Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu (1337m)

You are welcomed to Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal renowned for historical monuments, Hindu Temples, and Buddhist Stupas/Monasteries. We meet our guests at the Tribhuvan International Airport. A representative will be waiting with a Himalayan HV Treks’ placard with our guests’ names displayed. After dropping luggage at the hotel, guests are taken for a short sightseeing tour.

Day 02: Sightseeing in Kathmandu(1337m)

A local guide will be available. According to your wishes, the guide will escort you for sightseeing. Sightseeing may include the Kathmandu Durbar Square, Pashupati,  Boudhanath, Patan Durbar Square, and the Swoyambhunath areas.  Starting after breakfast, usually at 9.00am, the exploration of Kathmandu Valley can continue until 5.00pm. Lunch and dinner, you will be responsible for.

Day 03 : Kathmandu-Lukla (flight) 2840m –  Phakding (2610 m) 2-3 hours

We are going to have exciting and adventurous flight from Kathmandu to Lukla today. We can compare this flight with the Mountain Flight. The flight is supposed to be exciting due to the climatic conditions; especially visibility and wind that affect our flight most may cause to delay.  In a little turboprop with the capacity of about 14 passengers, we fly in the altitude up to 3500 meters to Lukla. If the day is clear we are lucky to view in the north the ranges of snow peaks of the huge mountains bordering with Tibet. And to the south we can view the beautiful small villages and terraces of the fertile lands. After landing in Lukla, we walk downhill upto Chheplung then we walk uphill along the Dudhkoshi River to Phakding. Wooden and suspension bridges in the several points welcome us to cross the river. We rest in Phakding this day. From today onwards, after the dinner or before we go to bed, the Himalayan Vacation Treks and Expedition trekking guide will take report and give briefing in every evening about the trek that we are going to make next day.

 Day 04:  Phakding – Namche (3440 m) 5-6 hours

The path goes uphill and downhill to Namche Bazar. We reach Monjo, a village which is the entrance of the Sagarmatha National Park too. This point is very popular place so the trekkers don’t miss the chance to take some pictures over here. This is the point where our permit and TIMS cards are checked. Then we walk downhill to Dudh Khosi. We walk along the Dudh Koshi crossing wooden and suspension bridges in several points.  After we cross Larja Bridge over Dudh Koshi River, we can view the panoramic glance of Mt. Everest in about one and half an hour’s walk. We head to Namche Bazar, the very famous village in the Everest Region. We can hire horse if wish/need in this point. We have a camp here.

Day 05:  Namche Rest/ Acclimatization day Hiking Everest view hotel or khumjung village

Since we are in the Everest Region Trek, we can view the Mt Everest almost from everywhere. We rest in Namche Bazaar today especially for the acclimatization. The tribes living in Namche Bazzar are the Sherpas in majority. We can experience somehow the life style of Sherpas who has close culture with the Tibetan. We can visit to the museum about the Himalayan people. This is the place with army camp, health post, school, police check post, bakeries, internet cafes, disco theque,  bars, snooker, pool, foreign money exchanger etc. We can have a taste of local wine, alcohol, food etc. Number of shops and lodges welcome the tourists over here. Many trekkers stay here at least one or for several days for acclimatization. Especially the Friday and Saturday markets are very famous here.  People from far and near come to make their business. Various things (local and imported) are displayed for sale. Especially people from Khumbu area (upper Namche Bazzar) come for shopping here on those market days.

Day 06 :  Namche – Tengboche (3860 m) 4-5 hours

The path goes slowly uphill in the beginning. We walk through almost barren lands; just a few small bushes in some places.  We can have a view of Ama Dablam, Lhotse Shar, Taboche,Kangtaiga amd Thamsherku on the way. Then we walk downhill to the Phungi Thanga Khola. We cross the suspension bridge and walk uphill to Tangboche. We can visit to Monastery in Tangboche which is the biggest monastery of Khumbu region. A big water driven prayer wheel (Maane) is the matter of attraction in Tengboche. An army barrack is also set up here.  Internet service is available in this campsite. We can use telephone, mobile overhere.

Day 07:  Tengboche – Dingboche (4410 m) 4-5 hours

We walk downhill in the beginning umtil we Deboche. Then the path goes flat along the Imja Khola, a stream originated from a glacier. We have to cross the same stream in several places through the wooden and suspension bridges. We see some jungles too in some places on the way. In Pangboche we visit a monastery where the skull and bones of a hand of a yeti had been kept previously, this is what Lamas in the monastery and people in the village talk. But these have been already stolen by the smugglers so they are unfortunately no longer visible. The peaks of Ama Dablam, Thamserku, Lhotse, Nuptse, Lobuche Peak, Pumori and many other peaks give us the feeling that we are walking in the area among the highest peaks of the world. We may see blue sheep also in this part of our trek. Dingboche which is the highest permanently inhabited place in the world is located at the altitude of 4400 meters.

