The Everest Base Camp trekking is probably the most famous trekking route in the world and of course, the most popular trekking trail in Everest region of Khunbu Nepal, As it offers breathtaking mountain panoramas with a unique and unforgettable experience with awesome views of the world’s highest and most beautiful mountains Mt. Everest (8,848M) and many other giants So, if you like to Trek, this is one of the most exciting places in the world to do it. Everest Base Camp has been famed since the very first successful expedition to the Nepalese side of Everest in the 1953 by Sir Edmund Hilary and Tensing Norgay Sherpa. Basically, Everest Base Camp Trek is famous for its spectacular mountain peaks and friendliness of its inhabitants (Sherpa). Khumbu has become the most popular Trekking destinations to tourists of the all over the world. To reach this part of the Himalaya within a limited time, we have designed this two week trekking itinerary to the Everest Base Camp which runs directly to and from Lukla.
The trekking to Everest base camp begins after exploring the temples, shrines, bazaars and restaurants of Kathmandu, we take an exciting mountain flight to the mountain airstrip of Lukla, the heart of Everest Region, then after around three hours walk, we reach at Phakding and then we continue north up to Dudh Kosi valley and to Namche bazaar, where we spend one day for acclimatization. Then next day, we continue our trekking to Kala Pattar and subsequently to the Everest base camp. We have one day rest in Dingboche or Pheriche in between and for some side-trips and for further acclimatization from the area, one can have some magnificent views of Everest along with Nuptse, Lohtse and Mount Pumori and return to Lukla and catch the flight bank to Kathmandu.
Everest Base Camp Trek is one of the most rewarding adventure trip in the world as one can view the superb Himalayan sceneries including of Mt. Everest (8848m), Mt Lhotse (8516m), Mt. Nuptse (7855m), Mt. Pumori (7161m), Mt. Changaste (7550m), Mt. Lingterin (6679m), Mt. Amadablam (6856m), Mt. Thamserku (6723m), Mt. Kantega( 6685m), Mt.Kusum Khagaru (6367m),Mt.Kongde (6011m), Mt. Khumbila (5761m) , Mt. Twache peak (6367m), Mt. Cholaste (6335m) ,Island peak (6179m), Lobuche peak (6145m), Pokalde peak (5806m), Honku south peak (6119m) and can spot various animals such as musk dears, leopards, jackals, mountain Thar, birds such as Pheasant, long tails birds and beautiful blend of Sherpa culture during this trip. We organize this two weeks Everest base camp trekking, the whole year around however the best times to do the trekking is from the beginning of March to mid May and from the beginning of September to mid November.
Our Everest base camp trek departure every week from Kathmandu in season time and once in 2 weeks in off season time and private trek can be departure any time, See our selected departure dates. If our set departure dates are not suitable for you, then you may choose your own Departure date as there is not any differences in cost. These types of departure are best suited to couples, families, charity and small groups of friends.
Day 1: Arrive in Kathmandu Airport
Day 2: Sightseeing in Kathmandu valley.
Day 3: Fly to Kathmandu -Lukla(Phakding 2652m) – trekking 3 hours
Day 4: Phakding -Namche Bazaar (3446m) – trekking 5 hours
Day 5: Namche Bazaar -Acclimatisation day
Day 6: Namche – Thyangboche (3875m) – trekking 5 hours
Day 7: Thyangbuche- Dingboche (4360m) – trekking 5 hours
Day 8: Dingboche-Acclimatisation day
Day 9: Dingbouche -Lobuche (4930m) – trekking 5 hours
Day 10: Lobuche-Gorak Shep ( 5140m) and trek to Everest Base camp (5364m) trekking 6 hours
Day 11: Kalapater (5545m) – Pangboche (4252m) – trekking 5 hours
Day 12: Pangbuche-Namche (3446m.) – trekking 5 hours
Day 13: Namche-Lukla (2827m) – trekking 5 hours
Day 14: Fly to Lukla-Kathmandu.
Day 15: Departure to International Airport.
(The above itinerary can be modified according to your time and requirements)
Note :Our teams effort will be made to keep according to our itinerary,but as this is adventure travel in remote mountain region,we can not gurantee about weather conditions,so sometime due to bad weather we could face problems of our domestic flight to/from Lukla delayed by few hours or cancelled for a day or more.Very rarely it could be happen.So we recommend you ta add few more days in Kathmandu after your trek if possible for you.You can enjoy your rest days like sightseeing,jungle saffari,shopping and many other acitivities because we know how climate changes affecting our world so please be prepared to be flexible if necessary.
Group size
Minimum 2 and maximum 12.
Daily walking hours : 5-6 hours
Start from : Kathmandu
End in : Kathmandu
Region :Everest region
Cost details
To quote you with an exact price we need number of persons in your group and also mode of transportation(by plane or by bus).Please contact us with these details and any other inquiries regarding this trip then we get back to you on the cost.
Cost Includes
- Arrival & Departure International Airport transfer in Kathmandu by Private CAR/ VAN
- Hotel in Kathmandu on Twin sharing basis with Daily breakfast- 3 Night
- All meals and overnight accommodation during on trek
- Experienced, Professional & Trained guide with meals, lodge, gears, Insurance and wages
- Experienced, Professional & Strong Porter with meals, lodge, gears, Insurance and wages
- Trek permits, TIMS card and required trek documents
- Round trip airfare from Kathmandu-Lukla-Kathmandu
- Agency service charge and Government taxes.
Cost Excludes
- Nepal Visa fee
- Travel and Emergency Helicopter Evacuation Insurance
- Meals( Lunch & Dinner) during Kathmandu
- Any types of bottled or Alcoholic drinks
- laundry or personal expenses
- Unforeseen cost due to landslide, sick, flight delayed, bad weather, Helicopter Evacuation etc
- Tips for guide and porter( Highly expected)
- Hot Shower, Camera/ mobile battery charges
- Sleeping bag, down Jacket( can Hire in Kathmandu)
