You arrive in Kathmandu, the vibrant capital of Nepal. As you step out of the arrival gate at Tribhuvan International, our airport representative will be waiting with a name card easy to spot. From there, a private vehicle takes you to your hotel in Thamel (Kathmandu Village Home or Kathmandu Business Hotel) so you can rest, shower, and shake off the long flight.
Tour at a Glance
Duration
14 Days
Tour Type
Private Tour
Start Time
05:30 AM
Min. Group
1 Person
Transport
Car
Booking Cut-off
48 Hours Before Departure
Wheelchair Access
Available
Activity Level
Easy
Tour Overview
The route runs from Lukla up the Dudh Koshi valley through Phakding, Namche Bazaar, Tengboche and Dingboche, then into open rocky ground around Lobuche and Gorakshep. Roughly 110 km / 68 miles of scheduled walking. Not technical, but demanding: back-to-back days, sustained climbs, basic rooms and thin air.
Detailed Itinerary
Due to changes in the regulations and upgrades at the domestic airport in Kathmandu, flights to Lukla will likely operate out of Manthali Airport in Ramechhap District in the major season time, March April and Mid September to Mid November.
This involves a four-hour drive from Kathmandu at night. The flight from Manthali will depart early in the morning and take 20 minutes.
Our journey starts with the legendary Lukla flight—a 30-minute flight with breathtaking views of terraced hills, deep valleys, and the distant peaks of the Everest region. Lukla’s Tenzing-Hillary Airport, located at 2,860m, is renowned for its unique setting and serves as the gateway to the Everest trek in Nepal.
From Lukla, the trek is gentle as we descend through pine forests and scattered Sherpa villages. The trail follows the Dudh Koshi River, passing chortens, mani walls, and prayer flags fluttering in the wind. After about 4 hours of easy walking, we will reach Phakding, a peaceful riverside village surrounded by greenery.
This involves a four-hour drive from Kathmandu at night. The flight from Manthali will depart early in the morning and take 20 minutes.
Our journey starts with the legendary Lukla flight—a 30-minute flight with breathtaking views of terraced hills, deep valleys, and the distant peaks of the Everest region. Lukla’s Tenzing-Hillary Airport, located at 2,860m, is renowned for its unique setting and serves as the gateway to the Everest trek in Nepal.
From Lukla, the trek is gentle as we descend through pine forests and scattered Sherpa villages. The trail follows the Dudh Koshi River, passing chortens, mani walls, and prayer flags fluttering in the wind. After about 4 hours of easy walking, we will reach Phakding, a peaceful riverside village surrounded by greenery.
Phakding to Namche Bazaar hike is one of the longer, steeper days of the entire trek, with around 830 m (2,723 ft) of elevation gain over roughly 7.4 km.
You’ll walk alongside the Dudh Koshi River, crossing five high suspension bridges — each draped in faded prayer flags and swaying just enough to make you watch your footing — with the river roaring through the gorge far below. The last and tallest of them is the famous Hillary Suspension Bridge, the photo most trekkers send home from Day 2 of the EBC trek.
You’ll walk alongside the Dudh Koshi River, crossing five high suspension bridges — each draped in faded prayer flags and swaying just enough to make you watch your footing — with the river roaring through the gorge far below. The last and tallest of them is the famous Hillary Suspension Bridge, the photo most trekkers send home from Day 2 of the EBC trek.
Today is a rest day, but not a lazy one. Your Magical Nepal guide will take you slowly - and we mean slowly - up to the Everest View Hotel (3,880 m / 12,729 ft). It is one of the highlights of the Everest Base Camp trek. The pace is deliberate, with regular stops to breathe, drink water, and look back at Namche shrinking below.
