Mani Rimdu Festival and Everest Base Camp Trek

We meet you at Tribhuvan International Airport upon your arrival and transfer you to your hotel. Our team conducts a pre-trip briefing in the afternoon to review gear, safety protocols, and the schedule for the days ahead.

We spend the day visiting cultural landmarks including Pashupatinath and Boudhanath while finalising trekking permits and organizing equipment in Kathmandu.

We take an early morning flight from Kathmandu to Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Lukla at 2,860 m. From there, we begin walking past stone mani walls and pine woods down to the Dudh Koshi valley, finishing our short walk in Phakding.

The trail crosses several suspension bridges over the Dudh Koshi River before entering Sagarmatha National Park at Monjo. We then tackle the long, steady climb up to Namche Bazaar through pine forests.

We hike up toward the Everest View Hotel and Syangboche to help our bodies adjust to the thinner air. The afternoon is free to explore the Sherpa Culture Museum and the steep alleys of Namche.

We descend toward the Imja Khola river at Phunki Thenga before climbing through rhododendron and fir forests up to the ridge of Tengboche. We arrive in time to view the monastery grounds.

We spend the day at Tengboche Monastery observing the public rituals, prayers, and masked dances of the Mani Rimdu festival performed by the resident monks.

We drop down through birch forests to cross the Imja Khola, passing mani stones and small settlements before climbing past Pangboche into the wider, windswept valley of Dingboche.

We hike up Nagerjun Hill behind the village to gain altitude and stimulate red blood cell production, returning to Dingboche for lunch and rest.

The path climbs past the memorial site at Dughla, honoring climbers who perished on Everest, before moving along the lateral moraine of the Khumbu Glacier to reach Lobuche.

We traverse rough glacial debris and terminal moraine past Changri Glacier to reach Everest Base Camp at 5,364 m. After spending time among the prayer flags and ice pinnacles, we retrace our steps to sleep at Gorak Shep.

We leave Gorak Shep before dawn for the steep grunt up Kala Patthar at 5,545 m to catch the sunrise over Everest, Nuptse, and Pumori. We then descend past Lobuche down to the valley floor of Pheriche.

We retrace our route down through Pangboche and Tengboche, descending steeply to Phunki Thenga before making the final push back up to Namche Bazaar.

We make a long descent down the steep stone steps from Namche to Monjo, crossing suspension bridges over the Dudh Koshi River and walking through Phakding back to Lukla.

We catch an early morning flight from Lukla back to Kathmandu, weather permitting, and transfer to our hotel for a free afternoon.

We hold this day in reserve to absorb any potential flight delays out of Lukla caused by mountain weather conditions.

We transfer you to Tribhuvan International Airport for your international departure flight.