Everest Base Camp Trek with Island Peak Climbing  |  20 Days

Itinerary

• 1Arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu (1,324 M) and Transfer to Your Hotel.On arrival at Kathmandu International Airport, you will be well received by Reasonable Treks & Tour staff and then transferred to your hotel within the hub of Kathmandu city, around the most happening and exciting place around Thamel. After checking into your rooms with refreshments, our staff will brief you regarding the Everest Base Camp Trek with Island Peak climbing.
  Overnight at the hotel included
• 2Kathmandu Sightseeing Tour at Places of Interest and Everest Base Camp Trek with Island Peak Climbing Preparation.Kathmandu sightseeing includes UNESCO World Heritage-listed sites. Your Kathmandu sightseeing begins with a visit to Swayambhunath Stupa. Visit the stupa, where you witness the panoramic view of Kathmandu Valley. After that, visit Kathmandu Durbar Square, which is renowned for its aesthetic architecture and rich cultural heritage. Explore phenomenal landmarks such as Kumari Ghar, Hanuman Dhoka Museum, Kaal Bhairav Temple, etc. Kathmandu Durbar Square is a living museum to explore the history and culture of Kathmandu. Have lunch or light snacks and head to Boudhanath Stupa, which is termed the tallest stupa in Nepal. It is a holy pilgrimage site for Buddhists. After completing the exploration, end your tour with a visit to the holy Pashupatinath Temple. After Pashupatinath Temple, return to your hotel and prepare for the Everest Base Camp Trek with Island Peak climbing. After Kathmandu sightseeing, we host a pre-trip meeting at your hotel in Kathmandu and introduce your trek leader/guide. Please seek this opportunity to ask questions about your trek. We will also supply you with our trek luggage bag and a Cap. For the meeting, please make sure you bring a passport, three copies of passport-size photos, and a readable copy of your travel insurance policy. During this meeting, please clear the due balance, if any, and sign the legally binding trip form as well as the non-liability disclaimer. Please inform us in advance if you will be arriving late and therefore unable to attend the pre-trip meeting.
  Overnight at a hotel, and breakfast is included
• 3Flight from Kathmandu or Ramechhap to Lukla (2,860 M) Trek to Phakding (2,610 M) Duration: 4 - 5 Hours.After an early breakfast, we take a flight to Lukla. We start our trek from Lukla towards Phakding. The trail goes through different cultural villages with beautiful scenes of different mountains, including Mt. Khumbila.
  Overnight at a guesthouse or Teahouse, Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included
• 4Trek from Phakding (2,610 M) to Namche Bazaar (3,440 M) Duration: 7 - 8 Hours.The trek towards Namche Bazaar goes through pine forests and up to the Benkar Valley in the north. Before reaching Everest National Park, we need to cross the Dudh Koshi River and pass Chumoa and Monjo villages. We reach Namche Bazaar after crossing a suspension bridge. and an overnight stay at the Namche Bazaar.
  Overnight at a guesthouse or Teahouse, Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included
• 5Acclimatization Rest Day at Namche Bazaar (3,440 M) and Hike to Everest View Hotel (3,880 M) Duration: 3 - 4 Hours.Acclimatization is very necessary to prevent altitude sickness. Hence, to get the body adjusted to the surrounding environment, take an acclimatization rest as scheduled in the itinerary. Spend the day with a short hike to the popular Everest View Hotel. In the morning, start a hike that takes about 2-3 hours depending on the trekker’s speed. Everest View Hotel is at an elevation of 3,880 m, which is termed as one of the highest situated hotels in the world. Get a first glimpse of Mt. Everest if the weather is clear, including other surrounding peaks. After spending some time, return back to Namche. The day is free to explore on your own.
  Overnight at a guesthouse or Teahouse, Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included
• 6Trek from Namche (3,440 M) to Tengboche or Deboche (3,867 M) Duration: 6 - 7 Hours.This day we will leave Namche and head to Tengboche. The trail is full of ups and downs and passes through forests, making the trek challenging, but the views you get to enjoy are truly rewarding. If you are lucky, you might also spot musk deer, pheasants, and Himalayan thars. Near the end of the trek, you will find yourself descending to Phunki Thenga Village, but after leaving Phunki Thenga, you will be ascending continuously until you reach Tengboche. Tengboche looks like handcrafted natural beauty, which opens up the stunning views of Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, and Ama Dablam. This day also provides you the chance to see the biggest Buddhist monastery in the Khumbu Region—the Tengboche Monastery. We will be spending the night at Deboche.
