfer to hotel
   - Welcome dinner with Nepali food
   - Briefing by guides

Day 02: Sightseeing in Kathmandu (1335 meters)
   - Visit Swayambunath (Monkey Temple)
   - Explore Kathmandu Durbar Square
   - Visit Pashupatinath
   - Explore Boudhnath
   - Dinner with a view of Boudhnath

Day 03: Flight from Kathmandu to Lukla and Trek to Phakding
   - Early morning flight to Lukla
   - Trek to Phakding
   - Visit a small monastery near Phakding

Day 04: Trek to Namche Bazar
   - Cross rope bridges
   - Pass Hillary Suspension Bridge
   - Enter Sagarmatha National Park
   - Reach Namche Bazar

Day 05: Acclimatization day in Namche and Visit of Khumjung (3800m)
   - Visit Tourist Visitor Center
   - Hike to Khumjung village
   - Explore Namche Bazar

Day 06: Namche Bazaar to Tengboche (3,867m)
   - Trek towards Tengboche
   - Enjoy views of Mt. Everest, Mt. Nuptse, Mt. Ama Dablam
   - Visit Tengboche Monastery

Day 07: Tengboche to Dingboche (4,360m)
   - Trek to Dingboche
   - Views of Tenboche monastery and high mountains

Day 08: Acclimatization day at Dingboche
   - Breakfast with views of Ama Dablam
   - Climb hill behind Dingboche for acclimatization
   - Panoramic views of peaks in the Everest region

Day 09: Dingboche to Lobuche (4,930m)
   - Straight trek with views of Tawachee and Cholatse
   - Climbing steeply up to the Khumbu Glacier moraine
   - Memorials to mountaineers at the top

Day 10: Lobuche to Gorakshep (5,140m) & Everest Base Camp (5,364m)
    - Trek to Gorak Shep
    - Continue to Everest Base Camp
    - Views of snow-capped mountains

Day 11: Gorakshep to Kala Pathar (5,550m) and back to Pheriche (4,240m)
    - Early morning hike to Kala Pathar
    - 360-degree views of mountain peaks
    - Trek down to Pheriche

Day 12: Pheriche to Phortse (3860)
    - Cross Khumbu Khola
    - Walk downhill to lower elevation

Day 13: Phortse to Jorsalle (2860)
    - Descend through forest with various trees
    - Say goodbye to Ama Dablam
    - Last views of high mountains

Day 14: Jorsalle to Lukla (2,800m)
    - Acclimatized for walking in lower elevations

Day 15: Fly back to Kathmandu and Transfer to Bhaktapur
    - Morning flight back to Kathmandu
    - Drive to Bhaktapur
    - Relax and explore Bhaktapur

Day 16: Sightseeing in Bhaktapur
    - Explore ancient Newar city
    - Visit cultural sites and temples
    - Farewell dinner with the guide

Day 17: Departure
    - Free time or last-minute shopping
    - Transfer to the airport
    - Departure

Inclusive

• Airport picks up and drops by private Car/Jeep.
• Three-night standard twin sharing Hotel in Kathmandu with breakfast.
• Three meals a day (Breakfast, lunch, and dinner) during the trek.
• Trekking Lodge (Tea House) accommodation during the trek.
• All necessary paperwork including Sagarmatha National Park Entry Permit & Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality fees.
• Kathmandu-Lukla-Kathmandu flight with private airport transfer and domestic airport tax.
• A highly experienced, helpful, knowledgeable, friendly, English-speaking well trained, Government license holder guide with all his salary, food, drinks, accommodation, transport, and insurance.
• Strong, helpful Sherpa porters with proper safety equipment and walking equipment, his salary, food, accommodation, and insurance (one porter for two people).
• Comprehensive medical supplies (first aid kit will be available).
• Arrangement of emergency helicopter service (paid by your Travel Insurance Company).
• Use of sleeping bag, down jacket, duffel bag, and walking poles (if you don’t have your own, to be returned after the trip is completed).
• Government taxes and official expenses.
• Guided Kathmandu sightseeing tour with private car/jeep.
• Everest base camp trekking route map.
• Oxygen meter to check your pulse and oxygen saturation and heart rate twice daily (Very useful to check Altitude Mountain Sickness(AMS) symptoms) which will ensure your health during the trek.
• Assistant guide for groups of 8 or more people

Exclusive

• Meals whilst you are in Kathmandu - lunch, and dinner.
• Nepal entry visa fee
• Personal travel and medical insurance.
• International airfare.
• Your personal expenses.
• All the alcoholic and nonalcoholic cold and hot drinks
• Hot shower and battery charging at the tea houses.
• Tips for the guide, porter, and driver (tipping is expected)
• Kathmandu sightseeing monument entrance fees ($30 USD per person)
• Excess baggage of more than 10 kg for Lukla flight.

What To Bring?

Head

• Sun hat or scarf
• Winter hat or insulating hat or wide-brimmed hat
• Headlight with extra batteries

Face

• Sunscreen
• Sunglass with UV protection
• Face/body wipes

Hands

• Lightweight gloves
• Heavyweight winter gloves

Body

• Hiking shirts
• Long-sleeved shirt
• Hooded rain jacket
• Fleece jacket
• Lightweight cotton pants
• T-Shirt (bring Lightweight wool)
• Polypropylene underwear
• Down jacket (available for rent in Kathmandu)
• Sweater
• Waterproof jacket and pants

Footwear

• Hiking Boots
• Thick wool socks (take an extra pair of thick light socks)

Essential gear

• Backpack or daypack (Size depends on whether you take a porter or not).
• Thermal bottle
• Water purification
• Trekking pole
• Sleeping bag (-15 bag is best in high altitude trekking)

Toiletries

• Medium size drying towel
• Toothbrush
• Toothpaste
• Deodorant floss
• Biodegradable bar soap
• Nail clippers
• Small mirror

Personal accessories

• Money
• Watch
• Cell phone
• Camera

Extra items

• First aid kit
• Extra passport photos and photocopies of passport
• Notebook and pen
• Binoculars

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