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17 Days Trekking Itinerary for EBC and Gokyo

  • Destination:Nepal
  • Trip Grade:Moderate, Strenous
  • Max Elevation:5,545 meter
  • Total Duration:17
  • In / Out:Flight or Overland
  • Indicated times:Approx.
  • Destination:Gokyo RI / Kalapathar, Everest Base Camp.
  • Itinerary type:Fixed / Customized
  • Geography:Countryside / Small town, Glaciers & cold places, Mountains
  • Special interest:Cultural, Environmental education, Family travel, Nature Cruises, Photography, single tour and senior tours, religious/ Spiritual
  • Departure Date:Any time throughout the year except June July

Everest trekking is the most famous and challenging trekking in Nepal. Mount Everest, also known as Sagarmatha in Nepali and in Tibetan as Chomolungma. The top of the world’s mountain is at 8848m in feet height. Mount Everest attracts many climbers and some of them highly experienced mountaineers.

Get ready to trekking in the highest peak Mount Everest. You can get amazing experience in this trip.

Outline Itinerary

  • Day-01: Arrive Kathmandu. Transfer to the Hotel.
  • Day-02: Sightseeing in your intended sights of Kathmandu valley by a car.
  • Day-03: Kathmandu - Lukla (2860m)
  • Day-04: Phakding - Namche Bazar (3446m) - 6½ hours.
  • Day-05: Namche Bazar - Acclimatization
  • Day-06: Namche Bazar - Tengboche (3867m) - 6½ hours.
  • Day -07:Tengboche- Dingboche / Pheriche (4343m) - 6 hours.
  • Day -08: Dingboche/Pheriche - Lobuche (4930m) - 5½ hours.
  • Day-09: Lobuche - Gorakhshep (5200m) - 5 hours
  • Day- 10: Gorakhshep – Kalapathar (5545m) - Lobuche 8 1/2 hours.
  • Day-11 : Lobuche – Zhongla- 5 hours.
  • Day- 12: Zhongla – Cho-La Pass (5200m.) - Thangna – 8 hours.
  • Day –13: Thangna – Gokyo – 5 hours.
  • Day – 14: Gokyo Ri 5400m. climb - 5th lakes One day tour around Gokyo valley.
  • Day – 15: Gokyo – Machhermo - 5 hours.
  • Day – 16: Machhermo – Mong Danda – 6 hours.
  • Day-17: Mong - Monjo – 6 hours
  • Day- 18: Monjo – Lukla – 4 hours and flight ticket make conform for next days flight.
  • Day- 19: Lukla – Kathmandu 35 Minute flight Back by plane.
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Detailed Itinerary

Early morning transfer from Kathmandu airport to Lukla Airport (2800m.).A short flight from Kathmandu with beautiful views of mountains during 45 minutes flight, and then walking into Sherpa villages following the highest river Dudh Kosi River and then entering World Heritage Sites Sagarmatha National Park at Monjo and then Phakding village.

*Overnight at guest house.

From Phakding to Namche Bazar is an interesting journey.
Between Phakding and Namche Bazar you can see Dudh Koshi valley and Jorsale village. At Jorsale you entering the Sagarmatha (Everest) National Park. And finally, we ascend on a steep trail and reach Namche Bazaar, the biggest town in the Everest region.

Acclimatization is important before trekking higher, and this is a scheduled stop, which will allow you to gradually become used to the effects of altitude - the lower pressure and the thinner air.

Namche Bazaar to Tengboche is the unique route. The trail from Namche Bazaar to Tengboche offers beautiful views of Thamserku (6618m), Ama Dablam (6814m) Mount Everest (8848) and other world high mountains.And also you can enjoy viewing Nepal National Bird Pheasant and Mountain animal called Himalayan Thar.

The trail continues up to Sanasa at 3550m before descending to Tashinga. From Tashinga the trail descends steeply to Phunki Tenga, a small settlement with several drinks of water is driven prayer wheels on the banks of the Dudh Kosi at 3250m.
- Tengboche (or Thyangboche) is a village in Khumjung in the Khumbu region of northeastern Nepal, located at 3,867 meters (12,687 ft). In the village is an important Buddhist monastery, Tengboche Monastery, which is the largest gompa in the Khumbu region.

*Overnight at guest house

From Tengboche, you can continue on to Pheriche. After crossing an iron bridge on your right side you can see the beautiful view of Ama Dablam (6814m). Then moving totally to Pangboche which is located high in the Himalayas in the Imja Khola valley, about 3 kilometers northeast of Tengboche and we hike to Dingboche.

The Dingboche

However, its located at the high altitude but Dingboche has got it's different characteristics to the same altitude Pheriche. It has got very clear and beautiful sight of several Chortens and famous Trekking Peak Imjatse or Island Peak. We will be sitting at the bottom of mount Amadablam in sunroom lodges having spectacular views of Peak 38 and Chhukung Valley.

Today, We leave Dingboche and continue our next destination Lobuche. Many stops later, we walk under the prayer flags and arrive at the Thukla pass and you will see a beautiful view of Cholatse Mountain. After staying at Shukla pass we head to Lobuche.

Early in the morning we are starting trek in Kalapattar or EBC. And return to Lobuche.

Note: Trekking itinerary can be changed as per the different situation and clients interest.

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