Everest Base Camp Luxury Trek
DURATION16 Days | ACTIVITYTrekking | MAX ALTITUDE5545m | TRIP GRADEModerate |
GROUP SIZEMin. 2-14 Pax. | AccommodationLuxury lodge & Hotel | TRANSPORTFlight | BEST SEASONN/A |
Overview
We provide the Luxury Everest Base Camp Trek with the best-facilitated accommodation. The Luxurious Trek to Everest base camp differs from a Budget Everest Base Camp Trek in response to teahouses, itineraries, and acclimatizing days. We will guide you according to your comfort zone concerning your walking speed and resting desire. You can have a trek to Everest base camp with a luxury lodge within 17 days.
Trekking to Everest base camp - the foot of the highest peak of the world, in your comfort zone is possible only in the Luxury Everest base camp trek. You can expect all sorts of facilities regarding the best tea houses and food. Most importantly, the rest days to acclimatize your body
The Mount Everest base camp luxury lodge trekking is more advanced than the Budget Everest base camp trek, even though the trek's destination is the same: the Everest base camp. The Everest luxury trek offers the best lodge with excellent service.
The Himalayan flight to Lukla from Tribhuvan International Airport lands you at the gateway of the Everest base camp Luxury trek. The scenic beauty of the Khumbu region and cultural charm, flapping prayer flag (Lunga), and burble of Dudhkoshi, Mane, and Chorten welcome you to the Khumbu region. Day by day, you will reach different destinations and get a close-up view of the white ranges of eastern Nepal Himalaya: Nuptse (7861 m), Lhotse (8561 m), Ama Dablam (6812 m), Thamserku (6623m), Mt. Pumori (7161 m), Lobuche (6119 m), Tabuche (6542 m), Mount Everest (8848 m) and many more.
Everest Luxury trek includes Uphills and downhills, suspension, and wooden bridges over water resources. The rhododendron forest, along with diversified plants and animals, a stone-paved path, pine trial, yak meadow, and herd, Sherpa and their culture, monasteries, mane and Chorten, high passes, and the scenic beauty from altitude fascinate the trekking trail. The majestic view of the white Himalayas and sloppy, rocky, and snow-covered landscapes from different viewpoints of the Luxury Everest base camp trek is more than amazing.
The luxurious resting zone in Mount Everest base camp trek are:
- Yeti Mountain home ( mountain lodage) in Phakding (2,610 m)
- Yeti Mountain home ( mountain lodage) in Namche (3,440 m)
- Hotel Everest View in Sangboche (3880 m)
- Rivendell Lodge in Debuche (3,735 m)
- Summit Hotel in Dingboche (4,410 m)
- Himalayan Eco Lodge in Lobuche (4,910 m)
- the Edelweiss lodge in Pheriche (4,270 m)
You will also have a night stay in tea houses in Gorakshep (5140 m) and Phortse (3,950 m), the places where luxurious facilities are unavailable.
Trek Highlight's
- The thrilling flight to Lukla
- Yeti Mountain Home and Everest View Hotel
- Hillary's suspension bridge
- Introduce ethnic Sherpa communities
- Visit the oldest and most beautiful monastery in Tengbuche
- Yak grazing firm
- The base camp of the world's highest mountain.
- An amazing view of Mount Everest, Makalu, Ama Dablam, Lhotse, Pumori, etc.
Everest Base Camp Luxury Trek Itinerary
On the very first day of your Everest Luxury Trek, you will arrive in Nepal. The Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu will be our junction, where you will meet with the Mission Summit Treks team. After a warm welcome, you will be taken to the Luxury Hotel in Kathmandu.
Night stay: in the Luxury Hotel ( five-star hotel) in Kathmandu.
The second day of trip involves a day tour in Kathmandu. Kathmandu is fascinated with different cultural heritages listed in UNESCO. Beginning the tour after having breakfast, we will visit Pashupatinath, Bauddhanath, Swayambhunath, and Kathmandu Durbar square. Depending upon tiredness and available time, we will also visit Thamel Bazar in the evening.
