Everest Three Passes Trek is one of the Khumbu region's most adventurous tes House treks. The area offers a wide variety of trekking routes, ranging from easy to challenging. The Everest 3 Passes trek goes through three challenging passes, such as Kongma La (5,535 m), Cho La (5,420 m), and Renjo La (5,360 m). All these passes will present you with stunning views of the Himalayas from a different perspective. Everest Three High Passes Trekking will allow you to explore the hidden corners of the Everest region.
This is a perfect trek for adventure lovers who are looking for fun and thrills in the Himalayas. The trail is tough and will surely test your endurance. The EBC Three Passes Trek goes through several fine valleys and picturesque Sherpa villages, where you will get a chance to come closer to the locals. You will observe their unique culture, traditional cultivation, Buddhist practices, and their daily livelihood. In the lower area, the trail goes through dense forests, where you will get to see the rich vegetation of the region and rare wildlife, including snow leopards and musk deer. As you gain elevation, you will leave the tree line behind and enter the alpine zone. The trail becomes more rocky and snowy.
We, Nepal Mother House Treks & Expedition, have designed the Everest Three Passes Trek Itinerary to present you with an unforgettable journey in the Khumbu region. You can check our Everest 3 Passes Trek Map for a better pictorial view of the route. With us, you will get a comprehensive package, authenticity, and years of expertise. You can contact us at any time for further queries.
Main Attractions of the Everest 3-Pass Trek
As this is a high-pass trek in the Khumbu, the trail goes across the Kongma La (5,535 m), Cho La (5,420 m), and Renjo La (5,360 m) passes, which are the main attractions of the trip. You are rewarded with breathtaking mountain scenery, incredible glaciers, and tranquil lakes from there. Likewise, Mt. Everest Base Camp (5,360 m), Khumbu Icefall, the most popular viewpoint, Kalapatthar (5,555 m), Gokyo Lakes, Gokyo Peak (5,360 m), and Nagjumba Glacier are attractions of the Everest 3 Passes Trek. In addition, Everest View Hotel, where you can see an amazing panoramic view of mountains including Mt. Everest, Khumjung Village, Khumjung Monastery with Yeti Skull, Edmund Hillary School, beautiful Sherpa Village on the lap of Mt. Khumbila or Khumbu Yül-Lha (5,761 m), the protector deity of the Khumbu, Tengboche, one of the biggest monasteries in the Khumbu, and wonderful mountain view, Nangkartshang Peak (5,083 m), is located above the Dingboche Village with the world's highest three mountains view, Nangkartshang Peak (5,083 m); located above the Dingboche Village with the world's highest three mountains scenery, including Mt. Everest (8,848.86 m), Makalu (8,463 m), Lhotse (8,516 m). Similarly, Naturally gifted Namche Bazaar, the homeland of Everest Submitters, Sherpa’s unique culture and tradition, Saturday markets, etc. are other remarkable ingredients of the Everest Three Pass Trek. UNESCO's World Heritage Site lists Sagarmatha National Park as the highest national park in the world.
What Kind of Transport is available for Everest Three Passes Trek?
Lukla is the main entrance gate of the Everest Three Passes trek. The flight is operated every day from the capital city of Kathmandu to Lukla by more than three airlines. It is a scenic, short 20- to 30-minute flight. Sometimes the weather won’t permit flying to Lukla and back to Kathmandu due to poor visibility and wind, so you are advised to put in a few extra days to get back to Kathmandu after the trek. Sometimes the flight is delayed and canceled for one day or more. The flight is the main mode of transportation for the Everest trek. However, there is an available helicopter to Lukla; you may fly by helicopter to make your trip unforgettable for a lifetime, even though this is more expensive. Now, the road has been constructed further to Phaplu, and Salleri aims to join Lukla and break through the dependency on air transport. The road access to Lukla will be a huge relief for the local people to transfer their daily necessary goods and other commodities, and trekkers also don’t stick to Lukla, wasting time for good weather. The Local Government of Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality has planned to complete the road within two years to involve the Khumbu region in the National mainstream of road access and run a daily bus from Kathmandu to Lukla. This helps to minimize transport costs and other related services.
Are there tea house facilities throughout the entire Everest Three High Passes Trek?
Everest is the most popular trekking destination in the world. Tea houses and hotels of various categories are available in the area. In this Everest Three High Pass Trek, you will stay overnight at a tea house or guesthouse, per your requirements, in a single, double, or triple bedroom with an indoor common bathroom and toilet. Some places like Tengboche, Chhukung, Labuche, Gorak Shep, Dzongla, Thangnak, Marlung, etc. have just a few tea houses, so during the trekking peak season, the rooms will be overfull and need to be shared with other trekkers, or they will need to stay in a dormitory room. There are fewer chances to get a single room. As this is an adventure trek in the high Himalayas, the accommodation facilities cannot be similar in cities. For the hot shower, they take extra charge on your room cost and batter to take your towel and other accessories for the bathroom. In some places, like Namche Bazaar, Lukla, and Phakding, you can find luxury hotels with the best amenities.
