Nepal

Everest Base Camp Standard Trek

14 days

Trip Snapshot

The journey to Everest Base Camp begins with a short breathtaking mountain flight to Lukla. We hike through the historical trail which was pioneered by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the first summiteers of Mt. Everest. It is easily one of the most intriguing destinations in the world. The classic trek to Everest Base Camp is a rewarding journey in the Himalayas. The world highest peak Mt. Everest and it’s base camp always attracting tourist since 1950s. Every year thousands of the traveler around the world visit the base camp (5360m). Everest Base Camp Trek is being buzzing phrase in the trekkers. We traverse through the Sherpa heartland to the foot of Mt. Everest, crossing cultivated fields, glaciers and small villages of Sherpa. Walk by the Dudh Koshi river before climbing up to Namche Bazaar (3441m). Tengboche Monastery is a heaven for photographers and is the great highlight of the trek; it lies in the backdrop of Mt. Amadablam, Mt Everest, Mt. Lhotse, and other huge mountains. Climbing up Kalapatthar gives us breathtaking views of Mt. Everest along with other Himalayan giants. Kalapathar is another hill which is remarkably famous for sunrise and sunset over the Himalaya. It is also the place where the Nepal government has done a cabinet meeting on the topic of global warming. Lukla is the town where the plane touched the ground. It is also claiming that one of the challenging airport in the world. The short runway, high chances of turbulance, mountain are challenging the pilots. A tiny Lukla is the exit and entry point of the Everest trekking region. The most renowned trek Jiri to Everest Base Camp trek starts from Jiri instead of Lukla. Phakding is lower than Lukla in the bank of Dudhkosi River.

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Departure City:Kathmandu
End City:Tribhuvan International Airport
Age Range:15 - 70 years
Operated in:English / Hindi
Physical Difficulty:Demanding

Travel Styles: Hiking · Culture & History.

Things you will do

Expereice of landing and taking off in Lukla airport
Picturesque view of Mountains and Himalayan Valleys
Climb up Kalapathar (5,555m).
Exploring the the Base Camp (5,365 m) of Mt. Everest
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Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival at Tribhuwan International Airport

Day 2: Fly to Lukla (2,840m). Trek to Phakding (2,610m)

Day 3: Trek to Namche Bazaar (3,441m)

Day 4: Acclimatization day in Namche Bazaar (3,441m). Walk around the Namche Bazaar.

Day 5: Trek to Tengboche Hill. (3,880m)

Day 6: Trekking to Dingboche Valley (4,350m)

Day 7: Second Acclimatization day in Dingboche. Hike up to Nagarsang (5090m).

Day 8: Trek to Lobuche (4,910m)

Day 9: Trek to Gorakshep (5170 m), continue to Everest Base Camp (5,365 m) then back to Gorak Shep (5170 m)

Day 10: Hike up to Kalapattar (5,555m) early in the morning and trek down to Periche (4,270m)

Day 11: Trek to Namche Bazaar (3,441m)

Day 12: Trek down to Lukla (2,840m)

Day 13: Morning flight back to Kathmandu

Day 14: Transfer to the airport for your final flight departure

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