14 Days Everest Base Camp is tight schedule without an extra day in Kathmandu. Lukla flight have chance of delay or even cancel the day you fly due to weather. It is better to keep in save side having one more day in Kathmandu as backup. It is better to have one more day after your trip in Kathmandu. Fly back on the same day and on same time, you will have another day to explore Kathmandu before departure to home.
Make EBC trekking in 12 days, which is flying back to Lukla by Helicopter once you finish trekking to Everest Base Camp and climb Kalapahar, which is on day 10. Chartered Helicopter flight from Gorakhshep to Lukla and regular flight back to Kathmandu.
Everest Base Camp trek with luxury accommodation: Most of the overnight in Everest region is possible with luxury stay. Instead of tea houses, we can provide you luxury lodge to stay overnight. Lukla, Namche, Phakding, Dibuche (Instead of Tengboche) has got luxury accommodation which is totally for 6 nights. Rest of 5 nights’ accommodation are best available.
Small group joining trek available: Nepal Highland Treks can offer you our fixed departure dates to join with small group trekking. Comfortable group size is up to 12 peoples in one single group. Join Everest base camp trekking in our small group trek is benefit to reduce your trip cost, safety, memorial, blissful and chance to make new friends from different countries.
Customize your Everest base camp trekking plan adding other activities like climbing island peak, Lobuche peak and add some high passes trek Kongma La, Cho La or Renjo La. Customizing your EBC trekking plan with Gokyo Lake trekking via Cho La pass is another option.
Only 15 kilogram your bag to fly Lukla: Lukla flight only allow to put 10 kilogram of your big bag and another 5 kilogram in your hand bag. You have to pack your bags accordingly. Since Lukla flight is with tiny aircraft and have to fly in high altitude, extra luggage even with extra paying is not possible always.
Packing list for 14 days Everest Base Camp Trekking
Down Sleeping bag
You need warm sleeping bag for EBC trek. You also can take in hire or buy it in Kathmandu or take with us and return it after trekking. High altitude EBC region will be coldest night and you will need your sleeping bag and put blanket after it.
Down Jacket
You need warm down jacket for trekking Everest Base Camp. You do not need to bring down jacket from your own country. Good down jacket is available in Kathmandu with reasonable cost or you also can take it in hire.
Shoes and sandal
You need good trekking shoes. You also need another warm and light shoe for using in morning and evening time while you are at lodge.
Warm head cover cap
Sun glass
Trekking stick
Pair of wind proof jacket and trouser
Raincoat to cover you and your small bag pack
3 pairs of warm shocks
3 pairs light shocks
warm inner thermal set
3 light T-shirt
Long trekking paint
1 pair short and comfortable half paint for trekking
Torch tight and lighter
Bags
Come with your bag up to Kathmandu. It can be a suitcase or any other you have. We provide you a duffel bag in Kathmandu to put your trekking stuff so that your bag will be safe in Kathmandu Hotel to get back home with same clean bag. This duffel bag is to handover porter to carry. Another small bag is your hand bag back carry to put whatever goods you need during your day.
Medicine
If you are taking regular medicine and a simple medicine you may need in Trekking and tours. Guide from Nepal Highland Treks will have basic medicines in his/her medical kit bag. You may also take some medicine regarding high altitude, pain, fever, headache, sanitation, vomitting, bandage
Toiletries
Toiletries such as soap, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, Toilet paper