Thamel

We are delighted to receive you at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. Our team leader will gladly receive you and take you to the hotel by car or van. You can rest after your long flight in your hotel room. In the evening, our tour guide will meet you at the hotel, introduce you to other group members, and organize a pre-trip meeting to brief you about our program. At night, you can freely visit Kathmandu, and enjoy your dinner. We suggest you retire early as we have to fly in early morning tomorrow.

Early in the morning, our tour guide will meet you at the hotel to take you to the TIA airport for a Helicopter to Lukla. The 45-minute scenic flight will take you over Everest and Kanchenjunga. Landing at the Tenzing-Hilary Airport, Mount Kongde Ri (6187 m) along with our local crew members will welcome you.

After enjoying the sight for a while, we will now begin our walking. Today’s hike will not be too long so we will have enough time to acclimatize. Our trekking route will be gentle and romantic along the bank of the Dudh Koshi River. Walking past the villages of Chhepling, Chaurikharka, and Thadokoshi, we will shortly arrive in Phakding where we can enjoy the direct view of Mount Kusum Kangaru (6367m).

Enjoy your hearty breakfast with Kusum Kangaru. Then, we will start hiking through beautiful pine forests along the Dudh Koshi River. The beautiful Benkar village will lead us to Monjo from where we have now entered the protected site of Sagarmatha National Park. A short uphill hike from here will take us to Jorsalle. It is time to cross the renowned Hilary suspension bridge to see the wonderful iridescent peak of Thamserku (6609 m).

Namche Bazaar

The trail from here leads us to the confluence of the Dudh Koshi and Bhote Koshi rivers. After the last steep ascent, we will see the peak of Everest peeking over the Lhotse-Nuptse mountain range for the first time at Namche. This market is the gateway to Mount Everest and the main trading center of the region. Prepare to spend two nights under the lap of Everest, Kwangde Peak, Kusum Kangru, Nutse, and Lhotse.

This will be the first of two days on our route dedicated to acclimatization. We will spend this day hiking to Syangboche lying at the lap of Khumbila Peak. The small village has a tiny airstrip where military helicopters operate carrying needed supplies.

It also hosts the world’s highest hotel Everest View Hotel located at an altitude of 3,880 m in the Sagarmatha National Park. Here, you can enjoy your coffee with a billion-dollar view of Everest, Ama Dablam, Lhotse, Nuptse, Thamserku, Taboche, Cholatse, and the entire Namche market. After enjoying the scenery, we will descend to Namche market, explore its surroundings, and return to our lodge for dinner and rest.

Namche Bazaar

We can explore the local market, resturants, massage centers, spa, etc of Namche at the altitude of 3440meters.

Tengboche Gompa

After breakfast, we will resume our walking along the Dudh Koshi River for a while. We will cross the River over a long suspension bridge. Moving forward, we will now set foot at Imja Khola Valley. Crossing the river once again over a hanging bridge, we will then climb through woods and dense pine and rhododendron forest to Phungithanga. Here we will take a lunch break and continue our climb for two more hours through pine and spruce forest to reach the small hill of Tengboche. Here we will explore the famous Tengboche Gumba. The world’s most spectacular views captured in photographs can be found here. Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse (8,501 m), Kwangde (6,187 m), Tawachee (6,542 m), Ama Dablan, Kantega and Thamserku offer inspiring landscapes of Himalayan giants. If we are not too tired, we can also hike further to Debuche which is just an hour further from Tengboche. We will spend the night in simple, but clean and comfortable conditions.

Early morning after breakfast, we will begin our wonderful hiking as the landmark is outstanding and we won’t get altitude sickness like other days. In addition, we will be able to enjoy the scenery of Ama Dablam, Lhotse, and other surrounding mountains along the way. First, we will descend into a beautiful forest, then cross Imja Khola and trek through Pangboche village (3,900m). This village has the oldest monastery in the Khumbu region where it is said the Yak scalp has been stored. After a short visit to the monastery, we will now hike uphill over the steep slopes till we see the potato fields of the Dingbiche village. Observe how the deep forest has turned into grasslands from here.

Dingboche

Today is our second day where we spend a day acclimatizing to the altitude. According to the rule of acclimatization, we will climb high and sleep low. So after breakfast, we will set out to reach the top of Nangkartshang Hill laso known as Nagarjun Hill. This is an excellent viewpoint located on the slopes of the Chukung Valley, above Dingboche. The climb to the top will be quite steep but the reward will be priceless. From the top, we can enjoy the remarkable scenery of Lobuche East (6,119m), Lobuche West (6,145m), Taboche Peak (6495m), Thamserku (6,608m), Kangtega (6,782m) and Ama Dablam (6,812m). After resting and getting used to the altitude of 5,100m, we will start descending back to Dingboche, which takes about 2 hours.

Today is relatively a light day of trekking but we will gain significant altitude. We will follow the steep slopes to reach the wide valley of Dughla. Moving further, we will come across the memorial over the Thukla Pass at 4865 m. The memorial is dedicated to climbers who have stayed with the Khumbu region forever. There are numerous prayer flags offered on the site. We will offer our prayers here with a message of love. Then we will resume our hike along the rocky terrain till we arrive at Lobuche. Here, we will rest and get used to the altitude.

Everest Base Camp

The most significant highlight of our 10-day Everest Base Camp Trek with Heli return has arrived. Leaving Lobuche, we will trek for about 4 hours along the glacier terrain to reach Gorakshep. It is the last town known as the gateway to Everest Base Camp with some guesthouses and feels like a desert. Here, we can see ice ponds, and icebergs floating down below the Khumby glacier. Here, we will have a hot meal, leave our backpacks, and begin our trek for about two hours along the Changri Glacier to reach Everest Base Camp. From here, we can see Khumbu icefall, Nuptse, Pumori, and Khumbutse sparkling in the sun. After sharing the joyful moment, we will move to Gorakshep to have a warm dinner and rest.

Early morning before sunrise, we can hike up to kalapathar to see the amazing sunrise on the face of Mt.Everest. It offers amazing panoramic views of the surrounding area and a sight to cherish.Today marks the culmination of our expedition.