Night stay: Luxury Hotel of Kathmandu
You will reach the gateway of Namche Bazar – Lukla, on the morning of the third day. It will take around half an hour to reach Lukla by flight. During your flight, you will enjoy the wonderful view of mountains, flowing rivers, and the sparkling Himalayas. After our arrival in Lukla, we will have breakfast, and the luxury trek to Phakding begins.
The stone-paved path, downslope, and bank of Dudh Koshi take you to a beautiful village of Phakding. Sometimes you will walk uphill through the woods and suspension bridges over the river. You will find luxury tea houses in Phakding.
Night stay: Yeti Mountain Home in Phakding.
Leaving the beauty of Phakding, we will start our Everest base camp luxury lodging trek towards Namche Bazzar after having a delicious breakfast. Walking through the rhododendron forest, suspension bridges, including the Hillary suspension bridge (highest suspension bridge), pine trial, Jorsale, and Manjo village, we will reach Namche Bazaar.
Namche Bazaar is one of the best towns of the Everest region. All sorts of facilities related to the Everest Base Camp luxury trek are available here. It is also referred to as the Thamel of Himalaya. Along with trekking, you can enjoy the traditional and cultural beauty of the Khumbu region.
Night stay in Yeti Mountain Home.
To acclimatize the body, we will have a short walk to Sangboche on the fifth day and return to the Everest View Hotel. We will start Sangboche hiking after breakfast. You will walk uphill and enjoy the view of your surroundings. The Sangbuche airport, small villages, schools, and off road give a glimpse of life in remote areas.
We will hike to the Everest View Hotel from Sangbuche. The hotel is in highest altitude, where you will have a majestic view of the Eastern Mountain Ranges. Mount Everest, Nupste, Lostse Shar, Amma Doblam, Tabuche, Cholache, Kusum Khangaru, Khangteka, and Thamsherkhu standing in alignment give a wonderful scenario.
After around 2 hours of walking, we will rest in Everest View Hotel.
Night stay in the Everest View hotel.
We will leave the Everest View hotel and trek towards Debuche after having breakfast. The trial follows neither steep downhill nor difficult uphill, thus, the trial to Debuche via Tengboche is considered as best trial of the Everest base camp trek.
The rhododendron forest, flowing river on the base of the mountain, the yak kharka, mane and chorten on the path make our eyes busy viewing its beauty. The view of the white mountain ranges along with Mt. Everest becomes closer as we walk forward.
We will reach Debuche after walking for around five hours, passing Kaynjuma, Phungi Thanga, and Tengboche – one of the oldest and most powerful monasteries in the Everest region.
Night stay in Rivendell Lodge.
Today we will cross 4000 m altitude and reach to new destination, Dingboche (4410 m). After having breakfast, we will descend downward to a small spring and cross the suspension bridge. Uphills with junipers and rhododendrons of small height fascinate our trail. The greatest permanent Sherpa village, named Pangboche, became our resting zone after walking uphill for a few hours.
We will reach Somare by walking through Pangboche and crossing the Imja stream. As we walk forward, the Himalayan view of Nuptse, Lhotse, and Ama Dablam attracts us and makes us want to take photographs and videos. After around five hours of walking from Debuche, a beautiful Sherpa village of Dingboche welcomed us with a luxury lodge. We can enjoy yak farms, prayer wheels, and stone-decorated Dingboche.
Night stay in Summit Hotel.
As we will be at an altitude above 4000 m while reaching Dingboche, our body needs enough rest. To acclimatize the body against increasing altitude with decreasing air pressure and prevent altitude sickness, we will stay in Dingboche. Thus, on the eighth day, we will have a rest in Dingboche. After having breakfast, we will have a short trek to Nagarjun Hill to view the beauty of Mt. Makalu and return to the summit hotel.
