Everest basecamp, gokyo and chola pass trek (14 days)

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Everest basecamp , chola pass is an adventurous trek of Khumbu Region. It locates in the north eastern part of Nepal. It starts from the altitude of 2880m and it leads up to 5555m high above the sea level. 

This trek is ideal for exploring the  high himalaya mountains including the world highest mountain Mt Everest 8848m,Glaciers of Ngazoumba valley ,  monasteries ,Sherpa community villages , peoples, their cultures, festivals and also to explore the wild animals like Himalayan Thar, Blue Sheep , snow leopards, Danphe , Munal and many  more rare animals. 


Trip Itineraries

Day 1 - Early morning flight to Lukla (2840m)25-30 min and Trek to phakding(2610m) 3 hrs


Today early morning we will take a flight to lukla. The flight duration is 25-30 minutes .lukla is the gateway of  sagarmatha national park. From lukla we will walk till thadokoshi where we stop for lunch. till thadokoshi the trails are uphills and  and downhills.  We will pass through some  beautiful villages like ghat where there are lots of prayer wheel walls and a monasteries. After thado koshi we will have a short trek till phakding. Overnight at local lodge

Some Information

Distance : 138 km by plane walking 7.5 km
Time : 270 min
Altitude Gain : 1160 m
Duration : flight 30 min trek 3-4 hrs

Day 2 - Phakding to Namche(3440m) 5h30 min


From pakhding to Namche we will take around 5h30 min or 6 hours but it depends upon the individual. From phakding the trail starts inside the pine forest , there are lots of ups and downs through the stairs till we reach to monjo and Jorsalle (small villages) .  Jorsalle to Namche the trail is mostly uphill  . during the way we will have the splendid view of  mountains like thamerku (6618m),kusum khangkaru (6370m, mt Everest (8848m) and  Lhotse sar(8382m). after 3 hours of climb we will   reach to our final destination  Namche. overnight at local lodge.

Namche is a beautiful village of Sherpa peoples with with more than 155 hotels. there is an open market every wek in this village.

Some Information

Distance : 9.5 km
Time : 230 min
Altitude Gain : 830 m
Duration : 5h30min

Day 3 - Rest and hike till Everest view point(3962m) for the acclimatization


Early morning hike till Everest point lodge which is around 3962 m above the sea level. We will take around 2 hrs to reach there . the main goal of this day is to acclimatize the altitude.  From the Everest view point we will  have  the panaromic view of mountains like world  highest mountain MT Everest (8848m), Lhotse sar (8382m), aamadablam (6812m), thamserku(6618m),kangtega(6782m) and kongde(6187m)  . After visiting  we will head back to namche . 

Some Information

Distance : 4 km
Time : 180 min
Altitude Gain : 522 m
Duration : 3 hrs

Day 4 - Namche to Dole(4038m) 6h30min


As usual we will start our day after breakfast.  Till sanasa the trial is very  very popular route of everest trekking with a very beautiful landscapes of high hills, mountains , forest and dudh koshi river. After Sanasa the trial is mostly uphill  till Mong la which is in the elevation of  3950m. after lunch we will descend till Phorste thanga and start to climb  crossing  beautiful forest, waterfalls  and spring rivers before arriving to Dole. Overnight at local lodge.

Some Information

Distance : 12 km
Time : 420 min
Altitude Gain : 598 m
Duration : 7 hrs

Day 5 - Dole to Machhermo (4470m) 4hrs


Today we have a short day  but its  quite challenging as we are going high in the altitude. Today the climb is not steep as mostly we be walking in the open and plain area. After few hours of walk we will have the best view of Mt cho oyu (8188m) 6th highest mountain of the world. This mountain lies in the border of Nepal and Tibet. After few hours of ups and down we will reach to machhermo . Rest and acclimatize in the evening. Overnight at local lodge.

