The flight into the Himalayas offers breathtaking views of the major peaks Mt. Dorje Lakpa (6,966 m), Mt. Ganesh (7,422 m), Mt. Purbi Chhyachu (6,637 m), Mt. Langtang (7,227 m), etc. (weather permitting), taking you directly into the Himalayan capital of Kathmandu. After immigration formality on arrival, as you exit the airport terminal you will be greeted and welcome by a Sampurna Adventure personal & transferred to your hotel, Spend the rest of the day at leisure for personal activities following your program briefing or you may familiarize with the narrow lively, and endless streets around Thamel town (Touristic center), where you will find all kinds of good restaurants, ATMs and exchange money, full of typical Nepali handicrafts, fine jewelry, clothing, and trekking gear stores.
After breakfast, we take an enchanting 25-minute flight takes you offering breathtaking views of lush green and White Mountains, will reach the Tenzing-Hillary Airport at Lukla. This is one of the most beautiful air routes in the world culminating in a dramatic landing on a hillside surrounded by high mountains peaks. Upon arrival at Lukla, you will meet our other Sherpa crew members and after some further arrangements, the trail start through the prosperous village of Lukla until we reach Phakding. Due to acclimatization, we will have short trek up to Phakding, later we can visit the nearby monastery.
The trek through a beautiful pine forest, the trail leads us along the Dudh Koshi River passing by some suspension bridges; one of them is the famous Hillary Suspension Bridge. On the way we will have first glimpse of Mt. Thamserku (6618 m). We will pass through the beautiful villages of Benkar, Chumoa, and Monjo, followed by check post and entrance to Sagarmatha National Park. At the last we will pass by Jorsale before reaching Namche Bazaar. The trail climbs through the forests and bridges until we reach the confluence of the Dudh Koshi and Bhote Koshi rivers. After a final steep ascent of two hours, we will have first sight of Mt. Everest peering over the Lhotse-Nuptse ridge where we can stop to catch the view. Finally, we will reach to Namche Bazaar, a gateway to Mt. Everest and main trading and Sherpa village of this region.
In Namche Bazar: Rest Day for "acclimatization", but you are suggested to explore short hiking to Thame, Khunde or exploring Namche Bazaar itself. Namche Bazar is the main business center of the Everest (Khumbu) region and has government offices; where you will find ATMs, Internet cafes, shops, restaurants, a bakery and a colorful market on Friday evening and Saturday. take a visit to Tourist Visitor Center near the headquarter of the Sagarmatha National Park where you can observe an assortment of things related to the first Everest ascenders, Sherpa culture and learn about the various plant and animal life of the Everest region.
Continue our trail leaving Namche Bazaar with a gradual ups and downs. In route we may spot Himalayan pheasants, Himalayan Thars and musk deer. Furthermore, we begin descending to Kyanjuma then to Sansa, after we follow the Gokyo valley trails with a glimpse of Ama Dablam, Thamserku, Tawache and Khumbila mountains. Our trail descends to Dudh Koshi Khola (Milky River) after then we have an uphill climb through rhododendron forests before reaching Phortse Tenga. From Phortse we have good views of Tawache and Cholatse mountains.
From here we cross a bridge over the Dudh Koshi River, we may encounter with local wildlife like pheasants, mountain goats, and musk deer. The trail passes through forests, waterfalls and bridges before reaching Dole. Then we climb on a steady trail through a scenic ridge with views of Cho Oyu, Kantega, and Thamserku mountains. The ascend from Luza village we walk above the Dudh Koshi River. Continue walking through small villages and sandy trails before reaching Machhermo. We may visit the Himalayan Rescue Hospital for a lecture regarding altitude sickness, its precaution, and primary treatment.
We ascend on a hill and enjoy views of the Dudh Koshi valley and Kangtega, Thamserku and Cho-Oyu mountains. Beyond the ridge the valley widens as the trail passes through a Chorten. Then we descend to the river bank before climbing up to the terminal moraine of the Ngozumpa Glacier on a steep trail. On the next part of trail, we get in to the first lake, footprints of a Lama (Buddhist priest). Rest of the evening we may explore Dudh Pokhari and surroundings.
Today we spend day in Gokyo in order to acclimatize to the high altitude. We may climb Gokyo Ri, 3 Hrs one way, from the top of Gokyo Ri we have stunning Himalayan view with Gokyo lakes, this will be unforgettable life time memories and enjoy around the top. From here a nearby hill will have the best views of Kusum Kanguru, Thamserku, Kangtega, Taboche, Cholatse, Makalu, Lhotse, Nuptse, Everest, Changtse, and Pumori, as well as we see the Cho Oyu base camp and Ngozumpa Glacier which is the biggest glacier in the world.
