Everest Base Camp Trek - 15 Days

You will take your breakfast at around 8 am, then your tour guide will come to pick you up at your hotel. You will have private luxury vehicles for your city sightseeing and a qualified and experienced tour guide will be there with you. Normally, full-day sightseeing includes four UNESCO world heritage sites that lie inside Kathmandu valley. 

Swyambhunath Stupa:

This temple is also called a monkey temple, which lies in the western part of Kathmandu valley. This is the most ancient Buddhist temple built in the 5th century during the Lichhavi period in Nepal. You can encounter many monkeys once you enter inside the temple area, make sure you wouldn’t carry any food and do not carry any small things in your hand. Otherwise, they will take it from you.

Pashupatinath Temple:

Pashupatinath temple is the biggest Hindu temple in Nepal which lies in the northern part of the Kathmandu valley on the bank of Bagmati river, a holy river. Lord Shiva is the leader of the Hindu religion and people worship him in that temple. There are also a lot of monkeys, so make sure you follow the same rule as Swyambhunath Stupa.

Patan Durbar Square:

Patan durbar lies in the center of the Lalitpur district. It was built in the 16th century by the Malla dynasty in Nepal. Another beautiful UNESCO world heritage site, mostly attracted by its architecture and arts.

Boudhanath Stupa:

Boudhanath is the oldest and most beautiful stupa in the Kathmandu valley, which was built 2500 years ago. You will find Buddhist pilgrims from Tibet going round the stupa spinning the prayer wheels.

The real journey starts from here when you will fly to the world’s most extreme airport called Lukla Airport which lies at 2840m altitude. After breakfast in the beautiful village of Lukla, we will head towards the Phakding village. 

The trail is quite wide, easy to walk through small villages to Phakding. Alpine forest, the swearing sound of Dudh Koshi river, stuck in traffic jams with donkeys, Dzho yak, and trekkers on the way make your first trekking day amazing and wonderful. Phakding lies on the bank of the Dudh Koshi river, which comes from Khumbu glacier. Overnight stay at Phakding.

The whole day, the Dudhkoshi river will be alongside you. Hiking through the pine forest, crossing numerous thrilling suspension bridges before reaching Monjo village. It's an entrance to Sagarmatha National Park as well, where you need to get your entry permit card from the National Park check post. Monjo village takes you to another beautiful village called Jhorsalle lies on the side of the Dudh Koshi river. 

Taking lunch with the sound of the river adds extra pleasure to your trekking. Rich biodiversity, small rivers on the trail, waterfalls are the true nature that you can experience on your second day. First glimpse of mountains like Kusum Kanguru (6368m), Thamserku 6623m, Everest 8848m, Nuptse 7879m, and Kongde Ri and many more small mountains. Before ascending to Namche Bazaar, you have to cross the long and thrilling suspension bridge called “Hillary Bridge”. Following a steep climb, you will reach the capital of Sherpa land - Namche Bazaar. Overnight stay at Namche Bazaar.

Namche is a beautiful village and one of the most fascinating and busiest towns in the Khumbu region. You can get everything in Namche, trekking gear, national and international foods, pub, bar coffee shop, restaurants, grocery, and many more things. It’s the biggest market where people exchange goods or buy/purchase goods each Saturday. People usually come from the lower Khumbu region to establish a weekly market.

 As we are climbing towards high altitude, everyone is not used to the altitude and high mountain environment. So, our body needs some time to adjust to the mountain climate. So, on this day, usually, we will hike up to Everest viewpoint and visit Everest View hotel, which lies at 3880m altitude. Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Ama Dablam, Tawache and many more beautiful mountains can be easily explored from this viewpoint. If you are lucky enough, you can encounter with Himalayan Thar, danphe and musk deer on the way to the viewpoint. Relax and overnight stay at Namche Bazaar.

From this day, we will feel the real trekking has begun because of the weather, the total mountain environment, villages becoming less, altitude becoming higher, and coldness. The beginning of the day is an easy walk, with stunning mountain views, landscapes, and forests. After 2hour you need to trek down to the level of Dudh Koshi river (Phungithanga) again which is a regular lunch camp as well. On the way, a few houses, prayer flags, mani walls, and Buddhism related things can be the other best part for this day. Also, if you are lucky enough, you might encounter some wild animals on the way. 

After lunch, almost a 3hr direct uphill climb takes you to the most beautiful and spiritual Tengboche village. This village is covered with the Imja river and Dudhkoshi river from two different sides and there is one beautiful and most fascinating and biggest monastery called Tengboche monastery. Overnight stay at comfortable accommodation.

When you wake up, majestic Ama Dablam can be easily visible from the Tengboche monastery, with the cup of tea and the early rays of the sun can fill your heart with happiness. As we leave Tengboche and head towards the north and cross the Dudh Koshi River via a small suspension bridge. From here, this river is called the Imja river, since the river came from the Imja valley. 

Beautiful forest of pine, conifers, and rhododendrons are the most interesting part. Before reaching Pangboche village, many chortens, stupas, and mani walls need to cross. Following the mountainous terrain with slightly uphill and base of the beautiful mountains takes you to another beautiful village Dingboche. This is a place where you can see the full body of Lhotse. Overnight stay at comfortable accommodation.

