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Day 01 : Fly from Kathmandu to Lukla (2886m.) 30min fly /
3hrs Trek:
Early morning transfer to the domestic airport for your
flight to Lukla. It is a small town with an airport.
There are few tea shops, lodges, hotels and general
stores. You begin today’s trek from Lukla following a
gentle climb up the mountainside on the left bank of the
Dudh Koshi. Nupla (5885m) can be seen in the distance on
the opposite bank, is a peak atop the Kongde Ridge. You
descend a mountainside path that merges into your route
to Everest, with views to a valley to your right; and at
its far end, Kusum Kang (6367m.) The Dudh Kosi
approaches as you pass a Mani wall and arrive at Ghat
teahouse. You continue along a small path with many
climbs and descents following the left bank of Dudh
Koshi to Phakding.
Day 02 : Trek from Phakding to Namche Bazaar (3440 m.) 4 / 5
Hours:
This day you trek and cross the river on high suspension
bridges. Beyond Monjo (2800m.) is the entrance to the
Sagarmatha National Park which was set-up in order to
protect and preserve this fragile mountain environment.
You then ascend quite steeply to Namche and along the
way, if the weather is clear, catch a first glimpse of
Mt Everest in the distance. You can also enjoy the view
of Mt. Kusum Kangaru, Thamserku, Konde-Ri and Tawache
peak. You can also visit some of the village monasteries
on the way of trekking to Namche Bazaar (3440 m.).
Namche is the main trading village in the Khumbu region
and holds a busy Saturday market. There is set a meeting
place for the Hindu traders from the lowlands and the
Tibetan yak caravans that have reached there by crossing
the glaciated Nangpa La.
Day 03 : Rest at Namche Bazar for acclimatization and
excursion:
Namche is tucked away between two ridges amidst the giant
peaks of the Khumbu and has an abundance of lodges, tea
shops and souvenir shops as well as a magnificent
outlook. It is an ideal place to spend a rest day for
acclimatization to the high altitude before heading off
towards Tyangboche. For the acclimatization you walk up
to Khunde Hospital which was set-up by Sir Edmund
Hillary, or a one hour walk up to the Syangboche
(3800m.) where Everest View Hotel is situated above
Namche for the outstanding view of Everest, Nuptse,
Lhotse, Ama Dablam, Thamserku and Kusum Kangaru. There
are also good views from the National Park Centre and
Museum just above the town.
Day 04 : Trek from Namche Bazaar to Tyangboche (3867 m.) 5
Hours:
From Namche, the trail contours around the side of the
valley, high above the Dudh Koshi. Now you have a
glimpse of first really good views of the great peaks of
the Khumbu including Mt Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Ama
Dablam, Thamserku and Kusum Kangaru. Passing by several
villages and numerous tea shops, the trail descends
steeply to a bridge over the river Dudh Koshi at Phunki
Tenga (3250m.).The village has an excellent place for
lunch and you can take a short rest before making the
steep climb to Tyangboche. Although exhausting due to
the zigzag path, the trek has numerous attractions like
rhododendron bushes, beautiful birds chirping and superb
mountain scenery making your trek exciting. Tyangboche
is famous for its legendary monastery, the largest in
the Khumbu region.
Day 05 : Trek from Tyangboche to Dingboche (4260m.) 5 Hours:
You gradually descend through a forest, cross the Imja Khola
and climb steadily up to the village of Pangboche. This
is directly opposite to Ama Dablam [6,856 m], and has
exceptional views of the mountain, with the Gompa, mani
walls and scattered pine trees in the foreground. As you
gradually ascend, you find thick forests but the trail
is full of thorny and juniper bushes. A further two and
half hour’s walk brings you to Dingboche. Here you can
see Sherpa people working hard in the agricultural farm.
Day 06 : Rest at Dingboche for acclimatization and excursion:
Here you can steeply climb up to Nakartsang Gompa for the
rare outstanding view of Mount Makalu (8463m.) along
with Lhotse, Island Peak, Baruntse, Ama Dablam and
Thamserku. The another option provided is a small side
trip to Chhukung which takes about 2 and half hours to
go up and 1 and half hours to come back to Dingboche.
There are some of the lodges which serve you the
delicious food items.
Day 07 : Trek from Dingboche(4350m.) to Chhukung (4730m.) 4
Hours:
The trail gradually ascends up to the Chhukung. On the way,
you can see summer huts made especially for keeping the
livestock’s in summer time. Along this, you enjoy the
beautiful mountain views in and around the valley.
