12 Day Everest Base Camp Guided Trek

Day 1: Fly to Lukla and Trek to Phakding

1. Lukla
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   We drive you to Kathmandu airport and take an early morning 35 minutes scenic flight to the small mountain airport Lukla. After reaching at Lukla, our trekking guide will introduce with the porters, then start trekking following then mountainside on the left bank of the Dudh Koshi river, it is easy trekking and takes about 3-4 and to reach at Phakding.

Day 2: Trek from Phakding to Namche Bazaar

1. Namche Bazaar
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   After having breakfast at lodge, we start our trek and the trekking follows the Dudh Koshi river and crossing it few times and enter to the park in Jorsale where we will stop for lunch. We continue the trekking, and after few hours walking, Namche Bazar will appear ahead as wetravel along the path surrounded by pines, pass the plateau where the Saturday bazaar is held and enter the village. The Namche Bazar (3440m) is surrounded on three sides by mountain ranges and opens out only where it faces the Duch koshi.

Day 3: Rest Day at Namche Bazaar for acclimatization

1. Pass by
   The Namche Bazaar is tucked away between two ridges amidst the giant peaks of the Khumbu and has an abundance of lodges, tea shops and souvenir shops as well as a magnificent outlook; It is an ideal place to spend a rest day for acclimatization to the high altitude before heading off towards Everest base camp.

Day 4: Trek from Namche Bazaar to Tyangboche

1. Tengboche Gompa
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   After having breakfast at lodge, we start our trek with the ridge trail and flat level mountain path that offers excellent panoramas of Thamserku, Kantega, and Kusum Kangrib, after walking few hours on flat Zigzags. We descend to the river and arrive at Phunki Tenga, then climb through Rhododendron Forest to the Tengbuche monastery

Day 5: Trek from Tyangboche to Dingboche

1. Dingboche
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   We start our trekking with descending through Rhododendron Forest to the Imja Khola and cross exciting suspension bridge on it and walk passing by a long Mani stone wall to enter the village of Pangboche, our route continues through summer pastures to Dingboche village.

Day 6: Rest day at Dingboche for acclimatization

1. Pass by
   Today in Dingbuche is the remarkable acclimatization day and there are some breathtaking views of the North face of Ama Dablam and the Lhotse-Nuptse ridge as we explore this beautiful valley that leads up to Island Peak. The walk is short with a good chance to relax in the afternoon and we can do some side day trips around for the acclimatization.

Day 7: Trek from Dingboche to Lobuche

1. Pass by
   We start our trek and the trek leads us north for up to 50-minutes until we come to a mani-prayer Stupa then The trail is gentle looking down to Pheriche village below, today's walk offers views of the Mt. Tawache, Ama Dablam and to the north-Pokalde (5741m), Kongma-tse (5820m) and the great wall of Nuptse, after two hours of walking, the trail from Pheriche joins near Dugla (4595m) before a small wooden bridge over the river of Khumbu glacier then continue for an hour up a steep hill to the top, where there are views of Mt. Pumori and west of Everest are waiting for us and after a short break, we continue trekking up to Lobuche.

Day 8: Trek from Lobuche to Everest Base Camp via Gorakshep

1. Pass by
   After having breakfast at lodge, we start our trekking to Base camp; following the rocky moraine path, view icy glacial pond and icebergs down below of Khumbu glacier, after the last rocky moraine dunes, a short downhill walk brings us to Gorakshep, where we will stop for lunch and we leave all our stuff there at lodge as this is the last place where there are lodge available, then we start our Himalayan journey to the Everest Base camp - WOW!!! Congratulation!!!
   
   Your dream has come true now and you have successfully reached at the base camp of Everest then after visiting sometime in the Base Camp and surroundings, we return to Gorekshep for our overnight stay.

Day 9: Trek from Gorakshep to Kala Patthar and trek to Pheriche

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   Quite Early morning, we climb to Kala Patthar (5545m.) peak to enjoy the view of sunrise, and from Kala Patthar, we can have a panoramic view of Mt. Everest and many other mountain peaks like Mt. Pumori, Mt. Lingtren, Mt. Khumbetse, Mt. Nuptse, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Ama Dablam, Mt. Thamserku and many more, after seeing the sunrise over those Himalayas, we trek down to Gorekshep and have breakfast and start trekking down to Pheriche, it is easy trekking down.

Day 10: Trek from Pheriche to Namche Bazaar

1. Namche Bazaar
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   After having breakfast at lodge, we start our trek and now, we are trekking back to Namche Bazaar, an easier descent trekking passing through rhododendron forest, Tengbuche is a small village with a famous monastery offering you the splendid view of Ama Dablam, green hills and river views where we stopped for lunch then we will trek back to Namche.

Day 11: Trek from Namche Bazaar to Lukla

1. Lukla
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   We start our trek and today is the last day of our adventure Everest base camp trek and the trekking is pleasant, except for few short uphill climbs and then down to the Bhote-Koshi River crossing it few times and the last uphill climb of 45 minutes will bring us to Lukla.

Day 12: Fly from Lukla to Kathmandu and transfer to hotel

1. Kathmandu
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   We will an early breakfast and walk to Lukla airport and take flight back to Kathmandu.

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness