Itinerary
- Day 1
Kathmandu
You'll arrive at Kathmandu International Airport where a tour representative meets you. After checking in at your hotel, the rest of the day is yours to wander around this historic city at your own pace. It's a good chance to get oriented and shake off travel fatigue.
- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome Dinner)
Optional Activities
- Explore Kathmandu city
Landmarks/POIs Kathmandu - Day 2
Kathmandu to Lukla to Phakding
An early morning flight takes you from Kathmandu to Lukla, then you'll start trekking through Sherpa villages like Chheplung, Ghat, and Sano Gumela. Along the way, you'll pass by sacred sites including Drangdrak Gompa and Pema Choling Gompa with views of peaks like Kumbila and Kusum Kanguru before arriving in Phakding.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Flight from Kathmandu to Lukla
- Trek to Phakding through Sherpa villages
- Visit Drangdrak Gompa
- Visit Pema Choling Gompa
Landmarks/POIs Kumbila Kusum Kanguru Drangdrak Gompa Pema Choling Gompa - Day 3
Phakding to Namche Bazar
You'll trek through hamlets of Zamphute and Tok Tok with Thamserku in view, then pass through Sherpa villages of Benkar, Chumoa and Monjo. After visiting Utche Choling Gompa, you enter Sagarmatha National Park. A steep climb with a high bridge crossing the Dudhkoshi River gorge brings you to Namche Bazar, where you'll see Mt. Everest for the first time.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek to Namche Bazar
- Visit Utche Choling Gompa
- Enter Sagarmatha National Park
- Cross suspension bridge over Dudhkoshi River
Landmarks/POIs Thamserku Utche Choling Gompa Sagarmatha National Park Dudhkoshi River Mount Everest - Day 4
Namche Bazar Acclimatization
Today's an acclimatization day in Namche Bazar. You can take short walks or climb a few hundred feet to explore villages and terraced fields with mountain views. A visit to Khumjung village and Khumjung Gompa in a cedar grove is on the agenda, plus you'll check out the Hillary School. Lunch at Everest View Hotel gives you views of Everest, Lhotse and surrounding peaks.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at Everest View Hotel), Dinner
Included Activities
- Acclimatization walk around Namche Bazar
- Visit Khumjung village
- Visit Khumjung Gompa
- Visit Hillary School
- Lunch at Everest View Hotel
Optional Activities
- Attend Saturday market in Namche Bazar
Landmarks/POIs Kwangde Khumbu Peak Thamserku Kusum Kanguru Mount Everest Lhotse Lhotse Shar Ama Dablam Taboche Khumjung Gompa Everest View Hotel - Day 5
Namche Bazar to Tengboche
An easy ridge trail starts from Chhorkung with viewpoints overlooking peaks all the way from Thamserku to Everest. You'll pass through Kyangjuma and Sanasa, then descend through Lawichasa and Tashinga. After crossing stone steps and a bridge, you'll trek through rhododendron forests where you might spot musk deer and Himalayan tahr before reaching Tengboche village and its famous monastery.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek from Namche Bazar to Tengboche
- Pass through Phunki Thenga with water-powered prayer wheels
Landmarks/POIs Thamserku Ama Dablam Lhotse Mount Everest Tengboche Monastery - Day 6
Tengboche to Dingboche
You'll trek through conifer and rhododendron forests to Debuche, visiting Debuche Gompa to see old thangkas and murals, plus the Buddhist nunnery. A suspension bridge crosses the Imja Khola past a white stupa with Buddhist eyes. From there, Pangboche village and its oldest Khumbu monastery come into view. Alpine terrain with yak pastures follows as you head to Dingboche, a high-altitude settlement that's cold and windy.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek to Dingboche
- Visit Debuche Gompa
- Visit Buddhist nunnery at Debuche
- Cross suspension bridge over Imja Khola
- Visit Pangboche Gompa
Landmarks/POIs Debuche Gompa Ama Dablam Pangboche Gompa Imja Khola - Day 7
Dingboche Acclimatization
This acclimatization day includes a 400-meter climb to Nangkartsang Gompa on the ridge north of Dingboche. From up there, you'll see three of the world's six highest peaks: Lhotse, Makalu and Cho Oyu. After reaching Nangkartsang summit for close-up mountain views, you'll head back downhill to Dingboche for the evening.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Day hike to Nangkartsang Gompa