Day 08 : Trek from Chhukung to Lobuche (4900m) 6 Hours:
From Chhukung Ri you can have a view of Mt. Nuptse (7896m.),
Mt.Lhotse (8511m.), Baruntse peak (6800m.),Ama Dablam
peak(6856m.),Thamserku peak (6608m.), Konde Ri or
peak(6187m.), Tawoche peak(6542m.), Cholotse peak
(6441m.) and more. Now you begin your trek to Lobuche
via Dongla which offers you panoramic view of the
mountains along the way. The teahouse at Dongla is a
good spot to have lunch, before zigzagging up through
the boulders of the glacier's terminal moraine. At the
top of this climb there are many stone caves, built as
memorials to the many Sherpas who have died while
climbing Mt Everest. The path then climbs gently along
the glacier, to eventually reach the cluster of houses
at Lobuche.
Day 09 : Trek from Lobuche (4900m.) to Gorakshep (5180m.) 4
Hours
You will have lunch at Gorakshep, take rest and if the
trekker feels fine, the participants can walk to Everest
Base Camp (5486m.). You will spend about 4 and half
hours trek up to Everest Base Camp and back to Gorakshep.
The trek is on glacier and snow capped rocks. You can
also see many small frozen lakes around the Everest Base
Camp and return back to Gorakshep
Day 10 : Trek Gorakshep to Kala Patthar (5545m.) &
to Pheriche (4243m.) 6hrs:
You accomplish an early morning climb to Kala Patthar
(5545m.) to enjoy the view of sunrise. From Kala Patthar
you can have a panoramic view of Mt. Everest and many
other mountain peaks like Mt. Pumori, Mt. Lingtren, Mt.
Khumbetse, Mt. Nuptse, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Ama Dablam, Mt.
Thamserku and many more. Pheriche is the place where one
can make phone calls to any part of the world. You can
see the mountain Yaks in Pheriche. Yaks are normally
regarded as the porters in this area. The town of
Pheriche is known as windy town. There you can see the
perpendicular walls of Cholatse and Tawache. There is
located Himalayan Rescue Association Aid Post and
foreign volunteer doctors are to provide medical
treatment to trekkers as well as local people.
Day 11 : Trek from Pheriche to Phortse (3750m.) 5 Hours:
The trail descends to Pangboche and now the trail starts
turning up and down in every half an hour to Phortse..
On the way there is an opportunity to see wild life in
and around the area like mountain goat, musk deer and
many species of Himalayan birds. There are village
monasteries in Pangboche and Phortse rich in cultural
heritage of Sherpa people. Along this, you see an old
monastery in Pangboche which is believed to have been
established during 16th century. The Pangboche village
is known to have highest permanent settlement throughout
the year.
Day 12 : Trek from Phortse (3750m.) to Khumjung (3790m.) 4
Hours:
The trail here descends for early twenty minutes and ascends
up steeply for almost one hour to Mongla (4000m.). From
this spot, you can see the panoramic view of Ama Dablam,
Thamserku, Kusum Kangaru, Konde-Ri and Tawache peak. Now
the trail descends and ascends frequently up to Khumjung.
The Khumjung village is said to have the largest
settlement of Khumbu region. There is well-equipped high
school built by Edmund Hillary in 1960. Not limited to
this, there is an old monastery where the skull of Yeti
is believed to have preserved. The neighboring village
of Khumjung is Khunde where a well equipped Hospital is
built by Edmund Hillary in 1964.
Day 13 : Trek from Khumjung to Thame (3800m.) 4 Hours.
Thame is a place where you can visit many ancient
monasteries. You will be able to experience the real
Sherpa culture and at the most, from Thame you can take
a glance at the beautiful mountain peaks.
Day 14 : Trek from Thame to Monjo (2835m.)6 Hours:
Thame to Monjo you come across few Sherpa settlements
and you will meet friendly Sherpa people. Trekking this
day is little bit easier in comparison to other days.
Monjo is a small village and the area is mainly for
agriculture. You can see people being engaged in
agricultural activities.
Day 15 : Trek from Monjo to Lukla (2800m.) 4 Hours:
This day the trail gradually descends and ascends as
well. You cross the Dudh Koshi river over suspension
bridges.
Day 16 : Lukla to Kathmandu by flight: 30 min:
You take an early morning flight back to Kathmandu from
Lukla and it takes almost 30 minutes. |
