EVEREST ENLIGHTEN- 18 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


01 Drive to airport. Kathmandu (1400 m) to Lukla (2872m) by flight than 3 hrs trek to Phakding 2866 meters

02 6 hrs trek to Namche 3446 meters

03 Rest day at Namche for acclimatization and visit around 3446 meters

04 6 hrs trek to Tangbuche 3867 meters

05 6 hrs trek to Pheriche 4252 m

06 6 hrs trek Lobuche 4930 m 07 Gorak Shep 5200 m 08 6 hrs trek to Kalapattar (5543 meters) & EBC and back to Lobuche 4930 meters 09 8 hrs trek to Chhukung 4730 meters

10 Rest day for climbing preparation 4730 meters

11 6 hrs trek to Parashaya Gyab ( Island Peak B. Camp ) 5250 meters

12 4 hrs climb to Island Peak's high Camp. 5700 meters

13 Summit of Island Peak (6189 meters) and back to Chukung. 4743 meters

14 6 hrs Trek down to Dingbuche 4260 meters

15 5 hrs trek to Tangbocue 3867 meters

16 5 hrs trek to Namche 3446 meters

17 5 hrs trek to Lukla and reconfirmed air ticket to Kathmandu. 2866 meters

18 30 minutes fly to Kathmandu in the morning and drive to Hotel 1400 meters

Highlight: Climbing, exciting experience, Everest base camp view, Lhotse, Choyu, and uncountable Khumbu region mountains view, ethnic group, desert and excellent landscape, water fall, monasteries visit, different mammals, birds, rhododendron flowers, flora, fauna and etc.

Altitude: Minimum 2866m. and maximum 6189m. Grading: difficult (climbing experience is better). Trek type: Tea house lodges and 2 nights camp in tent during climbing period.