Message Regarding flight to/from Lukla
During the peak seasons for the trip-name (March to May and September to November), all the Lukla flights will be operated from the Manthali Airport due to congestion at Tribhuvan Airport.
The EBC Trek with Chola and Renjo La Pass takes 21 days to complete. It suits anyone who wants to make the most of their time in the Khumbu region. This trek falls under the broad category of Nepal Trekking Packages. They offer a chance to experience rocky tracks, high passes, and high-altitude hiking.
They provide excellent vantage points for observing Mount Everest, Lhotse, Ama Dablam, and other summits. From Gokyo Lake, the mountains and surrounding hills are magnificent. You can also see various glaciers and other surrounding landscapes.
In conclusion, this EBC Trek with Cho La Pass and Renjo La Pass is considered one of the best treks in Nepal. It's a tough but rewarding hike. You can do it alone or with friends. It's one of the best Nepal Adventure Treks. Of all Everest Trekking Trails, this guided tour is a must-try. It involves Multi-Pass Trekking in a region best for Himalayan Treks in Nepal.
Your tour starts when you get to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. A friendly person will be waiting for you with a name plate, with the purpose of transferring you from the busy airport to your comfortable hotel. They will help you with checking, and afterward, you will be free to relax after a tiring trip. The next day is reserved for preparation in Kathmandu, giving you time to finalize gear and acclimate.
The following day will take a thrilling flight from Kathmandu to Lukla, also known as the gateway to EBC. After arrival at Lukla, your trek starts with an easy walk up to the beautiful village of Phakding. It takes about six hours of walk from Phakding, by which you will go across main villages, cross dozens of those lovely suspension bridges and enjoy the splendid view of the Himalayan ranges. The destination for the day is going to be Namche Bazaar, an awesome town set amidst the mountains. Here, you too will have a day’s hike to the Everest View Hotel, which is perhaps the most important aspect of the trek; the body gets adjusted to the high altitudes. From this vantage point, you get to view in a circle some of the world’s highest mountains, ranging from Mount Everest, Nuptse, Thamserku, and Tawache, among others.
The trek progresses from Namche Bazaar and offers extreme experience with more interesting and difficult trails passing through Tengboche and Dingboche. The day in Dingboche is going to be a rest day because it is important to let your body acclimatize to the increasing elevation. However, the trek continues to the next destination of Lobuche after a day of rest and exploration in the village of Dingboche. From here, you will proceed for the highlights of this journey – the legendary Everest Base Camp where you can breathe in the very spirit of the highest peak of the world.
Once you go up to the Everest Base Camp for the day, you will go back to Gorakshep for another night before undertaking the tough climb to Kala Pathar the following day. This is a very steep ascent, and you are likely to arrive early in the morning at the top to be met by a spectacular sunrise over Mount Everest, one of the most wonderful sights you are ever likely to see in your lifetime, which makes it all worthwhile.
When you go on your trek further, you will cover one of the most beautiful routes after reaching Gorakshep; you have to cross the aggressive Chola Pass to cross and reach Thagna and then proceed to Gokyo Lake, which will leave you mesmerized. After Gokyo, the trail goes through Lunden, over the Renjo La Pass, and you reach the village of Thame. Finally of all, you will retrace back to Namche Bazaar and Lukla. After reaching Lukla, you will take a flight to Kathmandu.
On the last day, you will be picked up from your hotel to the airport by our team to catch your flight. This is the last leg of this joyous journey, with your joyous recollections of the splendid Himalayas range on your mind.
Be it a trek or a city tour; favorable weather conditions greatly influence the overall trip. We want your trek to be an enjoyable one where you can get the best out of your journey.
According to research, the ideal time for the trek is in the spring and autumn season.
In the springtime (March-May), the weather remains warm and clear. It will be perfect for those who want to catch clear glimpses of the snow-capped mountains, as the visibility will be clear.
In the autumn season(October-November), the monsoon season will be coming to an end with the skies clearing out. The temperature will be moderate, which will be pleasant for hikers.
Having said that, the Everest Base Camp with Cho La and Renjo La Pass will not be possible during the winter season (December-February). There will be heavy snowfall on these routes, which will block the hiking paths. We don't recommend trekking during this season.
The trek is graded as moderate to strenuous in terms of difficulty. You'll reach the maximum altitude in Kala Patthar (5545m ), a high altitude level. Nevertheless, a hiker starting from scratch can join this trek if the proper preparations are made.
A good physical fitness level should be maintained to prepare for this trek. This means the hiker must exercise regularly and include cardio exercises in their daily routine. You also need to take heed of your walking pace and breathing pattern.
In a nutshell, this trek is both for beginners and experienced hikers. You'll be walking through steep uphill, downhill, and rocky paths, but our guides will be there with you, so you need not worry.
