ITINERARY
DAY 01 ARRIVAL
Receive and transfer to hotel
Overnight at hotel
DAY 02 KATHMANDU
Breakfast at hotel
AM - Sightseeing of Swyambhunath
Swayambhunath is one of the world's most glorious Buddhist Chaityas. It is said to be 2000 years old. The Chaitya, which forms the main structure, is made of a solid hemisphere of brick and clay supporting a lofty conical spire capped by a pinnacle of copper gilt. Painted on the four-sides of the spire bases are the all-seeing eyes of Lord Buddha. It is three kilometers west of Kathmandu City, and situated on a hillock about 77m above the level of the Valley. This hill is a mosaic of small Chaityas and pagoda temple.
PM - Sightseeing of Patan & Tibetan Refugee Camp
The ancient city of Patan is situated on the southern bank of the river Bagmati. The city is full of Hindu temples and Buddhist monuments with bronze gateways, guardian deities and wonderful carvings. Noted for its craftsmen and metal workers, it is known as the city of artists.
Patan Durbar Square, situated in the heart of the city constitutes the focus of visitor's attraction. The square is full of ancient palaces, temples and shrines, noted for their exquisite carvings. One can rummage for treasures in the various shops around the square.
A little further from Patan Durbar Square lies Mahabouddha. This Buddhist temple made of clay bricks in which cotta structure is one of the fourteenth century Nepalese architectural masterpieces.
Hiranya Varna Mahavihar is a three storey golden pagoda of Lokeshwor (Lord Buddha) was built in the twelfth century by King Bhaskar Verma. It is located in the courtyard of Kwabahal. Inside the upper storey of the pagoda, placed on the pedestal, are the golden image of Lord Buddha and a large wall and a complete life of Buddha in gold relief.
Tibetan Centre or Tibetan Refugee Camp was established by the then King of Nepal, King Mahendra, to accommodate Tibetans who fled the Chinese invasion of Tibet in the late 1950s., It is an interesting place where one can observe Tibetans in their daily lives, though the place is quite commercial now with shops of Tibetan carpets and other souvenirs.
Trek briefing at the hotel in the evening
Overnight at Hotel
DAY 03 KATHMANDU / LUKLA / PHAKDING (2652m)
Breakfast at hotel
Transfer to domestic airport
We will take a flight to Lukla from Kathmandu which takes approximately40 minutes. The elevation of Kathmandu is 1357 meters and Lukla is 2860 meters. Lukla is situated on a hill above Dudh Koshi River. Leaving Lukla the trail descends gradually passing through the large village of Chauri Kharka 2680m and through small villages, fields and forests following a wide well constructed path. We will be at Phakding in 3 or 4 hours walk from Lukla. Phakding is situated at an altitude of 2652 meters. This is our first night stop.
DAY 04 PHAKDING / NAMCHE BAZAAR (3440m)
From Phakding the trail follows the western bank of Dudh Koshi passing through forests of Blue Pine until it reaches a village of Benkar. Beyond this village the trail crosses to the eastern bank of Dudh Koshi River beside a large rock with excellent example of “mani” carving on it and climbs gently to the village of Chumao. Between here and the next village of Monjo (2800m) the trail drops steeply to cross Monjo Khola which is fed by the mountains of Thamserku, Kangtega and Kusum Kanguru. From Monjo the trail crosses a small saddle behind a rock and then descends abruptly to re-cross the Dudh Koshi at Jorsale (2804m).On the cliff above the river it is possible to see the rare musk deer and Himalayan Thar. Beyond Jorsale the trail undulates up the western bank until the confluence with Bhote Koshi is crossed and we enter the Khumbu region. Above the bridge the trail zigzags up the steep spur between the two rivers following the ledges between bluffs, through sparse forest, until a resting place on a small level area is reached, after 300 meters of climbing. From the far end of this resting area, Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) can be seen rising above Nuptse – Lhotse wall.The next section of the trail climbs less steeply traversing above the Bhote Koshi until Namche Bazaar (3440m) the main trekking village in the Sagarmatha National Park is reached for overnight stay. Total walking time 6–7hours.
DAY 05 REST DAY AT NAMCHE BAZAAR
Today we are free at Namche Bazaar for acclimatization. We can go on walking to the Namche Bazaar and explore the area. Overnight stay at Namche Bazaar.
DAY 06 NAMCHE / THYANGBOCHE (3860m)
After breakfast we will proceed towards Thyangboche which is set an altitude of 3860meters. The monastery of Thyangboche was founded about 80 years ago. Each year in November - December full moon the Mani Rimdu festival is celebrated here. We proceed towards Sarnasa. Bird life is rich in this area. We will descend to Teshinga gradually and then steeply to Phungi Tenga. From here we follow the trail which climbs steeply and then gradually to the saddle on which Thyangboche Monastery is located. The best views of Sagarmatha, Nuptse, Lhotse and Amadablam amongst other can be seen .Total walking time is 6-7 hours.
DAY 07 THYANGBOCHE / PHERICHE (4243m)
We follow the descent route to Diboche crossing the Imja Khola (river) and see an ascent for half hour and another half hour on flat land walk will take us to Pangboche (3985m). From Pangboche we walk along the Imja Khola crossing the village of Shomare on an easy trail and then walk on a gradual ascent to Pheriche 4243m crossing a number of villages including Hortse.Pheriche offers the views of Amadablam, Kantega, Tawache, Cho Oyu, Lobuje Peak etc.Total walking time 5–6 hours.
DAY 08 PHERICHE / LOBUJE (4930m)
From Pheriche we will take an easy walk for one hour to Tshambur and see uphill steeply to Thugla (4620m). Then again 2 hours steep ascent to Thugla Top and proceed through the Khumbu Glacier to Lobuje (4930m). We can see the views of Lobuje Peak, Pokhalde, Thamserku, Nuptse etc.Total walking time 6 hours. One may feel headache, uneasy which could be the symptom of altitude sickness at Thugla Top and advisable to avoid alcoholic drinks.
DAY 09 LOBUJE / GOREKSHEP (5140m)
We follow the trail frequently walking up and down throughout to our overnight stay place Gorekshep which takes 3 hours to reach there. Overnight at lodge. We can see LhoLa, Pumori, Everest, Nuptse, Khumbu Icefall and many others.
DAY 10 GOREKSHEP / EVEREST BASE CAMP / GOREKSHEP
In the morning we proceed to Everest Base Camp through Khumbu Glacier and reach 5800 meters the Everest Base Camp. We carry packed lunch. Having absorbed the views of the majestic Himalayan Peaks we return back to Gorekshep for relaxation. We walk 5 hours round trip.
DAY 11 GOREKSHEP / PHERICHE / PANGBOCHE
We take our return journey on the same route to Pheriche walking 6 hours. Another one hour walk will take
DAY 12 PANGBOCHE / NAMCHE
Walk to Namche Bazaar on the same route for 6-7 hour for overnight stay.
DAY 13 NAMCHE / LUKLA
This is the last day of our trekking and walk down to Lukla from Namche on the same route for 8 hours.
DAY 14 LUKLA / KATHMANDU
Fly back to Kathmandu from Lukla.
Upon arrival, transfer to hotel
Rest of the day free for shopping / relaxation
Overnight at Hotel
DAY 15 DEPARTURE
Breakfast at hotel
Transfer to international airport for return flight home
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