GYOKO TREK -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

01 Kathmandu to Lukla (2872m) by flight than 3 hrs trek to Phakding 2866 m

02 5 hrs trek to Namche 3446 m

03 Mornign rest and afternoon walk around for acclimatization at Namche 3500 m

04 Trek to Phortse Tenga, 5 hrs trek 3900 m

05 Trek to Machhermo, 6 hrs trek 4465 m

06 Explore around Gokyo Ri (via Mengma, Tabuche, Dudh Pokhari Lakes), 5 hrs trek. 4791 m

07 Visit Gokyo Ri and explore around 5th Pokhari 5483 m

08 Decent or back to 5 hrs trek to Dole 4084 m

09 5 hrs trek to Tangboche Monastary 3867 m

10 5 hrs trek to Namche 3446 m

11 6 hrs trek to Lukla and reconfirmed air ticket to Kathamdnu. 2866 m

12 40 minutes flight to Kathmand 1400 m

Highlight: Several Himalayas lakes, Gokyo Ri, Lhotse, Choyu, and uncountable Khumbu region mountains including Mount Everest, ethnic group, yak, desert and excellent landscape, water fall, monasteries visit, different mammals, birds, rhododendron flowers, flora, fauna and etc.

Altitude: Minimum 2866m. and maximum 5543 m. Grading: intermediate Trek type: Tea house lodges .