The walk from Namche to Tengboche is one of the most photographed sections of the entire Everest Base Camp Trek, and after running it hundreds of times, our guides still slow down at the same spots to take it in.
the trail drops steeply for about an hour down to Phunki Thanga (3,250 m) on the Imja Khola river. It’s a long descent through rhododendron and birch forest, with prayer wheels turning in the streams that feed the river.
the trail drops steeply for about an hour down to Phunki Thanga (3,250 m) on the Imja Khola river. It’s a long descent through rhododendron and birch forest, with prayer wheels turning in the streams that feed the river.
The walk from Tengboche to Dingboche is about 5 to 6 hours over roughly 12 km (7.5 miles), with around 550 m (1,800 ft) of elevation gain, and it’s the day the landscape stops looking like a forest trail and starts looking like the high Himalaya you came for.
Today is your second and final acclimatization day on the Everest Base Camp Trek, and the rule is the same as Day 3 in Namche: climb high, sleep low. The standard hike from Dingboche is up to Nangkartshang Peak (also spelled Nagarjun Hill — 5,083 m / 16,676 ft).
You’ll cover roughly 8.5 km (5.3 miles) in about 5 to 6 hours, with around 530 m (1,740 ft) of elevation gain - but every steep is felt up here.
One of the biggest days of the Everest Base Camp Trek — short on distance but high on altitude, with one of the trek’s signature summits in the afternoon.
You’ll cover roughly 4.5 km (2.8 miles) in about 3 hours to reach Gorakshep, then another 2 km (1.2 miles) and 380 m (1,247 ft) of elevation gain up to Kalapatthar in the afternoon.
After running this combination hundreds of times, our guides have a clear way of splitting the day so you arrive at the top of Kalapatthar with energy left for the view.
You’ll leave Lobuche after an early breakfast, around 7:30 AM. The trail climbs gently out of the village along the western edge of the Khumbu Glacier, with Pumori (7,161 m / 23,494 ft), Lingtren (6,749 m / 22,142 ft), and Khumbutse (6,640 m / 21,785 ft) rising directly ahead.
The glacier itself is visible to your right the whole way — a vast frozen river of ice and rock, groaning audibly on a still morning. About an hour out of Lobuche, you’ll cross a small stream and then climb a short, rocky ridge with cairns and prayer flags. This is the high point of the morning, around 5,030 m (16,503 ft).
From here the trail drops slightly onto the lateral moraine and traces a rocky, undulating path for another 90 minutes. The terrain is uneven — loose stones, glacial debris, and a few short scrambles.
Watch your footing. Your guide will set a slow, steady pace. The wind tends to pick up in this stretch, and Nuptse (7,861 m / 25,791 ft) dominates the southern view the entire way.
You’ll round a final bend and drop into the wide, sandy basin where Gorakshep (5,164 m / 16,942 ft) sits - a tiny cluster of five or six teahouses on what was once a glacial lakebed, with Pumori towering directly behind it.
You’ll cover roughly 4.5 km (2.8 miles) in about 3 hours to reach Gorakshep, then another 2 km (1.2 miles) and 380 m (1,247 ft) of elevation gain up to Kalapatthar in the afternoon.
After running this combination hundreds of times, our guides have a clear way of splitting the day so you arrive at the top of Kalapatthar with energy left for the view.
You’ll leave Lobuche after an early breakfast, around 7:30 AM. The trail climbs gently out of the village along the western edge of the Khumbu Glacier, with Pumori (7,161 m / 23,494 ft), Lingtren (6,749 m / 22,142 ft), and Khumbutse (6,640 m / 21,785 ft) rising directly ahead.
The glacier itself is visible to your right the whole way — a vast frozen river of ice and rock, groaning audibly on a still morning. About an hour out of Lobuche, you’ll cross a small stream and then climb a short, rocky ridge with cairns and prayer flags. This is the high point of the morning, around 5,030 m (16,503 ft).
From here the trail drops slightly onto the lateral moraine and traces a rocky, undulating path for another 90 minutes. The terrain is uneven — loose stones, glacial debris, and a few short scrambles.
