We go to Kathmandu Domestic airport to take a nice short flight to Lukla, Tenzing Hillary airport the start point for the trek to EBC. We will see many beautiful mountain ranges such as Langtang and Jugal ranges, then the Rolwaling Himal and Mt. Gaurisankar, before getting to see the first view of Mt. Everest on the flight. We make a short stop in Lukla to sort out bags etc before setting off. It’s a nice short walk for the day, 3hrs walk through low rhododendron forest, small villages and farms. We will pass through many big and small Mani Stone, Chhortens and Prayer Wheels which are built to offer good luck for all the living beings we will set to Phakding for lunch and we have all afternoon to take a food rest or look around the Phakding town which lies along the banks of Dudh Koshi.

After early breakfast at the lodge, we trek to Namche following with the bank of Dudh Koshi river. We will get a good view of Thamserku Peak 6623m. On the way and we go pass small villages and farm. Walking along a path with many ups and downs, crossing a stream we with reach to a village called Monjo at 2840m gaining 230m more from Phakding. We stop for lunch here. After lunch, we go the rough the National Park entrance gate where we pay our N.P. entrance fees. We carry on walking on the bank of Dudh Koshi river for 45 minutes to an hour and then we start ascending uphill towards Namche, start with crossing big and tallest suspension bridge on Khumbu valley. While ascending uphill we reach to rest joint called Top Dada where you will get the first view of Mt. Everest. From here you ascend gradually up to Namche Bazar. Then we get to Namche and we will gain the altitude proximately 800m.

It is an acclimatization day, so we’ll take a gentle walk to gain a little height and have a free afternoon. Your guide/ leader will take you to a couple of wonderful viewpoints to see the spectacular view of Lhotse, Nuptse, Everest, Amadablam etc. You should also be able to the monastery at Tengboche and the trails to Everest you can also visit couple villages of Khumjung and Khunde with their health post, school started by Sir Edmund Hilary.
After lunch, you are free to go around Namche Bazar where you can see lots of different shops and it is a good place to get a souvenir. You will see the trader with a big group of Yak. You can also visit Namche Monastery. The monastery is about 80years old and has beautiful Thanka painting of Tibetan deities. You can also visit the Sherpa museum lies just above the Namche town. There can see the photo gallery of many famous mountaineers and record holders’ photos and the Sherpa museum shows all the things and utensils use in Sherpa houses in the old days. Namche is the biggest town or market place in Khumbu region where people from different places come to trade their goods.

You Should now be acclimatized. We move closer to the Everest through its spectacular national park the trail flatters after we get out of Namche Bazar. We walk pass small villages with tea shops and walk before lunch should be nice and smooth with good views around. We descend towards Dudh Koshi river again and reach lunch place called Phengi Tanga. We stop for lunch and take good short rest before ascending toward Tengboche. After lunch, we continue our walk by ascending uphill all the way to Tengboche monastery through beautiful pine forest and rhododendrons. We might see the Himalayan Thar and the beautiful National bird Danfe, must deer and red panda if we are lucky. After about 3hrs walk we will reach to Tengboche (3870m.), we can visit the monastery which is the largest in the whole Khumbu region and ask for good luck blessing from senior of the monastery. After visiting the monastery, we will continue downhill walk to Dibuche about 20min.

We start our trekking by walking through the rhododendron forest to the Imja Khola, where we walk across the existing bridge at Imja Khola and along the Mani stone wall to reach the village of Pangboche. Above Pangboche village is the tree line so, our route then continues through summer pastures. We will continue our walk for 30-40 minutes and we reach the lunch place called Shomare where we stop for lunch. After lunch, we ascend gradually uphill towards Dingboche. Kind weather would allow as enchanting views of Amadablam, one of the beautiful mountain and other mountains to our right most of the day. After walking for about two and a half hours, we will reach our camp Dingboche by gaining an altitude of approximately 590m.

We take another acclimatization break at Dingboche to cope with the altitude we have gained so far. As with any acclimatization drills, climbing to a higher point and getting down to spend the right is recommended. Nagarjung Ri at 16400ft is an excellent option for the acclimatization hike. Hiking uphill to Nagarjung Ri gives us breathtaking views of Amadablam, along with Makalu, Tawche, Chotse and Island peak.

We really do notice the difference in the landscape as we get above the tree line walking slowly as always we actually first descend past Dusa to stream at 4580m, and from there we ascend slowly, slowly up to the teahouse at Dugla/ Thukla and stop for lunch as snacks if necessary. After the break, we carry on ascending towards the ridge which contains the memorial site for all the Sherpa’s and climbers from different countries who gave their lives on Everest and other mountains. Once past this ridge we really start to see changes in the landscape because we will now be walking alongside the moraine of the Khumbu Glacier with good views of Kala pather and Pumori to entertain us as we hike all the way to Lobuche for the night.

We start our day slowly again following the Khumbu Glacier northwards to Gorakshep. The pathway is mostly rocky and Glacier so, we want to take our time and move slowly, with beautiful scenery around us. After gradually ascending for 3hrs we reach to Gorakshep with going altitude by 250m and Gorakshep will be our last camp. We stop for lunch and after lunch, the excitement becomes too much and we set off to our final destination Everest base camp. Again we walk along the Glacier moraine for 2hrs and we actually start walking on the Glacier itself for about hrs. to EBC. From base camp, we get fantastic views of the Khumbu Ice-fall which is one of the most difficult traverses for those attempting to summit Everest. We take good time at base camp to look around and take pictures, and then we turn back to Gorakshep for the night.

We have to make an early start to climb up to Kala path to get the fantastic view of the sunrise over Everest and other mountains. It will take 4-5 hrs. to get to the top buy worth going at the top of Kala Patthar. We will see the panoramic view of the different mountains and Khumbu Glacier all the way down to Lobuche side. Then we will slowly return back to Gorakshep for breakfast and we will move down to Lobuche for the night.
(Please note that the walk to EBC and the climb to Kala Patthar are both very tough. Sometimes we may change the plan in which we tackle the walks depending on the group’s ability and the weather conditions)

From Lobuche, we trek to high camp which takes approximately 3-4hrs. We trek slowly toward Lobuche base camp after walking some distance on a flatter plane, the path to base camp gets steeper and rocky. We move towards Lobuche glacier on the way we get a great view of Amadablam, Cholatse, Pogalde, Thamserku, Kangtega and the other Himalayas. From base camp, we continue on a rocky moraine path all the way till we reach the high camp. We set up camp for the night get some good rest and do a few pieces of training for the climb.

After our successful summit of Lobuche peak, we will head back to high camp safely and take a break, have something to eat or drink, regain body energy and head back down to Lobuche all the way on the same path we came. We will celebrate our successful summit of Lobuche peak and being ready for heading back to Lukla. We camp the night at Lobuche.

From now on we head down to Lukla. Every day we lower down and altitude will decrease down every time we walk down. As we are lowering/descending downhill will get easier as our body get enough oxygen and the landscape changes into greenery, we will enjoy the woodland and starts to get fresh farmlands. Today is an easy day to walk we go pass village Pheriche and down through Shomare, Pangboche and finally we cross the Imja Khola bridge and after few minutes’ walks through rhododendron forest, we reach to our camp at Dibuche (3820m).

Dibuche to Namche (3440m)

Namche to Lukla

Flight back to Kathmandu

Extra day in Kathmandu