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Everest- Everest Base Camp via Gokyo Lake and Cho La Pass
Trek features
Total trip duration: 24 days
Trek duration: 18 days
Max elevation: 5,545m/18,191ft
Grading: Moderate-strenuous
Trek style: Lodge-to-lodge/camping
Trek starts/ends: Lukla
Suggested season: March-May, September-November
Accommodation: 5 nights in hotels on bed and breakfast and
18 nights in guesthouses/tented camp with breakfast, lunch
and dinner
Trek highlights
Step into Everest Base Camp, the starting point for those
adventurous
enough to attempt to scale Mt. Everest
Discover the high valleys of Everest: Gokyo Lake and the summit
of Gokyo- Ri
Superb views of Everest, Ama Dablam and other high mountains
in the Everest region
Visit World Heritage sites in Kathmandu
Outline itinerary
Tour days
Day 01: Arrive in Kathmandu and transfer to hotel
Day 02: Explore the best of Kathmandu (1,300m/4,264ft)
Day 03: Trek briefing and preparations
Trek days
Day 04: Fly to Lukla and commence trek to Phakding (2,620m/8,594ft)
Day 05: Trek to Namche Bazaar (3,420m/11,218ft)
Day 06: Acclimatization/exploration/rest day at Namche Bazaar
Day 07: Trek to Thame and explore Thame Monastery (3,800m/12,464ft)
Day 08: Trek to Khumjung, typical Sherpa village (3,790m/12,431ft)
Day 09: Trek to Dole (4,110m/13,481ft)
Day 10: Trek to Machhermo (4,410m/14,465ft)
Day 11: Trek to Gokyo (4,760m/15,613ft)
Day 12: Day hike to Gokyo Ri and back to Gokyo (5,357m/17,571ft)
Day 13: Trek to Dzonglha via the challenging Cho La Pass (5,420m/17,778ft)
Day 14: Trek to Lobuche (4,940m/16,203ft)
Day 15: Trek to Gorak Shep, the gateway to Everest’s
summit (5,147m/16,882ft)
Day 16: Trek to Kala Pattar (5,550m/18,204ft) and return to
Gorak Shep
Day 17: Hike to Everest Base Camp and trek back to Lobuche
Day 18: Trek to Dingboche
Day 19: Trek to Pheriche
Day 20: Trek to Monjo
Day 21: Trek to Lukla
Return to Kathmandu
Day 22: Fly to Kathmandu
Day 23: Rest day/farewell dinner
Day 24: Trip concludes
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