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Three Passes Trek

  • Destination:Nepal
  • Trip Grade:Moderate
  • Max Elevation:5,545 meter
  • Total Duration:21
  • Geography:Mountain/Country Side/ Forest/ Village
  • Religions:Hinduism/Buddhism
  • Ethnic People:Sherpa/Rai
  • Transportation:Tourist Bus/Private Vehicle/Flight
  • Region:Everest

One cannot think of more challenging trek to the Everest Base Camp via three passes that offer the breathtaking panorama of the Himalayas in Khumbu region of Nepal. Trekking via Renjo La (5,338m), Cho La (5,368m), and Kongma La (5,528m) is the essence of the trek. Three Passes Trek is one of the most exciting trek routes that exist in Nepal.

Three Passes Trek will require a lot of hard work and dedication from the trekkers to trek to the base camp of the world’s highest summit. Three Passes Trek offers the trekkers the outstanding view of Everest, Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Pumori, Makalu, Khumbila, Ama Dablam, Nuptse, Gokyo Ri, Kala Patthar, Kongde Ri, and many other gigantic peaks. Featuring with these gigantic mountains are the beautiful glacier lakes along with Khumbu Icefall, Sagarmatha National Park, Gokyo Lake, several viewpoints with the breathtaking scenic view of forth mentioned mountains. The trekkers will always have the companion of the Himalayas throughout the trek. With their flight from Kathmandu to Lukla, the trekkers will be able to view the mountains from their airplane as well. In the trek, the trekkers get the chance to visit the hotel operating at the highest altitude i.e. Hotel Everest View, take a tour of ancient Buddhist village of Tengboche, meet Sherpa people of Gokyo village and other Sherpa-Tibetan people of Khumbu region. The trekkers will definitely love this thrilling trek to the Everest Base Camp.

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Outline Itinerary

  • Day 01: Arrival at Kathmandu
  • Day 02: Free & prepare for trekking
  • Day 03: Fly to Lukla and trek to Phakding
  • Day 04: Trek to Namche Bazaar
  • Day 05: Rest Day at Namche Bazaar
  • Day 06: Trek to Thame
  • Day 07: Trek to Marulung
  • Day 08: Marlung to Lungden
  • Day 09: Lungden to Renjo La Pass to Gokyo
  • Day 10: Hike to Gokyo Ri
  • Day 11: Trek to Thaknak
  • Day 12: Cross the Cho-La Pass and down to Dzongla
  • Day 13: Trek to Lobuche
  • Day 14: Trek to Gorak Shep to Everest Base Camp to Gorak Shep:
  • Day 15: Hike up to Kala Patthar and descend to Lobuche
  • Day 16: Climb up the Kongma La and descend to Chhukung
  • Day 17: Trek to Tengboche
  • Day 18: Trek to Namche Bazaar
  • Day 19: Trek down to Lukla
  • Day 20: Fly Back to Kathmandu
  • Day 21: Transfer to International Airport
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Detailed Itinerary

Pick up at the Tribhuvan International Airport and transferred to a hotel in Thamel, Kathmandu. Overnight in Kathmandu.

Free day in the capital. We show you places to buy trekking gears. Later, we discuss the trek. Overnight in Kathmandu.

We enjoy the 35-minute scenically flight to Lukla (2,800m). We trek for 4 hours to Phakding (2,652m) enjoying the beautiful panorama of the Himalayas. Crossing a suspension bridge, we reach Ghat village that will lead us to Phakding. Overnight at a lodge in Phakding.

Crossing the Dudh Koshi River on a suspension bridge, we enter Sagarmatha National Park. We trek for 6 hours to reach Namche Bazaar (3,440m). We come across small villages which host the splendid view of Everest and its sister Himalayas. Overnight at a guesthouse in Namche Bazaar.

Morning hike to Hotel Everest View. Later, we take a tour of an ancient Buddhist monastery of Khumjung Monastery where we enjoy the vista of the Himalayas. We also visit Sagarmatha National Park. Overnight at a guesthouse in Namche Bazaar.

We cross Bhote Koshi River over the suspension bridge to reach Thame (3,800m) after 5 hours of trek. The Himalayas look incredible on our way. We run into some villages and monasteries to reach Thame. Overnight at a lodge in Thame.

We trek along Bhote Koshi River via several small villages to reach Marulung (4,210m) after 6 hours. We enjoy the delightful view of Kongde Ri throughout today’s trek. Overnight at a lodge in Marulung.

After a short trek of 5 hours, we reach Lungden (4,380m). We trek along many water streams, dense forests, and villages to reach Lungden. Our trek is short today. Hence, we get more time to rest. Overnight at a lodge.

We enter the Gokyo village (4,800m) via Renjo La pass (5,338m). Our first pass to the base camp hosts fascinating view of the Himalayas. On our way, we stumble across Longpongo Lake, Dudh Pokhari, and Taboche Tsho which are exceptionally beautiful. Overnight at a lodge in Gokyo.

