EBC Trek Nepal

We will welcome you at Tribhuvan International Airport and drop you off at the hotel after your arrival in Nepal. You can take a rest for a while and do your last-minute shopping for the Everest base camp trek. The EBC trekking guide will meet you and give briefing about the trek so that you can prepare well before leaving Kathmandu. We will drive to Charikot in the evening and take rest. It takes around four hours to reach Charikot.

Note: The flood has destroyed the bridge connecting Ramechhap. The alternative route to Ramechhap is very long which takes 7,8 hours to reach Manthali airport, Ramechhap. Therefore, we will drive to Charikot to shorten the route and take rest properly.

It takes around 3 hours to reach Ramechhap from Charikot. We will wake up early in the morning and reach Manthali airport at around 5:30 am. After arriving in Lukla, we will have our breakfast and start the trek to Phakding. It takes around four hours to reach Phakding. You can enjoy the forest trial, riverbank, and Sherpa villages on the trekking route to Phakding.

• Distance: 7.5 Km
• Duration: 3.5 Hours walking
• Elevation Gain: 1235 meter.
• Tea House Name: Sherpa Heritage
• Major Landmarks: Ramechhap Airport, Lukla Airport, Mountain Flight, Suspension bridge.
• Physical Difficult: Easy
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Altitude sickness Risks:  No
• Suggestion:

We will trek to Namche after having breakfast in Phakding. The trekking route to Namche covers suspension bridges, forests, and villages. We will enter Sagarmatha National Park with a Sagarmatha National Park permit. It takes around 6 hours to reach Namche from Phakding. You need to be careful and energetic to complete the ascending pine trial to Namche.

• Distance: 7.4 Km
• Duration: 7-8 Hours walking
• Elevation Gain: 800 meter.
• Tea House Name: Comfort Inn
• Major Landmark: Suspension Bridge, Manjo, Namche Town
• Physical Difficult: Modate
• Meal: Set Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Altitude sickness Risks:  No
• Suggestion:

The body will feel uncomfortable with the changing environmental conditions and higher elevation. So, we will go to higher elevations (Khumjung village, Everest View Hotel) and return to lower elevations (Namche) to acclimatize our body. We can get a mind-blowing view of Ama Dablam, Mount Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, and other mountains of the Mahalangur range from Khumjung. Also, we will entertain with coffee in the Everest View hotel.

• Distance: 2-4 Km
• Duration: 3-4 Hours walking
• Elevation Gain:  meter.
• Tea House Name: Comfort Inn
• Major Landmarks: Everest View Hotel, Sherpa Village, Namche Town, Sagarmatha National Park and Messume
• Physical Difficult: Modate
• Meal: Set Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Altitude sickness Risks:  No
• Suggestion:

It takes around 6 hours to trek from Namche to Tengboche. The trekking route to Tengboche is best route to enjoy the enourmous beauty of mountains, monasteries and entire landscape. 

Trekking to Dingboche is bit challenging due to thin atmosphere. We can see naked hills with random growth of herbs. The white Himalaya seems closer and more beautiful. Many trekkers experience headaches as a symptom of altitude sickness. Thus, we should walk slowly to reduce difficulties. It takes around six hours to reach Dingboche from Tengboche. 

Today is the rest day for acclimatization. We will do short hiking to Nagarjuna peak. Enjoy the mind-blowing view of Island Peak, Ama Dablam, Makalu, Mount Everest and many more peaks of Mahalangur range. We will climb Nagarjuna peak to gain elevation and return to Dingboche to acclimatize with higher elevation. 

We will start our trek to Lobuche after having breakfast in Dingboche. It takes around six hours to reach Lobuche from Dingboche. The flowing rivers, suspension bridges, mountains and amazing landscape of the route is great to capture in photos and videos. 

Gorekshep is the last destination before reaching Everest base camp. It takes around four hours to reach Gorekshep from Lobuche. We will pass the rocky trial, uphills and slopes on the route to Gorekshep. After having lunch in tea house, we will trek to Everest base camp. The moraine trials, cold breeze, and closeup view of mountains on the route to Everest base camp is beyond imagination. You can enjoy around an hour on the base camp and return Gorekshep for taking rest.

Kalpatther is the best destination for Everest View. You can enjoy the mind-blowing view of Nuptse, Lhotse, and Cho Oyu from Kalapatthar. We will try to reach the Kalapatther before sunrise. It takes two hours to climp Kalapatthar, while it takes 1 and a half hours to descend from Kalapathe to Gorekshep. We will have our breakfast and return to Pheriche for a nightstay.

The descending trial to Namche from Pheriche covers 14.3 km distance. We can reach Namche within 8 hours from Pheriche. 

After having breakfast in Namche, we will start our trekking to Lukla. We should cover 18.2 km long distance from Namche to Lukla which takes around eight hours. The Lukla village is the last destination in the Khumbu region. You can celebrate the success of trekking in Lukla.

We will reach the airport early in the morning and take the flight to Ramechap. We may have to wait until good weather. After reaching Ramechap, we will drive to Kathmandu and take rest. We will have farewell dinner in the evening. Also, you can do the last minute shopping in Thamel.  

We will drop you to Tribhuvan International airport based on your flight time.