Everest Base Camp Trek with Chola and Renjo La Passes

On this day, you will be given all the necessary guidance and time for the preparation of the trek. Copies of your travel documents, like your insurance copies, will be collected by us. At around 9 in the morning, the sightseeing tour of Kathmandu valley will start, and we will mainly wander around the cultural heritage sites Kathmandu valley has to offer, all listed under the World Heritage List by UNESCO. The highlight is, of course, The Kathmandu Durbar Square, adorned with old magnificent palaces of Nepal’s wonderful monarchial days, The Kumari Mandir- the temple of The Living Goddess, and much glorious architectural sublimity. Then we will circumambulate two famous Buddhist Stupas; the Swyambhunath Temple and the Bouddhanath Stupa, all majestic with the religious tenor. The Pashupatinath Temple is one of the most religiously reverent temples dedicated to Lord Shiva whereby the cremation ritual of the Hindu people by the bank of the holy river Bagmati can be observed. After the tour, we will head back to the hotel.

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 the height 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 the 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 showers a panoramic sight 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 too is a pleasurable experience. Capturing memorable highlights, we will walk back to Dingboche. After finishing our lunch, we can just enjoy the sunbath 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 sets 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 it 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 12^th 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.