Watch your footing. Your guide will set a slow, steady pace. The wind tends to pick up in this stretch, and Nuptse (7,861 m / 25,791 ft) dominates the southern view the entire way.
You’ll round a final bend and drop into the wide, sandy basin where Gorakshep (5,164 m / 16,942 ft) sits - a tiny cluster of five or six teahouses on what was once a glacial lakebed, with Pumori towering directly behind it.
This is the day. After eight days on the trail, hundreds of slow steps, two acclimatization days, one Kalapatthar sunset, and a cold night at 5,164 m, today is the Everest Base Camp day. After an early breakfast at Gorakshep — usually around 7:00 AM — your guide will set out with you along the western edge of the Khumbu Glacier for the final push to Everest Base Camp (5,364 m / 17,598 ft).
The walk from Gorakshep to base camp is about 6.5 km (4 miles) round trip, taking 4 to 5 hours. It’s not technically difficult, but at this altitude every step costs something.
The trail traces the rocky lateral moraine, climbing and dropping over uneven ground, with Pumori (7,161 m / 23,494 ft), Lingtren (6,749 m / 22,142 ft), Khumbutse (6,640 m / 21,785 ft), and Nuptse (7,861 m / 25,791 ft) towering above you the entire way.
After base camp, you’ll retrace your steps to Gorakshep for a hot lunch (around 1:00 PM), then pick up your duffle and start the long descent.
The afternoon walk drops you back down through Lobuche, past the Thukla Memorials on the moraine, and steeply down into the valley to Pheriche (4,371 m / 14,340 ft) — about another 4 to 5 hours, covering roughly 8 km (5 miles) with 800 m (2,625 ft) of net descent.
The walk from Gorakshep to base camp is about 6.5 km (4 miles) round trip, taking 4 to 5 hours. It’s not technically difficult, but at this altitude every step costs something.
The trail traces the rocky lateral moraine, climbing and dropping over uneven ground, with Pumori (7,161 m / 23,494 ft), Lingtren (6,749 m / 22,142 ft), Khumbutse (6,640 m / 21,785 ft), and Nuptse (7,861 m / 25,791 ft) towering above you the entire way.
After base camp, you’ll retrace your steps to Gorakshep for a hot lunch (around 1:00 PM), then pick up your duffle and start the long descent.
The afternoon walk drops you back down through Lobuche, past the Thukla Memorials on the moraine, and steeply down into the valley to Pheriche (4,371 m / 14,340 ft) — about another 4 to 5 hours, covering roughly 8 km (5 miles) with 800 m (2,625 ft) of net descent.
After Everest Base Camp and Kalapatthar, the descent to Namche Bazaar starts. The trail follows the EBC return route, and we’ll get to see the landscapes we passed on the way up from a different angle. With every step, the air gets thicker, and breathing gets easier – and we get an energy boost.
We’ll pass Pangboche and Tengboche, and the monastery might invite us to stop for a quiet moment. The trail goes through forests and suspension bridges, and then Namche Bazaar comes into view.
We’ll pass Pangboche and Tengboche, and the monastery might invite us to stop for a quiet moment. The trail goes through forests and suspension bridges, and then Namche Bazaar comes into view.
Today is our last day of walking. The Namche to Lukla trek starts with a big descent, back through Monjo and Phakding, and then a gradual climb into Lukla. Along the way, prayer flags flutter, rivers rush by and stone-carved mani walls give us one last dose of Himalayan magic.
The trail will feel different this time – less about the effort, more about the reflection. We’ve walked in the footsteps of the mountaineering legends, experienced Sherpa culture and tested our limits in the highest mountains in the world.
The trail will feel different this time – less about the effort, more about the reflection. We’ve walked in the footsteps of the mountaineering legends, experienced Sherpa culture and tested our limits in the highest mountains in the world.
