As you arrive at the airport in Kathmandu, a representative from Intrepid Treks will welcome you and transfer you to a pre booked three star hotel at Kathmandu. A luxurious cab drive will drop you at the hotel. Check in and rest for a while. If there is enough time, you can roam around the Kathmandu city in the evening. Spend your night at a hotel in Kathmandu! (Breakfast included)

Before starting your trekking journey, we have set aside a day in Kathmandu that will help you learn about the unique art, culture and architecture of Nepal. You will be guided to the UNESCO listed heritage sites in Kathmandu. First, you will be escorted to Kathmandu Durbar Square where you can visit the museum, palace, its premises and temples built around. Next, you will be escorted to the monkey temple – Swayambhunath. We walk up the stairs to the stupa. From the height, we can get an excellent view of Kathmandu city. Then, we visit a popular Hindu temple – Pashupatinath temple and head towards the largest stupa in the world – Boudhanath stupa. In the evening, we return back to our hotel for overnight stay. (Breakfast included)

An early flight from the domestic terminal of Kathmandu airport will take you to the Lukla airport. The flight to Lukla is a thrilling experience owning to the dramatic location where this airport is placed. During the flight, you will be able to get some stunning views of mountains arranged like a row of thorns from the windows of the plane. Once you reach the Lukla airport, you will step of the Khumbu region of Nepal which treasures the highest peak of the world – Mt. Everest. Lukla is nothing but an airport and few guesthouses around. From Lukla, your guide will lead you through a trail that takes you to Phakding. At first, we descend down to Dudhkoshi river and then cross a suspension bridge over the river. Then we continue through the well paved path to Phakding. Phakding is a small village in the Khumbu region of Nepal and our stopping point for the day. Overnight stay at a guesthouse in Phakding (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Leaving Phakding, we follow the trail that undulates up and down through some villages and rhododendron forests to Namche. We enter Sagarmatha National Park and walk to a village named Jorsale from where we follow a river. We cross a suspension bridge over two rivers today and pass another village called Monjo. From Monjo, we walk uphill for around three hours to Namche. Namche bazaar is a popular place in the Khumbu region. It used to be a trading capital for people residing there and Tibetan people in ancient area. Even now it is a happening place in Khumbu region with many shops stalled and nice hotels. If you want to buy anything, you can find it here. Namche bazaar is also the only way to Everest Base Camp therefore, it is also known as the Gateway to Everest. Today, we stay at a guesthouse in Namche for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

With the rise in elevation, acclimatization becomes a must. Therefore, we spend our day acclimatizing in Namche. In the morning, we set off for a hike to Everest view hotel. It is a vantage point in Everest region that offers some stunning views of mountains in Rolwaling range like Mt. Everest, Mt. Ama Dablam., Mt. Thamserku, Mt. Lhotse,Mt. Nuptse and many more. On the way to Everest view hotel, we come across Syangboche airport and on our return journey from the hotel; we visit a museum and photo gallery. In the evening, we return back to our guesthouse in Namche for overnight stay. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Moving ahead with our journey, we walk towards Tengboche. Tengboche is not just popular for the stunning views of mountains if offers but also for an artistic monastery built here. The trail today goes uphill and downhill therefore quite tiring but the majestic views of Mt. Everest and other peaks in Rolwaling range like Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Nuptse, Mt. Thamserku, Mt. Amadablam will keep you going. We walk across the pine and rhododendron forests and pass some pastures with yak herders to Tengboche which will be our halting point for the day. Overnight at a guesthouse in Tengboche (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

We wake up early in the morning and walk around the Tengboche monastery for the close of views of mountains in Everest region. We pay our visit to the monastery and set off for our journey today. We slowly descend down to the village of Deboche. We further walk through the beautiful forests of rhododendron and conifers and cross a bridge over Imja Khola to Pangboche. As we walk through we come across the path adorned with mani stones and prayer flags. As we reach Dingboche, we can get a very close view of Mt. Ama Dablam. We will feel as if the mountain is stuck up just above us. We stay at a guesthouse in Dingboche for the night (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

As we go up, the air in the atmosphere gets thinner and thinner; which makes acclimatization a must. Therefore, we spend our day in Dingboche to adapt ourselves with the elevation gain and make us ready for our journey ahead. Today, we hike up to Nagarsan Hill that rises at a height of 5100 meters offers some spectacular views of mountains in Everest region. The hill offers magnificent views of Island peak, Mt. Ama Dablam, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Makalu, Mt. Nuptse and many others after this beautiful hike up the hill, we descend down to our guesthouse in Dingboche for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today we trek to Chhukung which is such easy hike up for like three and little more.