Everybody loves to explore various options. We acknowledge this aspect and have gathered some alternative trekking packages that you can choose from besides the Everest Base Camp with Cho La and Renjo La Pass trek.
First, on the list, we've got Gokyo Lakes with Everest Base Camp( No Cho La Pass). The trek will also take you through the routes of Khumbu, covering popular spots like Gokyo Lakes, Everest Base Camp, Gokyo Ri, and Kala Patthar. It consists of a 19 days trek, which includes a sightseeing tour and a leisure day in Kathmandu as well.
Next, there is the Everest Gokyo Lake Trek. The trekking package will highlight the beauty of the picturesque Gokyo Lakes. It consists of 15 days, including a sightseeing tour and a rest day in Kathmandu.
No matter which trekking package you choose, we would love to arrange the trek and provide you with the best service. As a travel agency with many years of experience, we assure you that excellent service will be delivered from our side. We have a team of qualified and skillful trekking leaders and guides who are experts in trekking and mountain climbing. With the help of their guidance, you'll be able to efficiently complete the trek and take back stories with you when you return.
During the peak seasons for the trip-name (March to May and September to November), all the Lukla flights will be operated from the Manthali Airport due to congestion at Tribhuvan Airport.
Upon your arrival, one of our Airport representatives will welcome you and provide you with more details of the whole program. Since you have no plans on the first day of your arrival, you may check into your hotel, get your bearings and get rid of your jet lag.
The second day is set aside for rest and preparing for your Everest Base Camp trek via Cho La Pass, Renjo La, and Gokyo. One of our Nepal Hiking Team representatives will meet you at your hotel to explain the itinerary, answer your questions, and introduce you to your guide.
If you need gear, visit the Thamel area near your hotel to rent equipment.
We can also provide essentials like down jackets, sleeping bags, and a detailed map of the EBC trek with Cho La and Renjo La. These items must be returned after you return to Kathmandu.
To begin our trek, on this day we will fly to Lukla with a marvelous scenic 30 minutes flight. We will then walk on a track that slowly moves to Cheplung village. The village gifts a lovely glimpse of Mt. Khumbila, a sacred peak which has not been climbed till date. We will then steadily walk down to Phakding passing across the green landscape and the striking views of Kusum Kangraru will greet you from distance.
After breakfast at Phakding, we will move ahead to Jorsale Village and Sagarmatha National Park. During the journey, we can view a stunning background of natural beauty along with the old Mani stone walls carved with prayers in the Tibetan language.
Passing the flexuous trail through the national park, we will cross numerous suspension bridges and pass through solemn alpine forests of pine and cedar. After the strenuous climb up the elevation, we will reach the capital of the Everest region, mostly inhabited by Sherpa people, and which was once a trading tryst point for Nepali and Tibetan traders and merchants, Namche Bazaar.
On this day we shall have rest and enjoy the day exploring the mixture of the picturesque scenery of Namche Bazaar. Spending your time here will give you the opportunity to acclimatize in the high elevation and have a little sightseeing excursion. To some degree, this will help you avoid the feeling of dizziness by adjusting the body to the higher elevations and push off the altitude sickness that might occur in the coming days. While we are here, we will take a trip to Syangboche Airport, the airstrip located at the highest altitude in the world at 3700m.
We shall then continue on to Everest View Hotel where the spectacular view of Mt. Everest and Mt. Lhotse among others, will be waiting for our arrival to feast upon their radiance. With the memories of stunning views engraved into our minds, we will then walk back to Namche Bazaar after visiting the Everest Photo Gallery and the Sherpa Culture Museum along our excursion. We shall then bring an end to our day by returning to our accommodation at Namche.
We shall then head through an easy trail leading us to the Dudh Koshi Valley at Phungki Thanka, the jaunt calling with a simply glittering view of Mt. Everest. We will then proceed to make our way to the right coast of Dudh Koshi Valley to get to Tengboche Monastery, located at an altitude of 3860m.
The monastery is a settlement where our sense of serenity shall be regained, surrounded by the aesthetics of Mt. Ama Dablam, Mt. Everest, and numerous fascinations.
We voyage across the bridge suspended over the Imja Khola on the 7th day, and then we shall move down to Debouche from Tengboche and then ascend to a place called Pangboche, lying between abundant Mani stones.
Then, we will climb up to a heavenly little Sherpa settlement called Dingboche, a popular “Summer Valley” that encompasses the graceful views of the Lhotse, the Ama Dablam, and the Island Peak.
At Dingboche, we will have another acclimatization day. Hiking to Nagerjun, located at a height of 5100m, would be a good choice rather than exploring lazily around Dingboche. Nagerjun, lying just above Dingboche, is set on a hill on the edges of the Chhukung valley.
