Gokyo Lake Valley Everest Basecamp Trek

Breakfast and transfer to airport for flight to Lukla (2,840 m). Arrive Lukla after 45 minutes flight and meet with our porters & Sherpa teams. We trek downhill from Lukla to Phakding (4 hours trek) beside the Dudhkoshi River. Arrive Phakding (2610m) and overnight at Tea House lodge.

Breakfast, then trek to Namche also called Sherpa capital. Trek will take you approx 6 hours. The trail climbs gradually following the river and enters the Everest National Park at Jorsalle, Then crosses the two river confluences one come from Thame and another from Namche. Place is with two spectacular high suspension .By crossing bridge will lead us to steep trek which will ultimately take us to Sherpa Capital Namche bazar(3440m). Tea break, Lunch will be served en-route. Dinner and Overnight at the Lodge.

Small Hike to National Park View Point, Museum visit. Back to Hotel. After breakfast hake for 3hrs to reach Everest View lodge (3,880 m). Rest with Amazing view of Mt. Everest, Nuptse, Amadablam and More. Tea/coffee and descend down via Khumjung and Khumjung village (3770m) -biggest Sherpa village of the Khumbu region. Overnight at Lodge in Namche.

We start day with climbing in the beginning and then mostly walk on even trail, some slightly ascending trail until we reach Kyangjuma, Small village with wonderful view of Tengboche. Further trek to Phortse Tanga (3675m) to our night halt place at the village of Dole (4200m). Overnight.

We continue our trek to Machhermo (4470m) with the wonderful views of Mountains, crossing Forests and small settlements of tea houses. Night halt at Machhermo.

We will have breakfast and start trek for Gokyo Lake. We trek uphill mostly for the whole day passing the Pangka. We ultimately reach Gokyo valley. Further walk down for Gokyo Lake. Overnight.

Early in the morning we have a steep climb up to the top of Gokyo RI (5483m). From the top, reward will be the stunning views of the supper Gokyo valley, the massive Ngozumpa Glacier and an incredible panoramic view of the whole Khumbu Himalayas, such as giants as Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Makalu (8481m), Cho Oyu (8153m) and Gyachung Kang (7922m) can be seen. Day time go for day hiking to 5th lake, and back to Gokyo Lake for overnight. Overnight.

Trek across the Ngozumpa Glacier towards the Cho La. The ascent is quite strenuous takes almost 2hrs to reach and an hour to back. We set off for our next Village for Our Night Halt. Descending toward second lake then climb to the crest of the moraine overlooking the Ngozumpa Glacier. Trail descend down from glacier to the place known as Thangnak (4700m). Rest and Overnight.

We start early for the long day across the Cho La (5420m). As we approaching the pass, we cross a large boulder field. Beyond this ancient moraine, the climb to the pass is steep in places, involves some easy scrambling. The upper part of the route can be snow-covered particularly during December/January. From the pass is the excellent views of mountains and valleys which include completely different aspect of Ama Dablam. Descending from the pass involves the crossing of a small glacier (often snow-covered) which is fairly straightforward. Continue descending to the grazing pastures below and further trek take us to Dzongla (4830m).

We Trek down from Dzongla and follow a trail which first drops to cross the stream and then contours grassy slopes to join up with the main Everest trail and continue our little hike to Lobuche. The trail climbs steadily up from Lobuche by the side of the Khumbu Glacier. We arrive after crossing the rubble of a side glacier, the Gorakhsep (5140m), is a summer yak herding settlement at the foot of Kalapatthar. Rest and Overnight.

We began our trek to Gorakhsep (5170m) along with Khumbu Glacier on our right hand side. While continuing our trek, have to cross many small segments of Glaciers with fully rocky ways for the final reaching of Gorakhsep. Gorakhsep is formally. Settled on the base of Kalapathar, Gorakhsep once was a yak herding meadow during the summer and is the last point of permanent settlement.

We trek further from Gorakhsep once our backpack is placed in the hotel at Gorakhsep. We trek through numerous tiny ridge crests at the beginning and on the Khumbu glacier during the final hikes to reach Base Camp (5364m). Base camp is on above the Khumbu glacier so it changes its location every year. Even though place is noticeable every time because of its flags put by earlier trekkers. Hour time is perfect for photographs and resting.
Back to Gorakhsep. Overnight.

Early morning climb Kalapatthar (5,545 m). Some may feel this two hours steep trek bit a challenging but at the ends view seen from here will be finest and exhaustion relieving. Kalapathar is the closest and best place to observe best view of highest mountain ranges, Mt. Everest, Mt. Nuptse and several many highest mountains. Capturing amazing views is good for anyone to see it in future.
Trek back to Gorakhsep. We will have breakfast and descend down for Pheriche (4,280M) passing even down from Lobuche. Pheriche is the perfect ground for Star Showering in the sky at night and Yaks at their grazing.

We trek downhill passing through Pangboche. Also we can see aside small but remarkable stupa on the way further down leading to the river. A 45minute up trek will end us to today’s Overnight place Tengboche.

We trek downhill to the river crossing bridge and again ascend to halfway of the hill. Once up, gentle and sturdy path leads toward Namche. We further go down to the place called Monju (2800m), our overnight place for the day.

Breakfast and start trek to Lukla. Today trek will be short, easy and small ascending. Once reached, relaxed at some of the local bars. Overnight.

Morning flight back to Kathmandu from Lukla. Rest and Overnight.

Breakfast and we go for sightseeing of
Pashupatinath temple – regarded as the most sacred temple of Hindu Lord Shiva in the world with its astonishing architectural beauty, stands as a symbol of faith, religion, culture and tradition.

Swayambhunath Stupa –The Most Enigmatic Holy Shrine situated on the top of a hill, west of Kathmandu, is one of the most popular, holy and instantly recognizable symbols of Nepal. The temple is colloquially known as the 'monkey temple' because of the large tribe of roving monkeys who guard the temple.
Kathmandu Durbar Square Listed as one of the eight Cultural World Heritage site by UNESCO, famous for Living Goddess Kumari, is a cluster of ancient temples, palaces, courtyards and streets that date back to the 12th and 18th centuries. The square is known to be the social, religious and urban focal point of the capital city. The palace complex was the royal Nepalese residence until the 19th century and is the site of important ceremonies, such as the coronation of the Nepalese Monarchy. Overnight Stay in Kathmandu.

Evening Special Nepali Farewell Dinner with Nepalese Cultural Shows.

After breakfast transfer to Airport for your flight back to home with beautiful memories. Farewell !!