Everest North Base Camp Trek - 19 Days

Upon arrival at the airport in Kathmandu, a representative from Himalayan will greet you and assist you to the designated hotel. 

Overnight at hotel. 

After a warm breakfast at the hotel, you will be picked-up by the guide for the sightseeing in some of the significant places like Pashupatinath Temple  (one of the most sacred Hindu pilgrimage site in Nepal), and Boudhanatha Stupa (the largest stupa in Nepal). 

Later, you be will preparing for the trip to Tibet which starts tomorrow. 

Overnight at hotel. 

Early morning breakfast and transfer to the airport for a flight to Gangar Airport in Lhasa. Once you are in Lhasa, our Tibetan representative will greet you and escort you to the hotel. 

Free to explore the markets on your own.

Overnight at hotel. 

After breakfast, we will visit the Potala Palace, the Palace of the Dalai Lama. It has got 999 houses built on Hongshan Hill with a red building on top. It is one of the grandest palaces in the world to date.

Then, we will drive towards the Jokhang Temple, the most sacred temple for Tibetan Buddhists.

After spending some time at the Jokhang temple we will walk through Barkhor Street, a traditional old street in Lhasa.

Overnight at hotel. 

Today, your full-day Lhasa sightseeing begins after a nice breakfast. 

We will start the sightseeing today from Norbulingka - the summer palace of the Dalai Lama. This Palace has a huge garden covering 360,000 square meters, making it the biggest man-made garden in Tibet. It has got 374 rooms.

The second site is Drepung Monastery, made by Chojey Tashi Palden in the 14th Century.Now it is one of Tibet’s premier monastic educational institutions.

Overnight.

We will make an early morning visit to the Tashilumpo Monastery, and the market.

We will drive further to Gyantse. In the 15th century it served as the capital of a small kingdom. Once in Gyantse, check-in at the hotel and relax. 

Overnight. 

The day starts with a visit to Khumbum Stupa & Palkor Monastery. After completing the sightseeing of the Gyantse we will drive towards Shigatse, 90 Km from Gyantse.

In Xigatse, check-in at the hotel. After a brief rest, we will visit the free Tibetan Market and the Tashilumpo Monastery.

Overnight.  

Today, we have a long drive of 245 Km today from Xigatse to Xegar/ Tingri. The drive will be long but scenic as you will encounter small settlements, monasteries, mountains, glacial lakes throughout the way,

 Check-in and relax, once in Xegar.Tingri.

Overnight at hotel. 

Early morning breakfast and we will start driving towards Dza Rongphu village which is 60 Km away from Xegar/Tingri.

Once in Rongbuk, we will prepare for the excursion to the highlight of the trip, Everest base camp on the Tibetan side.

Overnight.

Today, we will hike from Rongbuk Monastery to reach the northern base camp of the highest peak Mount Everest a.k.a Qomolangma in Tibetan. We will explore the area, take pictures of the highest peak, and visit the Ronghu Glacier.

Overnight at Everest base camp.

This is the start of the challenging part of the trek. We will walk past the Rongbuk Glacier and move along the taken path heading east towards the summit of Everest.

Since the altitude is very high there might be symptoms of Altitude sickness so we will walk slowly and keep resting until we reach camp 1.

Overnight.

We will walk towards the west of the glacier over rocky hills. The view of the surrounding peaks including Everest is awesome. Nowhere on the earth can you get such a scenic view of the mountains.

The hike to the Interim camp will be more difficult than an earlier day. we will stay in our tents for overnight.

As we are in the highest place on earth we need proper acclimatization. We will do short hikes if you are interested and take proper rest to scale camp 2 tomorrow and enjoy this spare day.

We will start walking from Interim camp and in half an hour we will reach the Changste glacier. You can just see ice and glaciers around you. This is a truly amazing and exotic experience, possible nowhere else on earth, walking on the highest peak.

Overnight stay at camp 2.

Today we will walk to the highest point of our trek, camp 3 also referred to as the advanced base camp (6,340 m). If you wish to spend a night at this altitude you can stay here otherwise we can hike back to Camp 2.

You are nearly at the highest point on earth! Congratulations!!!!!

Overnight at camp 2.

We have a long downhill walk today as we approach the Everest base camp for overnight stay. We will bid farewell to Everest as one of the most exciting treks in your life has come to an end.

Overnight.

After breakfast, we will have a long but scenic drive to Kayrong where we will stay overnight.

We ahead towards Kathmandu today which is 130 km from here. We will cross 3 high passes Tingri Lalung La passes at (5124 m), Shung La Pass at (5200 m/ 17056 ft), Nyalam Pass (3800m) along the high way that offers a majestic view of some of the highest mountains on earth.

Upon reaching the Nepal-China border (at Kayrong) representative from Himalayan trekkers will drive you to Kathmandu via the famous Langtang national park, Syabru Besi and will experience the highway by enjoying the scenic views of green hills, rivers, and smiling people. Free time for rest in the afternoon.

In the evening, farewell dinner with the team of Himalayan trekkers.

Overnight.

A representative of Himalayan trekkers will assist and transfer you to the airport 3 hours earlier than your scheduled flight.

Hope you enjoyed this trip with us and please do remember us for other exciting and amazing trips in the Himalayas.

Have a safe journey!