Everest Base Camp Trek Overview
The Everest Base Camp(EBC) trek is a journey of adventure for a lifetime experience. Everest Base Camp trek 14-days is not a luxury trek in Nepal, it is an adventure of a lifetime experience with nature, culture, and spirituality. This trek is the most popular and favorite trek of adventurers from all around the world, which is done by many people worldwide every year. Everest Base Camp Trek is considered one of the best treks in the world, not only in Nepal. Everest Base Camp is located at an altitude of 5,364 meters above sea level. Fly to the world’s 38th highest airport in Lukla, the Gateway to Everest. Many tourists, as well as Nepali people, consider flying to Lukla an adventure of its own. It has its own charm, adding more adventure to this thrilling trek of the lifetime Everest Base Camp. Everest, known as Sagarmatha in the Nepali language on this Trek, you will visit iconic Sherpa villages such as Chaurikharka, Pasang-Lhamu rural Municipality, Monjo, Namche Bazaar, Kumjung village, Khunde village, Thame village, Phortse village, and many more if you like to explore more. Trek to Everest Base Camp is like lying at the lap of the world’s highest mountain and seeing a breathtaking sunrise and sunset view from Kala Patthar (5,545 meters) and Khumbu glacier. Discover the Everest Base Camp with Beyond The Limits Treks and Expedition, your company for Everest Base Camp trek.
Arrival in Kathmandu
Upon your arrival at the international airport in Kathmandu, a representative of Beyond The Limits Treks and Expedition will be waiting with a Company flash board on which your name is written. As we respect Nepal, the guest is God. Our representative will welcome you and transfer you to your booked hotel in Kathmandu. When you check in our Booked Hotel, Our Trek Leader will give you a short briefing about the Everest Base Camp trek itinerary and route. The rest of the day is free. Just take a rest. If you like to explore, we suggest taking a stroll around Thamel. Also known as a trekker’s paradise, Thamel is just filled with restaurants, trekking gear stores, boutique and souvenir shops, as well as countless hotels and guesthouses. Spend the night at your hotel, and tomorrow we head out for detailed trek preparation in the morning and sightseeing.
After breakfast, we’ll meet up at the hotel and go over all essential gear during the trek to Everest Base Camp. Once we’re all set and done, you will have a option to go sightseeing of Kathmandu valley which includes various UNESCO-listed heritage sites. If you are interested for the Kathmandu valley day tour, please let us know.
As for the day tour, you’ll go on a sightseeing tour in Kathmandu to the Monkey Temple, the Holy Hindu temple of Pashupatinath. This famous Mandir is dedicated to the head deity Shiva and, according to legend, is the location of one of the tridents of Shiva. Also, a popular burial ground, the ancient architecture and its scenic location on both banks of the Bagmati River make this an ideal sightseeing spot. Continue on, we head for the giant white Buddhist Stupa of Boudhanath. This enormous round Stupa is an important pilgrimage site for Buddhists and is visited daily by people from around the world. Last up is a stroll around the old palace squares of Kathmandu, locally named Kathmandu’s Durbar Square. While the palaces and temples are ancient and not used, the entire area is like a maze of cobblestone alleys filled with handicraft shops and markets. A great place to end this sightseeing tour in Kathmandu during your Everest Base Camp trek holiday package.
The Trek to EBC (Everest Base Camp)
We have an early morning flight to Lukla. As the world’s 38th highest airport, the flight is quite adventurous. Seeing the high hills transform into the Himalayas is just incredible. The landing can get thrilling, but it adds to the adventure! Landing in Lukla, we start at an altitude of 2,860m/9,380ft above sea level. After meeting up with our Beyond the Limits porter team and holding a final gear check, we set out on the Everest Base Camp trek!
