Everest Base Camp Trek

Upon your arrival in Kathmandu, our local team warmly welcomes you at the airport. You will then be escorted to the hotel, where you can enjoy some well-deserved relaxation. The itinerary includes a briefing about the trek's progress and presentation, followed by leisure time. If you arrive in the morning, you'll have the entire day at your disposal. This can be used for rest or for those interested, to explore the surroundings freely. It's an ideal chance to deeply experience Nepalese culture and indulge in the local culinary delights.


Accommodation: night in the hotel

Regarding treks in the Everest region, Kathmandu / Lukla flights are no longer operated due to excessive air traffic in October and November (government decision). It's Kathmandu / Ramechhap by car (about 3 hours drive) and then Ramechhap / Lukla by plane (about 25 minutes flight). Same for the return. For the rest of the year, Kathmandu / Lukla flights are maintained.
The flight to Lukla (subject to weather conditions) is one of the most beautiful imaginable! The small plane skirts a multitude of snow-capped peaks and hills sculpted with terraced fields. From a distance, the runway at Lukla airport, a counter slope perched on the edge of a small plateau, seems very narrow for a landing...
The team of porters is waiting for us, the loads are distributed by the Sirdar and we begin the trek with a gentle descent on a balcony path which overlooks the Dudh Kosi. The landscape is shaped by man: villages surrounded by rice fields, chortens and stones engraved with prayers (the mani), bridges suspended over rivers. Large venerable cedars line the route. We reach the bottom of the valley and settle in at the Phakding lodge

We travel up the Dudh Khola River, with the magnificent Himalayan pines lining our route. Several bridges make us change banks according to the meanders of the river. Steep climb to the capital of Khumbu (Sherpa country). On the way, we admire the Thamserku and from time to time we see Everest. In Namche Bazaar, visit the village

Free day in Namche, the most important city in the region. Many lodges and restaurants are present for this starting point for the trek to Everest. It is the ideal place to rest and acclimatize to the high altitude, before undertaking this hike. Depending on your mood, half a day of hiking on the heights of Namche Bazar: villages of Khunde and Khumjung (3780 m), landscapes of mountain pastures and small well-ordered fields. We can admire the sunset over Ama Dablam, Nuptse and Everest above Namche (1 hour walk).

We climb above Namche Bazar on a gently sloping mountainside trail to Mong Pass, view of Ama Dablan and Kantega, two of Nepal's most spectacular peaks. We then descend to Phortse Tenga at 3600m by the Milky River (Dudu khosi) and climb slightly to the village of Phortse (3810m). This day allows us to perfect our acclimatization to the altitude.

A slow and steady climb in the Khumbu valley to Pangboche, the village dominated by Ama Dablam. For 1h30, we follow the inijakhola river passing through Shomare, then we follow Lobuche Khola to Pheriche

Easy walk for 1 hour, then the trail climbs gently to Thokla (4620 m), then steep climb to the Thokla pass (4830 m), where there are chortens in memory of the dead during the ascent of Everest. We have an exceptional view of the western peaks of Everest and the elegant peak of Ama Dablam.

Always along the moraines of the Khumbu glacier, a chaotic path brings us to the real base camp of Everest. We are at the foot of the famous "Ice Fall" which climbers take to reach the coveted summit...maybe we will have the chance to see some of them...Falls of seracs, the grandeur of the peaks that surround this legendary place. there is a great atmosphere in these fantastic landscapes. Then return by the path that descends to Gorakshep (5,160 m)

We climb the slopes of Kala Pattar as the sun rises over the summit pyramid of Everest. The Belvedere is a shoulder at 5543 m, located at the bottom of the southern spur of Pumori. From this unique point of view in the heart of Khumbu, we share a moment of quietude, and magic, facing the giants of the earth. The lights reveal the tapered ridges, the lace of ice and gigantic vertiginous slopes of snow which gradually change from orange-red to sparkling white. The spirit filled with these wonders, we approach our journey back. We retrace our steps to Thokla and branch off towards Dingboche The descent is tasty, a hot drink in Gorak Shep, a break in the sun in the mountain pastures of Lobuche, our eyes fixed on the North faces of Ama Dablam, Taboche and from Thamserku.

We lose altitude and find more populated lands. The descent takes place on the sunny side of the valley, facing Ama Dablam and the duo Thamserku and Kantega. Mani and chortens again punctuate the path. We cross two important villages, Pheriche and Panboche. In the latter, nestled in the middle of pines and junipers, a monastery shelters a curiosity: the scalp of a yeti... We continue our descent towards the bottom of the valley, carpeted with pines and rhododendrons, a haven of a small Himalayan ungulate, the musk deer, before going up to the monastery of Tengboche. Founded in 1919, it is perched on a spur, a perfect belvedere over Ama Dablam and the great wall of Nuptse and Lhotse. Rapid descent in a beautiful forest. Crossing a footbridge at Phunki, before a slow ascent then a balcony path leading to Namche Bazar.

We soon taste the gentle warmth of the lower valleys as we descend the wooded gorges of the Dudh Khosi before going back up to Lukla where we thank the team of porters. We spend our last evening in the heart of Khumbu.

Early in the morning, the atmosphere at Lukla airport is often effervescent. A small plane takes us back to Kathmandu (subject to weather conditions) where we find our hotel in the city center. Free time so that everyone can discover the city at their leisure