After having lunch, you can walk a few hours to Chukhung or stay in a hotel to get enough rest.
Night stay at Summit Hotel.
We will carry our backpacks and walk toward Thukla. After walking uphill for a few hours, we will reach Thukla and have lunch. The trial from Thukla is easy, we can enjoy the view of the yak kharka, and the Himalayan cow yak makes the place more beautiful. The grazing yak, mountain goats, and Himalayan range attract our attention.
Finally, we will reach Lobuche, enjoying the nature of the Khumbu region.
Night stay at the Himalayan Eco Lodge.
After having breakfast, we will head towards Gorak Shep, the last resting place of the Everest Base Camp luxury trek. It is the last day to reach Everest Base Camp. The beauty of the place and excitement to reach the base of Mount Everest add energy to us. The close up view of Mount Everest with forwarding steps doesn’t let us feel tired. Crossing glaciers, walking over the rocks, and viewing Mt. Nuptse, Mt. Lhola, Mt. Khumbuste, Mt. Changaste, Mount Pumori, Mt. Everest, and Labuche Peak, we will reach Gorakshep (5140 m).
After having lunch in Gorekshep, we will rest for a while and walk towards Everest base camp. An hour's walk from Gorekshep takes us to Everest Base Camp. The long journey started in Kathmandu will reach its destination point as we step onto Everest Base Camp.
The low temperature will not allow us to stay long in base camp. Thus, after spending about an hour, we will return to Gorekshep.
Night stay at the tea house of Gorekshep.
We will wake up very early in the morning to climb Kalapatthar and view the sunrise. The wonderful scenario of Mount Everest, Nuptse, Lotshe, Pumori, Lhola, Khumbuste, Changuste, Amadablam, Lobuche Peak, and Mera Peak from Kalapather will be great to capture on your gadget. After capturing the sunrise view and mountainous scenario, we will return to Gorekshep.
The trekking towards lower altitude will begin as we checkout from the tea house in Gorekshep. We will start our walk on the same path through which we came to Gorekshep. The mountainous view remains behind us and becomes far more distant as we move ahead towards Pheriche.
After walking around 5 hours from Gorekshep, we will reach Pheriche. We can have a wonderful view of Mt. Amadablam, Lobuche Peak, Tabuche Peak, and Cholache Peak from Pheriche.
Night stay in Hotel Edelweiss.
After having breakfast, we will start our walk towards Debuche. Day by day, we will return to lower altitudes and walk more downhill than uphill. It takes around 5 hours to reach Debuche from Pherichi. We can view Mt. Everest, Lhoste, Nuptse, and Lhoste Shar from Dubuche.
Night stay at Rivendell Hotel.
After having breakfast in the mountainous surroundings in Debuche, we will return to Namche. Passing Kangjuma, Sannasa, and Phungi Thanga, we will reach Namche Bazar and have lunch in the best hotel. We will descend to Manjo village from Namche bazzar. The pine trial, the Hillary suspension bridge, and the conflux between Dudh Koshi and Bhotekoshi lead us to Monjo village, lying in Sagarmatha National Park.
Night stay in Yeti Mountain home.
Finally, the last day of the Everest Base Camp Luxury trek takes us to Lukla. The Khumbu region welcomes us with cool air flowing from Dudhkoshi in Manjo village. After enjoying the delicious breakfast of Yeti Mountain home, we will descend towards Lukla. Walking uphills and downhills, following the forest trail, and crossing wooden and suspension bridges, we will reach Phakding and have lunch. The bank of Dudhkoshi will lead us to Lukla. We reach Lukla after around 6 hours of walking from Manjo.
Night stay in Yeti Mountain Home.
