Everest Base Camp via Gokyo Lake & Cho La Pass

Upon your arrival, one of our representatives will receive and greet you at Tribhuvan International Airport. He will be displaying Adventure White Himalaya Treks (AWHT) signboard outside the airport terminal. You will then be escorted to your representative hotel in our private vehicle.

Overnight in Kathmandu.

• Driving Hours: 30 minute
• Accommodation:Hotel
• Meals: Breakfast

After your breakfast, you will have two choices either trekking preparation or Kathmandu Valley sightseeing. We will do some paperwork, and introduce you to our trekking guide. He will brief you about the trip and also, check your trekking gears and equipment. If you don’t have any trekking gears, you can easily buy or rent them at Thamel.

Another option is Kathmandu Valley sightseeing. You can do a full day sightseeing around the Kathmandu valley with private transportation and English speaking tour guide. Normally in Kathmandu Valley, we will tour to some of the UNESCO listed World Heritage sites including Kathmandu Durbar Square, Patan Durbar Square, Pashupatinath Temple, Swayambhunath Stupa & Boudhanath Stupa. After the sightseeing, we will return back to the hotel.

Overnight in Kathmandu.

• Accommodation:Hotel
• Meals: Breakfast

Early morning takes us to the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu for the around 40-minute scenic mountain flight to Tenzing and Hillary Airport at Lukla, starting point of this Everest Base Camp Trek via Cho La pass. After reaching Lukla, our guide will brief you and introduce you to your porter. While our Sherpa crews load trekking gears, we will have some time to stroll around Lukla.

After having our breakfast, we began our four hours trek to Pakhding. Firstly the trail descends toward the Dudh Koshi River where we joined the main trail to Namche Bazaar. We walk on a pretty easy trail to Phakding. After a gradual descent, we will arrive at the Cheplung village from where we can get a beautiful glimpse of Mt. Khumbila. From Cheplung, we pass the village of Ghat and continue descending until we reach Phakding.

Overnight at a local teahouse in Phakding.

• Treks Duration:3-4 hour's
• Accommodation:Guest House
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Today, we continue our trek along the bank of Dudh Koshi River crossing the majestic river many times on the exciting suspension bridge laden with prayer flags. The trail today is full of uphills and downhills. After reaching the village of Benkar, we cross more bridges to reach the entrance gate of Sagarmatha National Park at Monjo. After entering the Sagarmatha National Park, we continue our trek to Jorsale and from there, the trail climbs steeply to Namche Bazaar with breathtaking views of Everest, Lhotse, Tawache, and others. Namche Bazar is Gateway to the Everest region. They have lots of internet café, bakery shops, coffee shops, grosser shops, restaurants, and money exchangers.

Overnight at a local teahouse in Namche Bazaar.

• Accommodation:Guest House
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After morning breakfast, we start walking towards Dole, another small and magnificent village of this region. The trek starts with this short climbing before we reach the Army camp on the top of Namche Bazaar. From Namche, we will walk on a beautiful and scenic trail towards Kyanjuma village. The trail is perched on a rocky mountain high above the gorge of Dudh Koshi. As we walk towards Kyanjuma, we can witness magnificent views of Thamserku, Kongde, Ama Dablam, Lhotse, and Mt. Everest. Upon reaching Kyanjuma, the trail divides into two ways: one to Gokyo Lake and another to Everest Base camp.

From there, the trail steeply ascends towards Mong La pass (3,972m). Crossing the Mong La Pass, the trail steeply descend to Khumbila and to Dudh Koshi river. After passing Phortse Thenga, the trail pass through shades of Rhododendron, Juniper, and coniferous trees before reaching Dole.

Overnight at a local teahouse in Dole.

• Accommodation:Guest House
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

The trial starts will gentle ascending but as usual, we will be walking in front of breathtaking views of the majestic mountains. We may need to ascend slowly as we will be already in the high altitude. The trail passes via scenic settlements like Shawarma. We will be following scenic views by Dudh Koshi valley and some villages on the horizon. It is a scenic walking with steps climbing through the trial is ascending in most of the parts. Machhermo is the last town of this kind before we reach Gokyo. Machhermo is also the place where people in the Khumbu region made their first sight of yeti in 1974 AD.

Overnight at a local teahouse in Machhermo.

• Accommodation:Guest House
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After breakfast, we continue our hike towards Gokyo Lake. The trail initially climbs steeply to a scenic ridge that offers a great view of Kangtega. The trails then traverse to a widening valley. we then continue our walk towards Phangka from where the trail again descends to the riverbank of Dudh Koshi River. From that point onwards, the trail climbs steeply as we walk towards the terminal moraine of the Ngozumpa Glacier. As we continue we will come across the first Gokyo Lake. Then, we finally reach the Gokyo Valley. Gokyo Valley is a beautiful mountainous valley located just beside the Gokyo Lake, Dudh Pokhari. Gokyo Lakes is a collection of five lakes which is also the origin of the Dudh Koshi river. As we approach the Gokyo Valley, we enjoy the excellent views of Cho Oyu (8201 m) and the mountains surrounding Ngozumpa Glacier.

Overnight at a local teahouse in Gokyo.

• Accommodation:Guest House
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Gokyo Ri is known for its amazing view of the most mountain in the Everest region. This is simply an amazing viewpoint. Hike to the viewpoint for sunrise or sunset is undoubtedly magnificent. We are heading for the sun rising early in the morning. The guide will let you known the time that we will be starting it hike. We will wake up preparing our things and start climbing to this small pick. Gokyo Ri will no doubt give us unforgotten memory for a lifetime. It is one of the most specular places for our adventure. The walk is about 4 hrs. from Gokyo lake. When we reach the top, we will take enough time to take short for our memory before we will descend down to Gokyo Lake again.

