Everest Three Passes Trek

One of the members of our company will welcome you at the international airport terminal gate and take you to the hotel. You will have a few hours to rest. Later, in the evening, you will meet with the tour guide in your hotel lobby. He will brief you on the day tour program.

You will go on a guided sightseeing tour to several UNESCO World Heritage. You will visit one of the holiest temples of Hindus, the Pashupatinath temple. Nearby this temple is located the largest in Nepal, the Boudhanath stupa. After visiting these places, you will head to Swayambhunath and Kathmandu Durbar Square. In the evening, you will meet with your trek guide, who will brief you about the trek. 

In the early morning around 2-3 am, you will take a 4 hours drive to Manthali Airport, Ramechap with your guide. And after breakfast, take a short thrilling flight to Lukla where the rest of the staff will be waiting for you. This flight offers magnificent views of the Himalayas. From Lukla, you will trek to Phakding village through the forested trail passing through numerous Sherpa villages mainly Cheplung, and Nurning with a superb view of Mt. Khumbila, Kongde, etc.

After having breakfast, you will head towards Namche Bazar. On the way, you will pass by several villages like Jorsale and Monjo. Monjo is the entry point of Sagarmatha National Park. From here, you will trek through the national park crossing several small streams, rivers, alpine forests, and small settlements. Upon reaching Namche Bazar, you will be welcomed with excellent views of Mt. Thamserku (6623 m) and Kongdi Ri Himal (5115 M).

It is the day of acclimatization. You will spend the day exploring the village and its nearby areas. We will go on a hike to Syangboche Airstrip or Everest View Hotel for a stunning view of Mt. Everest (8848 M) and the surrounding mountains. Later in the day, you will visit the Sherpa Culture Museum and Everest Photo Gallery.

Today, you will leave the classic route of Everest Base Camp and take the left route to Thame Village, which was also an ancient salt trade route to Tibet. Thame village is well known for being the home of famous Sherpa climbers like Tenzing Norgay (the first person to climb over Mt. Everest), Apa Sherpa (21 times Everest summiteer), and many others. Trekking through several villages, Chortens, prayer flags, awesome Buddhist rock paintings, monasteries, and finally crossing a bridge over Bhote Koshi River, you will arrive in Thame. 

After breakfast, you will start our trek which will be mostly uphill following the trail of NangPa La Pass (Tibetan Border) to a bridge near Marlung where you will have our lunch. The trail passes through old and small Sherpa villages and yak pasturelands mostly following the Bhote Koshi River. You will encounter many Yak grazing and Yak Caravans carrying goods of the villagers on the trail. From Marlung, you gradually ascend till Lungden.

Starting early in the morning, you will head towards Renjo La Pass, the first pass on this trek. You will gradually ascend till Renjo La Pass where you will pass by small glacial lakes and cross small rivers. From Renjo La, you can observe the panoramic views of the massive peaks of Cho Oyu (8201 M), Lhotse (8516 M), Everest (8848 M), Cholatse (6335 M), Taboche (6367 M), and many others. After spending some time enjoying the stunning views, you descend slowly to Gokyo Valley, passing by the beautiful third Gokyo Lake.

Note - We will need to take a packed lunch as there are no settlements on the way

You will start the ascent of Gokyo Ri early in the morning to view the amazing sunrise over the majestic snow-capped peaks. The stunning views of Everest (8848 M), Lhotse (8516 M), Makalu (8481 M), Nuptse (7861 M), Cho Oyu (8201 M), Pumori (7161 M), Ama Dablam (6856 M), and other peaks. Then you will descend to Gokyo and continue our trek to Thangnak. You will walk on the icy and slippery path while crossing the massive Ngozumba Glacier before arriving in Thangnak.

Early in the morning, you will start to ascend gradually on the steep rocky trail leading us to the second pass of the trek, Cho-La Pass (5420 M). Your ascent to the top of Cho La Pass will be a bit steep and difficult as you will have to walk on a slippery path with a difficult icy crossing in some parts. There are sometimes possibilities of rocks falling as well. The top of the pass provides a breathtaking panoramic view of Ama Dablam (6856 M) and Cholatse (6440 M). From the pass, you will descend to Dzongla slowly and carefully as you will have to walk on a slippery trail behind the pass for some time.   

Note - We will need to take a packed lunch as there are no settlements on the way

In the morning, you will begin trekking towards the lap of the world's highest mountain, Mt. Everest. The trail gradually ascends following a rugged path. On the way, you will get to see an amazing view of the Khumbu glacier. You will reach Gorakshep, have lunch, and hike to Kalapatthar in the late afternoon to witness the magical sunset over Mt. Everest. After spending some time, you will descend to Gorakhshep.

You will take a morning hike to Everest Base Camp, the main objective of the trek. After spending some great time, you will hike back to Gorakshep and continue your trek down to Lobuche. 

Early in the morning, you will start our trek to Chhukhung via the third and last pass of this trek, Khongma-La Pass (5535 M). You will cross the Khumbu Glacier and continue to gradually ascend towards Kongma-La Pass. The top of the pass provides magnificent views of different Himalayan ranges. After spending some time, you descend to Chhukhung, where you pass by several small lakes. 

Note - We will need to take a packed lunch as there are no settlements on the way

After breakfast, you will start your trek to Tengboche. You will descend slowly on a rocky trail until Bibre. Passing through huge pastureland and Dingboche village you will reach Somore where you will have lunch. Then by descending all the way to a bridge over Imja Khola after Pangboche village, you will reach Deboche from where we will take a short ascent to Tengboche. Today, the trail will pass by different types of monasteries, chortens, mani walls, and the alluring forests of Pine and Rhododendrons. Later, you will visit a monastery in Tengboche which is the biggest in the Everest region.

Leaving behind the village of Tengboche by descending through the forested trail you will reach Phunge Tenga. Then you will cross Dudh Koshi River and ascend to Kyangjuma before reaching Namche through a straight trail. From Namche, you will descend to Monjo following the same trail that we took at the beginning of this trek crossing bridges three times over the Dudh Koshi River.

After having breakfast, you will begin descending steeply and cross a suspension bridge. Further, the trail will pass by colorful prayer flags, chortens, mani walls, and small gompas. Trekking through lush forests of pine & rhododendron, small villages, and crossing various streams, you reach Lukla. 

In the morning, you will fly back to Manthali after a delicious breakfast and then drive to Kathmandu.

In the case of flight cancelation or delay due to various unexpected circumstances like bad weather, political strike or natural calamities, we always keep one extra day as a security/reserve day

After having breakfast, one of the members of the company will escort you to the airport for your flight back to your home.