Day 1: Arrival In Kathmandu (4585 feet)
Arrive in Kathmandu at the Tribhuvan International airport. From here
we get into the taxis for a 15 to 20mins drive to out hotel.
We spend the evening taking the relevant permits and permissions for
the trek. We need to ensure proper paperwork for each of us as Nepal is
very strict into these formalities. After these formalities are dealt with
we have a team briefing in which the route and entire trek schedule will
be shared with everyone. We also get along with the team mates
knowing each and every one of us.
We also have a check on each and every one of our team’s health. This
helps us in the overall well being of the entire team.
Day 2: Sightseeing of Kathmandu and Bhaktapur and return (4585 feet)
Visiting the local areas of Kathmandu and Bhaktapur. We visit the
jitorical monuments as Kathmandu Darbar square, Boudhanath and
Changu Nath temple.
Other than these, we can also visit Pashupatinath temple, Monkey
temple and a few more. Just that we would prefer exploring in the first
half of the day, we will need to choose what all to see.
Day 3: Kathmandu to Lukla (9,250 feet) (25mins flight time) to Phakding (8,700 feet) (8kms/ 5hours)
Today we drive back to Kathmandu airport and take the first flight to
Tenzing-Hillary airport – Lukla. Landing in Lukla airport is an adventure in
itself. Sit on the left side seats of the aircraft to enjoy the best views of
the Himalayas. Due to unpredicted weather conditions, we need to
ensure to take the first flight to Lukla.
After this short flight, we have a 5hours trek of about 8kms to reach
Phakding. Our trek for today is mostly a gradual descending through a
small forest trail followed by the local villages. These villages are
surrounded with a lot of vegetation. We walk by many boulders that are
carved with Budhist prayers. We reach our destination for today
followed up with some cool down stretches.
Day 4: Phakding to Namche bazaar (9kms/ 7 – 8hours) (8,700 feet – 11,300 feet)
Today’s trek will give us feel of doing a difficult level trek. We cross a
suspension bridge with gradual downhill and uphill climbs at the start.
We will be trekking mostly through the forests this day. We reach the
Monjo village after about 3hours of trekking and enter the
SAGARMATHA NATIONAL PARK (UNESCO World heritage site). Another 3
to 4kms of a steep climb through the forests and we reach the
picturesque bridge right over the Dudh-kosi river. We spot peaks like the
Kangde Ri (19,700 feet) and Thamsekru (22,020 feet) along with the
might Everest (28,980 feet) for the first time. Both Kangde Ri and
Thamsekry are hard technical climbing peaks.
We continue to trek through the forest of Rhododendron red flowers and rice paddy fields post Ulleri. We get amazing views of the snow clad mountains over/ through this forest. We trek through Banthanti, Nangge thanti (“Thanti” is a Nepali word that means rest house) to reach Ghorepani and retire for the day. The best views of the Dhaulagiri and Annapurna ranges are visible from Ghorepani.
Day 5: Namche Bazar (Rest/ acclimatization day)
We give ourselves a day to acclimatize here at Namche bazaar as we are
at an altitude of 11,300 feet. We take a short trek to the famous Everest
view hotel and return back to Namche bazaar. We get amazing views of
Everest, Lhotse, Tawache, Ama Dablam (22,310 feet) and a few more
unnamed peaks from here.
After the Everest view hotel, we can also hike till the Sherpa Cultural
Museum to get spectacular views of Everest. This museum also has
maps of treks in Nepal including our EBC. Today’s acclimatization walk is
very important to go for. Once we are back, we can explore Namche
bazaar to buy souvenirs or trekking gears for ourselves or loved one
Day 6: Namche to Tengboche (10.5kms/ 5-6hours) (11,300 feet – 12,690 feet)
We make it to the top of the Namche bazaar market after half an hour of
the trek. A comfortable trek for a couple of hours and we reach Shanasa.
An hour’s decent and we reach the Imjatse river. We halt here to rest
and continue our trek.
An hour from here and we reach the budhist entrance. A total of 5 to 6
hours and we reach our destination for the day.
Day 7: Tengboche to Dengboche (12kms/ 5-6hours) (12,690 feet – 14,500 feet)
After crossing a few scattered homes and lodges, we cross the river over
a bridge. Before crossing this one, we see a collapsed bridge that is no
longer in use. After trekking through the forest patch filled with trees
like Himalayan birch, rhododendron, Fir, Juniper etc, we reach the
beautiful Dengboche.
From Dengboche we get the amazing views of Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse
and Ama Dablam.
Day 8: Dengboche to Nagerjun and back (14,500 feet, 5 to 6 hours)
From Dengboche, we head to Nagerjun, which sits on the flank of the
Chukkung Valley. Nagerjun is a hilly village that is just above Dingboche.
It is a steep climb and a necessary acclimatization hike. From the top we
see an amazing view of the mountains, such as Lobuche East (6119m),
Lobuche West (6145m), Taboche Peak (6367m), Thamserku (6608m),
Kangtega (6685m), Ama Dablam (6856m) Makalu (8463 m).
