Lukla To Everest Base Camp Trek

An early morning short drive to the domestic terminal of Kathmandu airport then board into the small plane. A 45-min flight is a complete scenic journey that provides Ariel Mountain View and dotted villages with together meandering scenery of the countrysides. The flight land at Airstrip at Lukla where meet up with guide and porter and tied your shoe-string and leg-off to Phakding.
The first day of the hike passes terraced farmland, Sherpa villages, Teashops, Buddhist sites (Chorten, stupa and monasteries), forest and scrubs also crossing the suspension bridge to Phakding Village. Lukla to Phakding walking route contains short descend and gentle climbing-up a side of Dudh Koshi River on foot of the Mount Kusum Kangaru.
Notes:
Highly recommend buying a first flight ticket, the first operate 06; 00 am and need to be at the airport gate an hour before your flight. You may also buy Lukla flight tickets online and we also help to make flight tickets of Lukla.

The trek begins after eaten breakfast at the lodge, we following gentle climb path along the Milky river and crossing long iron bridge 5-times before arriving Namche Bazaar. We passing beautiful teashop on our hike like Monju, Jorsale and also passing Sagarmatha national park checkpoint at Monju. After lunch Jorsalle and take a picture at picturesque Hillary Bridge then steady climbing into the pine and rhododendron forest to Namche Village. If the weather permitting can see peers' view of mount Everest, Lhotse, and Nuptse. During the spring various wildflower are blossoming en-route like rhododendron, magnolia, etc. Beautiful Namche village provides a magnificent view of surrounding mountains and landscapes.

Acclimatization at Namche Village, Namche Bazaar is a fabulous place easily day out. You may spend time at luxurious coffee shops, snooker/pool house, shopping (handicraft, fruits, nuts, and trekking gears) and visit Sherpa museum and Sagarmatha national park headquarter. Great to see a weekly market, lower villager come to sell their home products at prosperous Sherpa village, Namche Bazaar.

You also have an option, day hike to Hotel Everest View, it is a half-day trip and climbing around 400 above Namche. From Everest view hotel the hike extends to colorful Khumjung and Khunde Village. Also can do a full day side trek to Thame village, prosperous Sherpa village of Mount Everest climber like Tenzing Norgay, Apa Sherpa, Ang Rita Sherpa, Kami Rita Sherpa, etc.

Namche Bazaar to Tengboche monastery trek is the most beautiful walking during the 12-days Everest base camp trek. From morning to evening enjoy a spectacular view of snow-clad mountains Ama Dablam, Mount Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Taboche, Thamserku which are standing in front of us. The trail passes through villages, scrubs, dwarf and tall forest of mixed forest. The route contains a level path, descend on grit and steeply climb from Phngi Tenga to Tengboche monastery.
We also encounter wild animals at national park Himalayan Tahr, Mountain goat, Deer plus various species birds example Himalayan monal. Tengboche has few local tea houses and the huge area belongs to the monastery, at the evening witness to see monks daily pray. Once a year in November the monastery organize Mani Mindu Festival and the whole Sherpa community fully support. You will also see superb sunrise and sunset on the Mount Everest.

Glorious sunrise offer in the morning, after breakfast trek towards Dingboche another beautiful Sherpa village in our trek. We follow descend trail throughout the rhododendron forest to Imja river often encounter deer and enthralling blood pleasant. After crossing the suspension bridge on foot of mount Ama Dablam, gentle climbing bring us to Pangboche village, the highest human settlement in the Khumbu valley. There is a branch trail near to the last house of the village which led to Ama Dablam base camp. We continuous our bucket-list adventure with light climbing on the alpine terrain to Dingboche village.

Second acclimatization/rest day on the Everest base camp trek, you have an option for a spare day either hike to Dingboche/Nangkartsang Viewpoint right above the village or few hours day trips to Chukung Village. Also possible to hang-out around the village. We highly suggest climbing Dingboche/Nangkartsang viewpoint as far as your body takes it. It stands at 5000 m above the sea level, the ridge offers breathtaking mountain panorama including Ama Dablam, Mount Makalu, Island Peak also embraced wider alpine valley.

We rapidly gaining the altitude while trekking from Dingboche to Lobuche village, it is really important to walk on a comfortable walking pace. We trekking above trees line on barren valley often covered by snow. Enjoyable walk to Dughla with admiring the gorgeous view of trekking peaks. Beyond the Dughla tea shop, sturdy climb up on the pebble path to Everest Memorial called Chukpi Lhara where can see stone-grave of Everest climber. The ridge provided stunning Mountain View above colorful Buddhist flags. The temperature dropped because of walking on a glacier as well as surrounded by high snow-clad mountains. The trek towards Lobuche on the moraine of Khumbu glacier also meets the folks traverse from Cho La pass before reaching Lobuche village.

We start trek earlier than any other day because after arriving our camp Gorakshep side trip to Everest base camp, the highlights of the voyage. Our hike continues onto the glacier against the cold breeze and follows the flatten trail till Lobuche Pass. A further route to Gorakshep village is onto the moraine where maximum grit, shingles and stony. We eat early lunch upon arrival at Gorakshep and keep luggage in the room. Trek commences to Everest base camp along the Khumbu glacier and gets the nearest scenery of glacier and Khumbu icefall. During the post-winter season, many expeditions are settled to create history. After achieving the goal to Everest Base Camp retrace to Gorakshep for overnight.

Kala Patthar 'Black Mount' stands 5645 m above sea level and it offers a closed view of the massive Mount Everest above the large Khumbu glacier. A trail to Kala Patthar Viewpoint is climbing abruptly on the ridge but it offers spectacular snow-capped mountain sights along with the huge glacier valley. After taken pictures returned to Gorakshep then 5 hours trekking to Pheriche village via Dughla. We follow a downhill trail on the cold wind with relishing great mountain vista.

After breakfast trek begins from the lodge, we have the option route to reaching Namche Bazaar. On your preference, your Everest base camp trek guide takes you through Phortse village and Mong-La pass which you have not been. On the other hand, it can also directly trek Namche Bazaar via Tengboche monastery. A pretty long walk and the distance covered around 19 Km via Tengboche monastery and 21 Km via Phortse village. An average walker needs a solid 7 hours to reach Namche Bazaar.

From Namche Bazaar to Lukla solid 7-8 hours trekking, the trail contains solid descend and gentle climbing up. After arriving Lukla village takes rest then celebrates your success.

We eat a hot and delightful breakfast at the lodge then your guide will escort you to Lukla airport. The 35-minute mountain flight from Lukla to Kathmandu offers mountain majestic and cultivated landscapes.