While hiking, we will notice the trail turning steeper, making the walk quite strenuous. Walking for approximately 5 hours, we will reach Nagerjun, which offers a panoramic view of Lobuche East (6119m), Lobuche West (6145m), Kangtega (6685m), Taboche Peak (6367m), Thamserku (6608m), and Ama Dablam (6856m).
If you happen to see the stunning sight of Makalu, the world’s fifth-tallest peak, you should consider yourself lucky. The view of Pheriche Valley is also a pleasurable experience. Capturing memorable highlights, we will walk back to Dingboche. After finishing our lunch, we can just enjoy the sunshine and relax.
Making our way to Dhungla from Dingboche, we will come ascending from the small trail behind the village above Pheriche valley after which the Chupki Lhara is reached. It is a rock-strewn oblique from where the sight of magisterial mountains can be seen. The path follows further down to the highest glacier in the world; Khumbu Glacier moraine from there. The views of mountain peaks like Khumbutse, the Mahalangur Himal, Lingtren and the Pumori from the moraine are amazing.
Mount Nuptse also looms up ahead once the glacier pass is crossed. On the way, you’ll also be able to notice a line of stone memorials, built in commemoration of the Sherpa and climbers who lost their lives on their Everest expeditions in the past 5 decades or plus. We shall then check into our guesthouse at Lobuche for the night after approximately 5 hours of climb through the glacier terminals.
This is an anticipated day of the trekking trip and we will begin by walking slowly to avoid altitude sickness, the sight of the world’s highest glacier, the Khumbu Glacier complementing us to our right. Walking for about 2-3 hours from Lobuche, we will get to Gorekshep, a tranquil location dotted with some lodges and proceed to hike all the way to the top of the edge, finally arriving at the Everest Base Camp, where all the pious prayer flags and small pyramidal stacking of stones will greet us.
Here, The Khumbu icefall is an utterly charismatic sight, looking like the world’s glittering white confetti in a considerably colossal vastness of space, with the materialization of Khumbutse and Lingtren mountains looking down on us like the Titans eternally petrified in a state of outstanding fittings.
We shall immerse in all these natural marvels, eternally flattered we will be for being able to experience this halfway across the globe away from our habitat in an entirely strange soil; and cherish all the sights that we see, one that we would not be able to experience anywhere else. After our endeavors at the Everest Base Camp, we shall return to Gorakshep.
The day starts early at dawn with a hike up to one of the finest viewpoints, Kalapattar (5545m/18188ft) because the sight of the rising sun seen from there is totally incredible and witnessing Mt. Everest and the spectacular Himalayan ranges change the color of from silver to gold is truly a bliss. Then we will trek back to Gorekshep for hot breakfast and then descend to Dzongla.
We begin the day by climbing to Cho-la crossing over and descending once more to Thangna. Cho La pass is considered one of the risky and thus most adventurous spots in the Everest region that once the trekkers are supposed to pass through, few even turn their way back with the thought of giving up. But heading tactfully listening to the instruction of the guide carefully, you will have no problem doing so.
This day is a special one when your spirit of taking risk is going to reward you with the feeling no words in the dictionary can explain. We trek to Gokyo Lake crossing over Ngozumpa Glacier (the large glacier in the Himalayan 36 Kilometers in Length).
Gokyo village stands by the third lake and Cho-Oyu Mountain as a backdrop, setting an amazing, spectacular sight at this juncture. After lunch, you may explore around the Lake, Dudh Pokhari, and click pictures as a memory to show to your close ones.
You will wake up early and climb up to the Gokyo-RI for an interesting panoramic view of the Mahalangur Himalayan range. It takes approximately 2 hours climb to the top of the peak that will provide a panoramic view of Cho-Oyu, the Gyachung Kang, Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, Cholatse and the Tawache. This day will also supply you the great view of Ngozumpa glacier- the largest glacier in Nepal.
The crossing of the Renjo La Pass will be equally exciting and challenging as that of Cho La pass we made on the 12th day. We descend into remote northern Valley where access is restricted, and the landscape gradually resembles that of the Tibetan Valleys beyond the border. You might also meet Tibetan Traders descending from the Nangpa La pass that leads through the Himalayas from Tibet with their caravans of woolly yaks laden with goods.
After taking breakfast, we will trek down to Thame to observe more amazing snow peaks. On this day too, there are chances of meeting Tibetan trader encampments along the way for pictures of a rare lifestyle. About 150 meters above Thame, there is a Thame Monastery, a picturesque monastery set among the many homes of monks and Lay people. It is perched on the side of a hill overlooking the valley. This is the site for the spring celebration of the Mani Rimdu festival, held about the middle of May each year.
We will continue our trek, following the flat and descending to first resting place Thamo after heading towards Namche Bazaar. The trek back is very beautiful and the pride of having about to complete this long daring trek will just fill your with immense joy.