- Climb to Nangkartsang summit
Landmarks/POIs Nangkartsang Gompa Lhotse Makalu Cho Oyu - Day 8
Dingboche to Dughla
Trekking in the heart of the Himalayas, you'll climb slowly along a ridge through the village of Dusa with views of twin peaks Taboche and Cholatse. Ama Dablam appears as a perfect pyramid ahead. You'll descend to a glacial stream and climb to Dughla with outstanding mountain views surrounding you on all sides.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek from Dingboche to Dughla through Dusa
Landmarks/POIs Taboche Cholatse Ama Dablam Kantega - Day 9
Dughla to Lobuche
You'll climb the gravelly terminal moraine of Khumbu Glacier to Chupki Lhara, where stone heaps with prayer flags commemorate mountaineers who died attempting Everest. From high trails, you can see Chola Lake's blue waters. Three peaks (Khumbutse, Lingtren and Pumori) stand straight ahead before you walk along a murmuring stream to reach Lobuche.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Climb Khumbu Glacier moraine to Chupki Lhara
- Trek to Lobuche
Landmarks/POIs Khumbu Glacier Chupki Lhara Chola Lake Khumbutse Lingtren Pumori - Day 10
Lobuche to Gorak Shep and Everest Base Camp
This is a long, challenging day with grassy terrain and scattered boulders. You'll ascend 60 meters to the lateral moraine wall of Changri Glacier at Thangma Riju for 360-degree mountain views. After crossing the Changri moraine, a steep climb brings you to Gorak Shep where Kala Patthar comes into view. Through glaciers, icefalls and frozen pools, you'll reach Everest Base Camp, then descend back to Gorak Shep.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek to Everest Base Camp
- View from Gorak Shep
Landmarks/POIs Thangma Riju Taboche Lobuche Peak Pumori Mahalangur Himal Changtse Nuptse Gorak Shep Lake Lho La Everest Base Camp - Day 11
Gorak Shep to Kala Patthar and Pheriche
The trek's climax starts after an early breakfast. You'll cross the sandy bed of a dried-up lake with steep zigzags, gaining 100 meters and seeing Lingtren, Khumbutse and Changtse. Through forests with views of Khumbu Glacier and the Nuptse massif, you'll reach Kala Patthar's rocky viewpoint for incredible Himalayan views. After, you'll descend quickly through Gorak Shep and Lobuche, then down to Pheriche.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Climb to Kala Patthar viewpoint
Landmarks/POIs Kala Patthar Lingtren Khumbutse Changtse Khumbu Glacier Nuptse Mount Everest - Day 12
Pheriche to Namche Bazar
From Pheriche, you'll descend crossing the Khumbu Khola bridge with great mountain views ahead. Retracing your route through Tsuro Wog, Orsho, Shomare and upper Pangboche, you'll reach beautiful Tengboche with its largest Khumbu gompa. After passing through Phunki Tenga, Sanasa and Kyangjuma, you're back in Namche Bazar.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek from Pheriche to Namche Bazar
- Visit Tengboche Monastery
Landmarks/POIs Khumbu Khola Tengboche Monastery - Day 13
Namche Bazar to Lukla
The final trekking day follows the Dudh Kosi river down to Lukla. You'll retrace the route you came up, heading downhill most of the way with views of the river and surrounding valleys.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek from Namche Bazar to Lukla
Landmarks/POIs Dudh Kosi River - Day 14
Lukla to Kathmandu
A flight from Lukla brings you back to Kathmandu, then you'll transfer to your hotel. The day is yours to pick up gifts and souvenirs. This evening includes a farewell dinner where you'll review photos and share experiences from the trek with other travelers.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Farewell Dinner)
Included Activities
- Flight from Lukla to Kathmandu
Optional Activities
- Shopping for gifts and souvenirs
Landmarks/POIs Kathmandu - Day 15
Kathmandu
After breakfast in Kathmandu, this optional day can extend your trip with activities like game drives at national parks, rafting, mountain biking, or side trips to Tibet, India or Bhutan if you want to continue your adventure.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Game drive at national parks
- Rafting
- Mountain biking
- Tour to Tibet
- Tour to India
- Tour to Bhutan
Landmarks/POIs Kathmandu
