Tour Itinerary
Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu: Upon your arrival at the Kathmandu airport, you will be greeted by a representative from EpicAdventures. After completing your custom formalities (Visa, etc.) pick up your luggage and look for our representative with an Epic Adventures display board at the arrival gate. You will be then transferred to your hotel. Included meals:
Day 02: Kathmandu – Lukla (2750m) – Phakding (2610m):35 min fly and 4 hours trek: Our guide will pick you up at 5:30 AM from your hotel in Kathmandu and drive to the airport. You will board the early morning flight at 6:30 AM from where you will fly to Lukla (2750 m.) in about 45 minutes. After breakfast in Lukla, you will walk for about 4 hours to Phakding (2610 m.), a fairly plain terrain inhabited by Sherpas. Later in the afternoon, you will follow upstream Dudhkoshi River and spend the night in a lodge.
Day 03: Phakding - Namche Bazaar (3440m):5 to 6 hrs. trek you will trek for nearly seven hours to reach Namche Bazar (3440 m.), the famous town in Solukhumbu. The last three hours of this trek will be tough, but the beautiful sceneries on the way will make you will forget your tiredness. The night will be spent in a local teahouse.
Day 04: Namche Bazaar (Rest Day): To help your body adjust with the high altitude conditions, we will spend the day for acclimatization. You can do some daytime hiking and explore Khumjung village and return to the teahouse at Namche Bazaar for the night stay.
Day 05: Namche Bazaar – Tengboche (3680m):5 to 6 hrs. Trek After a six to seven hours trek, you will reach Tengboche (3860 m.), a perfect viewpoint to observe beautiful peaks of AmaDablam and the picturesque Thamserku and a greater part of the Himalayan range in the Khumbu Region.
Day 06 Tengboche – Dingboche (4410m):5 to 6 hrs.Trek: Dingboche (4250 m.) lies at about a walking distance of six to seven hours from Tengboche. Due to the rising altitude, you will be walking slower than on previous days.
Day 07 Dingboche-Rest Day: This will be the second day of acclimatization. You will be taken on a day trip to Chhukung Valley and back to Dingboche. Rest and rejuvenation are quite essential for you in order to continue the trekking the next day. High altitude treks are usually carried out along with acclimatization in parallel. It is necessary for your body to be familiar with the surrounding altitudes. Frequent acclimatization is a must, and your guides will encourage it.
Day 08: Dingboche to Lobuche (4950m):3 hours Your next stopover is Lobuche (4950m.), at about a walking distance of three to four hours from Dingboche. Stunning views of Mt. Pumori, Mt. AmaDablam, Mt. Lhotse and a section of the Himalayan Range are the main highlights of the day.
Day 09: Lobuche – GorekShep(5160m) to Base camp Explore ( 5364m): 7 Hour walk. The next segment of your trek, from Lobuche to Gorak Shep (5160 m.) is short and can be completed in about three hours. You will reach GorekShep just in time for lunch. After Lunch, we are heading to Base camp. evening, to view the dazzling sunset over the highest point on this planet. We walk slowly reach basecamp to catch dream of your life main gateway to the highest point in the world after basecamp back to the hotel overnight in Gorekshep.
Day 10: GorekShep – Kalapathar (5555m) –Phereche (4350m):6 to 7 hrs.: You will begin the five hours’ hike to Kalapathar early in the morning. Kalapathar is at an altitude of 5545 meters above sea level and is better known as the perfect viewpoint to see all major parts of the Himalayan Range, including the majestic Mt. Everest. If the weather permits, you will get to see a spellbinding sunrise, something that you will not find elsewhere in the whole world. You can take as many photographs as you like, and then go back to Gorak Shep for breakfast after breakfast. Shortly afterwards, you will descend back to Pheriche,
Day 11: Pheriche to Namche Bazar:5 to 6 hrs: Today after breakfast all the way decent to Namche Bazar via Tengbochebeauful walk rest in bakery café in Tengboche. Stay overnight in Namche Bazar.
Day 12: Namche Bazaar –Lukla . 6 to 7-hour walk. Today after breakfast trek down to Lukla. All downhill Hillari bridge river Bhote Koshi and Dudh Koshi and crossing many suspension bridges. You are almost nearing the end of the trek on day 12. During the day time, you will trek down to Phakding, ghat. You will have some time to spend in Phakding during the evening, so you can either hop in a local pub for a drink or else you can spend the evening in your lodge interacting with the locals. OvernightLukla.
Day 13 Lukla – Kathmandu: 30 min fly: Early in the morning you will be preparing for your flight back to Kathmandu. During your 30 minute flight, you can hit that Play button on your camera and review the trip you just had in the past amazing seventeen days. A nostalgic feeling of loneliness will fill you as you descend upon Kathmandu. However, the hustle and bustle of Kathmandu along the way, as you transfer to your hotel in Thamel.
Day: 14: Farewell Friend: We are saying goodbye to the mountains as a journey in Nepal comes to an end today! There is nothing to do but trade emails with travel companions and organize the photos. If you have more time you can do some shopping or sightseeing. Approximately 3 hours before the scheduled flight a representative from Epic Adventures will take you to the airport. On your way home you’ll have plenty of time to plan your next adventure in the wonderful country of Nepal.