Some Information

Distance : 6-7 km
Time : 240 min
Altitude Gain : 432 m
Duration : 4 hrs

Day 6 - Machhermo to Gokyo(4750m) 4hrs


Today as well the journey is short but its really challenging as we are going to the altitude of 4750m above the sea level. today the trail is mostly uphill . after 2 hours  of walking we will reach to the first lake of gokyo which is in the altitude of (4710m). it’s the small lake. After visitng the lake we will continue our journey and within a short period of time we will reach to the second lake of gokyo which lies in the altitude of (4740m) and after an hour of walking we will reach to our final destinatiom of the day gokyo which lies in the altitude of 4790m.   Overnight at local lodge

Some Information

Distance : 5.7 km
Time : 240 min
Altitude Gain : 300 min
Duration : 4 hrs

Day 7 - Hike till Gokyo Ri (5357m)3hrs(and and same day trek till Dragnag(4800m)2 hrs


 Early morning we will hike to gokyo ri which is in the altuitude of 5357m. gokyo ri is very popular for the panaromic view of huge mountains like MT Everest (8848m), cho oyu (8201m),Makalu (8481m),Lhotse (8516m), hungchuli (7029m),chumbu(6859m) and many more peaks. From here we can see the best view of 3 gokyo lakes. It will take around 3 hrs to reach  the top of gokyo ri. After visiting we will head back to gokyo  and  continue our journey till dragnag by crossing through the ngazoumba glaciers . Overnight at local lodge.

Some Information

Distance : 8 km
Time : 360 min
Altitude Gain : 607 m
Duration : 6-7 hrs

Day 8 - Dragnag to Dzong la(4830m) via Chola pass(5420m) 7hrs


Today is the most awaited day of our trek. we will be heading towards the chola pass (5368m). we will start our journey  early  morning to avoid th strong winds.  fro 2 hours the trail is  no that hard not much climb but the last climb for one hour  before Chola pass is very challenging and steep.  From here  we will see the bestfrom the top of Chola  we will have the splendind view of amadablam(6814m),cholatse(6335m),lobuche east (6090m) and more. After the top we will start to descend till dzong la for 3  hrs.  from  dzong la we will have the best view of mt cholatse and amadablam. Overnight at local lodge.

Some Information

Distance : 8-9 km
Time : 420 min
Altitude Gain : 620 m
Duration : 7 hrs

Day 9 - Dzong la Lobuche(4940m) 4hrs


Today its a short day and we will head to lobuche  after breakfast. the trail is smooth as there are not so much climb and descend .on a way we will have the splendid  view of MT pumori(7165m),lingtren(6713m),khumbutse(6639m), nuptse(7864m) and  tobuche(6495m). after 4 hrs of walk we will reach to our destination Lobuche . overnight at local lodge.

Some Information

Distance : 6.5 km
Time : 240 min
Altitude Gain : 110 m
Duration : 4 hrs

Day 10 - Lobuche to Gorakshep(5164m) and same day hike around Everest base camp(5364m)


 we will start our day after breakfast  and  today it will be a challenging one  as we will be walking on the higher altitude. after few hours of climb  we  will cross the lobuche pass and continue to climb towards the gorakshep.  Gorakshep is the final destination of this valley as there are no lodges and hotels further. So after reaching gokyo we will hike to  Everest basecamp foew hours  (5364m) and  head back to gorakshep . overnight at local lodge.

Some Information

Distance : 8 km
Time : 420 min
Altitude Gain : 224 m
Duration : 7 hrs

Day 11 - early morning hike till kalapathar(5555) and and trek back to pheriche(4371m)


Today we will start our day early morning  to catch up the sunrise at Klapathar. Kalapathar is the highest elevation of our trek which is at the elevation of  5555m. the trial is mostly uphill, it will be a  challenging  climb because of wind and the altitude. from the top we will have the splendid view of huge mountains like mt Everest(8848m),  Mt Amadablam (6812m) mt  pumori(7165m),lingtren(6713m),khumbutse(6639m), nuptse(7864m), changtse(7543m and some more mountains. After the view we will  descend to  gorakshep  and continue our journey till Pheriche by passing the villages like Lobuche and Thougla. overnight at local lodge.

Some Information

Distance : 12
Time : 420
Altitude Gain : +390 - 793
Duration : 7

Day 12 - Pheriche to Namche(3440m)


today there are lots of  uphills and down hills  till Namche.  after few hours of descend we will cross through the  villages like Sombare and lower Pangboche.  we will have a short descend through stairs and start to climb till  Tengboche. Here we will visit the biggest monastry of this valley. after the visit we will descend till Phungi thanga and  continue to climb till Sanasa.  from Sanasa we will take the same way to Namce with beautiful view of high hills and mountain.  overnight at local lodge.