Depending on the flight time, we will wake up early in the morning and check out of the hotel. We will return to Kathmandu via a Lukla flight. It takes around 40 minutes to reach Kathmandu from Lukla. The mountainous view from the flight reminds you of your Everest Luxury Trek. The moment of being close to Mt. Everest, Nuptse, Lotse, Lhoste Shar, Mt. Lhola, Mt. Khumbuste, Mt. Changaste, and Mount Pumori becomes refreshed by the mountain view from flight. We will land at Tribhuvan International Airport, check into a hotel, and rest.
On the second last day of your trip, you can have enough rest and shop in Thamel Bazzar or Kathmandu New Road, depending on your choice. In the evening, you will have a farewell dinner with a company member.
Night stay in hotel.
Depending on the time of your flight, our company member will drop you off at the airport. In this way, the Everest Base Camp Luxury Trek will be completed and remain a lifetime memory.
COST INCLUDES
THIS TRIP INCLUDES
Airport pick up and drop by private car/Van/Bus
3 night 4-star Hotel (**** )accommodation in Kathmandu on Bed n breakfast
One day Sightseeing
Flight from Kathmandu to Lukla and Kathmandu
The best accommodations during the trek.
Full board 16 Breakfast Lunch Dinner
All necessary paper permits for Everest Base Camp Trek
A helpful, knowledgeable, friendly, well English speaking trained, government license holder guide With all his salary, food, drinks and insurance.
Porter for your baggage 2 trekkers: 1 Porter ( max 26kg)
Medical supplies (first aid kit will be available)
All government taxes and office expenses.
Menial water bottle for during the trek
Trekking route map
Domestic Airport tax
THIS TRIP EXCLUDES
Nepal entry visa fee $40
International airfare and Your Travel insurance
Lunch and Dinner in Kathmandu
Tips for Guide and Porter
Everest Base Camp Luxury Trek Cost and Date
Everest Base Camp Luxury Trek Cost and Date is provided in the checklist below to plan your holiday trip. Confirm your booking with us. We are flexible for customizing the trip. Contact us for your queries.
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FAQs
The Everest base camp trek is a moderate trek. The difficulty you may face in Everest base camp is altitude sickness. Your trekking starts from Lukla (2840m) and reaches up to Everest base camp (5,364m) within 8 days. The rising altitude from 2840m to 5364m is maximum and considered as the main reason of altitude sickness.Physical fitness, proper preparation of trek before 2, 3 months is essential to tolerate altitude sickness. If you prepare well for trek, you can easily walk on zigzag trial, uphills and downhills, morained path to reach Gorekshep and base camp. EBC trekking has a developed and maintained route which decreases hardness for every trekker.
Everest Base Camp Luxury trek takes 17 days and 16 nights including arrival and departure. You will spend 5 days in Kathmandu (arrival day, Kathmandu day tour 0n 2nd day, returning day from Lukla, visiting special places nearby Kathmandu and departure day) and 12 days in the Everest region.
Yes, you can do the private trek with a guide. For doing a private trek you should give pre-information. You can customize the date of trekking in your private trek.
You can expect the best accommodation in the Everest region. You will have a night stay at Yeti mountain home in Phakding and Namche Bazaar, Everest View Hotel in Sangboche, Rivendell lodge in Debuche, Summit hotel in Dingboche, Himalayan Eco Lodge in Lobuche and best tea house in GorekShep. Similarly, we will provide 5-star hotel in Kathmandu. You can expect a Luxury night stay throughout your trek.
The total distance of the Everest base camp to Lukla is 65 km. Hence you should walk 130km in Everest base camp round trip.
The healthy people above 16 years can do EBC trek. There is no age limitation for mentally and physically fit people who have willpower and full of energy. Proper exercise, good preparation and healthy feeding habit is best for trek.
Yes, we can customize the trip according to your holidays but customization is possible before booking. Pre information is important to customize the trip.
Yes, we can extend the trip if you want but you should pay an extra charge for an extended day which will not be included in your package
Yes, you can take the helicopter after base camp but you should pay 1000$ per person. You can have Heli from Gorekshep to return to Kathmandu.