To enjoy the magnificent view of Mt. Everest, Cho-Oyu, and the other Himalayas, we hike up to Gokyo Ri viewpoint (5,357m). The panorama looks fascinating from Gokyo Ri. We also manage our time to visit Ngozuma Tsho Lake and Thonak Tsho Lake. Overnight at Gokyo.

We leave Gokyo for Thaknak (4750 m) passing through the beautiful scenic view of the Himalayas. We come across Ngozumpa Glacier which is featured with the marvelous view of Everest, Cho Oyu, and Gokyo Ri. Overnight at a lodge in Thaknak.

Crossing Cho La pass (5,368m), we trek down to Dzongla (4,830m). In our 8-hour trek, we stumble across a couple of frozen lakes on our way. We may need some special trekking equipment to cross the pass. Overnight at a lodge in Dzongla.

With the marvelous view of Ama Dablam, Lobuche, Everest, and other mountains, we trek for 5 hours to reach Lobuche (4,940m). We stumble across Chola Lake on our way to two trails. Overnight at a lodge in Lobuche.

We trek to the base camp of world’s highest summit i.e. Everest Base Camp (5,364m). We trek for 9 hours via Gorak Shep (5,170m) to reach the base camp and return to Gorak Shep on the same day. We enjoy the charismatic view of Everest, Kala Patthar, Ama Dablam, Pumori, Khumbutse, Nuptse, and the other Himalayas seen from the base camp. We trek downhill to Gorak Shep and spend overnight at a lodge.

We trek up to Kala Patthar viewpoint (5,555m) which is regarded as the best viewpoint that offers the breathtaking view of the Everest along with the other Himalayas. We descend to Lobuche after 6 hours trek. Overnight at a lodge in Lobuche.

In our 8-hour trek, we descend to Chhukung (4,730m) via Kongma La (5,528m). We get a chance to view the magnificence of the Himalayas in our today’s trek. Overnight at a lodge in Chhukung.

We trek for 6 hours to reach Tengboche (3,860m) which is home to the famous ancient Buddhist monastery of Dawa Choling Gomba. We enjoy the terrific view of the Himalayas from the monastery. Overnight at a lodge in Tengboche.

After 6 hours of trek, we reach Namche Bazaar. We spend our evening learning Sherpa cultures. Later, we move to some local bars to enjoy the local beverage of the town. Overnight at a guesthouse in Namche Bazaar.

On our last day trek to Lukla, we trek for 6 hours. We look back at the memories we collected throughout the trek. Overnight at a guesthouse in Lukla.

We enjoy our superb panoramic flight back to the capital. Later, we have dinner in a restaurant in Thamel, Kathmandu. Overnight at a hotel in Kathmandu.

We drop you at the Tribhuvan International Airport in our car.

What to Bring for the trip? (Trekking Gears)

  • Pair trekking boots and waterproof
  • Pair lightweight trekking sandals
  • Pairs thin walking socks
  • Pairs lightweight trekking trousers must be windproof as well.
  • Pair shorts
  • Trekking shirts
  • Fleece jumper
  • Wind stopper
  • Set lightweight thermals
  • Down body warmer
  • North Face Waterproof Jacket (Preferably)
  • North Face Waterproof trousers (Preferably)
  • Four seasons down jacket ( Can be rented in Kathmandu )
  • Hat with ear covers
  • Neck warmer
  • Pairs ‘thinners’ gloves
  • Rucksack with hydration kit and belt bag
  • Personal wash kit (include fabric washing solution)
  • Leki Pole (Preferably)
  • Pack tissues and wet wipes and liquid detergent
  • Pair sunglasses
  • Camera and films
  • Head torch and spare batteries
  • The sleeping bag can be -20 (4 seasons)

Above things are required for the normal trekker and if you have yourselves, you can bring and if do not have and want to buy and hire in Nepal, we have every equipment cheaper price than your country.

 

You require your crampons and best waterproofing boots, Ice ax but, except boots, you can get as renting in Nepal and you don’t need to bring from your country.

Normally, I use to organize every bodies trip as package base for that easiness for the trip. It means, they are free from all kinds of dealing with the cost every day. They can explore with beautiful sceneries of Himalayas and natures every day with flexible itineraries & dynamic services.

So many my previous clients they were so satisfied and enjoyed a lot with our Guiding performance and all kinds of services during those trips. So, I am sending you my very reasonable package cost with some more options. I hope, you will understand we are working crews ourselves and we don’t need to pay commission and your payments goes directly to the workers.

Fitness:

This is fairly demanding trek and so you should be reasonably fit, or know that you can get fit quickly. It isn't possible nor necessary to get truly trekking fit before the trek. I trek a daily itinerary that suits loaded porter, who carrying 20 kg loads cover more distance that you might think, but not so much so as to finish you. Over the course of the first week you'll be amazed at how your fitness improves. You can even get exercise in your city before you come; swimming, small day hiking and physical fitness may help you to hike in Nepal Himalaya.