Our first destination is the village of Phakding at an altitude of 2,610m/8,563ft. Mostly descending, we trek through lush forests along the Dudh Koshi River until reaching the suspension bridge leading to the village. This day is perfect to get accustomed to the Himalayan trails. After our first overnight, we have a long day ahead as it’s a straight climb upwards to Namche Bazaar. We need to elevate by about +900m/2,953ft in a single day. The trail consists mostly of jungle trails following the Dudh Khosi Khola. At Monjo, we have our first permit check post as well as a short break. This marks the entry into the Sagarmatha National Park. The feeling just gets surreal, and we head further ascending to Namche Bazaar, also known as the biggest Sherpa village in the Everest region!
Namche Bazaar is just amazing. Filled with everything trekkers might dream of it also serves as a last supply post before heading on. We’ll need to stay here a day to properly acclimatize to avoid any chances of getting acute mountain sickness. Beyond the Limits Treks takes you on an acclimatization hike to the Everest View Hotel, from where the first views of Everest can be seen! The hike goes up to Syangboche and then down into the Khumjung Valley. We’ll return in the afternoon to Namche Bazaar, where we can see the Everest Photo Gallery and the Sherpa Museum. The next day, we continue on our trek to Everest Base Camp and head for the region’s oldest and largest Buddhist Monastery in Tengboche (3,867m/12,687ft). The views get better and better with each step, and from Tengboche, you’ll get to see those white Himalayas contrasting against the blue sky. Standing at Tengboche Monastery gives a spiritual feeling, and we’ll be sure to explore here and see the monks performing their duties before turning in for the night.
How many Kilometers do I need to walk for the Everest Base Camp Trek?
Tenzing Hilary Airport, Lukla to Everest Base Camp trek- EBC trek and return to Lukla covering approximately 130 kilometers or 80 miles. There are a lot of sites to walk during the Acclimatization days. That makes a few Kilometers Longer or shorter, it depends on the package you booked.
Our next destination during the Everest Base Camp trek is Dingboche at 4,410m/14,470ft. Serving as our second acclimatization destination, we’ll need to head down from Tengboche and cross the Imja Khola River to access the Imja Valley. Dingboche is also the main point for Island Peak Climbers. Views of Mount Everest, Mt Ama Dablam, and Island Peak are the day's main highlights. Having spent our first night in Dingboche, we’ll hold our second acclimatization hike up to the Nagarsang Peak with a height of 5,170m/16,962ft. It’s quite the hike, but the rewards are just amazing. Incredible views of Mt Lobuche (6,119m/20,076ft), Mt Thamserku (6,623m/21,729ft), Mt Kangtega (6,782m/22,251ft), Mt Ama Dablam (6,812m/22,349ft), Taboche Peak (6,542m/21,463ft), as well as others can be seen from atop Nagarsang Peak! We head back down to Dingboche overnight.
Another day of trekking takes us to Lobuche (4,940m/16,210ft). Serving as a crossroads for trekkers heading to theGokyo Lakes, it makes for the perfect place to overnight, as the next day we’ll be reaching Everest Base Camp! It’s a short trek to Gorak Shep (5,164m/16,942ft). Following a part of the Khumbu moraine, we ascend gradually until reaching the village. After checking into the local tea house and dropping off heavier gear, we head out for EBC! The trail is quite wide and follows the Khumbu Glacier. The world’s highest and longest glacier. It’ll take about 2 hours to reach Everest Base Camp, and the feeling is just incredible. A wave of accomplishment hits once you see the colored tents of the base camp come into view. We spend some time exploring and making memorable memories before returning to Gorak Shep. It’s important to get a quick sleep as the next day we hike up to Kala Patthar hill in the early morning.
With our head torches and flashlights, we head out in the morning. It’ll still be dark, so we make our way slowly up to the blackish hill just in time to see the sunrise rising over Mount Everest and its neighbors. The view is incredible and breathtaking. Enjoy the moment! After reaching back at Gorakshep and having enjoyed breakfast, we’ll be heading back down, making our way slowly back to Lukla. We stop at Pheriche, and back at Namche Bazaar for an overnight stay before reaching back at Lukla airport. It is customary to hold a celebration party in Lukla with the team, but completely optional. The next day, we fly back to Kathmandu to conclude the 14-day Everest Base Camp trek.
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