Everest Base Camp Economy Trekking - 13 Days

Detail Itinerary

Day 1Arrival in Kathmandu (1,345 metres or 4,413 feet)We receive you from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) upon your arrival. In 20- 30 minutes, our vehicle brings you to the hotel. After you take rest in the hotel, we hold a meeting over dinner to plan your trip. Overnight stay in Kathmandu

Day 2Flight to Lukla (2,840 metres or 8,137 feet) 3.5 hours trekking to PhakdingEarly in the morning, we depart to Lukla from Tribhuvan International Airport. It takes about 40 minutes to arrive at Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Lukla. Here, the Everest Base Camp trekking begins after breakfast in a restaurant. We continue trekking until we arrive at Phakding (2,610 metre), a small village. We stay here overnight

Day 36 hours trekking from Phakding to Namche Bazar (3,440 metres or 11,286 feet)After breakfast, we trek along the trail alongside Dudh Koshi River and Bhote Koshi River. We move ahead through the Sagarmatha National Park entrance gate at Manjo. After crossing a suspension bridge amid pine forest, we ascend the steep trail before we reach Namche Bazar. The Bazar is the biggest market in the region and the most important point for traders, making available the Tibetan antique items as well as the accessory equipment for trekkers. Overnight at hotel

Day 4Acclimation in Namche BazarThe Bazar has decent offices, hotels, internet cafes and many other offices and trading concerns; ATMs, Banks, military base camp, museum. On this day, we hike up to Khumjung via Sangboche. The passage of Sangboche and Khumjung offers magnificent view of Himalayas; Mount Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Ama Dablam, Thamserku, Kongde and others. Khumjung is also famous as the first climber of Everest Sir Edmond Hillary established a school here. Overnight stay in Namche Bazar.

Day 5Namche Bazaar to Tyangboche (3,820 metres or 12,533 feet) 5-6 hours After breakfast, we carry on trekking along the trail. At a point in Kyangiuma, the path divides; the left path leads to Gokyo Lake (4790 metres) while the right one leads to Everest first camp. We move along, crossing the suspension bridge, passing through the woods and keeping the view of mountains from time to time to reach Tyangboche. The place is famous for its oldest and one of the the biggest monasteries in Nepal. Moreover, the place offers marvellous view of mountains; Mount Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Ama Dablam and Thamserku. Overnight stay in Tyanboche

Day 6Tyangboche to Dingboche (4,410 metres or 14,469 feet) 5-6 hoursHiking starts after breakfast in the morning. The trail passes through rhododendron woods until we arrive at Pangboche village. The trail offers the view of Mount Everest from time to time as we walk out the woods. We cross the Imza River and Lobuche River on this trail. Finally, we ascend to the Dingboche, a beautiful village from where we can view the mountains. Overnight stay in Dingboche

Day 7Dingbuche to Lobuche(4,910 metres or 16,109 feet) 6 hours.In the morning, after breaking fast, we incline along the trail. This is the day we find ourselves surrounded by the mountains on all sides. On the right, the mount Pumori which appears like an isosceles triangle reflects the light. We continue our trail leaving Pumori behind. We cross a rivulet to reach Duglha. After a halt in the place, we prepare to ascend the steep inclination that takes about 45 minutes to an hour. On the way we pay visit to the memorial shrine on a hill. The trial passes through the memorial shrines for the adventurers who lost their lives on Mount Everst. Further, we trek along the bed of Khumbu glacier. As we ascend the ridge, we can see the place filled with prayer flags. We continue the journey, enjoying the view of Khumbutse, Lingtren, Pumori, Mahalangur and Mount Nuptse. We stay overnight at Lobuche.

Day 8Lobuche to EBC (5,364 metres or 17,598 feet) via and back to Gorakshep (5,140 metres or 16,864 feet), 7 to 7.5 hoursAfter breakfast in the morning, we prepare for the adventure. This is the day to realise the dream of exploring Everest Base Camp. The entire trail, over the rocks and boulders meanders along Khumbu glacier and passes through the astonishing jungles of projected ice spikes in the upper region. We can view the Nuptse, Khumbuste and Pumori mountains from the base camp. Surprisingly, as we advance we come to meet the beautiful mountain mouce (pika) and Tibetan snow peacocks (khongma) in abundance in this height. After sinking in the beauty of the surroundings for the time being, we pace back to Gorakshep. Overnight stay.

Day 9Climb to Kalapatthar (5,545 metres or 18,192 feet) and descending to Pheriche (4,280 metres or 14,042 feet)Early in the morning, we advance to the Kalapatthar. Kalapatthar stands for black stone in Nepali language. Apparently, our trail passes through the black stones; we walk on the rough surface of black stones for two and half hours from Gorakshep. The entire trail offers the magnificent view of the Himalayas. As we arrive at Kalapatthar, the height of over five thousand metres, we can see Lingtren, Khumbutse and Changtse mountains surrounding Mount Everest. The view of the mountains from Kalapatthar is fantastic. The whole process of sunlight falling on the peaks seems alchemical. The mountains gradually turn into golden objects. Witnessing the whole process is the key to the Kalapatthar tour. After enjoying the wonder of the nature, we descend to Pheriche via Gorakshep where we take breakfast and pick our luggages. On this day, we walk for 7-8 hours in total. Overnight stay in Pheriche.

Day 10Back to Namche Bazar from Pheriche (6 to7 hours)Early in the morning after breakfast, we reverse our journey to Namche Bazar. The descending journey to Namche Bazar gives pleasure of reunion with the familiar surroundings. After taking lunch at Tyangboche we head for Namche Bazar. We walk up and down the trail through the familiar rhododendron woods, the shrubs of berries and crossing Dudh Koshi River we arrive at Namche Bazar. We stay here for the night. This is the perfect time and place to relax and recount your adventure with your friends and families. There are numerous cyber cafes with descent internet connections, cafes, restaurants, banks, ATM services, Night clubs, snooker, pool house and other entertaining clubs. Overnight Namche

Day 11Namche Bazar to Lukla (8 hours)As the journey on this day takes about 8 hours, we start the journey early in the morning after breakfast. We walk back through the familiar trail that we have already passed. Crossing several suspension bridges, we move on and halt only to take lunch when we arrive at Phakding. We carry on the journey through the monasteries and the vegetable farms. This day is the final day of trekking offered in this tour package. We stay overnight at Lukla.

Day 12Flight to KathmanduThe early morning flight of about 40 minutes from Lukla to Kathmandu offers closer view of the mountains one more time. On our arrival in Kathmandu, we check in hotel, take rest and hangingaround the city for the time being. We attend the farewell dinner with Mount Fishtail Adventure team.

Day 13Departure to Home Mount Fishtail Adventure arranges to send you to the airport three hours prior to the scheduled flight time.