Everest Base Camp trekking will take you into the beautiful north-eastern Khumbu region of Nepal, close to the border of Tibet.  The very first expedition to climb Mount Everest in 1953, used this trekking route which is the classic route still popular today.  Additionally, this region is home to the world-famous Sherpas. 

The rugged landscape is broken by deep gorges and glacial valleys with breathtaking views of not only Mt. Everest (Sagarmatha – as it is known in Nepalese) but also Lhotse, Cho Oyu, Nuptse, Pumari, Thamserku, Amadablam, etc. You will trek through the Sagarmatha National Park (1148 sq km) and enjoy a wide variety of vegetation and varying from pine, hemlock, fir, juniper, birch, rhododendrons and shrubs to alpine plants to bare rock and snow. You may see Himalayan tahr, ghoral, serow and musk deer. Common birds are the impeyan, pheasant, blood pheasant, red-billed cough and the yellow-billed cough. Elevation ranges from 2000 – 5545 m.

Trekking in this region usually begins from either Jiri or Lukla, but Mountain Ram Adventures can customize itineraries, at the client's request,  to begin in other areas such as Bhandar, Sallery or Phaplu.  From Kathmandu, Jiri can be accessed by bus (10 hours) or private vehicle (7 hours).  Lukla is just a short 30-minute flight from Kathmandu.

Short Itinerary

Day 01: Pick up and transfer to the hotel.
Day 02: Sightseeing tour in Kathmandu (4 world heritage sites)
Day 03: Early morning flight to Lukla and then trek to Phakding - Distance : 8.32 km, Elevation gain: 290m, Elevation loss : 512m, Min elevation: 2545 m, Max elevation: 2861 m, Duration : 2h 51min

Day 04: Phakding to Namche (3450 m) - Distance: 12.36 km, Elevation gain :  1426m, Elevation loss: 636 m, Min elevation: 2620 m, Max elevation: 3420 m, Duration: 5h 30 min

Day 05: Namche rest day for acclimatization. Walk to Everest view hotel- Distance (one way): 5.11 km, Elevation gain: 495 m, Elevation loss: 176 m, Min elevation: 3420 m, Max elevation: 3870 m, Duration: 3h 10 min

Day 06: Namche to Tengbuche (4 to 5 hours) - Distance : 10.91 km, Elevation gain: 1056 m, Elevation loss: 690 m, Min elevation: 3300 m, Max elevation: 3853 m, Duration: 4 h 20 min

Day 07: Tengbuche to Dingbuche (5 to 6 hours) - Distance: 11.09 km, Elevation gain : 765 m, Elevation loss: 293 m, Min elevation: 3733 m, Max elevation: 4325 m, Duration: 4h 45 min

Day 08: Rest day at Dingboche for further acclimatization - Dinboche - Nakarjuna Peak and back - Distance (one way): 2.64 km, Elevation gain : 697 m, Elevation loss: 7m, Min elevation: 4322 m, Max elevation: 5022 m, Duration: 2h 58 min.

Day 09: Dingbuche to Lobuche (4 to 5 hours) - Distance: 1.75 km, Elevation gain: 613 m, Elevation loss: 44 m, Min elevation: 4322 m, Max elevation: 4900 m, Duration: 4h 15 min

Day 10: Lobuche to Gorakshep - EBC- Gorakshep. (5 to 10 hours) - Lobuche to Gorakshep - Distance: 3.72 km, Elevation gain: 225 m, Elevation loss: 57 m, Min elevation: 4998 m, Max elevation: 5182 m, Duration: 1h 57 min

Gorakshep - EBC- Gorakshep - Distance : 6.98 km (3.49km one way), Elevation gain: 170 m, Elevation loss: 170 m, Min elevation: 5154 m, Max elevation: 5280 m, Duration : 3h 06 min (1h 40 up, 1 h 26 down)

Gorakshep - Kala Pathar - Gorakshep - Distance: 4.44km (2.22km one way), Elevation gain: 450m, Elevation loss: 450m, Min elevation: 5154 m, Max elevation: 5600 m, Duration: 2h 30 min up, 45 min down.

Day 11: Gorakshep to Kalapatther and down to Pheriche 6 hours trek- Distance: 16.10 km, Elevation gain: 140m, Elevation loss: 1173 m, Min elevation: 3933 m, Max elevation: 5183 m, Duration: 4h 22 mn

Day 12: Pheriche to Namche (6 hours of walking down) - Distance : 16.50 km, Elevation gain: 858 m, Elevation loss: 1548 m, Min elevation: 3301 m, Max elevation: 3952 m, Duration: 5h 40 min

Day 13: Namche to Phakding 4 hours trek.
Day 14: Pakding to Lukla 4 hours trek
Day 15: Lukla to Kathmandu (early morning flight, 30 minutes) 
Day 16: Final departure to International Airport.

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