Day 9: Dengboche to Lobuche (11.5kms/ 6-7hours)(14,500 feet – 16,250 feet)
Today we pass the famous Khumbu glacier. The first hour of the trek is
an easy gradual trek to the Tibetan Mani (a symbol built in
remembrance for someone). A gentle trek down and we reach the plains
of Pheriche – the Himalayan Rescue Association. The route takes us
through Phangboche, which has amazing views of Ama Dablam right
above us. Other mountain peaks as Mt. Pumori (23,300 feet), Mt.
Nuptse, Mt. Cholatse and Mt. Thamserku are also visible on the route.
After Pheriche, we cross the Khumbu glacier, from where we spot peaks
like Khumbutse, Lingtren and Mahalangur, Pumori as well. We spot
various memorials of the sherpas and climbers who tried to conquer
Everest. The famous Scott Fisher’s memorial also can be scene here.
Day 10: Lobuche to Gorekshep to Everest base camp and return to Gorekshep (15kms/ 8hours) (16,250 feet – 17,000 feet – 17, 650 feet – 17,000 feet
Today’s trek is a long trek and the farthest point of our trek. We trek
mostly on the glacier. Even though we do not get great views of the
mighty Mt. Everest today, we will enjoy our trek. After a good hour’s
trek we reach the rocky moraines. We spot a few glacial ponds on our
way to reach Gorekshep
From Gorekshep the trek to Everest base camp is a strenuous climb of a
few hours. The path from here could get tricky hence we follow our
guide straight away. On reaching the base camp we spend some time,
click some pictures and start our descent back to Gorekshep. Everest
Base Camp’ is the closest we get to the world’s highest peak – EVEREST
(8,848 mts). Spending time here is a must for every mountain lover.
Many mountaineers willing to attempt the Everest would be camping at
the base camp. If time allows, and we can spot a few climbers, we could
have a conversation with them as well.
Day 11: Gorekshep to Kalapathar and back (4kms) and trek to Lobuche base camp (13. kms) (17,000 feet – 18,625 feet – 16,250 feet) (8 to 9 hours)
We trek to Kalla pathar, scaling up till an altitude of 18,625 feet. It is a
very strenuous climb. Our previous day’s trek experience to the base
camp will be very useful. We trek for about an hour, climbing on a steep
route. After this steep climb we have gradual and easy ascends opening
up the best views of the mighty Mt. Everest. A total 4 hours from
Gorekshep and we’ll return from Kalla pathar post enjoying the
magnificent mountain views.
Post some rest, we pick up our stuff and we start our descent. It will be a
long trek descending to Lobuche and from there we head towards the
Lobuche
Day 12: Lobuche - Lobuche base/ high camp (13.5kms/ 10 to 11 hours)
(16,250 feet – 17,700 feet)
From Lobuche, we head towards the high camp, crossing over the
Lobuche glacier. We enjoy majestic views of Ama Dablam, Thamserku,
Cholatse, Pokalde, Kantega and other Himalayan ranges. We walk
through the moraines to finally get to the Lobuche base/ high camp.
On reaching the base, our guides will provide training on peak climbing
techniques and using climbing gears, such as ice axe, climbing boots and
crampons, harness, ascender, etc. This will be a very important session
as this will qualify us for our climb to the Island peak.
Day 13: Lobuche base camp to Lobuche East Summit (6119m) & return (7.5kms/ 9 to 10 hours) (17,700 feet – 20,080 feet – 17,700 feet)
We trek to the highest point of our trek today – 6,119 metres (20,080
feet), Lobuche East Summit. We have the wake up call by midnight in
order to need to start our day by 1am so that we reach the summit
before sunrise. The trek route will be tough and challenging. Our
previous days session with technical equipment will come in handy
today. The trek route comprises to ascends, steep ascends, and more
steep ascends. So we need to focus on the rope and keep climbing. This
climb also will have a few patches of rock climbing. We trek on the ridge
at the top to enjoy stunning panoramic views of the Himalayas all
around.
The wind currents post noon make it challenging to be at the summit,
hence we need to ensure to reach the summit before that time. We
negotiate stones and rocky patches for a couple of hours and get to the
Ice wall. It is a steep vertical climb, and the guide will be using a rope. On
reaching the top we spend some time, soak in the wonderful feeling of
completing the summit and head back.
After reaching back to the base, we rest for the remaining day
Day 14: Reserve day for contingency/ getting to Lobuche
Day 15: Lobuche base camp/ Lobuche to Pangboche (6kms/ 3 to 4 hours) (16,250 feet – 13,100 feet)
Leaving the mountains behind, we retrace our trek route to get to
Pangboche. The distance today is short, yet it will be steep. We loose
approx. 3000 feet in altitude this day crossing through towns of Orsho
and Somare to get to Pangboche. Pangboche falls in the Imja Khole
valley. If lucky, we get to chat with trekkers attempting the Island peak,
Lobuche peak or even Ama Dablam.