Leaving Dingboche, we head towards Lobuche, our destination for the day. We continue our walk through the valley floor to Dugla. As we step forward, we will slowly leave the Khumbu glacier behind us. On the way to Lobuche, we will find cemetery of the climbers who lost their lives during their attempt to climb Mt. Everest. We can feel the air in the atmosphere getting thinner and thinner as we move by. We have to be careful not to over exhilarate ourselves at this critical point of our journey. At Lobuche, we will be blessed with the splendid views of Mt. Pumori, Mt. Lingtren, Khumbutse and Mahalangur. As we cross the Khumbu glacier, the beautiful peak of Nuptse also comes to our sight. Overnight stay at a guesthouse in Lobuche (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today is the most important day of your journey as you will come across your ultimate dream of standing in front of Mt. Everest in the Everest Base Camp. Leaving Lobuche, we head towards Gorekshep with the views of northern ridge of Everest along with Mt. Pumori, Mt. Lingtern, Mt. Khumbutse, Mt. Nuptse, etc. As we walk down to ThangmaRiju, we will be blessed with the 360 degree view of snow clad mountains. We then climb up steep through the Changri glacier where Kalapattar comes to our sight! We continue walking until we reach Gorekshep. As we reach the place, we can see mountains all around us. The towering peaks standing right in front of us, one after another, our eyes will wander where to look at! The moment is truly the moment of our life as we will be standing on the Everest Base Camp, the dream of ultimate adventure lover; the top of the world. After accomplishing our goal of being on the base camp, we retrace our steps back to Gorekshep. Overnight stay at a guesthouse in Gorekshep (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

We wake up before the sun and head towards Kalapttar for the views of glorious sunrise over the white snowy mountains. The view of the mountains as the first light of sun illuminate over the mountains is fascinating. The hike to Kalapattar can be an awesome experience for all the photographers who would love to save the memories with nature. After beholding the memories of the mountains, we descend down to Gorekshep and then to Lobuche. From Lobuche, we again ascend up to Dzongla. Overnight stay at a guesthouse in Dzongla (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today, we walk on the flat stone paved path for some time and pass through a dry and barren valley. Then we ascend up steep until we reach Chola pass. Chola Pass is an icy trails along the Chola glacier. As we reach Chola pass, we descend down through a stony path and follow our trail until we reach Phedi. Then we descend down to Thangna. Thangna is a small villages that has few tea house and lodges. We can get a view of Macchermo peak along with other peaks at this point. Spend you night at a teahouse in Thangna. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today, we continue our walk along the Ngozumpa glacier route until we get the view of the first glacier lake of Gokyo. Our walk for the day is comparatively easy as we walk over a flat path following Dudh Koshi River up to Gokyo. As you reach to the lake at Gokyo, you will be tantalized by its beauty of Dudh Pokhari Lake. The serene and tranquil azure lakes embedded in the laps of towering mountains is fascinating. Spend you night at a teahouse in Gokyo Lake. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

We spend the day admiring the beauty that resides in the azure lakes at Gokyo. Early in the morning, we hike up to the Gokyo Ri. Our climb up to Gokyo Ri is strenuous as it is steep climb up for around 3 to 4 hours. But the fascinating scenery of Gokyo village that lies on the edge of third Gokyo Lake and the views of Ngozumpa glacier will keep you going. The experience of being surrounded by the mountains like Kusum Kanguru, Lhotse, Thamserku, Makalu, Kangtega, Nuptse, Taboche, Cholatse, Changtse, and Pumori is rejoicing. The view of sunrise above the Mt. Everest is a memorable sight to be preserved. After our climb up the Gokyo Ri, we descend down Gokyo. Overnight at guesthouse in Dole (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

We Trek to Lungden via Renjo La Pass which offers such an amazing view of Mt. Everest and many beautiful mountains and scenery.

We retrace our journey back to Namche. We cross the Dudhkoshi river and descend down through rhododendron forest to Namche. Overnight at a guesthouse in Namche (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

From Namche, we retrace our journey back along the Dudhkoshi River to Lukla via Phakding. Overnight at a guesthouse in Lukla (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.)

We take a flight back to Kathmandu. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel. Take rest to get rid of the tiredness! Spend the night at a hotel in Kathmandu. (Breakfast included)

A leisure day in Kathmandu is set aside for any contingencies that may occur during our journey like delay in flights to and from Lukla. You can either rest at the hotel or explore the busy streets of Kathmandu. If you are interested in shopping in Kathmandu, you can visit the malls and cater your subject of interest. Spend the night at a hotel in Kathmandu. (Breakfast included)

After this wonderful adventure, it’s finally time to bid you a farewell. We will pick you up from the hotel and escort you to the airport for your journey home! We hope with all our hearts that we served you well and look forward to seeing you or your friends again someday.

After 18 days of togetherness, it’s time to bid you a goodbye! Your guide will escort you to the airport for your journey ahead. Hope you had a good time with us. (Breakfast included)