The Everest Base Camp Chola Pass trek is challenging but rewarding. The mountain scenery, glaciers, lakes, diversified landscape, and ecosystem render the Everest area one of the loveliest places to trek in Nepal. Trekkers trek for 16-20 days in Nepal. While one of the longest in the Everest area, the trek is blessed with the sheer majesty of the Himalayas and green grasslands and has the added benefit of learning about the Sherpas' past.
The Everest Base Camp Trek with Chola Pass Trek showcases breathtaking mountains with massive snow-white mountain peaks in the Himalayas like Mt. Everest, Gokyo Peak, Lhotse, Nuptse, Cho La, and Thamserku mountain. At Everest Base Camp, you can enjoy views of the surrounding peaks, and you can savor panoramic, 360-degree views of the great Himalayas, a breathtaking sunrise on Everest, and other peaks from Kalapatthar, and also enjoy the stunning view from the Chola Pass. Dzongla and the fabulous views via the Cho La Pass are the main attractions of the trek.
The hospitality of the local Sherpa people, wonderful love, traditional food, and your experience of their unique culture and traditions are the ongoing bonuses while hiking. The people that you meet in this area are Buddhist, and during the trek, you pass by many monasteries, including the famous Tengboche Monastery.
Route Description
The 19-day Everest Base Camp with Chola Pass trek starts with a stunning flight from Kathmandu to Lukla. You will then hire your porter and start trekking to Phakding. You will walk across a suspension bridge over a mountain river and trek along the Dudh Koshi River, going through some villages like Phakding and Namche (3,443 m), where you have an acclimatization day. Namche is a commercial marketplace in the Khumbu region. Then trek to Everest View Hotel for views of Everest and Ama Dablam.
You trek from Namche to Dingboche (4,450 m) via Tengboche (3,860 m). The route offers excellent Himalayan scenery and diverse landscapes. You also have a glimpse of the biggest monastery in the Khumbu area at Tengboche. Dingboche is the following acclimatization stop. Acclimatize your body to a high altitude. Trek to Nangkartshang Hill for a wider panorama of the large peaks. Then trek to Labuche (4,910 m) and Gorakshep (5,180 m). Being closer to EBC doubles your energy. You trek from Gorakshep to Everest Base Camp (5,364 m). Watching Everest and other mountains around it is worth your trek. The next day, you trek to Kalapatthar (5,545 m) to watch sunrise views over the snow-covered Himalayas. Enjoy yourself there, and snap photos and videos to remember it.
Taking in the magnificent vistas of Mt. Everest and other lofty peaks, this trail leads to Dzongla (4,830 m), an isolated village resting somewhere on the foothills of tall peaks. The trail soon gets a bit demanding as you aspire to make your way to Cho La Pass (5,420 m). The trail affords greater challenges: steep, icy, and demanding your utmost caution, together with a pinch of daring, thrilling views of glaciers in silent companionship from awfully high. Cling to the views as you start descending to Dzongla. Crossing huge chasms of the Ngozumpa Glacier into Gokyo Valley, a silent land scattered with lakes considered sacred for their turquoise color, will be your next adventure.
At Gokyo (4,750 m), walking becomes leisurely to enjoy nature's tranquility. Ascending to Gokyo Ri (5,357 m) gives one of the best views in the entire Khumbu, with great views of Everest, Cho Oyu, Lhotse, and Makalu, Nepal's four highest peaks. From Gokyo, the return journey follows down via Dole and Mong La, over alpine ridges and grazing pastures of yaks to Namche Bazaar.
One gets a last night at Namche, then the route returns up to Phakding and on to Lukla, the trekking endpoint. One returns to Kathmandu after flying for a brief period, having had an irrevocably memorable journey through some of the most resplendent, scenic, and culturally deep views in the Himalayas.
Short Itinerary
Day 01: Arrival
Day 02: Preparation Day
Day 03: Fly to Lukla (2,850m/9,350ft), then trek to Phakding (2,650 m / 8,694 ft) | Distance: 7.5 km (4.6 miles) | Duration: 3 hours to trek
Day 04: Trek from Phakding to Namche Bazar (3,443 m / 11,296 ft) | Distance: 12 km (7.4 miles) | Duration: 6 hours
Day 05: Acclimatisation Day (Hike to Everest View Hotel - 3,880 m / 12,730 ft) | Distance: 7 km (4.3 miles) | Duration: 4 hours
Day 06: Trek from Namche Bazar to Tengboche (3,860 m / 12,664 ft) | Distance: 10 km (6.2 miles) | Distance: 6 hours
Day 07: Trek from Tengboche to Dingboche (4,450 m / 14,600 ft) | Distance: 12 km (7.4 miles) | 6 hours
Day 08: Acclimatisation Day (Hike to Nangkartshang Hill - 5,100 m / 16,732 ft) | Distance: 7.4 km (4.5 miles) | Duration: 4-5 hours
Day 09: Trek from Dingboche to Labuche (4,910 m / 16,109 ft) | Distance: 8 km (4.9 miles) | Duration: 5-6 hours
Day 10: Trek from Labuche to Gorakshep, then hike to Base Camp (5,364 m / 17,598 ft) and back to Gorakshep
(5,180 m / 16,995 ft) | Distance: 11.5 km (7.1 miles) | Duration: 7-8 hours
Day 11: Climb Kalapatthar and trek to Dzongla (4,830 m / 15,846 ft) | Distance: 13.7 km (8.5 miles) | Duration: 8 hours
Day 12: Trek from Dzongla to Dragnak/Thangna (4,700 m / 15,420 ft) via Chola Pass (5,420 m / 17,782 ft) | Distance: 10.8 km (6.7 miles) | Duration: 7 hours
Day 13: Trek from Thangna to Gokyo (4,750 m / 15,584 ft) | Distance: 4.9 km (3 miles) | Duration: 3 hours
Day 14: Hike to Gokyo Ri (5,357 m / 17,575 ft) | Distance: 4.6 km (2.8 miles) | Duration: 3-4 hours
Day 15: Trek from Gokyo to Dole (4,038 m / 13,248 ft) | Distance: 11.9 km (7.3 miles) | Duration: 5 hours
Day 16: Trek from Dole to Namche Bazar (3,443 m / 11,296 ft) | Distance: 11.5 km (7.1 miles) | Duration: 5-6 hours
Day 17: Trek from Namche Bazar to Lukla (2,850 m / 9,350 ft) | Distance: 19.5 km (12.1 miles) | Duration: 7-8 hours
Day 18: Fly to Kathmandu (1,355 m / 4,445 ft) | Duration: 30 minutes flight
Day 19: Farewell