  Overnight at a guesthouse or Teahouse, Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included
• 7Trek from Tengboche (3,867 M) to Dingboche (4,410 M) Duration: 6 - 7 Hours.Today’s trekking takes us to two big Sherpa villages. The first one is Pangboche, and the second one is Dingboche. However, the Dingboche village is the most massive and last Sherpa village throughout the trek. Walking uphill after crossing the Imja River takes us to Pangboche village. We will have lunch in Pangboche or Somare. After Somare, the trail divides into Pheriche Village and Dingboceh Village. We will continue our trekking on a gentle uphill trail to Dingboche. The village of Dingboche is the least densely populated village on the Everest Base Camp Trek with Island Peak Climbing.
  Overnight at a guesthouse or Teahouse, Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included
• 8Acclimatization Rest Day at Dingboche (4,410 M) and Hike to Nangkartshang Peak (5,121 M) Duration: 3 - 4 Hours.The second acclimatization day is spent by taking a short hike to Nangsar Tshang Peak at an elevation of 5121 m. From the top, witness the fabulous views of Cho Oyu, Pumori, and surrounding peaks. Trek down slowly and back to the teahouse for an overnight stay.
  Overnight at a guesthouse or Teahouse, Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included
• 9Trek from Dingboche (4,410 M) to Lobuche (4,940 M) Duration: 5 - 6 Hours.We will enter fewer vegetation areas from this day onward. The trail is on the ridgeline, overlooking the mountains above the Pheriche Valley. We will take our lunch in Thukla and continue our uphill trek to Lobuche. In Thukla Pass (4900 m), there are many memorials of brave mountaineers who perished on Mt. Everest. You can offer your condolences too. After a brief stop, we will continue walking along the banks of a river and reach Lobuche.
  Overnight at a guesthouse or Teahouse, Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included
• 10Trek from Lobuche (4,940 M) to EBC (5,364 M) and Back to Gorakshep (5,180 M) Duration: 7 - 8 Hours.This is an extraordinary day, as we will be summiting Base Camp. At first, we will be trekking through the lateral moraine of the Khumbu Glacier and arrive at the beautiful Gorak Shep Village, a village surrounded by snow-capped mountains. We leave our belongings at Gorak Shep and hike up to the base camp. This is the closest you can ever get to the highest mountain in the world. You will savor the incredible views from EBC, take pictures of the surroundings, reflect on the memories and your achievements, and then head back to Gorak Shep. Along the way, you will also see the highest glacier in the world—the Khumbu Glacier.
  Overnight at a guesthouse or Teahouse, Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included
• 11Hike to Kala Patthar (5,644 M) Viewpoint and Back to Gorakshep (5,180 M), Then Trek to Lobuche (4,940 M) Duration: 4 - 5 Hours.Early morning, we will start our hike to Kalapathar viewpoint (5644 m). It takes about 2.5 hours to get to the top. The Kalapathar vantage point is the best place to relish the view of Everest and the panoramic Khumbu Himalayas. You will reach the lap of Pumori Mountain and will be surrounded by the Majesty Mountains. The scenery of the mountains looks splendid from the top of the Kalapathar. Everest seems closer and more massive than far away. Besides Everest, you can be immersed in the majestic scenes of Khumbutse, Lhola, Amadablam, Pumori, Nuptse, Lhotse, and Thamserku, which look spectacular from the top. We will return to Gorakshep within 45 minutes from Kalapathar and have breakfast at the lodge. After breakfast, we will continue our trek back to Lobuche for a good night's rest.
  Overnight at a guesthouse or Teahouse, Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included
• 12Trek from Lobuche (4,940 M) to Chhukung (4,730 M) Via Kongma La Pass (5,535 M) Duration: 7 - 8 Hours.An early start sees us trekking for six to seven hours via the Khumbu Glacier to Kongma La Base Camp (5,000m). This is the most difficult day of our trek. In the pass there are prayer flags that show the route. We then slowly descend to Imja Khola Valley and then down to the small village of Chhukung, where we will go over our equipment before our ascent of Island Peak.
  Overnight at a guesthouse or Teahouse, Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included
• 13Trek from Chhukung (4,730 M) To Island Peak Base Camp (5,200 M) Duration: 4 - 5 Hours.We have a three- to four-hour steep ascent to Island Peak Base Camp, crossing the moraine below Lhotse Glacier and then following a small river. We cross over the Imja and Lhotse glacier moraines until we come out at a wide valley in the south-west of Island Peak.