Today we continue our trail through the Ngozumpa Glacier to the mountain on the other side. Next, traverse along the edge of that mountain and then meander into Thangnak. This short hike takes us to Thangnak, another small village with few teas house, here we spend another night, it will help us to conquer next big day to cross Chola Pass.
Today is one of the toughest days of our trip. Crossing Cho La pass is not itself difficult, but it is steep and involves a glacier traverse on the eastern side. We cross it carefully as the trail is vertical and the rocks glazed by ice may cause the trail slippery. The trail from Phedi climbs through a ravine and a rocky trail with a frozen lake, at the top of the pass always decorated with prayer flags by locals while crossing in order to overcome with obstacles. The view of pyramidal Ama Dablam presides on the south, Cholatse soars to the west and Lobuche, Baruntse rises to our right. After crossing some crevasses, we reach at Dzongla with great views of Cholatse, Ama Dablam, Lobuche along with the Pheriche Village far below.
Continue our trail more comfortable today, further the trail from Dzongla, we walk through a grassy curved trail through the wide river bed before reaching Lobuche. We can spend the rest of day taking a rest which will help us prepare for the next day’s long trek.
Today we head towards Everest Base Camp (5486m.) and back to Gorakshep (5180m.), we trek up the valley following the rocky moraine path, view icy glacial ponds and icebergs down below of the Khumbu glacier. After the last rocky moraine dunes, a short downhill walk takes us to Gorakshep, the flat field below Kala Patthar (5545m) and Mt. Pumori (7145m.). Gorakshep was the location of the original Everest Base Camp with the new camp being further up the valley. From here the trail winds through a rocky path and the Khumbu glacier. The view of Nuptse and Lho-La appears at the front of us. Sometimes an avalanche can be seen on the way. After witnessing a great moment, we retrace our steps back passing through the Khumbu glacier with magnificent views of Lobuche, Cholatse, Mt. Pumori and Tabuche.
An early morning, we climb to Kala Patthar (5545m.) or 'black rock' is a notable landmark located on the south ridge of Pumori above Gorakshep. The trail of 4 km of up and down, Kala Patthar provides the most accessible close-up view of Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Ama Dablam, Pumori, Thamserku, Khumbutse, Lingtren, and many more peaks.
After spending good time and enjoyment with the most magnificent mountain panorama, we then back to Gorakshep for breakfast and continue our trail back to Pheriche. The town of Pheriche is known to be a very windy town. Around here we can see the perpendicular walls of Cholatse and Tawache. Also, we will find the Himalayan Rescue Association Aid Post and foreign volunteer doctors are available here most time of the year to provide medical treatment to trekkers as well as the local people.
In the morning you can visit to the research center. Then, trek back to Namche, an easier descent passing through rhododendron forest and continue walking to Thyangboche. It is a small village with a famous monastery offering you splendid views of Ama Dablam, lush green hills and river. Later trek mostly downhill on the main busy trail with a few steep climbs for an hour from the bridge at Phungitenga, near to Shanasha. The walk to Namche is very scenic on a long winding path,
The last day of our trek leads us to Lukla. The trek is pleasant, except for few short uphill climbs and then down to the Bhote- Koshi River crossing it several times. The last uphill climb of 45 minutes will bring you to Lukla for our overnight stay.
On arrival, we meet our vehicle waiting at the domestic airport and transferred to Kathmandu.
Rest of the day at leisure for personal activities, you can explore the narrow lively and endless streets of Thamel where you will find all kinds of good restaurants, full of typical Nepali handicraft, fine jewelry and clothing and trekking gear store. Overnight in the hotel. In the evening Nepali dinner with cultural show.
Visit Swoyambhunath Stupa with its 2,500-year history. Later visit to Kathmandu Durbar Square, Hanuman Dhoka, the ancient royal residence, Kasthamandap, Mahadev & Parvati Temple, Kumari palace sacred for Buddhists and Hindus and bazaars. In the afternoon, visit Patan Durbar Square, the old Newar City with the Golden Gate, the Temple of Taleju, Golden Temple and surrounding beautiful monument,
Breakfast, In the morning free for personal activities, we can explore the narrow lively and endless streets of Thamel town where we will find all kinds of good restaurants, full of typical Nepali handicraft, fine jewelry, clothing and trekking gear store, later at the arranged time, transfer to the airport for final departure.
We wish you a safe flight and hope to serve you back in near future. End of Service.
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