Everest Base Camp Trek - 16 Days

Our airport team welcomes you at Tribhuvan International Airport on your arrival day. You will have a hassle-free transfer to hotel from airport. The remaining day is free for rest and enjoy your bustling surroundings.

It is a day for Sightseeing in Kathmandu Valley and trek preparation. We will arrange a professional tour guide for you and a private car/van/bus with a driver to explore between monuments. The Tour guide will take you to UNESCO World Heritage Sites such Kathmandu Durbar Square, Pashupatinath, Swayambhunath and Boudhanath Stupa, the historical and cultural sites you’ll visit today.

After completion of your day tour, you will be meeting with your trek guide at our office/hotel. He will brief you about the Trek and all the essentials. The Thamel has many trekking gear shops, where you can buy missing gear in the late evening if you need.

The most awaited adventures EBC Trek begins today. First, we take a short flight from Kathmandu to Lukla [2850m], which offers aerial and stunning views of the mountain scenery.

The next part of the day involves a 4 hours trek to Phakding through the Dudh Koshi River Valley. It’s a gentle descent from Lukla along rocky and well-made stone paths. On the way we will pass Cheplung village and reach at Ghat then trail will ascends to the Phakding Village.

From Phakding, we double cross a river on high suspension bridges. Beyond Monjo is the entrance to the Sagarmatha National Park which was introduced in order to protect and preserve the fragile mountain environment. Next it’s a steep hike to Namche. If the weather is clear, we get the first glimpse of Mt Everest. Namche is a central trading village in the Khumbu and has a busy Saturday market – an old time meeting place for the Hindu traders who hail from the lowlands and the Tibetan yak caravans that have crossed the glaciated Nangpa La.

Today, we will spend the day at Namche Bazaar. It’s the largest village in the Khumbu region and has many modern facilities, such as WIFI, ATMs, Cafe and Museums. In the morning, we take a hour walk up to the Everest View Hotel, Syangboche for stunning views of the Himalayan Mountains, including Everest, Ama Dablam, Nuptse, Lhotse, Thamserku and Kantega.

Later in the evening we will explore Namche Bazaar’s market and visit the Visitor Center and Sherpa Culture Museum.

From Namche, the trail goes uphill on to the side of the valley, high above the Dudh Kosi. This is where we get our first really good views of the great peaks of the Khumbu including Mt Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse and Ama Dablam. Hiking by several villages and numerous tea shops, we descend steeply to a suspension bridge over the river at Phungi Thanga. This village is a good stop for lunch & rest. Here we can relax before making the steep climb to Tengboche. Although the hike up the zigzag path is taxing, it presents us with many beautiful sights of rhododendron bushes with beautiful birds and delightful mountain scenery. Tengboche is famous for its celebrated monastery, the largest in the Khumbu. A wonderful panorama of Mt. Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam mounting in the horizon can be seen from the tea house.

We descend downhill through a forest, cross the Imja River and climb steadily to the village of Pangboche. This village stands exactly opposite of Ama Dablam [6,856 m], and has special views of the mountain, with the gompa, mani walls and scattered pine trees in the foreground. From here, a further two hours walk brings us to Dingboche.

Today is our second rest day of the trip, we rest and acclimatize here for with hiking to Nagarjuna Hill (5050m). It takes around 3-4hours walk to the hill which offers beautiful view of Ama Dablam, Taboche, Lobuche, Lobuche East and West, Thamserku and Kangtega. There is another alternative hike option to Chukung Valley (Imja Valley) as well with gorgeous view of Makalu, Island Peak, Everest, Cholatse etc. Rest of the day will explore around Dingboche Village.

Lobuche is the second last accommodation settlement area on the way to EBC. We carry on through our journey up the wide valley that lies below the magnificent peaks of Cholatse and Tawache towards the left. We then swerve right and take a steep climb towards the foot of the Khumbu Glacier.

We go in for a breather in the tea house at Thukla which is a good spot to settle in for lunch. The trail then meanders through the boulders of the glacier’s terminal moraine. As we reach the top of this Sherpa village, we come across many stone cairns, built as memorials to the many Sherpas who visited the cluster of houses at Lobuche Village.

Today, we will finally reach Everest Base Camp, from here, we climb to the route along the Khumbu Glacier. The trail presents fantastic views of the surrounding mountains, especially where the path forces itself to rise to cross a tributary glacier and descend through the sandy trails to Gorak Shep.

We will have a lunch here at Gorakshep (lodging place) and afternoon continue trekking alongside the Khumbu Glacier. The trail undoubtedly presents jaw-dropping views of the snowy mountain,  Khumbu Ice Falls, Frozen streams and yaks. After exploring Everest Base Camp descend to Gorakshep to spend the night since there is no any tea houses or lodge at the base camp and crash out for an early night in preparation for our trek to Kalapatter on the following day.

We must start very early morning to reach Kalapather, one of the top & finest view points in the Everest region, Kalapattar [5545m]. After taking memorable photos of the journey with amazing sunrise views then back to our hotel at Gorakshep for hot breakfast then start our trek back to Pheriche.  Today we begin to trek mostly downhill. As we retrace our steps to Dhongla and descend to Pheriche, we arrive at The Himalayan Rescue Association, a trekker’s aid post and worth a visit.

We will carry on staying close to the river and after crossing it, climb back up through birch and rhododendron forest to Tengboche. Kwangde, Tawache, Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Ama Dablam, Kantega and Thamserku are just a few of the Himalayan giants that we get to see on the way. From Tengboche we descend to the bridge over the Dudh Kosi. At Phunki Tenga, we see the water driven prayer wheels, which is interesting to watch before making our way back to Namche.

On the last lap of our trekking we follow the Dudh Kosi River down to Lukla with steeply descending from Namche Bazzar. The trail goes through dense forests and crossing many bridges over streams. There are also many small settlement areas on the way. After we get to Phakding Village, we hike to Lukla, where we end our beautiful and memorable trek.

Today, we take a short flight back to Kathmandu. The views during the flight are perfect. After  touchdown to the airport in Kathmandu, our team will trasfer you to the hotel and  take care everything while check into your hotel.

The remaining time of your day is yours for leisure, treat yourself to a relaxing Spa treatment and Massage, shopping for souviners and more.

We spend a whole day in Kathmandu and this is a buffer day in case of bad weather in Lukla. We may use this day on the trek or if there is any delay or cancelation on our Lukla-Kathmandu flights. If everything goes according to the scheduled date, then day is yours for a guided sightseeing tour to visit Patan and Bhaktapur Durbar Square if you wish too.

In the evening, the company will organize a farewell dinner with cultural program, where you will meet with the team of your trek for the last time.

As we have successfully completed the trip, it is time to return home or embark on your next journey. Even you can join our next adventures trips in the Himalayas if you wish too. If not, our airport team will take care of your airport escort and say you our last goodbye till the next adventure holidays.