The trek continues along the Dudh Koshi River to the small mountain airstrip at Lukla, where you will catch your return flight to Kathmandu.
Engraving and embracing all the moments you spent in the mountains you will say goodbye to them with a 30-minutes amazing scenic flight back to Kathmandu then transfer to hotel, take a good rest, scroll through all the moments you captured in the camera and smile at all them.
Reserve day in Kathmandu in case of Lukla flight delay/cancel. If you have spare time you can just wander around the nearby areas and do some shopping for gifting your loved ones in your circle.
The airport representative from Nepal Hiking Team will transport you to Kathmandu International Airport around 3 hours before your scheduled flight from where you will depart.
Read our genuine feedback from past travelers with Nepal Hiking Team sourced from TripAdvisor, Google, Facebook, and Trustpilot.
My friend and I did the EBC/Three Passes trek a few weeks ago (a mutual friend had already gone to EBC with the Nepal Hiking Team and loved the experience, so we were repeat customers of sorts).
Our guide, Uttam, and our porter, Nima, were incredibly professional and helpful for the ~20 days that we were on the trail.
Their skills, care, and guidance really made a difference during the few times we had to traverse rough terrain in snowy, rainy, and windy weather, as well as when dealing with the effects of altitude and dry mountain air.
Over and over we met other people on the trail whose guides/companies delivered a noticeable lesser experience, and each day we were more grateful to have booked with NHT.
On top of everything, Uttam and Nima proved to be warm, friendly, patient, wonderful trail companions, routinely going above and beyond to deliver a fantastic experience.
If you’re already considering spending the time and money on a Nepal trekking vacation, do yourself a favor and book with Nepal Hiking Team!
Jos and I started our 18-day trek to Everest Base Camp, the Cho La and Renjo La Passes on the 6th May 2025, and over the course of the journey, we saw the most incredible sights, met the kindest people, and gained a deeper appreciation for the Himalayas.
I honestly cannot recommend our guide Bishal highly enough, he was so knowledgeable about our surroundings, as well as always keeping Jos and me entertained and enthused about our walk. He regularly joined us to play cards, even occasionally winning a game of Monopoly Deal and chatting with us about the day just gone, or the adventures that awaited us. Indra, our porter, was also amazing. I am still so impressed with the ease with which he seemed to carry our bags and race up the mountains. Without him and Bishal, Jos and I would absolutely not have been able to complete our trek, and I am so grateful to them for all they did.
The couple of weeks I spent in the Himalayas, catching peaks at Everest and trekking along incredibly stunning trails, will stay with me forever, and I am so appreciative to Nepal Hiking Team for accommodating such a special experience.
Bella xx
What an unforgettable experience. We completed the EBC + Chola Pass trek, which took us through the most stunning landscapes and brought us to tea houses and villages rich in culture and authenticity. The Nepal hiking team staff were incredible, and their attention to detail was excellent. Safety was paramount, and our amazing guides Ram and Ramgi were beyond accommodating to all of our needs.
Pickup at the Kathmandu airport was seamless, and the hotel was centrally located, offering easy access to attractions around the city. I highly recommend Nepal Hiking Team, and I look forward to returning for more trekking.
We did the Three Everest Passes together Everest Base Camp trek with Nepal Hiking Team and had an amazing time! The views were breathtaking, and our guide Rajesh was both informative and friendly. The teahouse accommodations were great throughout the trek, and we especially enjoyed the food.
- Guided by Rajesh Gurung
My partner and I have just completed the 22-day Everest High Passes Trek (Three Passes and Everest Base Camp, anticlockwise) with Nepal Hiking Team, along with our amazing guide Raj and porter Shrawan.
From the start, the whole experience was incredibly smooth. Ganga from Nepal Hiking Team was super responsive to all our emails, even managed to book us onto a last-minute trek, and provided thorough briefings both before and after. Everything — from the airport pickup in Kathmandu to the final drop-off — was so well organised, and the team stayed professional throughout.
The Woodapple Hotel, where they put us up in Kathmandu, was great too — fab location, beautiful city views, lovely rooms, and tasty food.
Raj was brilliant. He’s an experienced guide, speaks great English, and is just genuinely friendly and supportive. He always made us feel safe, whether we were dealing with altitude, feeling unwell, or just unsure about the trail. He made sure we were booked into good accommodation, gave us detailed daily briefings, and told us what to expect and what to pack. He was super attentive and always checked that we were comfortable, happy, and well-fed.
Shrawan, our porter, was also fantastic — always early to collect our bags and somehow always at the tea house before us with everything ready. He had the biggest smile and stuck with us during all three passes to make sure we crossed them safely as a group.
We’ve absolutely loved this trek and would 100% book with Nepal Hiking Team again. Highly recommend them — and definitely ask for Raj as your guide if you can!
- Guided by Rajkumar Gurung