Once we get down, we will take a while for our lunch. If interested, we can also explore other lakes around the valley. This is optional and if we are tired, we can simply skip it.

Overnight at a local teahouse in Gokyo.

• Accommodation:Guest House
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

From Gokyo, the trail takes us to the village of Thangnak. After breakfast, we continue our trek to Thangnak. The trial included mostly flat and gentle down so pretty easy. Most of the time we will be walking in and around the glacier. The views of Mt. Cho Oyu, Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu look closer and fantastic from the rugged trails.

Overnight at a local teahouse in Thangnak.

• Accommodation:Guest House
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Trust us that it’s one of the toughest days of our adventure. Today, we will be crossing the Cho La Pass which is one of the high passes of this region. The trail climbs steeply until we reach the top of Cho La Pass. In some parts, the trail is quite narrow and rock can be feeling down from the top so we need to be aware of this kind of situation. The top of the passes is decoded by pairing flags. We will also have a touching feels peak situated next to us Mt. Cholatse and Mt. Taboche.

On the top of the pass, the trail is really narrow which will make it difficult to walk. Once we continue further from here, we will have a new view of the valley and village on the horizon. The trail after the pass is mostly downhill. However, the trail goes through the icefall so it can be very icy and slippery. As the trail passes down, amazing views of Ama Dablam are visible. And finally, with a steep descent, we arrive at Dzongla.

Overnight at a local teahouse in Dzongla.

• Accommodation:Guest House
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

We have a short walk today. The trail is mostly flat and offers us beautiful views of the peak surrounding us. We will be leaving some peaks behind us where a new peak will be welcoming us as well. The trail is mostly on the open space and can be windy sometimes. As we continue our hike, we will meet the trekkers coming to the Tengboche, Dingboche, and Pheriche side. Once we curve and continue the trail from here, we will reach Lobuche. The route will give us memorable views of Nuptse Amadablam, Pumori, Lobuche, etc.

Overnight at a local teahouse in Lobuche.

• Accommodation:Guest House
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After breakfast, we will start the trek to Gorakshep. From Lobuche, the trail takes us through the moraine to finally reach Gorakshep. Today, we will be walking in between 4,900 meters to 5,300 meters so we have to walk slow and steady to avoid the risk of AMS.

Once we reach Gorakshep, we will have our lunch and start our hike to Everest Base Camp. The hike will be about 5 hrs. in total. It is one of the longest hardest and important days in our adventure. As we reach the Everest Base Camp, we can enjoy breathtaking views of Everest, Pumori, Nuptse, and Lhotse along with other several peaks. On a lucky day, you will also be able to enjoy some of the avalanches on the other side of Khumbu Glacier which is one of the biggest glacier s in the world. After enjoying our time at the base camp, we will trek back to Gorakshep.

Overnight at a local teahouse in Gorakshep.

• Accommodation:Guest House
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

On the way hike to Kalapatthar is not easy. It is early morning cold walking in the dark but trusts us it’s enjoyable and it will be one of the memories of your lifetime. Don’t get the slipped in the Icey trial. Depending on the sunrise time your guide will give you the time to start and hiking to reach this beautiful hilltop. Wake up on time and prepare clothes that won’t let you be cold. The hike from Gorakshep to Kalapatthar is about a two to three hour uphill walk.

Kalapatthar is the best viewpoint to see Everest. To see the majestic view of the sun rising over the incredible Himalayan range including Everest (8,848m), Lhotse (8,516m), Nuptse (7,861m) and Changtse (7,550m, north of the Rongbuk Glacier) is just unexplainable. After soaring the beauty, we will head back to Gorakshep. Then, we will have some breakfast and hike down to Pangboche. We will descend down to Pheriche and reach Pangboche directly.

Overnight at a local teahouse in Pangboche.

• Accommodation:Guest House
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After breakfast, we will begin our trek to Namche Bazaar. The trail is pretty easy today as most of the trails are downhill. We will be walking through the beautiful village of Tengboche. Tengboche has the biggest monastery in Khumbu, Tengboche Monastery. And you will have a 360-degree panorama of the Himalayas visible from there. After passing Tengboche, the trail descends down to Phunki Tenga. From there, it’s a steep climb over the rugged trail to meet the trail arching to Gokyo and Namche. From there onwards, the trail is flat and easy to Namche Bazaar.

Overnight at a local teahouse in Namche Bazaar.

• Accommodation:Guest House
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Enjoy your time in Namche before we start our short trekking to Lukla. From Namche, it’s mostly downhill until we reach Phakding. From Phakding, it’s gently uphill till Lukla.

As we reach Lukla, we will have a happy ending with some beer and whiskey. Lukla is one of the major towns in this area. It’s your last day with Sherpa peoples so it’s time to give them some gratitude if you are happy with the service it will be expected from your staff and we also recommend you to tips them according to your satisfaction and ability.

Overnight at a local teahouse in Lukla.

• Accommodation:Guest House
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

We take the early possible flight back to Kathmandu. Enjoy another breathtaking flight to Kathmandu the flight is about 40 minutes and will give you small thrilling experience for sure. Upon reaching Kathmandu, you can relax and stay in a hotel or explore the town for some shopping for your friend and family members. Once your guide drops you in the hotel, he may leave you can also give him some gratitude if you are really happy with his services. Some trekking customers also invite guide for dinner together in Kathmandu. This can be the last day that you will meet your guide enjoy your last day around the valley.

Overnight in Kathmandu.

• Accommodation:Guest House
• Meals: Breakfast

Our journey ends today. One of our team members will take you to Tribhuvan International Airport three hours before your flight leaves. They will make sure you get there safely and on time.

• Accommodation:Guest House
• Meals: Breakfast