This is the second acclimatization of this trekking. Since we are above 4400m altitude, we need to adjust our body with a higher altitude and climate. Your day starts with a cup of warm coffee in front of the iconic Ama Dablam in your front and Lhotse, Nuptse, and numerous beautiful mountains in your surroundings. After breakfast, we will hike to the Nangkartshang peak (5,083m), which takes 3hr from the village. 

Climbing above 5000m and staying at 4400m makes your body comfortable and easy with the altitude. When you come back from hiking, you can explore the village for the barista coffee, french bakeries, etc. Overnight stayed. 

From this day, trekking difficulties become harder. The level of oxygen becomes less in air, a more cold and mountainous environment makes you re in real trekking from now onwards. The beginning of the trekking will be normal and with the beautiful sunrise view over snow-capped mountains and walking in the lap of the Imja valley.

We will pass through the Yak grazing field which lies in the soldiers of the Pheriche village. The stunning view of Tawache, Cholatse, Labuche, Thamserku, Ama Dablam, and numerous giant mountains can be easily observed from this place. Lunch camp will be at the ending of Khumbu glacier called Thukla Phedi. After 45min of a straight uphill climb, you will reach the Thukla Pass, Sherpa memorials. 

The stone made memorials dedicated to the passed sherpas and climbers in different expeditions nearby mountains. The remaining trail will be straight until Lobuche but the terrain is covered with rocks and the whole trail lies in the bank of Khumbu glacier. A beautiful and small village Lobuche provides a stunning view of Pumori, Nuptse, and numerous stunning peaks around you. Overnight stayed at Labuche guest house.

Today is the biggest day of our trekking. We follow a narrow gap between the glacial moraine of Khumbu glacier and beautiful mountains. Stunning view of Pumari will be there in our entire trek and Nuptse will add the extra flavor to it and many more breathtaking mountains in our surroundings. After a few hours of the glacial trek, 

we can take us to our final accommodation destination Gorakshep village. After lunch, we will trek towards the base of the world’s highest mountain. The trail is almost slightly straight in glacial moraine; the trail contains hard rocks and sometimes ice as well. Few hours of trekking from Gorakshep takes us to the beautiful Everest base camp in the middle of the Khumbu glacier which is covered with 100s of giant mountains.

We can experience the solid Khumbu icefall and glacier from base camp. There are prayer flags around the base camp and, if we are trekking in spring we can see many climbers and sherpas in the base camp who are getting ready for the Everest summit. We will explore the base camp and back to Gorak Shep for the night stay. Since there are no commercial hotels and teahouses in base camp. Overnight stays at Gorakshep Teahouse.

Today, we will wake up early morning (around 3-4 am) and start to climb towards the Kalapatthar summit. From Gorakshep, it will take 3hr to reach the top of the Kalapatthar and the trail is straight uphill. Despite all the hard work, tiredness, and suffering, once you reach the top of the Kalapatthar summit, everything will go like a blink of an eye. 

You will experience a 360-degree panoramic view of sky-dominating mountains like Everest, Lhotse, Pumori, Ama Dablam, Lhotse, Thamserku and many more beautiful and stunning mountains from this paint. The terrain of Khumbu glacier and a wide range of landscapes will make you more satisfied. This viewpoint is even famous for both sunset and sunrise. Some people climb during the late afternoon to explore the sunset if the weather is clean. 

This whole mountain is made from black rock, that’s why it’s named as Kalapatthar. We will go back to Gorak Shep for breakfast and start to hike for the Pheriche. About a 2hr hike takes us to the Lobuche and a 1hour hike will take us to the Dughla for lunch. Few hours of easy walk and we will reach our today’s camp Pheriche. This village is located in the base of the Imja valley. Comfortable night stays at Pheriche guest house.

From here, we trek downhill all the time until we reach the Dudh Koshi river in Phungitaka. Enjoy the landscape of Pangboche and Tengboche village on the way. Don’t forget to take the beautiful shapes and different views of Ama Dablam today. After crossing a big suspension bridge and trek uphill until Kyanjuma. It’s a junction where Gokyo valley trek and base camp trekking routes separate. 

We will hike straight from here until we reach Namche. We can enjoy and enjoy delicious food, coffee, and bars in Namche today. Overnight stay at luxury accommodation in the capital of sherpaland. 

Today, descend from Namche to the longest suspension bridge in the base of the Namche Bazaar. The terrain becomes more green and gloomy today. There will be no problems with altitude sickness and tiredness because of hiking uphill. On the way, we will meet many trekkers and transport animals. 

We can see the last sight of Mt. Everest near the Namche including Thamserku, Kusum Khangaru, and Kongde Ri. Lovely pine forest, rhododendron forest, and beautiful Sherpa village can take us to our final destination Lukla. This is the last day of our trekking and we will celebrate with drinks, varieties of food. Overnight stay at a comfortable guest house in Lukla.

After a warm and last mountain breakfast in Lukla, we will say goodbye to all the mountains. The flight will be usually happening during the early morning time. Experience the last sight of mountains and mountain landscape from the flight.

Upon arrival, our representative or guide will be there to transfer you to the hotel. If you want to explore any other places in Kathmandu, your guide will help you to take it there, and please don’t forget to buy some souvenirs for your friends and family from Nepal.

Finally, the excitement, thrilling and enjoyment, the day has come to bid a farewell for you. According to your flight schedule, our representative will drop you to the Tribhuvan International Airport.

We will wish you happy, healthy, and wonderful days with the big thank you for providing the opportunity to serve you.