Weather permitting, your early-morning Lukla flight back to Kathmandu is the last leg of the Everest Base Camp Trek. The flight is short — about 30 minutes direct to Kathmandu (or 20 minutes to Manthali Airport in Ramechhap during peak season, followed by a 4-hour drive). As the plane takes off from the sloped runway at Tenzing-Hillary Airport, you’ll get one final look at the mountains you’ve spent twelve days walking through — Lukla shrinking below, the green foothills rolling out toward the horizon, and the Khumbu giants disappearing behind you for the last time. Upon arriving in Kathmandu we will transfer you to your hotel.
We will arrange your airport drop-off so you have a smooth and hassle-free goodbye.
- Local transfers for your international flight x 2 (arrival/departure)
- Local transfers for your domestic flight x 2
- Kathmandu Lukla Kathmandu Flight as per itinerary
- Guide for 12 Days, Porter for 11 Days
- Sagarmatha National Park Entry Permit and Local Entry Permits
- 2 nights accommodation in a Kathmandu (Kathmandu Business Hotel or similar)
- 11 nights accommodation in mountain teahouses
- Staff insurance and necessary ground transport for support staff
- Trekking permit
- First aid box - with guide
- Private Trek
- All meals and personal expenses
- Tips for your guide and porter (Optional)
- Valid passport
- travel insurance policy documents
- trekking permits
- sturdy hiking boots
- thermal layers
- waterproof jacket
- down jacket
- sleeping bag
- water purification tablets
- personal medications
- cash in Nepalese Rupees
- Pregnant women
- People with wheelchairs
- Sick or medical condition
Carry your passport or valid identification, applicable permits or permit copies, travel insurance information, emergency contact details and any documents required for your specific trek. Keep important documents secure and carry copies where appropriate.
Essential trekking items normally include comfortable trekking shoes, layered clothing, warm clothing, rain protection, a backpack or daypack, sunscreen, sunglasses, a hat, reusable water bottles, personal medication, toiletries and a valid identification document. The exact packing list should be adjusted according to the trek, season and maximum altitude.
Yes. Comprehensive travel insurance is strongly recommended for trekking in Nepal. Depending on the altitude and route, your policy should provide suitable coverage for trekking activities, medical treatment, emergency evacuation and other relevant travel risks. Check the policy terms carefully before starting your trek.
Your guide will assess the situation and help coordinate appropriate assistance. Depending on the location and severity of the problem, this may include rest, changing the itinerary, descending to a lower altitude or arranging emergency evacuation when necessary. Travel insurance with appropriate trekking and emergency coverage is strongly recommended.
Yes, many trekking itineraries can be customized according to your available time, preferred difficulty, interests, accommodation preferences and starting point. Some changes may depend on permits, transportation, accommodation availability, weather and route conditions.
In many cases, trekking itineraries can be extended or shortened depending on the route, permits, transportation, accommodation and available time. Please contact us before booking if you need a customized itinerary so we can check the practical options for your selected trek.
Yes. Common trekking equipment such as sleeping bags, down jackets, trekking poles and other items can be rented in major trekking hubs including Kathmandu and Pokhara. Availability and rental charges vary by equipment and destination.
Daily walking time varies according to the trekking route, altitude, terrain and itinerary. Many trekking days involve approximately 4 to 8 hours of walking, although some days may be shorter or longer. Your itinerary should be reviewed carefully for the expected daily walking duration.
Mobile network and Wi-Fi availability varies significantly by trekking route and altitude. Popular trekking villages may have mobile coverage and paid Wi-Fi, while remote sections may have limited or no connectivity. Trekkers should be prepared for periods without reliable communication.
Luggage arrangements depend on the trekking package. On supported routes, porters may carry your main luggage while you carry a smaller daypack with essential personal items. Weight limits and porter arrangements vary by trek and should be confirmed before departure.
The best trekking seasons in Nepal are generally spring from March to May and autumn from September to November. These months usually offer favorable weather, clearer mountain views and comfortable trekking conditions. Some lower-altitude and rain-shadow treks can also be suitable outside these peak seasons.
