Everest Base Camp Trek with Helicopter Return

At Tribhuvan International Airport, our representative will be waiting to welcome you and pick you up. Then you will be transported to your respective hotel as per the prepared itinerary. If you have enough time left, you can stroll around Kathmandu Valley to entertain yourself. At the end of the day, we will welcome you to delicious Nepali cuisine in a typical Nepali restaurant.

We catch an early morning flight to Lukla – one of the most beautiful places in the Everest region. It will take around 30-45 minutes of time in the air. Once you and your guide reach Lukla, you will find your porter waiting for you to arrive.

Then after you will have breakfast/lunch in the teahouse in Lukla lodge at the same time, porter will manage your bag pack to carry. Lukla is the first step and gateway to the Khumbu/Everest region. Then we will have our way towards Phakding.

It takes around 3-4 hours to walk to reach Phakding village. This is Sherpa village and their traditional agriculture farms can be found on the way. Phakding offers you the very first view of Mt. Kusum Kangaru. Phakding is a small village having a limited number of facilities and lodges for trekkers.

Today we will set our trail towards the Namche Bazaar. Namche Bazaar is the most beautiful and developed town in the Everest region. On the way to Namche, we will follow the paths of the Dudh Koshi River and cross it over the very famous Hillary bridge.

After we cross Monjo village, we will be right in front of UNESCO’s world heritage site – Sagarmatha National Park. The park actively works for the conservation of the surrounding Everest region. Continuing further to Namche Bazaar, we will have the first view of the world’s highest peak, Mt. Everest [8848 M]. The view of mountains like Thamserku, Kusum Kangaru, Lhotse, Tawache etc. will be common from onwards. Finally, after a long uphill trail, we will see the colorful village Namche.

Today, the full day is for your health to acclimatize to high altitude and explore the market. We will walk through Namche village and Syanboche world’s highest airport and continue visit to Everest View Hotel. We offer you Everest View Hotel breakfast at the hotel with the stunning sights of mountains like Mt. Everest, Lhotse, Thamserku, Kusum Kangaru  & & Amadablam. If you still got plenty of time, then you can visit the local Sherpa museum to know about histories of Sherpa.

We will have our morning breakfast and move towards Tengboche. Tengboche is a very famous place in the Everest region and is considered the best place to stay at. In Tengboche, you will find ancient Buddhist monasteries where most of the people come to find peace state of mind through Yoga and meditation. It takes around 5-6 hours to trek to reach to Tengboche. From Tengboche, you can see the view of mountains like Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Nuptse, Mt. Amadablam, etc.

Dingboche is commonly known as the gateway to Island peak, which is another famous trekking place available in the Everest region. Dingboche is surrounded by the hill in every direction. The path to Dingboche is mostly gradual and not too hard. It takes around 5-6 hours of the trek to reach to Dingboche. Dingboche is a nice place where there are numerous lodges of normal to standard. We will spend our night in Dingboche.

Today after breakfast we will start to walk around Dingboche village and hike up to Nagarjuna point as much as we can. This bit steep, but the views from the trail are outstanding. You can see many peaks surrounding. We can able to See, Amadablam, Lhotse, Island peak, Makalu, Cholatse, Taboche, and many more. It takes about 3/4 hour’s hike and back to the Guesthouse for lunch and the rest of the day to be quiet and rest.

From this trek, our journey will be tough and difficult. But the first part of this trek is a gradual walk, easy and beautiful. After Thukla, Most of the path will now be uphill with high altitude and thin air. There are many graveyards on the way to Lobuche. These graveyards are the memorials of people who died during their expedition to conquer mountains in Everest. The Lobuche area is mostly used by climbers of Everest Base Camp and Kalapatthar to acclimatize their body for the upcoming path.

We will have our breakfast in the morning and make our way to Gorakshep and then to the Everest Base Camp. For this path, we will have to take the route of moraines from the glacier in Khumbu region. The glacier is one of the giant glaciers of the world. The first step we reach the Gorakshep and have lunch and we leave our belonging and continue to Everest Base Camp.

Once we reach the Everest Base Camp, we can see the graveyards build honoring the climbers who couldn’t complete their expedition to conquer the mountains of the Everest region. From Everest Base Camp you will have an amazing moment to be in this place and see Khumbu Icefall and glacier. The maximum number of casualties that happen in this region due to the false path is shown by the movement of glaciers and icefalls. Once we have our moment in the Everest region, we will be moving downhill path to reach Gorakshep.

The morning view from Kala Patthar will be just amazing. That’s why we will move early in the morning to have the breathtaking sight of the silver mountains. The name Kalapatthar was formed because there is only black rock and no snow. In the morning, you can see the beautiful sunrise over the mountains of the Khumbu region.

From here, the view of Mt. Everest is marvelous, and others are in Panoramic capture. You can see, Mt. Everest, Nuptse, and Pumori are Close to your eye, and respectively you will see Lhotse, Amadablam, and many peaks. After enjoying our moment in Kalapatthar will return to Gorakshep and have our delicious breakfast. From Gorakshep, we will have our direct flight to Lukla by means of a helicopter.

Today will be your last day in the mountain region. You will say goodbye to your porter and to the surrounding mountains of the Himalayas. Then you will fly back to Kathmandu by regular flight. From the airport, our representative will pick you up and transfer you back to the hotel.

Today, you will be making your way back to your own place with all the Himalaya moments to remember for your whole life.

But if you want to extend your stay in Nepal, you may continue.