Budget Versus Luxury Everest Base Camp Trek

Are you planning for the Everest base camp trek? Do you want to know about the differences between budget and luxury trek to Mount Everest Base Camp? We are here with the detailed information of budget and luxury trek.

Everest base camp budget trek

The Everest base camp budget trek refers to normal trekking with common tea houses for accommodation. It is a 14-day trek that includes two days for arrival and departure and one day for departing from Lukla to Kathmandu. This is a budget-friendly trek with a guide and porter.

Luxury Everest base camp trek 

The luxury Everest base camp trek refers to advanced trekking with luxury accommodation. It is a 17-day trek that includes 1 day for Kathmandu sightseeing and two days for arrival and departure from Nepal. This is a costly trek with a guide and porter.

Difference between budget and Luxury EBC trek

There are some differences between budget and luxury treks to Everest Base Camp. The major differences are listed in Table 1.

Table 1: Differences between budget and Luxury EBC trek

Accommodation:

• Everest base camp budget trek accommodation: The accommodation in the budget trek to Everest base camp includes normal tea houses containing clean twin rooms. We may have to adjust in common rooms during peak season.
• Everest base camp luxury trek accommodation: The accommodation is most significant in the luxury trek to Everest base camp. You will get luxury accommodation in Kathmandu and the Everest region. We will provide a five-star hotel in Kathmandu and a luxury hotel in the Everest region. You can get an attached room with a twin bed in Phakding, Namche, Tengboche, and Dingboche. We cannot get attached rooms in Lobuche and Gorakshep due to the unavailability of luxury rooms.

Food

Food in the budget trek to Everest base camp contains three meals, i.e., breakfast, lunch, and dinner. You can enjoy local food, western food, and Nepali food but can choose only one item. The commonly available food in the Everest region for breakfast are tea/coffee, bread, omelet, boiled egg, curry, porridge, and pasta. Food available for lunch and dinner are Nepali thali (rice, curry, pickle, lentils, and pappad), mo:mo, sphagette, chowmein, and pasta. 

In the luxury Everest base camp trek, you can get a la carte menu to choose food during the trek. 

Duration

• In the budget package: The duration of the budget trek to Everest base camp is 14 days, on which we should walk for 11 days only. The trekking begins from Lukla and continues to Phakding and Namche and rests for acclimatization in Namche. Further, the trekking continues to Tengboche and Dingboche, and trekkers will rest in Dingboche for acclimatization. The trekking continues to Lobuche, Gorakshep, Pheriche, Namche, and Lukla. Here each destination represents the accommodation sites. 
• In the Luxury Package: The duration of the Luxury Everest Base Camp trek is 17 days, on which we should walk for 12 days. The walking day is prolonged to make your trekking comfortable. The trekking starts from Lukla and continues to Phakding, Namche, Syangboche, Debuche, Tengboche, and Dingboche and rests in Dingboche. The trekking continues to Lobuche, Gorakshep, Pheriche, Debuche, and Manjo and completes in Lukla. The extended days include a Kathmandu day tour and rest day in Kathmandu as an extra service to budget the EBC trek. 

Conclusion

The budget and luxury Everest Base Camp differ in accommodation, duration, and budget. Both of these treks include similar trekking routes but differ in particular monetary services. If you are looking for a comfortable trek with a nice hotel and service, we suggest you choose the Primum Package or luxury Everest Base Camp Trek package and create a lifetime of memories. For more details, contact us.