Trekking independently is possible on some routes, but requirements and regulations vary by destination. Some trekking areas require trekkers to travel with a licensed guide or through an authorized trekking company. For safety and logistical support, guided trekking is recommended, especially for remote or high-altitude routes.
Guide requirements depend on the trekking route and current regulations. Many popular trekking routes require trekkers to travel with a licensed guide or through an authorized trekking company. We arrange trekking services according to the applicable regulations and the requirements of your selected trek.
Yes, many trekking areas in Nepal require one or more permits, conservation area permits or national park entry permits. The required permits depend on your trekking route. We can arrange the applicable permits as part of the trekking service when included in your package.
Hot showers are available on many popular trekking routes, usually at selected teahouses or lodges for an additional charge. Availability becomes more limited as you travel to higher and more remote areas.
A teahouse trek uses locally operated lodges or guesthouses for accommodation and meals, while a camping trek involves tents, camping equipment and a trekking support team. Teahouse trekking is common on established routes, whereas camping is often used for remote areas with limited accommodation.
Accommodation depends on the trekking route. Many popular routes offer teahouses or lodges with basic rooms and shared facilities, while some remote treks use camping arrangements. The accommodation standard varies by destination, altitude and available infrastructure.
You can reach us by phone, WhatsApp, or email. Our contact information is available on the Contact Us page.
Yes. We can accommodate private groups, families, schools, and corporate events. Please contact us for special arrangements.
Yes. Free cancellation is available up to 24 hours before the tour starts unless otherwise stated in the tour policy.
Yes. Group trekking options may be available for selected routes and departure dates. Joining a group can be a cost-effective option and provides an opportunity to trek with other travelers. Availability depends on the selected trek and scheduled departure.
Please be ready at least 15 minutes before the scheduled departure time.
Yes. Complimentary pickup and drop-off are available from hotels within the designated service area.
We accept online payments, bank transfers, and cash payments where applicable.
Airport transfers, hotel transfers and other transportation are included only when specified in the selected trekking package. Please check the tour inclusions and itinerary for the exact transportation services included with your booking.
Children can join some trekking routes when accompanied by a responsible adult, but suitability depends on the child’s age, fitness, trek duration, altitude and difficulty. Families should choose an itinerary appropriate for the child and allow sufficient time for rest and acclimatization.
The minimum age depends on the river, rafting grade, season and water conditions. Some easier rafting trips may be suitable for families and older children, while challenging whitewater routes may have higher age or fitness requirements. Please confirm the age suitability of the selected rafting trip before booking.
Previous trekking experience is not required for many popular trekking routes in Nepal. Your suitability depends on the trek duration, altitude, daily walking hours, terrain and overall difficulty. We recommend choosing a trek that matches your fitness level and experience.
We include acclimatization days, walk slowly, and stay well hydrated.
You should have a reasonable level of fitness and be comfortable walking for several hours on uneven and sometimes steep terrain. Regular walking, hiking, stair climbing and cardiovascular exercise before the trek can help you prepare. Fitness requirements vary according to the specific trekking route.
Yes, some trekking routes can be suitable during the monsoon season, particularly routes located in rain-shadow areas such as Upper Mustang and parts of the Annapurna region. However, many popular routes experience rain, clouds, slippery trails and reduced mountain visibility during June to August.
Yes, winter trekking is possible on many routes, especially at lower and moderate elevations. Higher-altitude routes can be much colder and may experience snow, icy trails and difficult conditions. The suitability of winter trekking depends on the route, altitude, weather and current trail conditions.
Trekking schedules can sometimes be affected by heavy rain, snowfall, storms, landslides, flight disruptions or other unsafe conditions. Our trekking team will monitor local conditions and make reasonable adjustments when necessary to protect traveler safety. Any changes depend on the actual conditions and available alternatives.
Most tours operate in light rain. If weather conditions make the tour unsafe, we will contact you regarding rescheduling or cancellation.
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