Food and Drinking Water on the Everest High Pass Trek
Everest 3 Passes Trek can be done at a tea house, where you will stay in the guest house and take meals as well. Every tea house has menu cards with a fixed price, which are controlled by Sagarmatha National Park and the local tourism committee. Breakfast and dinner will take place in the same teahouse where you are staying and lunch will be on the way to the trail. Except for some places like nearby passes, every place has many choices of food items. Most of the trekkers are enjoying Nepali Food (Dalbhat; Rice, lentil soup, vegetables, curry, and pickles, which can add more until a full stomach) with different tests every day. It is easy to cook the same item for many people and helps to minimize carbon dioxide using less fuel and firewood. Indirectly, you will support cleaning the environment while having this food. Normally, most of the places have many options for the food on the Everest High Passes Trek, like Rice items (fried, plain), Noodles items (fried, with soup), Potatoes (fried, boiled, French fried), Macaroni, Spaghetti, Pizza, Yak Steak, Porridge, etc. Some tea houses have to serve different continental foods and set breakfast. It is easy to cook the same item for many people and helps to minimize carbon dioxide using less fuel and firewood. Therefore, a professional cook maintains good testing and hygiene standards in every tea house. You can have some meat items as food as well, but it is better to avoid them. The meat is carried from below the Lukla so it won’t be fresh. It might be because of the stomach and others. Regarding drinking water, you can buy a bottle of mineral water in every tea house and shop at a minimal cost. However, we at Nepal Mother House suggest treating the water by yourself for the drink; for this, you can use iodine, chlorine, a filter, or UV Steripen. The cost of water rises according to elevation gain.
Is Everest Three Passes Trek Itinerary Flaxciable?
Everest Three Passes Trek Itinerary can be made shorter or extended longer according to your holiday schedule. It can be completed in 17 days, which is the shortest time to make it longer than four weeks. However, we would like to recommend the 21-day Everest 3 High Passes Trek, including two days before the trek and one day after concluding the trek. This is the usual itinerary, which will be suitable for every trekker. First, you will fly to Lukla and head to the beautiful Sherpa settlement Namche bazaar, Mount Everest Base Camp, and Kalapatthar (5,556 m) by crossing the first pass Kongma La (5,535 m) through the Chhukung village, then traverse the second pass Cho La (5,420 m) and get into the naturally blessed Gokyo Valley, where you will explore Nepal's longest glacier, Ngozumpa glacier (36 km), visit the fifth lake, and climb the most wonderful viewpoint, Gokyo Ri (5,360 m), before crossing the third pass Renjo La (5,360 m). Then you are descending to Marlung and Thame Valley; hence, Thame is the homeland of Kamirita Sherpa-54, who broke his own World Record at 7:25 a.m. local time on Sunday, May 12, 2024, local time, and successfully scaled the Top of the World for the 30th time. As there are several side trips during the Three Pass Trek, you can change the Everest Three Pass Trek itinerary as you wish. He was born in 1970 AD in Thame village, Solukhumbu, Nepal.
Choose one of the Best Times of the Year for the Everest Three Pass Trek
September to November is the peak time of the year to go on the Everest Three Pass Trek. The sky is cloudless and the views are prominent. Plus, it is the best time to visit Nepal because these are the months of festivals here, like several Jataras, Dashain, Tihar (Dipawali), Chhath, etc. that happen in these months. The temperature ranges from 15–25 °C (59–77 °F), making it perfect to traverse.
The other best time of the year to go on the Everest 3 Passes Trek is from March to May. The climate usually stays hot in lower regions and moderate in upper parts. The temperature ranges from 15-20 °C (59–68 °F). As the winter has just ended, this time of year welcomes spring vegetation and flowers.
Are There Direct Flights Available in Lukla from Kathmandu?
Yes! The Everest Trekkers' most crucial query is this one. Every year, Lukla flights are redirected to Manthali Airport at Ramechhap Districts due to heavy air traffic at Kathmandu Airport (Tribhuvan International Airport, -TIA) in the trekking peak season of spring and autumn. According to the latest data from Sagarmatha National Park at Manjo Check Post, there were almost 800 trekkers (October 2023) in a day for the Everest Trek. A single airline company conducts more than 40 flights each day in the high season, and three airline companies are operating daily flights to Lukla: Tara Air, Summit Air, and Sita Air. Tara Air and Sita Air have double-engine aircraft, which are suitable for such remote regions.
The highest probability of flying to Lukla is from Ramechhap airport to avoid air traffic and take a flight in appropriate weather. For this, you must start the journey early in the morning, around 2 to 3:30 AM, to catch the on-the-flight. Or if you do not prefer to drive in the morning, you can drive to Ramechhap a day in advance and fly in the following morning, Lukla. There are very basic tea houses and lodges available near the airport in Ramechhap.
There's no regular public transport service in the early morning, so passengers need a drive-by shared jeep or bus. For a small private group, it is better to hire a private car for comfort and flexibility at an additional cost. During the Everest Three Passes Trek, sharing transport costs are included in the trip cost; however, for private transport costs, you may contact us. It takes 4 to 5 hours to drive from Kathmandu to Manthali.
Sometimes, flights might be delayed one hour to several days due to weather, and in such beyond-control conditions, wait until improved weather or opt for alternative land over transportation, drive by Jeep to Salleri/Kharikhola/Thamdanda, or change the trip destination. There is another option to fly by helicopter in Lukla for about an additional USD 600 to 800 per person.
How is the village of Thame recovering from the recent flood? I hope everything will be back to normal by our Everest Three Passes trek in November.
Thame village is gradually getting over the last flood. The society is making great efforts to reconstruct and bring normality back. Although the process may take some time, we anticipate that by the time of our Everest Three Passes trip from October to November, things will have much improved.
As this is a month-long trip there, the hotels will be ready by this time. If there is no ready hotel, then we can walk down to Thamo for an overnight stay or Namche Bazaar as another option. Another thing is that we are starting the trek anti-clockwise, so it takes time to get to Thame.
