EVEREST BASE CAMP- 12 Days

This trek features the unbelievable scenery of the remote Gokyo Valley and its festival of beautiful turquoise lakes, moonscape-like glaciers, and stunning mountain vistas that include Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, and Cho Oyu - four of the eight highest peaks on earth! The 360-degree view from Gokyo Ridge is the best in the Khumbu!

The beginning of this trek is the same as hiking to Everest Base Camp. On the way, we'll stay two nights in the village of Namche Bazaar to acclimatize. Namche is considered the trading center for the Khumbu region, and people walk from as far away as Tibet every Saturday to sell their wares here. This is also the hub onto which each trail converges, so yaks and people compete for space in this amphitheater style city.

After visiting Namche, we’ll head up the valley leaving the usual Everest trail and following the rivers run off from the Ngozumpa glacier. After two days we will stop again in the village of Machhermo for another rest day and the chance to hike up Machhermo RI. Our Next stop will be the Gokyo Valley.

Itinerary

Day 1: Kathmandu to Lukla (2872m) by flight than 3 hrs trek to Phakding 2866 m

Day 2: 5 hrs trek to Namche 3446 m

Day 3: Rest day at Namche for acclimatization 3446 m

Day 4: Trek to Tangboche, 6 hrs trek 3867 m

Day 5: Trek to Dinboche, 6 hrs trek 4343 m

Day 6: 5 hrs trek to Lobuche 4930 m

Day 7: Trek to Gorak Shep 3 hrs than 5 hrs treks to Everest B. Camp 5200 m

Day 8: 6 hrs trek to Kalapattar (5543 meters) & back to Pangboche Lobuche 3901 m Day 9: 5 hrs trek to Khumjung via Tangboche 3790 m

Day 10: 5 hrs trek to Phakding 2652 m

Day 11: 3 hrs trek to Lukla and reconfirmed air ticket to Kathmandu. 2866 m

Day 12: 35 minutes flight to Kathmandu in the morning 1400 m

Highlight: Several Himalayas like Mount Everest, Lhotse, Choyu, and uncountable Khumbu region mountains, ethnic group, desert and excellent landscape, water fall, monasteries visit, different rhododendron flowers, flora, fauna.

Altitude: Minimum 1400m. and maximum 5543 m. Grading: Intermediate Trek type: Tea house lodge