Day 08: Dingboche – Lobuche (4910 m) 4-5 hours

The path goes slightly uphill. We walk slowly since we are walking in the high altitude. The view is spectacular from all the parts of this trek. We view the famous Khumbu glacier.  We have to cross the glacier along the path through the wooden bridge.  After Dhukla the route goes straight uphill for about an hour. Then we walk through the moraines of the Khumbu glacier.  In Lobuche, there are some lodges where we spend the night.  Telephone service is available here.

Day 09:  Lobuche – Kala Pattar/ Everest Base Camp (5550m) – Dzonglha BC (4830 m) 6 -7 hours

Today in the early morning first we climb Kala Pattar, grassy dark hill. This is the highest point of this trek.  From the top we view the Everest, the highest mountain in the world, Lhotse (8516m), Lhoptse shar (8400) near to Tibet and many other peaks, glaciers including Changrishar glacier, Pumo Ri Ridge etc. We spend about half an hour on the top of Kala Pattar. But it depends on the weather condition. Then we come down to Lobuche through the Memorial park of the ones who died on the Everest.  Then from Lobuche we head to Dzonglha. The path goes slightly uphill. Dzonglha is the place with just a couple of lodges. So during the trekking season, the lodges are always full. In summer

Day 10:Dzongla – Cho La Pass (5330m) – Dragnag (4700m) 4-5 hours

The path we are going to walk today may be covered with snow in many places. Hence rope and crampon are recommended.  We cross glaciers and the risk of crevasses is to face today. We walk to the top of Cho La Pass which is called Chhugyuma in the local tongue. The view of Ama Dablam and Chholhatse are spectacular from here. The path after the pass is risky since it is icy, slippery and the rocks may fall from time to time from a landslide.  Finally we camp at Dragnag.

Day 11:  Dragnag  – Gokyo (4790 m) 3-4 hours

Today first we walk through the Ngozumba Glacier. No bridge over the glacier at all but moraines and ice everywhere. No need to worry because the path is not so difficult to cross through the glacier but must be careful. We meet the first small lake of Gokyo region called Longpogo. Then we meet second lake called Tabache Tsho on the way. We head to Gokyo where there is the main lake called Dudh Pokhari, means the pond of Milk. In this lake the local people gather on the day of Full moon called Janai Purnima that falls in the month of August. Gokyo is the campsite with the internet and telephone facility.

Day 12:  Gokyo(4790 m)  (4790 m) (Gokyo Ri hiking 5360m)

We have a rest in Gokyo today. This is not acclimatization rest but free day to entertainment. The entire day is on our own. You visit to the shore of lake. But if we want then we can visit to Gokyo peak along with the trekking leader/guide. The view of Mt. Everest and Mt. Makalu is spectacular from the Gokyo peak (5360m). Himalayan Vacation Treks and Expedition guide will arrange for our visit to the various places today.

Day 13:  Gokyo – Kele (Gyele) (4110 m) 3-4 hours

The path goes slightly downhill after we cross the first lake Longopongo we view several spectacular water falls on the way. We head to Kele via Machherma. After Machherma we walk to Luza and Lhabarma before we reach our campsite Kele.

Day 14:  Kele – Sanasa (3520m) 4-5 hours

The path goes downhill upto Phortse Tenga. On the way we walk through Dole where there are a few lodges. Then we cross the place called Tenga. After Tenga we walk nearly along the Dudhkoshi River. On the way we view power house, waterfalls and Rhododendron forest. Also there is an army barrack on the way. After Phortse Tenga, we have to walk at least for one and half hours. We cross a small pass called Mong Deurali which is the birth place of a famous Lama Sange Dorje. After Mong Deurali we walk downhill to Sanasa our campsite. The view we get today is definitely spectacular.

Day 15: Sanasa- Namche Bazar – Lukla (2880 m) 6-7 hours

A short trekking day. In a few hours we walk to Lukla where we spend our final night of the trek. The village is not huge but there is a lot of activity on the airfield from where we fly back to Kathmandu tomorrow. Every Thursday the local people around Lukla gather here for weekly fair for their marketing/business and get together.

Day 16: Lukla – Kathmandu (1337 m) Flight 30 minutes

Today we wait for the plane to fly Kathmandu. Who knows? We will come back to this region again or not in our life. So we may have look around for the last view of the Everest region.  The flight depends on the weather condition. Flight delay or cancellation is common phenomenon in this region. So, we may have to pay extra charge US $ 250-350 for the plane charter so that we will not miss our flight to our home country from Kathmandu.  In the evening, a Farewell Dinner is given by Himalayan Vacation Treks and Expedition.

Day 17:  Departure from Kathmandu(1337m)

Today, we check the list of all necessary documents and goods of our guest. We confirm the flight tickets before 72 hours of departure flight. We advise our guest to put passport and tickets at their handbag for convenience. HV trek’ staff representative will take our valuable guests to the airport (3 hours prior to your flight) and bid goodbye. It will be not only goodbye, but also the welcome for next visit to Nepal.