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. You can pack your bags and arrange for left out items required for trek if any. (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)

We continue our trek with an easy walk up to Kyangjuma. We then climb up steep out of the valley through rhododendron forests. The juniper and other conifer trees can also be seen as the elevation increases.We pass many summer settlements used by Sherpas while bringing their yak herds for grazing in these high pastures. We pass the settlements like Tongba and Gyele to Dole. The views of Mt. Khumbila and Mt. Tawache are fascinating which comes in sight throughout our journey today. There are few lodges around Dole. We stay at a guesthouse for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

We continue ascending to Lambara and then to Luza. In most of the places, the trail climbs steep through the junipers. We can find a summer settlement known as Kharkas at the flat lands wherever there is a slight hint of water available. We continue climbing up along the side of the valley and cross the sandy projection to reach Machhermo. It is said that in 1974, a Yeti had killed three yaks and attacked a Sherpa women at this place. Overnight at a guesthouse in Machhermo (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today, we climb up a ridge. The views of valley down to Katenga and up to Cho Oyu are outstanding from the ridge. Moving ahead from the ridge, the valley widens as our trail passes through Pangka.We start descending to the riverbank before beginning our climb to the terminal moraine of Ngozumpa Glacier. Our climb up to the glacier is steep and we walk until we reach the first lake in the Gokyo valley. Overnight at guesthouse in Gokyo Lake (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

We wake up early in the morning and climb up to the Gokyo Ri, for the fascinating views of Mahalangur Himalayan range. We ascend for around two hours to climb up to the peak from where we get spectacular views of mountains like Mt. Cho-Oyu, Mt. Gyachung Kang, Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Makalu, Mt. Cholatse and Mt. Tawache, In addition to the mountains, the view of the largest Ngozumpa glacier is amazing. After beholding the beauty of the mountains, we descend down back to Gokyo lake.Overnight at guesthouse in Gokyo Lake. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Our walk for the day is quite challenging. At first, our trail ascends up through narrow and rocky trail to Chola pass. The path is icy and sloppy making our walk through the pass difficult. Nevertheless, the trail is adorned with mani walls, colorful prayer flags and chortens which gives a true spiritual vibes. From the pass, you will be blessed with wonderful views of mountains in Everest region and other neighboring glacier and peaks. From Chola pass, we descend down and make our way to Dzongla. We spend our night at a guesthouse in Dzongla. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Leaving Dzongla, our path undulates up above the glacial lake through the beautiful peaks of Cholatse and Taboche. We leave the peaks and head towards the peak of Ama Dablam. Continuing with the trail, we descend down into a valley and walk until we reach Lobuche. From Lobuche, we walk a little further along the trail to Everest Base Camp until we reach Gorekshep. We stay at a guesthouse in Gorekshep for the night. (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)

Today will be the best day of your journey as you will be able to see the golden sun rise above the White Mountains. The glittering ray of golden sun over the white snow is a superb combination. Kalapattar is the best place to take beautiful snaps of mountains, sunrise and wild landscape. If you are an enthusiastic photographer then this place is probably the one for you! It is an opportunity to views the mountains in Everest region with the mighty Mt. Everest which was quite invisible at Everest Base Camp. This place will give you a picture of heavenly beauty that is described by many authors in many ways. After beholding the beautiful memories from Kalapatthar, we descend down to Lobuche, our halting station for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

From Lobuche, we descend down to Dingboche. We walk for around five hours enjoying the pastures and views of Himalayas all around us. The path seems familiar as we take the same path that we had taken earlier from Dingboche to Lobuche. We spend our night at a guesthouse in Dingboche. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Leaving Dingboche, we ascend up to the Chukhung valley. From Chukhung, we head towards the Imja valley with stunning views of Mt. Ama Dablam on sight. Today, we walk for around seven hours until we reach the Island peak base camp. Our walk for the day is quite reviving as the path offers splendid views of mountains all the way to the base camp. We spend our night in a tented camp in Island peak base camp. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today, we climb up the summit of the Island peak. Prior to the climb, our climbing leader will give you some tips on do’s and do not’s during the climb. At first we fix the ropes up to ease our climbing journey. We use axe and follow our climbing leader to the summit of the peak. During the climb, you will be blessed with some magnificent views of mountains in the surrounding area. After achieving the top, we descend down to the base camp for overnight stay. We stay at a tented camp in the base camp for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today, we descend down to Dingboche. We retrace our steps back through Imja valley and Chhukung to the pastures of Dingboche. We stay at a guesthouse in Dingboche for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

From Dingboche, we retrace our steps back through same undulating paths – up and down through rhododendron and juniper forests to Namche Bazaar. Upon arrival, we stay at a guesthouse in Namche for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

We retrace our journey back through same path to Phakding and continue with the well paved path to Lukla. The Dukhkoshi river, suspension bridge and the lush landscape would be a flashback to the path you had taken earlier. The walk today would be an accomplishment to the task you had started. Overnight at a guesthouse in Lukla (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today, we bid a goodbye to the Khumbu region of Nepal. After all the beautiful memories that this region has given, we take a flight back to Kathmandu from Lukla airport. Upon your arrival in Kathmandu, you will be escorted to your hotel room. The rest of the day is on your own; whether you want to stay and rest or wander around. Your stay will be at the hotel in Kathmandu for the night. (Breakfast included)

It’s a free day in Kathmandu. After an exhilarating journey, you can either relax or opt for shopping in the streets of Thamel or in other shopping malls in Kathmandu. Overnight stay will be at your hotel in Kathmandu (Breakfast included)

After twenty one wonderful days of trekking, it’s finally time to bid you a goodbye. You will be escorted to the airport for your journey ahead! But we hope to serve you and your friends once again. We look forward to your suggestions if any! (Breakfast included)