First day of Everest Base Camp Trekking starts flying from Kathmandu to Lukla Airport, which is in the altitude of 2,860 miter. Itinerary is including two days acclimatization days in Namche (3,440m) and Dingboche (4,410m) before reaching Everest Base Camp (5,200m) and Kalapathar (5,545m). These two days acclimatization days will help to reach EBC and Kalapathar. Panoramic mountains including Mount Everest and other Himalayan rages are full day panoramic from second trekking days. Eight days of trekking including two days rest one the way complete to reach Everest Base Camp. Another 3 days continue walking same way down reach again in Lukla airport to fly back next morning to Kathmandu.
Everest Base Camp is one of the life memorial trekking experience. Stunning mountain views every days on your trekking, biggest Buddhist monasteries to explore, beautiful Sherpa settlement, Sherpa cultures and many more. Every day 5 to 7 hours of walking in the high altitude is adventure walking for normal trekkers. Walking body shape and habit of hiking is really need to well complete EBC and Kalapathar Trekking. Entire nights are staying in local tea houses which provides tourist standard rooms and foods from their own restaurants.
Nepal Highland Treks can customize trekking itinerary as per your interest in your private trekking plan. Everest Base Camp trekking plan can add Gokyo Lake through Chola Pass. Also can including climbing trekking peak like Island peak and Lobuche Peak including EBC and Kalapathar. If you also want to skip flight of Lukla, there is another trekking plan driving from Kathmandu to trekking starting point and drive back Kathmandu from trekking ending point. Another option is to make Everest base camp trek in luxury way.
Short Itinerary
Day 1: Drive from Kathmandu to Ramechhap (5 Hrs) and fly to Lukla (2,860m) and trek to Phakding (2,652m) 3/4 hours. Overnight at tea house
Day 2: Trek Phakding to Namche Bazar (3,440m) 6/7 Hours. Overnight at tea house
Day 3: Acclimatization at Namche. Hike to Everest view hotel (3,880m) and back to Namche for overnight
Day 4: Trek Namche to Tengboche (3,860m) 5/6 hours. Overnight at tea house
Day 5: Trek Tengboche to Dingboche (4,410m) 5/6 hours. Overnight at tea house
Day 6: Acclimatization in Dingboche. Hiking around and overnight
Day 7: Trek Dingboche to Lobuche (4,910m) 4/5 hours. Overnight at tea house
Day 8: Trek Lobuche to Everest Base Camp (5,360) and back to Gorakhshep (5,180m) for overnight. 7/8 hours
Day 9: Climb Kalapathar at early in the morning (5,545m) and trek down to Pheriche (4210m) 7 hours. Overnight at tea house
Day 10: Trek Pheriche to Namche (3410m) 6/7 hours. Overnight at tea house
Day 11: Trek Namche to Lukla (2860m) 6/7 Hours. Overnight at tea house
Day 12: Fly back to Ramechhap airport and driving back to Kathmandu. Service end
Everest base camp trek cost: USD 1160 per person
based on small group joining trek
tinerary in Details
Day 1: Fly to Lukla (2,860m) and trek to Phakding (2,652m) 3/4 hours. Overnight at tea house
Early in the morning we drive to domestic airport for your flight to Lukla. It is early morning flight about 35 minutes. Scenic flight with tiny aircraft takes off you at Hillary airport (Lukla). Your guide will introduce with your porter. After managing your luggage, start walking toward Phakding. The trail follows the bank of the Dudhkoshi River. Easy and flat walking takes only around 4 hours to reach pace of overnight.
Day 2: Trek Phakding to Namche Bazar (3,440m) 6/7 Hours. Overnight at tea house
After your breakfast start trekking to Namche Bazar (Biggest town in Everest region). We pass big suspension bring at the beginning. Than our trail become slightly up hills. Route is passing through alpine forest along with Dudhkoshi River. We also pass Benkar village, Monjo village and Jorsalle on the way. After having our lunch, we start tough up hills walking and reach Namche.
