Everest Base Camp Trek with Tibet Tour - 20 Days

A representative from Himalayan Trekkers will greet you as you land in Tribhuwan International Airport. 

After being escorted to your hotel, the rest of the day is at your own. 

After breakfast, your tour guide will pick you up for guided sightseeing of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in the valley such as Boudhanath Stupa, Pashupatinath Temple, and Patan Durbar Square. 

Boudhanath Stupa - Boudhanath stupa is one of the oldest monuments in the Kathmandu valley and one of the first monuments with a written history

Pashupatinath Temple - Pashupatinath Temple is the most important shrine for Hindus in Kathmandu. Although non-Hindus are not allowed inside the temple premises, the cremation that takes place around the Pashupatinath temple area is interesting for foreigners.

Patan Durbar Square - Patan Durbar Square is famous for the south Indian style, Krishna temple, the sunken bath, the tall temple of Taleju, and the golden temple. Patan Durbar Square is also famous for carvings done in metal, wood, and stone.

We will take an early morning flight to Lukla where our trekking crew will be waiting for us. We will head towards the Dudh Koshi valley in a well-defined stone paved path and reach Phakding for an overnight stay. If we stay at Monjo it will be one more hour of walk from Phakding.

If the time permits, we will visit the local monasteries around.

Today we will walk towards Namche Bazaar. After walking ahead of Monjo for some time we will head towards the entrance of the Sagarmatha National Park. After a couple of hours walk on a steep trail, we will reach Namche Bazaar, the famous settlement of Sherpa people and the gateway to the Everest base camp.

We will rest today for acclimatization as we will be walking uphill tomorrow so getting acclimatized is very essential.

So, we will explore Namche Bazaar. Khunde Hospital set-up by Sir Edmund Hillary, Everest View Hotel, the local market, and the lifestyle of people are some things worth observing. Namche Bazaar offers a fantastic view of the Himalayan peaks like Ama Dablam, Nuptse, Lhotse, and Everest. There is a small museum giving you information about Sherpa people, culture, religion and other things related to mountains.

After breakfast, we will head towards Tengboche following the trail going high above the Dudh Kosi. From here onwards you will be getting much better views of the peaks including Mt Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, and Ama Dablam.

We will walk past small settlements hamlets and teashops and reach Phunki Tenga for lunch. We will take a brief rest at this village after lunch and then start the steep climb to Tengboche, famous for the biggest monastery in the Khumbu region.

After breakfast, we will start descending towards the Imja River and then climb towards the village of Pangboche. The view of Ama Dablam standing in front of this village is overwhelminy beautiful. After walking for a couple of hours from Pangboche we will reach the Dingboche village for an overnight stay.

Today, you can rest or explore around the village for acclimatization. 

We will have an acclimatization hike up the ridge above Dingboche to have a close up view of Mt. Lhotse, Ama Dablam, Cho Oyu, and Makalu. 

We continue up the wide valley beneath the impressive peaks of Cholatse and Tawoche on the left. We then turn right and take a steep climb towards the foot of the Khumbu Glacier. The tea house at Duglha is a good spot to have lunch.

En route to this climb, there are many stone cairns, built as memorials to the Sherpas who passed while climbing Mt Everest. The path then climbs gently along the glacier, to eventually reach the cluster of houses at Lobuche.

Today we will follow the Khumbu Glacier to reach Kala Patthar. We will walk in the not so well defined trail for 4 hours until we reach Gorak Shep for lunch. After lunch and a brief rest, we will walk up to the finest viewpoint in the Khumbu region, Kala Pattar [5643]. We will hike down and have an early dinner so that we can prepare well by taking much-needed rest for tomorrow’s trek to the Everest Base Camp.

Today is the day you have been looking forward since last one and a half week. Today we will continue our walk through ice pinnacles and past the crevasses of the Khumbu Glacier. On the return leg, we can take a higher route to get a spectacular view of the Khumbu icefall and the route to the South Col. We return to either Gorak Shep or Lobuche.

We will walk downhill for most of the day to Duglha and descend to Pheriche today before we reach Pangboche for an overnight stay. You can visit The Himalayan Rescue Association and trekker’s aid post at Pheriche. We will cross the Khumbu River on a wooden suspension bridge and continue ahead to the Imja River to reach Pangboche.

We follow the trail along the Imja River and, after crossing it, climb back up through the rhododendron forest to reach Tengboche. You can see many Himalayan peaks from here. Some of them include Kwangde, Tawache, Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Thamserku, Amadablam, and Kantega. We will walk further for 5 hours until we reach Namche for an overnight stay.

Our last day of trek end with descending to Lukla for an overnight stay. In the evening, we will chill and have fun with the locals. 

After flying to Kathmandu - you can either explore surrounding areas or take some rest in hotel.

On arriving the Gonggar Airport, our Tibetan representative will greet you and escort you to the hotel. 

Check-in and relax. In the evening, you can stroll around the streets, markets, and surrounding places of the city. 

A comfortable night at the hotel. 

After a warm breakfast at the hotel, you will be guided for sightseeing of the major attraction in the city such as Potala Palace, the winter palace of the Dalai Lamas which is also one of the biggest Palaces in the world, and the Jokhang Temple, the holiest pilgrimage for all Tibetan Buddhists. 

After exploring these places, we will stroll around Barkhor Street. It is a traditional street in the city. 

Today's sightseeing starts from the summer palace of the Dalai Lamas, Norbulingka Monastery located 2 km west of the Potala Palace. Then, we will move to one of the grandest monasteries in Tibet, Drepung Monastery which is now one of Tibet’s premier monastic educational institutions.

Our last destination will be Sera Monastery, also one of the biggest monasteries which homed more the 5,000 monks and five monastic colleges. 

We will drive to Gongar Airport and then board our flight from Lhasa to Kathmandu. Depending on your flight timing we can arrange for sightseeing. In the evening we will go for a cultural program with typical Nepali dinner to review your trip to Nepal and Tibet.

Finally, the day has come for us to depart. A representative will drop you off to the airport with all the best wishes with the hope to see you again.