Day 16: Pangboche to Namche Bazar (12kms/ 4 to 5 hours) (13,100 feet – 11,300 feet)
We start our descend from Pangboche getting to Tengboche and then
Phungki,Thanka and Kyangjuma followed by an easy trail to Namche
bazar. It will be a steep descend and we’ll need to ensure descending at
a comfortable pace. The point is to avoid any injuries while getting to
Namche bazar. We can explore Namche for trekking equipment and
gears.
Day 17: Namche to Phakding to Lukla (18kms/ 8 to 9 hours) (11,300 feet –9,250 feet)
Post a good breakfast we can spend some time in Namche bazar before
we head for Lukla. Trekkers generally do some local shopping from here
before we start our trek to Lukla.
This would be an 18kms stretch today to get to Lukla. We trek down to
Phakding and continue the descent to Lukla
Day 18: Lukla to Kathmandu with a Farewell Dinner
From Lukla we proceed towards the airport to board our 35mins flight to
Kathmandu. From there we head straight to our hotel and check-in.
Later in the day, we take a stroll on the streets of Kathmandu and
proceed towards the local markets. Good trekking equipment is
available here in Kathmandu.
This would be a good day to do some shopping for ourselves/ near and
dear ones followed with a farewell dinner. Have a closing ceremony on
this last night with Wanderers and call it off for the night.
Day 19: Kathmandu – Check out
After breakfast, we check out from the hotel take the drop at the airport
to catch our respective flights.
*NOTE – We generally opt for the Tara Airlines to book our 2 way tickets
as per our itinerary. However, the airline operator holds the right to
change/ re-schedule/ cancel the flight due to weather, security or any
other reason that may deem fit to them. The carrying baggage limit is
10kgs and the hand baggage limit is 5kgs.
Total trek distance – 140 to 145km
Inclusions:
• Airport / Hotel / Airport pick up & drop off service by a private
tourist vehicle.
• Standard twin-sharing accommodation in a three-star hotel in
Kathmandu (3 nights only) including breakfast.
• Guided city tour in Kathmandu valley by a private tourist vehicle.
• All standard meals during the trek (Breakfast, lunch and dinner).
• Basic guesthouse accommodation during the trek in mostly twinshare and occasionally dormitory-style rooms (4 nights only).
• Local Nepali expert guide (english speaking).
• The required number of local staff and porters to carry your
luggage during the trek (One porter for every two guests).
• Food, accommodation, salary, insurance, equipment and medicine
for all staff.
• Sightseeing/Monument entrance fees in Kathmandu.
• All our government taxes, vat, tourist service charges.
• Official expenses.
• Arrival and Departure transfers on both domestic and
international flights.
• Standard Hotel Accommodation in Kathmandu on a twin share
bed- and- breakfast basis.
• Responsible trekking policy of One trekker: 0ne porter
• Accommodation at clean and comfortable tea house or lodge.
• Welcome dinner with cultural program as listed in the itinerary.
• All Domestic flights and airport tax as listed in the itinerary.
• Private transportation to and from the starting and ending points
of the trek as applicable.
• Professional local trekking group leader well trained in Wilderness
First Aid.
• Personal Sherpa Porters to carry all trek personal gear while on
base camp trekking.
• Insurance of all staff including porters in base camp Kalapathar
hike.
• Warm clothing and required trekking gear for porters like Gortex
jacket /trousers, trekking shoes, woolen hat, woolen gloves,
woolen shocks, sun glasses etc.
• Complementary team Wanderers: Everest base camp trek T-shirts.
• Comprehensive per-departure information and trip dossiers
• TIMS Trekking permit, Everest national park entry fees for Everest
base camp trekking.
Exclusions:
• Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu.
• Travel/ health insurance that covers emergency rescue and
evacuation. We could suggest good insurance providers that
trekkers can directly buy from.
• International airfare and airport departure tax.
• Nepal entry visa- You can obtain the visa easily upon your arrival
at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu (Tourist Visa with
Multiple Entries for 15 days can be obtained by paying $25 or
equivalent foreign currency. Similarly, Tourist Visa with Multiple
Entries for 30 days and 90 days can be obtained by paying $40 and
$100 respectively. Please bring 2 copies of passport size photos).
Not applicable for Indian travellers.
• Alcoholic, hot - cold drinks, beverages.
• Personal trekking equipment.
• Tips for trekking staff and driver (you will absolutely want to show
your gratitude to your sherpas and porters).
• Any other expenses that are not mentioned in the 'Price Includes'
section)
Payment:
Payment to be made by Bank Transfer/Cheque/DD in favour of M/S Wanderers payable at New Delhi/Gurgaon or online through our payment gateway.
Bank details:
Yes Bank
New Friends Colony
Account Number: 006961900002710
Account Type: Current Account
Name: M/S Wanderers
IFS Code: YESB0000069
Payment for this trip will not be adjusted against any future trips.
Cancellation Policy:
45 Days: Full refund (after deducting any expenses that have been incurred for hotel bookings, transport, etc.
30-45 Days: 75% of trip cost will be refunded (after deducting any expenses that have been incurred for hotel bookings, transport, etc.
15-30 Days: 50% of trip cost will be refunded (after deducting any expenses that have been incurred for hotel bookings, transport, etc.
15 Days: No refund