Sherpa Culture Trek

Trip features
Total trip duration: 13 days
Trek duration: 8 days
Max elevation: 3,860m/12,663ft
Grading: Moderate to strenuous
Trek style: Lodge-to-lodge trek
Trek starts/ends: Lukla
Suggested season: March-May, September-November
Accommodation: 4 nights in hotel on bed and breakfast and 8 nights in guesthouses with breakfast, lunch and dinner

Trip highlights
Visit famous Sherpa monasteries (Thame and Tengboche Monastery)
Enjoy breathtaking mountain scenery
Visit traditional Sherpa villages
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
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,a typical Sherpa village (3,790m/12,431ft)
Day 09: Trek to Tengboche and visit Tengboche Monastery (3,860m/12,661ft)
Day 10: Trek to Monjo
Day 11: Trek to Lukla

Return to Kathmandu
Day 12: Fly to Kathmandu/farewell dinner
Day 13: Trip concludes

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