From Kathmandu: 12-Day Everest Base Camp Trek
Day 1 : Fly To Lukla/ Trek to Phakding (2656 M) Start with pickup from your hotel and travel to Tribhuvan International Airport to take an early flight from Kathmandu to Lukla. After 30 to 35 minutes, the adventure begins. We reach the beautiful village of Phakkding in about 4 hours. Day 2 : Trek To Namche (3450m) After breakfast, the trekking continues through a dense pine forest and a few suspension bridges. Crossing the Larja bridge, the majestic view of Mt.Everest smiles at us. Upon arriving at Namche, you can either stroll around and explore Namche or rest at a teahouse. Day 3: Acclimatization This day will be spent focusing on ways to prevent us from possible mountain sickness. We will be hiking for the entire day through Khunde, Khumjung, and back to Namche. Day 4 : Trek To Tengboche (3870 M) After breakfast, walk past Phunki Thanga through the village to experience the most beautiful view of snow-capped mountains like Everest and Ama Dablam. Overnight in Tengboche. Day 5 : Trek to Dingboche (4410 m) On this day of the EBC trek, we will see Mt. Everest, Lhotse, and Ama Dablam after trekking downhill through a beautiful rhododendron forest along with birch and conifer trees. From here, to arrive in Dingboche, you will cross the beautiful Lobuche River and ascend for a while. Overnight stay in a teahouse at Dingboche. Day 6: Acclimatization Acclimatization is a must to tackle the possible sickness that The Everest base camp trek has. For the day, we will be actively walking around beautiful and small villages. Overngiht in Dingboche. Day 7 : Trek To Lobuche (4940 M) After breakfast, you will move towards Lobuche. We will slowly climb up as the trail elevates higher and higher from here. After moving further up for a while from the Khumbu glacier, the other destination for the day, Lobuche, is reached. Overnight in Lobuche. Day 8: Trek To Gorakshep (5170 M/everest Base Camp (5364 M) We march towards Gorkashep after a warm breakfast in the morning. Firstly you trek accompanied by moraine of Khumbu glacier. Along with other mountains that finally get us closer to Everest itself, you will devour lunch at Gorakshep. Overnight in Gorakshep Day 9: Kalapatthar (5545 M)/pheriche (4288 M) The trek starts early in the morning to catch the golden sunrise. It involves a climb up for several hours to get to Kalapatthar. At Kalapatthar, you will enjoy a delicious breakfast, move back to Gorakshep, and resume trekking to Pheriche on a rocky route. Overnight in Gorakshep. Day 10: Trek To Namche After breakfast, we will first leave for Tengboche by walking down for a bit. You will again be back at Sagarmatha National Park, surrounded by majestic snowcapped mountains all the way to Namche. Overnight in Namche. Day 11: Trek To Lukla We will return to the place where the trek started, Lukla. Overnight in Lukla. Day 12: Kathmandu From Lukla Airport, we fly to Kathmandu. We drop you to your hotel and tour ends.