Some Information

Distance : 14.2 km
Time : 420 min
Altitude Gain : -931m
Duration : 7 hrs

Day 13 - Namche to Lukla (2840m) 6-7 hrs


Today the trial is mostly downhill. After breakfast we will head back to lukla crossing the villages like   jorsalle,monjo and bengkar. In phakding we will  stop for lunch and after having lunch we will continue to descend till Thalsare (a small village). from Thalsare we will satrt to climb till we reach to  Lukla. overnight at local lodge

Some Information

Distance : 17.5 km
Time : 420 min
Altitude Gain : -600 m
Duration : 7hrs

Day 14 - flight back to Kathmandu(1450m) 25-30 min


The final day of our trek , we will take breakfast and flight back to Kathmandu which will take around 30  mins. .Overnight at Kathmandu hotel

Some Information

Distance : 138 km
Time : 25-30 min
Altitude Gain : -1390 m
Duration : 30 min

Trip Info

Arrival 

Our team will be waiting with your name on a paper board to welcome you at Tribhuvan International Airport. And help you to drop at your hotel by private vehicles.

Following day

Discuss and brief about the trek and verify all your trekking equipment’s

to ensure you have all the important gears. And will help you to buy the missing gears.

How many kg Maximum for porter?

W provide 1 porter for two clients. so,the maximum weight is 8-10 kg per person.

We provide duffle bags for each member to carry during the trek as duffle bags are easy to transfer.

First Aid kit

We carry normal stuffs like bandages, creams and paracetamols but we don't provide any medicines to our guest as we are not licensed. We provide just normal first aid kit and  request you to carry all your personal medicines.

Emergency Rescue

We request all our clients to bring or send us your travel insurance papers for the emergency evacuations. We help to provide the quick helicopter service if anything occur during the trek.

Foods

This Package dosesn’t include Kathmandu meals and soft beverages like tea and coffee.

During the trip 

we provide three time meals every day(breakfast, lunch and dinner)

soft beverages like tea/coffee/hot lemon/ginger tea 3-4 cups a day.

 fruit desserts and soups every day.  

And if you wants to take extra foods and drinks than its on you. It doesn’t include in package.

 

 

Accommodation

This package doesn’t include Kathmandu Hotels but If you want us to manage at Kathmandu than we do manage hotels as per your demand.

During the trip every day you will be sleeping inside the good and furnished hotels. Rooms might not be same when you trek in higher altitude. But our guides will manage better one for you.

Transportation 

This package doesn’t include the transportation service inside Kathmandu valley except airport pick and drop up.

We will use private vehicle for airport and take a scenic flight to lukla which will be around 30 mins. 

and we will do same on a return from lukla to Kathmandu.

NOTICEe: NOW THERE ARE NO DIRECT FLIGHTS TO LUKLA  AND LUKLA TO KATHMANDU. WE WILL DRIVE TO MANTHALI FOR 5 HOURS TO TAKE A FLIGHT

                                                                            

                                        Thank you   Namaste

Trip Included

Scenic flight to lukla from Kathmandu to lukla  and lukla to Kathmandu

Accommodations for 13 days during the trek

Breakfast and lunch  for 14 days and dinner for 13 days.

Airport drop pick up free of charge.

Sagarmatha national park fee

Pasang lhamu community fee

Experience trekking guide with  assistant guides and porters

All the meals of guides, porters and Sherpas during the trip

Insurance of trekking staffs (guide,porter and Sherpa)

Arrangement of helicopter for the evacuation if health problem occurs during the trip (funded by your travel insurance )

Trip Excluded

This price doesn’t include foods and  accommodation of Kathmandu 

Additional foods and drinks during the trip

Travel insurance of clients

Visa fee

Toiletries material like, toilet paper, shampoo, soaps

Wifi service during trek

Hot shower

Beverages like beer, rum , mineral waters, hot water, juice.

Tips for the guide, porter and Sherpa(recommended)

Additional days foods and accommodation during the trip incase of blockage plane schedules

All the services that are not mention above

Trip Equipments

Trekking bags

Trekking shoes with good grip (gortex)

Trekking stick

Front head light

Personal medicines

Light Sleeping bags

Water proof and wind cheater jackets

Caps

Sun screen

Down jackets

Warm polaires(sweater)

Warm gloves

Crampons