Short Everest Base Camp Trek

In the morning transfer to Kathmandu domestic airport for the Lukla flight, a short mountain flight arranges dramatic scenarios. Thrilling aircraft landing on 526 m runway's in the mountainous Tenzing Hillary airstrip. From Lukla follow the footprint of legendary Everest summiteer throughout Sherpa villages and then trail dropped to Dudh Koshi River at Phakding villages. After Phakding gradually up the route into the mixed vegetation forest with crossing several suspension bridges to Monjo. The distance of trek from Lukla is 11 km to Monju also 150 altitude gaining.

First, check-in Sagarmatha national park permit before entering Jorsalle then crossing Hillary bridge, highest spanning iron bridge in the route. The trail continued into the dense pine and rhododendron forest with a zigzag ascent up to Namche Bazaar (3450 m). While stopping for the lunch, roaming around colorful street then steep-out last house of the village. Now follow wider flatten trail with viewing Mount Everest, Ama Dablam and another snowcapped peak, in additional passes beautiful white stupa before reaching Kyangjuma. Then around 45-minute trek dawn to Phunge Thenga (3340 m) on a bank of the Milky River

Today is an exciting day in your Everest base camp trek, we begin trek at 3340 m and then the day ends up at 4440 m at Dingboche. Almost 3300 ft altitude gain in a single day but still walking around tree lines till lunch places that mean still getting enough oxygen. So steep climbing up to Tengboche monastery then trail descending throughout juniper and rhododendron forest to the Imja river, also possible to sights wildlife like Mountain goat, Blue sheep, Himalayan Monal and musk deer with numerous of colorful mountain birds. Trek towards gradually up to a trail with passes plenty of Mani wall and stupa then stop at Pangboche for a lunch. Remaining way to Dingboche continues on yak pasture and crossing a bridge on confluence river of Imja Khola and Khumbu Khola. At this altitude might have a stranger feel because of the dry air and slightly less oxygen than the previous night. Then during the night can see a million stars around Mount Ama Dablam.

In the morning can see the sunrise on Imja peak then after a delightful breakfast trek begins from Dingboche. Slight ascending up to the small ridge then get an awe-inspiring view of Mount Makalu above Imja valley. Gently mounting on yak pasture on the bottom of arising Mountain View to Dughla teashop, on a terminal of Khumbu glacier. From here tackle with strenuous crumble trail to Chukpi Lhara, a memorial of Everest Expeditors. After here remaining trail to Lobuche is flattened on the moraine.

Awaited and ecstasy day of your Everest base camp trek, after breakfast leaving from Lobuche, the trail is fairly level on the moraine till Lobuche Pass. The trail to Gorakshep is rocky on the Khumbu glacier but the surrounding unrivaled scenery of Glacier and mountains is breathtaking. 4 basic mountain lodge provides lodging and food for the travelers, check-in room in one of the lodge then set-off to Everest base camp side trek. To and fro EBC from Gorakshep is approximately 5 miles and takes around 4/5 hours into the thin air. Due to the glacier melting a stable Everest base camp trail often change on Khumbu glacier then need to follow a seasonal trail. Everest base camp marked at height of 5364 m sides of Khumbu icefall on Khumbu glacier. Base camp is decorated by some stone wall and erected rock also have 5-color Buddhist flags. Everest base camp temperature is really chill might spend short time for photos and admire the beauty then trek returned back to lodge.

In the morning roughly 2/3 hours steeply climbing up to Kala Patthar summit (5650 m), the highest elevation of your Everest base camp trek. Kalapatthar, rocky peak set foothill of Mount Pumori which is famous to see mountain vista and huge walled mountainous valley. After seeing a close distance of the Mount Everest trek back to lodge for the breakfast. Trek resume on lateral moraine then passes Lobuche and Thughla before reaching Pheriche village. It will be a huge altitude dropped from Gorakshep to Pheriche which give you good feelings.

The trail descending throughout Sherpa villages, pasture, and forest to Namche Bazaar, there is an optional way to get back Namche from Pangboche, possible to travel via Phortse village and Mong La. It is last day to see panoramic mountain vista before getting back Namche for overnight.

Trekking back to Lukla, approximately 7-8 hours downhill trek with containing Sherpa village, walking over a suspension bridge, pristine bushes, encountering wildlife, unmatched view of landscapes and mountain vista.

After breakfast, porter helping to carry your bag pack to Tenzing Hilary, Lukla airstrip then 20-minute mountain flight brings you back Manthali airport, Ramechhap. Upon reaching Ramechhap, a drive begins to Kathmandu and it takes around 4 hours.