  Overnight at a Tent Camp, Breakfast, Lunch, And Dinner Included
• 14Base Camp (5,200 M) to Island Peak Summit (6,189 M) & Return to Base Camp; Duration: 8 – 9 Hours.This is the day you have been waiting for, and we have to wake up around midnight to 1 am to complete 10 to 13 hours of climbing. The goal is to reach the summit before lunchtime, for there is a likelihood of strong winds in the afternoon. Initially we head up beyond Base Camp along a steep hillside and then come to a point where we cross boulders and the slope becomes narrower. The trail then crosses a rather steep gully, and from here we follow the ridgeline to the base of the glacier that reaches all the way to the summit. A sharp incline on a snowy slope takes us to the summit. Your guides will very likely attach ropes at this point—fixed and person to person. The rope will stretch to about 350 meters depending on the depth of snow and if there are any crevices. In past climbs there have been several crevices where, in order to cross them, we have used ladders. Once at the summit, we can sit back and soak up some of the most mind-boggling views you will ever see. This is truly an exhilarating moment and time to snap photos. We will then descend back to Island Peak Base Camp, where we can celebrate our successful climb of Island Peak.
  Overnight at a Tent Camp, Breakfast, Lunch, And Dinner Included
• 15Trek from Island Peak Base Camp (5,200 M) To Pangboche (3,985 M) Duration: 5 - 6 Hours.Today will be a much easier trek as we descend for five to six hours to less energy-sapping lower altitudes. We will follow the same trail down through the wide valley of the Khumbu Khola (river) and along the way pass several Sherpa villages, Orsho and Shomare. Depending on weather and time, we may follow a different route and visit the Gompa at Upper Pangboche, supposedly the oldest in the Khumbu region, or head directly to the picturesque Pangboche Village, surrounded by enormous mountain peaks, such as Everest in the north; Ama Dablam, Thamserku, and Khangtega in the east; the Kongde Range in the south; and looking down to the Imja Tse River below.
  Overnight at a guesthouse or Teahouse, Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included
• 16Trek from Pangboche (3,985 M) to Namche Bazaar (3,440 M) Duration: 5-6 Hours.From Pangboche we retrace our steps, descending to the Imja Khola and then up through the rhododendron forest to Tengboche monasteries. For some, this will be an opportunity to see the nuns perform their religious ceremonies at the Tengboche Monastery. After lunch at Tengboche, we continue our trek across the hillside blanketed by colorful rhododendron and juniper trees. After crossing the bridge over the milky Dudh Koshi River, our trail continues through the Dudh Koshi gorge, descending rapidly through the pine forests before reaching Sansa. Along the way, we keep our eyes peeled for wildlife, such as Himalayan tahr mountain goats, snow leopards, and colorful pheasants while passing through the forest. After passing a chorten, we reach the army camp at Namche Bazaar, where we stay overnight.
  Overnight at a guesthouse or Teahouse, Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included
• 17Trek from Namche Bazaar (3,440 M) to Lukla (2,860 M) Duration: 7 - 8 Hours.After an enjoyable time in Namche Bazar, we will back to Lukla through the separate villages of Sherpa. Today you must walk 17 km from Namche to reach Lukla, and it takes 7 - 8 hours. We will be coming back to Lukla through the Hillary Suspension Bridge, Sagarmatha National Park, and the Dudhkoshi River. We will have lunch on the way to Phakding or somewhere in a suitable place. At the last overnight stop within the Everest Region Trekking, after lunch, we are free to celebrate with our fellow members, staff, and guides.
  Overnight at a guesthouse or Teahouse, Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included
• 18Morning Flight Directly from Lukla (2860 M) to Kathmandu (1,324 M) or Fly to Ramechhap and Drive Back to Kathmandu.We fly back to Kathmandu or Manthali after our long mountain journey. The early-morning flight drops us at Kathmandu. You can rest and relax throughout the day in your hotel. If get interested in taking some gifts home from Nepal for friends and relatives, visit to some nearby shops or venture out in Thamel for typical Nepalese goods, which can be assisted by our guides, or you can do it yourself too
  Overnight at the hotel, breakfast and Lunch included
• 19Enjoy A Reserve Day in Kathmandu (1,324 M).This day is a buffer day to deal with unexpected delays and cancellations of flights due to weather changes. This avoids the hassles of changing international flights. Alternatively, if there are no delays and the plan work out as scheduled, you can use this day to relax. You can go on a city tour, get a massage, or do any other fun activities in the city.
  Overnight at Hotel and breakfast is included
• 20Final International Departure from Tribhuvan International Airport.Your last day in Nepal, the amazing country of Himalayan wonders with Reasonable Treks and Tour. As per your flight time leaving to airport before 3 hours. Our crew will drop you at the airport. We hope you had a wonderful trip to Nepal with us and cannot wait for the next adventure.
  Departure