Everest Base Camp and Gokyo Lakes Circuit

Our representative meets our team at Tribhuvan International Airport and transfers us to our hotel in Kathmandu. We spend the afternoon sorting our gear and resting after international flights.

We spend today in Kathmandu managing final trek preparations, securing permit paperwork, and attending a comprehensive safety briefing with our lead guide.

We catch an early morning flight to Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Lukla at 2840 m. From the airstrip, our descent begins past Cheplung village alongside the Dudh Koshi river until we reach Phakding at 2652 m.

Our trail follows the Dudh Koshi north through pine and cedar forests, crossing suspension bridges before we enter Sagarmatha National Park at Monjo. We make the steep final climb up to Namche Bazaar at 3440 m.

We hike up to the Everest View Hotel at 3780 m to expose our bodies to higher elevations before descending back to Namche to sleep, aiding our red blood cell adaptation.

We contour along the hillside above the Dudh Koshi before descending to Phungki Thanka. A steady afternoon climb through rhododendron forests brings us to Tengboche at 3860 m.

We descend past the nunnery at Deboche, cross the Imja Khola, and climb through the alpine village of Pangboche. The valley widens as we reach Dingboche at 4410 m.

We take a day hike up the ridge toward Nangkartshang Peak to around 5000 m, gaining vital altitude exposure before returning to Dingboche for the night.

Our route climbs past the memorial stones at Thukla before ascending the steep terminal moraine of the Khumbu Glacier to reach Lobuche at 4930 m.

We trek alongside the rocky glacial moraine to Gorakshep at 5164 m, drop our heavy packs, and continue on to Everest Base Camp at 5364 m before returning to Gorakshep to sleep.

We make a pre-dawn ascent of Kala Patthar at 5545 m for sunrise over Everest. Afterward, we retrace our steps toward Thukla and branch off westward toward Dzongla at 4830 m.

We navigate the steep, boulder-strewn ascent to Cho La Pass at 5420 m. We then descend across the glacier tongue and down the rocky trail to Dragnag at 4700 m.

We cross the Ngozumpa Glacier, navigating shifting moraine ridges, before arriving at the shores of the third Gokyo Lake and the village of Gokyo at 4800 m.

We climb Gokyo Ri at 5357 m in the morning for views of Cho Oyu, Gyachung Kang, and Everest. We spend the afternoon resting by the glacial lakes.

We board a charter helicopter at Gokyo for an aerial flight across the Khumbu valleys, landing directly at Lukla airport.

We catch the morning mountain flight from Lukla back to Kathmandu, where our transport meets us for the transfer to our hotel.

Our team provides a private airport transfer from your hotel to Tribhuvan International Airport for your international departure.