You will get the best accommodation on Kathmandu. We will provide a 5-star hotel in Kathmandu
The best season for the trek is autumn and spring. Mid-September to mid-December is the best month to get best view of mountain of Everest region. Mid-March to mid-May in spring is also the best time for Everest base camp trek.Winter season (mid-December to mid-March) and late summer (mid-May to mid-September) is not good for EBC trek because the temperature falls to extremely low in winter. The visibility become very less due to thick fog and tea houses and hotels remain closed during off season (winter and late summer). In late summer, heavy rainfall makes the path steep and thick fog and clouds blocks the scenario of everest region.
The facilities of luxury Everest base camp trek are the best accommodation (best Hotels in Everest region and 5 star hotel in Kathmandu), mineral water throughout the trek and less walking hour. You will spend more days in Everest region in luxury trek than in normal EBC trek. Also you will have sightseeing in Kathmandu after returning Kathmandu from trek.
The difference between normal and luxury Everest base camp trek is the services and accommodation you get. In Luxury trek you will get best accommodation. You spend one day more in Everest region and walking hour per day will be also less. Mineral water will be provided which will not be available in normal trek.In normal trek you will have normal accommodation, simple tea houses will be provided, you should buy mineral water yourself and you will spend one day less in everest region.
Dimox is used for preventing altitude sickness. It is better to carry Dimox because there is very high chance of altitude sickness in the Everest region after passing Namche.
To prepare for Everest Trek you should do jogging or running for 1, 2 hours each day before 3 months of trek. You should have experience of a minimum 1 trekking in the mountainous side.
You can get both hard drinks and soft drinks in menu. We suggest you to take hot water, can juice, tea or coffee, hot chocolate and soup. Don’t intake hard drinks, it will increase the chance of altitude sickness and headache. You will be unable to trek on higher altitude with the use of hard drinks.The low temperature and cool air may attacks you. So drink plenty of hot water to be safe from dehydration.
Yes, experience of a minimum one trekking in high altitude for example ABC trek, Mardi Base camp trek, Manaslu trek or any trekking in mountain region is important for EBC trek. The experience will gives you idea about the mountainous path, walking longer distance, staying away from home, adjusting in new environment.
Yes, you can charge your gadget every day during the trekking in Luxury EBC trek. Also you don’t need to pay extra charge for charging your gadget.
More Info
Mount Everest Base Camp Luxury Trek is 17-day and 16-night trek, including arrival and departure days. You will have a Kathmandu day tour before starting your luxury trek to Everest base camp. You will have a complete rest day after arriving in Kathmandu from the Everest region. In total, you will spend, 13 days in the Everest region and four days in Kathmandu.
Even though the Everest base camp trek is a challenging trek, the Luxury Everest base camp trek will be easy. You will have enough acclimatizing days and the best accommodation, so you can complete the Everest luxury trek without difficulties. There are several pieces of information you require to do the Everest base camp luxury trek.
Visa
You can get a visit Visa to Nepal from the Nepal Embassy. If you are far from the Nepal embassy, then you can get a visa from Tribhuvan International Airport, Nepal, as well. After arriving in Nepal, you can take a Travel visa for 1 month or more, depending on your holidays.
| Tourist Visa Fee Details | |
| Days | Updated Tourist Visa Fees |
| 15 Days (Multiple entries) | USD 30 |
| 30 Days (Multiple entries) | USD 50 |
| 90 Days (Multiple entries) | USD 125 |
| Visa Extension (Within the Visa Period) | USD 3 per day |
| Visa Extension (With Multiple Entry) | Additional USD 25 |
| Visa Extension (After Visa Expiration) | Late fee: USD 5 per day |
Transportation
After arriving in Nepal, a private car will drop you off at the hotel. You will have a Kathmandu day tour by car. You will need a Lukla flight to reach Lukla. You will not use any means of transportation in the Everest region. In case you feel too hard, suffer from altitude sickness, or become sick and cannot complete trekking, we will hire a helicopter to return to Kathmandu or take a rest for a few days and complete trekking, depending on your wish.
