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Day 01: Arrive at
Kathmandu. Transfer to Hotel.
Day 02: Full day
guided sightseeing around of the Kathmandu
valley.
Join us for the
welcome dinner at evening. Hotel
Overnight.
Day 03: Flight:
Kathmandu (1,310m) - Lukla (2,840m). Trek to
Phakding (2,610m). (2-3 hours).
Early morning
transfer to airport for flight to Lukla.
The flight into Lukla is a lifetime
experience, in itself. The airfield is
on a slope and the difference between
the two ends of the runway is about 60
meters!
Meet with your
sirdar and the rest of the crew. You
will need to identify your luggage,
which is to be made into loads, and then
while you have lunch your crew will load
these onto pack animals or get it ready
for your team of porters. After lunch,
trek for a few hours along the Dudh Kosi
River to the village of Phakding 2,610 m
& Camp or Lodge overnight.
Day 04: Trek
Phakding to Namche (3,440m) (5-6 hrs).
The trail
continues north up the Dudh Kosi valley
to Jorsale, where the trail officially
enters the Sagarmatha National Park.
There is an entrance station just beyond
the village where trekking permits are
checked and National Park fees
collected. Continue along the trail,
crossing the Bhote Kosi River to begin
the steep climb up to Namche Bazaar
3,440m the administrative centre of the
Sagarmatha National Park and the hub of
Sherpa society. Remember to look out for
glimpses of Mt. Everest from the trail
on the way to Everest! Overnight the
Camp or Lodge.
Day 05: Rest day
at Namche for acclimatization.
You will explore
the surrounding of Namche this day,
Namche Bazar Rest and acclimatization.
Namche is the famous picturesque Sherpa
village and we have rest in the
afternoon to enjoy walking round the
village and visiting the Sherpa museum.
Overnight Camp or Lodge.
 Day
06: Trek Namche to Tengboche (3,860m) (5
hrs).
Tengboche
Monastery (3,860m) 5hrs walk. We walk
with beautiful view under the soaring
peaks of Thamserku and steadily descend
to the Imja Khola and lunch at Phunki
along a very pleasant trail. Here in
Phunki, we see series of water driven
prayer wheels. After lunch 2 hrs ascent
will take us to Tengboche Monastery
(3,860m) surely is one of the most
beautiful places in the world. Overnight
Camp or Lodge.
Day 07: Trek Tengboche to Pheriche (4,312m)
(5 hrs).
Pheriche (4,260m)
5 hrs walk. We move forward up to Imja
Khola valley Pangboche (3,900m) and
lunch. After lunch we visit the
Monastery and look at the Yeti scalp. We
again move to the summer village of
Pheriche (4,260m). Superb scenery at all
time. Overnight Camp or Lodge.
Day 08: Trek Pheriche to Lobuche (4,920m)
(4-5 hrs).
Lobuche (4,920m) 4
hrs walk. We move up a small ridge and
contour around the base of Khumbu
Glacier and lunch at Dhugla (4,600m).
After lunch, we take a steep ascent to
the terminal moraine of the glacier from
where the views are stunning. We
continue again along the moraine and
camp at the foot off the Lobuche Ice
Fall (4,930m). Overnight Camp or Lodge.
Day 09: Trek Lobuche to Gorakshep (5,140m)
(4 hrs).
The actual
distance is not so far for this day but
we wake up in the early morning and move
forward to Gorek Sherpa where we take a
rest.
Day 10: Hike up to Kalapatthar (5,545m). /
Retrace your steps to Dingboche (4,410m) (5
hrs).
This day, we climb
Kala Patthar. From here we have a steep
ascent up to the top of the Kala Patthar
top. The actual distance is not so far
but we take it very slowly to make up
for the altitude. This top (5,545m) is a
hard pull but the view from the top
surpasses anything you can imagine. All
around us flows, huge glaciers and the
creaking of the mobile glacier ice only
disturbs the silence of these altitudes.
The mountains of Pumori (7,145m),
Lingtren (6,697m) and Khumbutse (6,623m)
separate us from Tibet and just over the
Lho La pass we see the huge rock of
Changtse 97,750m) in Tibet itself. But
Sagarmatha, or Mt. Everest the queen of
them all towers over everyone. This is
the roof of the world. We return at
Lobuche and get continued to Dingboche
for the stay overnight.
Day 11: Trek Dingboche to Tengboche (3,860m)
(5 hrs).
Easy walk along
the Imja Khola with a visit to the gompa
at Pangboche, then a short climb up to
the Tengboche Monastery. Camp or Lodge
Overnight.
Day 12: Trek Tengboche to Namche (3,440m) (4
hrs).
The trail descends
steeply towards Pungki Thanka and
another steep climb to Namche Bazaar.
Camp or Lodge Overnight.
Day 13: Trek Namche to Phakding (2,610m).
(3-4 hours).
Down along the
gorge of the Dudh Kosi to the small
village of Phakding. Overnight Camp or
Lodge.s
Day 14: Phakding to Lukla (2,840m) (3 hrs).
Trek further to
the mountain airstrip at Lukla to catch
your return flight to Kathmandu. Weather
permitting your trekking crew might
prepare a farewell treat for you. You
would be expected to join in the singing
and the dancing! Overnight Camp or Lodge
at Lukla.
Day 15: Flight: Lukla (2,840m) - Kathmandu
(1,310m). Hotel Overnight.
Day 16: Free day to explore, and enjoy
Kathmandu. Hotel Overnight.
Day 17: Final Departure. |