High Altitude Sickness:

When trekking or climbing above 3000m/10,000ft it is important to take into account the effect of altitude on your body. The thinner air affects you in many ways and if you go high too fast you can kill yourself as we have seen on this year one of 53 years old Indian and 57 years Russian citizens from Pune and Moscow died suddenly in Namche as soon as they arrived.

AMS - Acute Mountain Sickness

Commonly called altitude sickness, this has the potential to affect all trekkers from 2500m and higher. Your body needs time to adjust to smaller quantities of oxygen in the air - at 5500m/18,044ft the air pressure is approximately half that of sea level, ie there is half the amount of oxygen (and nitrogen). This is approximately equivalent to the top of Kala Pattar, in the Everest region.

For treks below an altitude of about 3000m/10,000ft, it is not normally a problem. AMS is caused by going up high too fast and can be fatal if all the warning signals are ignored. Note that it is not the actual altitude, but the speed at which you reach higher altitudes which causes the problems.

Altitude sickness is preventable. Go up slowly, giving your body enough time to adjust. These are the 'safe' rates for the majority of trekkers: spend 2-3 nights between 2000m/6562ft and 3000m/10,000ft before going higher. From 3000m sleep an average of 300m/1000ft higher each night with a rest day every 900-1000m/3000ft. ultimately it is up to you to recognize the symptoms, and only ascend if you are relatively symptom-free.

Rescue? if incase?

I trek with limited distance every day so that my every client can take advantage of being in the Himalaya, However, Some time suddenly or Just in case of your usual disease or other accidental causes may need you to get rescued from Himalaya.

So at that duration you will be fully responsible to pay the Helicopter charges as soon as you arrive in Kathmandu by yourself or asking amount from your home country or with the response from related Embassy in Kathmandu, which will be paid back by your Insurance company in your country after claiming your paid in Nepal amount with the help of Doctors certificates, Airlines Certificates and other documents given from authorized Person like Guide, Local Govt. Member or People of related fields where you get sick.

We are the authorized Trekking Guides and Porters Cooperative only one trekking company in Nepal which is registered in Nepal Government company, Nepal Tourism board and every single affiliate companies of Nepal trekking.

The Trail Conditions:

Straight, Uphill, Downhill, Jig Jag with small rocky, pebbles, muddy, somewhere dusty, man-made stone steps, through the moss covered forests, Rocky glacier or If snows, snowy path crossing suspensions metal bridges and wooden bridges over the rivers and streams are the main features of Trekking trials of Nepal. So You should be mentally prepared to spread over your foot on this land. Do not need to be the worry, if you have already physical exercises and practices to the hiking would be easy. We have acclimatized days and it makes you so comfortable to do Nepal trek.

Electricity:

Just in Lukla, Phakding, Namche Bazar, Thame, Khumjung, Tengboche, and Pangboche does have hydroelectricity, You can recharge your camera batteries just in those places. After that level, you will need to sleep with candles and Solar battery lights just in the Dining Room during the dinner time and you can not recharge the batteries.

Water and Chances of getting sick:

However Nepal is second richest in the world for water after Brazil, The water here is just 0.3% of total water is pure. Because most of the rivers flow from the glacier and from top to bottom and hilly mountains. As you know people live on the mountain and the animals graze in the pastures and most of the manual flows together. On the other hand, you can buy the mineral water bottle but we feel very sorry to discourage you from not to buy, considering our Environment. But there is an idea, We can purify the water using some Iodine Pills or Purifying drops which can be available in drug stores in Kathmandu. We can use the water after nearly boiled which is safe.

Telephone and E-mail facilities during your Trek:

You can call at your home or friends from Just in Lukla, Namche Bazar, Tengboche, and Dingboche by now. Those destinations have telephone facilities for the moment. However, you have chances to send and receive e-mail from Namche Bazar. Here are several internet cafe facilities via satellite and quite fast by now. So you do not need to worry about the communication gap with your family or friends during your trek.

Insurances of Guide and Porters.

We do our life insurance and Trekking insurance for the duration of 10 or 15 years from the reputed insurance company in Kathmandu, Nepal which covers our insurance for the duration of our trek as well. Well, I hope above details will be quite enough for you to understand for your upcoming trip to Nepal Trekking. If you agree with my proposal please do let me know your opinion. Please do feel free to contact me if you have found any error in my sending.

Do not hesitate to ask me any question; I am here ready to answer your specific questions. I hope you will give me the opportunity to work with you if I am Lucky. I will be waiting for your reply. Please do feel free to ask me if you have found any error in my sending.

For our further contact and voice communication, you can provide me your contact Number either Mobile or Home office phone will be much more appreciated.

Further information? You are always welcome to spread over your footprint in our Khumbu Region.

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