Lodge And Hotel : Luxury Everest Base Camp Trek
In the Everest Base Camp Luxury Trek, you will stay at the best lodge and hotel until you reach Gorekshep. Hotels with attached bathrooms are available up to Debuche only. Thus, our company will provide an attached room for Debuche. After Debuche, we will also provide the cleanest hotel for night's stay.
Charging gadget
Trek to Luxury Everest base camp route provides the facility of Charging your phone, camera, and other gadgets throughout the trek, but as we go to higher altitudes, it becomes more expensive to charge your phone. Charging will be available in the dining hall only and you should pay an extra charge for each gadget charged.
Dependency in solar and inverter for electricity is the reason behind extra charge for charging the gadget.
Hot Shower
Taking a shower at a higher altitude will be risky, as the temperature will be very low. The frozen water at higher altitudes sometimes makes it difficult to take a shower. hot shower is available up to Lobuche.
Food
The company will provide breakfast, lunch, and dinner in Everest Luxury trek package. You can get Tibetan, Nepali, Chinese, and Indian food varieties in the Everest region. You can choose the food of your choice from the menu. The best food we prefer is Nepali Thali (Dal, rice, curry, pickles, salad, papad), as it contains a complete, balanced diet. You can also get pizza, spaghetti, momo, chowmein, noodles, Tibetan bread, and eggs in your meal.
Breakfast includes tea or coffee, Tibetan bread, egg, curry, jam or butter, porridge, muesli, or other items of your choice from the menu. In Lunch and dinner, you can also choose food from the menu. Most of the menu in each hotel includes Nepali thali, chowmein, momo, pizza, spaghetti, bread items, and many more.
Drinking water
You will get mineral water throughout the trek. A water bottle is essential for each person, and one should remember to fill the bottle before leaving the hotel in each resting place. At a higher altitude, you may have to pay an extra charge for hot water.
Insurance
During times of emergencies like acute altitude sickness or a natural calamity, you might have to be immediately departed in a helicopter. The cost of such deportation is covered by health insurance that needs to be purchased before you start the trek.
Checklist
Everest base camp Packing list:
- Good wind/rain jacket
- Warm fleece jacket or jersey
- Good boots, either light-weight trekking boots or light full leather boots
- good sleeping bag (which can be rented or bought in Kathmandu)
- A comfortable day pack, preferably with a waistband.
- Fleece jacket or pullover
- Fleece Wind-Stopper jacket (optional)
- Waterproof (preferably breathable fabric) shell jacket
- Down vest and/or jacket (optional)
- Lightweight gloves
- Heavyweight gloves or mittens with a a waterproof shell outer
- Sun hat or scarf
- Light balaclava or warm fleece hat
- Sunglasses with UV protection
- T-shirts
- Underwear
- Hiking shorts
- Light and expedition-weight thermal bottoms
- Fleece or wool pants
- Waterproof (preferably breathable fabric) shell pants
- Thin, lightweight inner socks
- Thick, warm wool hiking socks
- Hiking boots with spare laces
- Camp shoes (sneakers and/or sandals)
Other optional, necessary equipment:
- Headlamp (e.g. Petzl Zoom) with spare bulbs and batteries
- Small pad or combination lock-to-lock trek bag
- Basic First Aid Kit (We also provide a comprehensive first aid medical kit and oxygen meter)
- Large plastic bags—for keeping items dry inside trek bag
- Day pack (approximately 2500 to 3000 cubic inches)
- Water bottles (2 bottles recommended)
- Toiletries
- Small wash towel
Trekking Option
- Solo trekking with a private guide and porter.
- Trekking with the Only Guide.
- Trekking with Guide and Porter.
- Trekking with Group, guide & Porter.
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