Gokyo Valley Trek - 14 Days

Detail Itinerary

Day 1Kathmandu arrival Mount Fishtail Adventure staff receives you upon your arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. Our private vehicle brings you to a hotel in Thamel, an important hub for travellers, which is at the distance of about 6.9 kilometres. After you take rest, we hold a meeting to plan your trip over a welcome dinner in a typical Nepali restaurant with cultural programme.

Included meals: Dinner

Day 2Kathmandu sight-seeing After breakfast in the morning, we visit UNESCO Wold Heritage Sites in Kathmandu; Swoyambhunath (monkey temple) Pashupatinath temple, Bouddhanath Stupa and Kathmandu Durbar Square. We study the whole city in bird’s view from monkey temple. Kathmandu Durbar Square, built during Malla Dynasty displays the finest cuts of wood carvings and arts. We also visit Bouddhanath, which is the biggest Buddhist Stupa in Nepal. You get an opportunity to explore the typical Newari culture and cuisines.

Included meals: Breakfast

Day 3Flight to Lukla (2,840 metres or 9,318 feet), 3.5 hours trekking to Phakding Early in the morning, we make departure to Lukla from Tribhuvan International Airport. The 40 minutes flight brings us to Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Lukla. We refresh in a hotel outside airport, take rest for a while and begin trekking to Gokyo lakes. On this first day of the trekking, we set out on the journey to Phakding (2610 metre), a small village where we stay overnight.

Included meals: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

Day 4Phakding to Namche Bazar, 6 hours (3,440 metres or 11,286 feet) After breakfast, we head along the trail meandering along the Dudhkoshi River and Bhotekoshi River. We enter Sagarmatha National Park through the entrance gate at Manjo. We move and cross a suspension bridge called Hillary Bridge amid pine forest, we make ascent to the steep trail before we reach Namche Bazar. The Bazar is the biggest market in the region and the most important hub for traders. Here, the travellers may explore the market and purchase Tibetan antique items as well as accessory equipments. Here, we stay overnight at hotel.

Included meals: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

Day 5Acclimation in Namche Bazar The 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.

Included meals: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

Day 6Trek from Namche Bazaar to Dole (4,200 metres or 13,780 feet) After breakfast, we begin our journey ascending along the trail until we arrive at Kyangiuma cliff which offers the view of Mount Everest and Mount Nuptse(7,864 metres). As we advance, we come to a junction point where two paths concur. We leave the right path that leads towards Everest Base camp and follow the left one for Gokyo Lakes. We move on picking the panorama of Mount Thamserku, Mount Ama Dablam, Tawoche and Khumbila mountains until we arrive at Fortse Thanga. Further, we cross a forest with rhododendron trees and other herbs where we are likely to spot musk deer and mountain blue sheep, and then arrive at Dole, a beautiful village. Overnight stay in the village.

Included meals: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

Day 7Trek from Dole to Machherma (4,470 metres or 14,665 feet) After breakfast in the morning, we follow the trail that allows the vista of Cho Oyu, Kantega, and Thamserku mountains and Dudhkoshi River. We pass by several villages as we ascend along the sandy trail with rocks. The path above the Dudhkoshi River leads us to Luza village from where the steep ascent starts. On the left we can view Kyajo glacier below. We continue hiking until we arrive at Machherma village. We visit Himalayan Rescue Hospital where we may consult experts in altitude sickness. We spend night in Machherma.

Included meals: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

Day 8Trek from Machherma to Gokyo (4,970 metres or 16,306 feet) On this day, we take breakfast and ascend along the trail on a hill. The trail provides the vistas of Dudhkoshi River and Kangtega, Thamserku and Cho-Oyu mountains. Further we arrive at Phangga (4,480 metres) from where we descend for a while and again ascend unitil we arrive at Langponga (4,710 metres). From here we get the glimpse of first lake and glimpse of second lake as we advance to Taujung Tsho. We continue hiking until we arrive on the ridge of mesmerising cyan Dudh Pokhari, one of the most beautiful Gokyo Lakes. We have a fabulous time around the lakes enjoying the wonders of the nature. We stay in Gokyo tonight.

Included meals: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

Day 97 to 8 hours trekking, Gokyo Ri climb and trek to Luza (4,470 metres 14,665 feet) On this special day, we trek to Gokyo Ri (5,357 metres) early in the morning. About 3-hour ascent on Gokyo Ri brings us to a view point. The view point offers the vistas of four of the peaks which are above 8,000 metres; Mount Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, and Cho Oyu and other mountain ranges surrounding us from all direction. The view of glaciers are mesmerising, especially, Ngozumpa, the world’s largest glacier. We enjoy the view with sunrise for some time and return to Gokyo Lakes. We take breakfast as we arrive back to the hotel. Further, we descend meandering along the familiar trail which we hiked earlier. The trail runs correspondingly following Dudhkoshi River. We stay overnight at Luza, a small village.

Included meals: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

Day 10Trek from Luza to Khumjung (3,780 metres or 12,402 feet) After breakfast in the morning, we descend along the path passing the dole village and crossing a bridge over Dudhkoshi River before we cross Phortse Thanga. The natural trail leads us through the rhododendron forest. We pay homage to the birth place of famous monk Lama Sange Dorje, a small village. We advance further and ascend a cliff and descend again to reach Khumjung, the largest settlement in the Khumbu region. Here, in the evening, we visit Khumjung Hillary School, exploring the locality. We stay overnight in the village.

Included meals: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

Day 11Trek from Khumjung to Phakding (2,610 metres or 8,563 feet) After breakfast, we head for phakding via Namche Bazar. We hike along the familiar path that we have already hiked. We glance at Mount Everest and Mount Nuptse as we descend along the path. We cross Namche bazar and descend the steep path through pine forest and cross Hillary Suspension Bridge. We exit the Sagarmatha National Park at Manjo. Further, we hike along the trail following Bhotekoshi and Dudhkoshi River. We continue hiking until we arrive at Phakding. Overnight stay in Phakding.

Included meals: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

Day 12Trek from Phakding to Lukla (2,840 metres or 9,318 feet) After breakfast, we hike along rocky path with slight ascent. We pass by several villages and farms. The four hours hiking bring us to Lukla from where we kicked off the Gokyo Valley Trek. On this day we explore the markets in Lukla. Overnight stay in Lukla.

Included meals: Breakfast

Day 13Flight to Kathmandu The 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 hanging around the city for the time being. We attend the farewell dinner with Mount Fishtail Adventure team.

Included meal: Breakfast and Dinner

Day 14Departure Mount Fishtail Adventure arranges to send you to the airport three hours prior to the scheduled flight time.