Kathmandu

Your wonderful trip to Nepal starts upon your arrival at Tribhuvan International airport, Kathmandu. Life Himalaya’s representative will warmly welcome and receive you at the airport and transfer you to your respective hotel with our private vehicle. Check-in at the hotel and relax until we meet. In the evening we will be meeting at head office for a trip briefing and discussion. We will let you know the time of the meeting upon your arrival at the hotel.

We take an early morning flight to the Tenzing Hillary airstrip at Lukla at an elevation of 2810 meters above sea level. Lukla is the main gateway to the Everest trekking region and is a beautiful mountain town. We meet our trekking crew at Lukla and start our walk trek passing through beautiful landscape towards the village of Ghat. After having lunch at Ghat, we take a gentle descent for about one hour to the small village of Phakding on the bank of the Dudh Koshi River. Overnight stay at tea-house at Phakding.

After having an early morning breakfast at the tea house we get ready to start the day. After approximately five hours of walking, we will be arriving at the capital of Sherpa’s- Namche Bazaar. Our spectacular trekking trail passes through several suspension bridges over the Dudh Koshi River, the typical village of Benkar, Monjo, Jorsale, lush green Rhododendron forest, and Sagarmatha National Park. Once we reach Namche Bazar, we check into a guest house and relax.

We are already at the elevation of 3440 meters. This elevation is high enough for anyone to stay one extra day doing some side excursions for acclimatization purposes. Acclimatizing here is an essential part of the Everest Base Camp trek as we are trekking to a higher altitude in the Himalayas. Today, we hike to a higher elevation towards Everest View Hotel- the highest-altitude-placed Luxury Hotel in the world; to see the close-up views of Mt. Amadablam and panoramic views of the world’s highest mountains including Mt. Everest. After enjoying lunch, we return back to Namche Bazaar for spending our night.

Tengboche Gompa

Our day starts after having breakfast at the tea house. Our destination today is Tengboche, which is about five hours above Namche bazaar. Walking through the beautiful uphill trail, we ascend towards Tengboche village. Tengboche is the magnificent village of the Everest region with a charming spot of close views of the world’s highest mountains as well renowned for the oldest and biggest spiritual Buddhist Tengboche monasteries.

The walk today towards Dingboche is going to be around four to five hours. Our walk continues following the Imja Khola crossing the bridge to reach Orsho- the way to Pheriche and Dingboche separates. Following the Lobuche River, we trek towards Dingboche. Dingboche is a beautiful village situated at an elevation of 4360 meters. On reaching Dingboche village, we check into a guest house and enjoy the beautiful and peaceful mountain atmosphere there.

Dingboche

We are high enough again to have another acclimatization day. Today we stop at Dingboche to ensure proper altitude acclimatization and stay active on a high-altitude trek. Dingboche village provides some side excursions and then we will be hiking towards Nakarjun hill and return back to Dingboche and take a rest. The hiking today will bring us some of the most spectacular sights of the Himalayas from a different angle. Overnight stay at tea-house in Dingboche.

After a rest day at Dingboche, our beautiful trekking day starts with a morning walk with incredible mountain landscapes and spectacular Himalayan views. Our gentle walk-in takes us towards the Thugla- a perfect spot for our lunch. The trek today is taking us even closer to the enchanting Everest base camp. Then our trail joins Thulga pass, with stone memorials of unfortunate climbers who died during climbing Mt. Everest, Lhotse, and other high mountains. After and nice pleasant walk brings towards Lobuche.

Everest Base Camp

Today is the most fascinating and adventurous day of our Everest Base Camp Trek. Finally, our long wait is going to be over today. Today’s walk takes us toward our main destination to Everest Base Camp. After walking on the Khumbu glacial path, we reach Gorakshep where we check into a guest house we leave our belongings there and prepare to leave for the Everest base camp. After having lunch, we start our walk towards the world’s highest base camp. We enjoy our base camp moments for a while and make our return journey back to Gorakshep.

We are going to be at the highest elevation of the trip today. Our day starts very early in the morning as we are hiking up to Kalapatthar for the most breathtaking view of Mt. Everest and other mountains in the range and an incredible sunrise over the Himalayas. We hike back down to Gorakshep and have our breakfast. After breakfast, we leave the guest house and start walking downhill toward the beautiful village of Pheriche.

Today we are trekking down to Pangboche and taking a new less crowded route to Phorste village. While passing the trek route you will see different views of Amadablam, Thamserku, and the Tengboche monastery. Today is a beautiful walk on a mostly downhill trail passing the beautiful villages of Pangboche, and the incredible Himalayan landscapes of the Khumbu region. We will be enjoying the natural and cultural wonders of the sherpa village of Phorste.

Namche Bazaar

Today after breaking a fast trek down to the river coming from Gokyo lake, connect the trail to Gokyo at Phorste Thanga3680m after the trek up to Mong Danda. Enjoy every moment of the less crowded route in the Everest region as we pass through the beautiful Namche bazaar trek down to Hilary bridge and reach the Monjo village. landscape, suspension bridges, and the enormous Dudh Koshi River.

Lukla

After breakfast, you will trek the same route as you went up before, passing the Toktok, Phakding, ghat, Cheeplung 2650m last 200 meters to trek up to Lukla. Your EBC trek walking is finished enjoy the evening at Lukla and celebrate trek’s success.

Lukla

Today we take an early possible flight towards Kathmandu saying goodbye to the Everest region. Once we reach the hotel and check-in, we will have the rest of the day at leisure. The rest of the day is reserved for you where you may do your personal activities like an exploration of Kathmandu, souvenir shopping or finding some trekkers’ massage or simply wandering around. In the evening, there will be a farewell dinner hosted by Life Himalaya in the typical Nepalese restaurant with a cultural dance to celebrate the successful completion of our journey.

Today is the last day in Nepal. Life Himalaya representative will transfer you to Tribhuvan International Airport for your departure flight as per your flight schedule with warm greetings and hospitality hoping you to see next time.