Beginning from Lukla, we will walk through all the Sherpa villages on our way to the Everest and back. Stand on the foot of Mount Everest and gaze at the majestic giant all you can.
The Everest Base Camp is where all mountaineers begin their summit of the highest peak in the world. But wait, the journey begins quite before that. You have to walk through gorges, valleys, rivers, forests and villages to reach the base camp itself. And that is what we will do. Although we will not attempt to scale the Everest, we will set foot on it nevertheless. It is not the same but it comes quite close.
One of us will be there to pick you up as you land into Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu (4,600 feet). Your journey starts the next day and we will brief you on your big trip.
A half-an-hour flight takes you to Lukla, a small tourist town overlooking Everest. Landing into the Tenzing-Hillary Airport puts you officially inside the Everest Region from where you will begin your Everest Base Camp trek. We will start with a three-hour warm up trip downhill to Phakding village and rest for the day.
Note: During peak season March, April, May, October, and November the flight to Lukla will be operated from Manthali/Ramechaap which is a 5-6 drive from Kathmandu. We wake up early at around 2:30 am and take a 5-6 hrs ride to Manthali for our Lukla flight.
Not more than three hours of hiking and gaining 2,000 feet in altitude will get you to Namche Bazaar, a Sherpa town with probably more tourists than Sherpas. You will be entering into the Sagarmatha National Park and walking through suspension bridges over vertigo-inducing gorges to get there. You will find just about everything at Namche Bazaar so you might want to go for a last minute shopping or perhaps chill out at night club. While acclimatising to the freezing temperature and an elevation of 11,290 feet at Namche, you will get to meet travellers like yourself who are heading to or returning from Everest.
This is an altitude acclimatization rest day. You can visit the market and meet with local Sherpa people and fellow travellers. Rest well as your trek starts getting tougher from the next day.
Located at the confluence of the Imja River and the Dudh Koshi River, Tengboche is home to the largest monastery in the region the Tengboche monastery. It takes roughly five hours of trekking to get here from Namche.
Six hours of tough hiking takes us to Dingboche. This hill station is cold and arid and you might feel the first real signs of fatigue in your journey. You will rest here for two days as this is a perfect place to get acclimatized to the rising altitude.
Dingboche is good for a day of sightseeing. It is located at the bank of the Imja River and the monasteries and the stone walls here are prime tourist attractions. You will again have to climb close to 2,000 feet the next day so rest well.
On the 8th day of your expedition to Everest Base Camp, you will hike through rugged snow-covered terrain passing through Thukla village to reach Lobuche at the foot of the Khumbu glacier. By now, you will find yourself quite acclimatized to the Himalayas and your much-awaited trip to Mount Everest will just be a day away.
A short three-hour trek will take you to Gorakshep, a village sitting on top of a frozen lake bed. This village will serve us lunch and will be our final stop on our trek to the Everest Base Camp. It’s a two to three hours walk to the base camp from here and you will get to stand on the foot of the tallest peak in the world. Gaze at the Everest as much as you want but you cannot camp here with your trekking permit so we will have to return to Gorakshep before night.
We will ascent to Kala Patthar, which lies on the southern ridge of Mount Pumori (23,494 feet). It’s a two-hour uphill expedition that will put to test your mountain-climbing skills. Here you will get the best panoramic view of the Everest along with the Khumbu Glacier and other Himalayan peaks. It’s all downhill from here and we will descend to Pheriche, a small village full of yaks, and rest for the day.
An easy downhill trek through forests, suspension bridges and alongside mountain ridges will get you to Namche Bazaar. Upon reaching here in about six hours, you will feel like you are back to the society after your ordeal with wilderness. It’s a great place to share your experience with fellow trekkers and look back on the feat you just achieved.
It will be a five-hour trek down to Lukla, the place where it all started. Your Everest Base Camp trek ends here and Lukla is famous for hosting your end-of-journey party. You will not have to walk anymore.
After a half hour flight to Kathmandu, the noise of the city will remind you of the tranquility of the Himalayas. You can go on a stroll around Thamel for shopping souvenir.
We will drop you to Tribhuvan International Airport and you will be gone with recollections of your Himalayan journey to keep you busy throughout the flight.
In Kathmandu, you will stay in a tourist class hotel while you will be staying at standard guesthouses during your travel. There will be electricity, internet, laundry and hot showers in all of the places you stay. You will have to share your room with a fellow traveller in our typical package. Single supplement will be served on request and will cost an additional fee. Also note that single rooms is easily available in Kathmandu and the trekking regions at lower elevation but it might be difficult to find them at higher elevations.
General
TRIP STARTS | TRIP ENDS | STATUS | COST | |
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March 19, 2024 | April 01, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
March 24, 2024 | April 06, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
March 30, 2024 | April 12, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
April 4, 2024 | April 17, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
April 10, 2024 | April 23, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
April 18, 2024 | May 01, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
April 24, 2024 | May 07, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
April 30, 2024 | May 13, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
May 2, 2024 | May 15, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
May 6, 2024 | May 19, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
May 10, 2024 | May 23, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
May 15, 2024 | May 28, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
May 20, 2024 | June 02, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
May 24, 2024 | June 06, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
May 27, 2024 | June 09, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
May 31, 2024 | June 13, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
August 1, 2024 | August 14, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
August 5, 2024 | August 18, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
August 10, 2024 | August 23, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
August 15, 2024 | August 28, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
August 21, 2024 | September 03, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
August 27, 2024 | September 09, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
August 31, 2024 | September 13, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
September 3, 2024 | September 16, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
September 8, 2024 | September 21, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
September 12, 2024 | September 25, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
September 16, 2024 | September 29, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
September 21, 2024 | October 04, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
September 24, 2024 | October 07, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
September 28, 2024 | October 11, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
October 1, 2024 | October 14, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
October 5, 2024 | October 18, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
October 10, 2024 | October 23, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
October 14, 2024 | October 27, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
October 18, 2024 | October 31, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
October 22, 2024 | November 04, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
October 29, 2024 | November 11, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
November 2, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
November 7, 2024 | November 20, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
November 12, 2024 | November 25, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
November 17, 2024 | November 30, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
November 22, 2024 | December 05, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
November 28, 2024 | December 11, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
December 2, 2024 | December 15, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
December 6, 2024 | December 19, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
December 11, 2024 | December 24, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
December 15, 2024 | December 28, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
December 18, 2024 | December 31, 2024 | available | $1,350 | |
December 23, 2024 | January 05, 2025 | available | $1,350 | |
December 27, 2024 | January 09, 2025 | available | $1,350 | |
December 31, 2024 | January 13, 2025 | available | $1,350 |
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As one of the core guiding principles for Mountain Kick, we always give back to the mountain community in any way we can as a means of gratitude. The people who live in the Himalayas and share their homes with us deserve to have all their little problems fixed which seem very basic for outsiders but are commonplace in rural Nepal. The people lack proper access to healthcare, sanitation and education but a little effort from travellers goes on a long way to solve these issues. Mountain Kick has made it its corporate social responsibility to help improve the living standards of the local community. We make donations to their cause, organize social campaigns and programs and also have a few trips designed to mix a little volunteer work in your holiday.
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