Day 3: Acclimatization at Namche. Hike to Everest view hotel (3,880m) and back to Namche for overnight
It is acclimatization day and we take hiking tour around. Hike to Everest view hotel and Khumjung village. Visit local monasteries and Hillary school. It is pleasant day to have your lunch at Khumjung village with front view of Mount Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Thamserku, Amadablam and others. Come back to Namche. Walking around in Namche get more refresh
Day 4: Trek Namche to Tengboche (3,860m) 5/6 hours. Overnight at tea house
We trek an easy way with front view of panoramic mountain up to Phunki Thanga, small River side village. From here, trekking route start to be up hills. It contains some of the major ascend toward Tengboche. Tengboche is famous with Tengboche monastery and it is one of the largest monastery in Everest region. Monastery open from 3 pm and it is good visit at their evening chanting by lamas
Day 5: Trek Tengboche to Dingboche (4,410m) 5/6 hours. Overnight at tea house
Trekking through Rhododendron forest reach at Deboche village. After Diboche valley reach at Pangboche village which is having biggest settlement of Sherpa peoples. We still have good view of Mount Everest, Lhotse and Amadablam. Trekking trail than follow through upper Pangboche for exploring an oldest pangboche monastery. After walking some minor ascends, we can see picturesque village of Dingboche with beautiful potato fields.
Day 6: Acclimatization in Dingboche. Hiking around and overnight
It is good to have acclimatized here before you reach at Everest Base Camp. Instead of staying inactively, we make hiking around the valley. We climb up behind the valley. It is good view of some 8000 miter Himalayas and several other climbing peaks. Instead of hiking long, we back to lodge and take rest for tomorrow’s ascent.
Day 7: Trek Dingboche to Lobuche (4,910m) 4/5 hours. Overnight at tea house
It is short hiking at high altitude. We start after your breakfast in Dingboche. After walking around three hours in wide valley we reach at Duglha. You’re walking than reach some tough ascending. You may feel hard to breathe as it is thinner air in high altitude. You will reach Lobuche. Lobushe is small settlement with fewer tea houses only. You have to be prepared with chilly night.
Day 8: Trek Lobuche to Everest Base Camp (5,360) and back to Gorakhshep (5,180m) for overnight. 7/8 hours
Day of reaching at base camp of highest peak of the earth, you are at the day of reaching your dream. It is better to start trekking as earlier as possible after your breakfast. The trekking trail to Everest Base Camp is not hard but it is continuously ascending and descending at glacier rocky trail. Everest base Camp is extremely beautiful. Panaromic Mountains including Everest is surroundings. We will come up to near from Khumbu Glacier and see icefall from slopes of Mount Everest. We than come back to Gorakhshep for our overnight
Day 9: Climb Kalapathar at early in the morning (5,545m) and trek down to Pheriche (4210m) 7 hours. Overnight at tea house
We prepare with our small bag with hot drinking water and some nuts. It is about one and half hours climbing. When we start, it is dark and chilly. Get sunrise view and panoramic mountain views which is probably the best view ever in this trekking. We come down to Gorakhshep and have breakfast. Hike back to Pheriche for overnight
Day 10: Trek Pheriche to Namche (3410m) 6/7 hours. Overnight at tea house
All the way downhill from Pheriche to Phunki Thanga. We can choose either Tengboche or Phunki thanga for our lunch. Small ascend involve after phunki Thanga to the top. Again an hour downhill reach Namche. You can feel more relax at Namche having nice walking soundings. Namche is having some of the goods cafes, shops and restaurants
Day 11: Trek Namche to Lukla (2860m) 6/7 Hours. Overnight at tea house
Today is quite long walking down and flat land. It is same way back as we crossed Jorsalle, Manjo, Benkar, Phakding and other small villages on the way. From Jorsalle we cross area of Everest National park. Enjoy your walking with several suspension bring over Dhudhkoshi river
Day 12: Fly back to Kathmandu. Trekking ends
Fly early in the morning from Lukla to Kathmandu. You can view Scenic Mountain and green hills from tiny flight. Drive from Kathmandu domestic airport