Everest Base Camp Trek 14 days

After your arrival at Kathmandu, one of our representatives will pick you up with greetings and transfer you to the hotel.

In the evening we will brief you about the EBC trek.

Overnight at Kathmandu.

30 minutes flight from Kathmandu to Lukla.

Lukla airport is one of the extreme airports in the world as it is located at the edge of a hill. It is one of the most thrilling flight. With a close glimpse of the mountains following its route above the gorge.

From Lukla, our Everest Base Camp Trek officially begins.

From Lukla, we start hiking to Phakding. First, we walk towards the Cheplung Village, where you can get the sight of Mount Khumbila if the weather is clear. The trail gradually moves down to the small village of Thado Koshi where you can witness an amazing sight of Kusum Kangraru Mountain. We continue our journey crossing a large suspension bridge to a small village, Ghat. Finally, an easy downhill takes us to Phakding, a beautiful mountain village. it is surrounded by tall hills in the Dudh Koshi River valley that lies to the north of Lukla.

Overnight at Lukla Guesthouse.

After breakfast, we start our journey from Phakting to Namche Bazaar.

The trek trails through the the pine forest, and from Zam Phute and just across a stream, a bridge connects Zam Phute and Tok Tok.

Then short uphill climb from Tok Tok to Benkar, after passing bridge from Benkar, we reach Chumao, a checkpoint for Trekkers Information Management System (TIMS) permit.

We hike from the checkpoint and reach Monjo. This village lies exactly north of Phakding which is the last village before Sagarmatha National Park, it is also the entry point to the national park.

From Monjo, the trail drops steep downhill to Jorsalle where there's another army checkpoint. Lastly, a gradual uphill climb of nearly 3 hours to the mountain town of Namche.

Namche Bazaar, the largest town in the Khumbu region laden with colorful tin-walled cottages.

Overnight at Namche Bazaar

The acclimatization is an important part of the trip. We stay here for one day in Namche Bazaar to acclimatize and adjust to the thinning air.

We visit the Syanboche Airstrip at the hilltop. From here, we hike up to the Everest View Hotel, the highest altitude hotel in the world. The view from here is mesmerizing, we get glimpse of panoramic 360 view of the Himalayan ranges including Mount Everest. There are also Everest Photo Gallery and Sherpa Culture Museum, which are the main attraction of Namche. Remaining day, we mingle with friendly local Sherpas.

Overnight at Namche Guesthouse.

From Namche, we take a quick walk through the open, straight, and wide trail to Syangboche. The trail leads us to Kyangjuma where we can witness Ama Dablam, Lhotse and Everest mountains overlooking us.

We continue our hike towards another corner of Kyangjuma, Sanasa, and continue our walk through the pine forest to Leushyasa. The trail then stretches steeply toward the Dudh Koshi River valley to the settlement of Punki Thanka.

Finally, along the right side of the Dudh Koshi River, the trail slowly marches uphill toward the village of Tengboche, a beautiful Sherpa settlement decorated with blue pines and rhododendron, adjoining the forest.

Overnight at Tengboche Guesthouse.

Today’s trekking trail starts after crossing the suspension bridge over the Imja Khola River.

We reach the village of Pangboche following the long and off the beaten trail. We approach a crossroad at Orsho, we then divert to the right from Orsho, form here we reach Dingboche. Dingboche is also known as the summer valley of Khumbu, because this part of the settlement receives more sunlight than any other settlement of Khumbu region.

Overnight at Dingboche.

Today we have another acclimation day. The day activity starts with climb to Nagarjun Hill at the height of 5,100 meters. This is quite a challenge and deemed as the perfect test for Everest Base Camp climb. We canl see Lobuche East, Lobuche West, Kangtega, Taboche Peak, Thamserku, and Ama Dablam and also Mount Makalu in the clear day. We trace back to Dingboche.

Overnight at Dingboche.

After a well spent day at Dingboche and accommodating our body to increasing altitude, we head toward Lobuche.

First, we come across Thukla, then the trail marches towards Pheriche (4,210m) past the Thukla settlement, from there the trail gets a bit difficult. The trail takes us to the rock-scatter oblique, Chupki Lara. The path then drops down the terminal moraine of Khumbu Glacier.

The best view of mountain peaks like Khumbutse, the Mahalangur Himal, Lingtren, and the Pumori can be seen while crossing the moraine. Finally, a short gentle downhill walk leads us to Lobuche, a small settlement.

Overnight at Lobuche.

This is the most awaited day of the whole journey, our destination Everest Base Camp(EBC) is just a few hours away.

We start our day from Lobuche. Following the right of the Khumbu Glacier, we reach Gorakshep at an altitude of 5,182m/16,994ft. The trail is rather rough before we reach Gorakshep. We have to walk over a large rock and the journey is combination of many up and down terrain.

After reaching Gorakshep, we take a rest and move toward Everest Base Camp. A wide trail takes us to Everest Base Camp.

The base camp is at an altitude of 5,364m, right at the foot of almighty; Mount Everest. The sight of Khumbu Icefall is heavenly from here. Similarly, the stunning view of the Khunbutse and Lingtren mountains is insurmountable.

After enjoying the achievement of EBC trek and photo sessions, we head back to Gorakshep.

Overnight camp at Gorakshep.

Early in the morning, we take a hike from Gorakshep to Kala Patthar(Black Rock), because the shimmering sunrise and the vista it creates with Mount Everest in the foreground is dazzling. The view of Everese is explicit, staggering, astonishing, and makes your hard journey all the worth more.

It is considered the best viewpoint in the entire Khumbu region. The viewpoint is not limited to only Mount Everest, we have clear 360-degree views of Himalayan giants like Khumbutse, Changtse, Lhotse, and Nuptse among others.

After reaching the viewpoint, we hike down to Gorakshep and head toward Pheriche, our next stop.

Pheriche is in a valley and generally warmer at night.

Overnight at Pheriche.

From Pheriche, we trek back to Namche. Following the Imja River, through the rhododendron forest, reaching Tengboche, we descend towards Pungki Thanka. We then pass the Kyangjuma and finally reach Namche.

Overnight at beautiful Namche Bazar.

Today, as you trek back to Lukla it will be your last day of the hike. First, you will descend crossing several suspension bridges and further trekking to Dudh Koshi River to Phakding. Then gradual waking to Cheplung and ascending to Lukla, with prayer flags, Chortens, Mani walls and miniature Gompas lined throughout the village. Overnight at Lukla.

Our journey back starts with early morning breakfast, and have another thrilling flight back to Kathmandu. We take one last close look at the Terrific mountains.

After arrival at Kathmandu, rest in your hotel.

Overnight in Kathmandu hotel.

This is the final day of our journey, you get to return to your home destination.

Our representative from Bold Himalayas drops you at the airport, 3 hours before your departing time.

If you have further plans, let us know.

Happy journey.