Luxury Everest Base Camp Trek With Helicopter Return

This is the first day of your Everest Base Camp Trek; our Guide will come to your hotel early in the morning and transfer you to the domestic airport for the Kathmandu to Lukla Helicopter flight. It will be a 45-minute scenic mountain flight to get into Lukla (2,840m), meet our other crew, and be ready for the trek to Phakding. The trail goes through the tea houses and hotel at Lukla with fresh air and beautiful Mountain View of Karyolung (6,511m), Khatang (6,853m), Number (6,959m) beyond the valley, and Khumbu Yul Lha (5,761m). After the Pasang Lhamu Gate, the trail goes down through the Rhododendron forest just above the Chaurikharka village and descent towards the Ghat (2,530m) via Chheplung Village. Further, the trail goes along the Bank of Dudh Koshi River with precious Buddhist rock paintings (Mane Stone) and Mane wheels and monastery as remarks of Sherpa dwelling. The walk continues through the river bank to the beautiful Sherpa settlement at Phakding (2,640m) in 3 to 4 hours. Today is a short and easy downhill walk for the acclimatization proposed. Remaining of the time, you are free, you may visit the Monastery above the village for half an hour or wander around the village for the Sherpa culture. You will stay overnight at the tea house enjoying Sherpa's warm hospitality.

You are enjoying nature and Sherpa culture on the second day. Today the trail goes along the Dudh Koshi River Bank and crosses the same river many times. After breakfast, the trail goes through the Dodh Koshi River (Milk River), through the left side of the Riverbanks and gets in Tok Tok Village, and passes the beautiful waterfall at Benkar (2,630m). On this hike, you can see excellent views of Mt. Thamserku (6,608m) and a greener environment. Now, the trail slightly descended to the river bank before crossing the bridge and then the trail gently goes up to the small village of Chhamuwa, with a farming farm. Ascending continues to the Manjo (2,840m) Village, where the Sagarmatha National Park (Area: 1,148 sq km, established in 1976) begging. Our Guide will enter your trekking permits to the warden. Then, the trail goes down through the jungle to the river bank and gets in Jorsale (2,740m) after crossing the bridge. As Jorsale is the last tea house before the Namche, you should have Lunch here. We walk farther from the tea house and cross the fourth suspension bridge and walk along the right side of the river bank onward the Dudh Koshi River and steeply ascend to cross the fifth bridge hanging over the confluence of the Dudh Koshi River and Bhote Kosho River Bank. Now, the trail steeply climbs through the pine forest with the winding trail to the viewpoint of the ridge of the hill, from where you have a view of the top of the world “Mt. Everest 8,848m and Nuptse (7,879m) first time on your trek. We keep continuing to walk through the jungle to the Sherpa settlement at Namche Bazaar after a 5 to 6-hour walk from Phakding. If you are on Saturday, it is interesting to see the weekly market with various goods and batter systems. You will stay overnight in Namche Bazaar enjoying with wonderful mountains.

This is a rest day in Namche Bazaar to acclimatize your body before heading base of Top of the World. After a late breakfast, you will ascend for 2 to 3 hours to Khumjung Village (3,790m) and Everest View Hotel (3,880m) via Syangboche Airport (3,780m). It is the best place to have a cup of tea in a 5-star hotel situated at the highest place in the world enjoying mesmerizing panoramic views including the top of the World; Mt. Everest (8,848.86m), and other mountains like; Lhotse (8,516m), Nuptse (7,861m), Kwangde (6,168m), Tawache (6,542m), Ama Dablam (6,812m), Kangtega ( 6,782m), Thamserku (6,623m), Kusumkangaru (6,367m), etc. Likewise, the landscape scenery towards Lukla is astonishing and the Dudh Koshi River valley makes amazing. Even the Tengbuche monastery can be seen from the Everest view hotel. Then walk down through the forest of rhododendron, Juniper, and pine to Khumjung village (3,790m), where you will witness of 300-year-old Yeti Scalp at Khumjung Monastery. Khumkung village is a beautiful valley of Sherpa Settlement, where the homogeneous color of houses makes it more charming, it is just below the sacred Peak Khumbila or Khumbu Tui-Lha (5,761 m). If you have time you may visit the Khunde village and Hospital after visiting the Khumjung School. This is an enjoyable day trip with mountains scenery and people's culture and back to Namche Bazaar for an overnight stay through the Yak farm. If are on Saturday in Namche Bazaar, it is ideal to visit Saturday Market in Namche at the lad edge of the town, where you can see the ancient trading system "batter system" also. 

This is a beautiful day fourth heading toward Tengboche. The trail ascends to the top of the Namche Bazaar and goes gradually up northeast above the Museum with a beautiful Dudh Khoshi Valley view and a wonderful jaw-dropping view of the mountains. The trail goes high above the Dudh Koshi River through the alpine forest with Yaks grazing around and more chance to see Himalayan Goat “Thar/Nawar.” The walk makes pleasant by its surrounding scenery and environment, and get to a small settlement at Kenjoma (3,550m) when walking further through the Rhododendron forest, you will get to trail junction, where a trail joining from Khumjung Village, another coming from Gokyo and you are taking down the trail to the small settlement at Sanasa, and further descend through the pine forest to the Dudh Koshi River at Phunki Thanga (3,250m) after crossing the bridge. Then, the trail goes up through the forest for two hours on the ridge of the hill at Tengboche (3,867m). Tengboche is one of the biggest monasteries in the region, and it is one of the best places for the view of the mountains including the top of the world Mt. Everest (8,848m), and other mountains like; ......... Mt. Ama Dablam is the most striking view from Tengboche. There is a praying ceremony conducted every early morning and evening by the head of the monastery, you may participate in this event to enchant your soul. The Gulu Lama (1916) was the founder of the Tengboche Monastery and repaired time again but the current construction of the Monastery was in 1989 after being destroyed by an electric fire. You can see footprints on a stone at the entrance of the Gumba, and the locals believe that this is a footprint of Lama Sangwa Dorje from the 1700s. Stay overnight in Tengboche's astonishing natural beauty.

Today, the day trip begins to the Dingboche from the Tengboche. You will walk down the hill through the rhododendron and pine beautiful mossy forest to the Deboche (3,820m) taking thirty minutes. The trail goes to continue through the forest above Imaza Khola and gets into a small settlement at Milingga and ascends steeply to the Chorten and decorated gate after crossing the Dicker Bridge on the Imza River. The trail goes gradually up to the Pangbuche Village (3,930m) in 2 hours from Tengboche, often you will see sky soaring view of Mt. Ama Dablam and its disguised appearance from different angles the entire day. The trail is heading toward Imza Valley through the barren and arid landscape to the Somare (4,010m) and Orsho Village in 45 minutes, where you will have lunch enjoying with mountains view. After another 30 minutes ascending you will get to the trail junction at Warsaw and talking the right-hand trail to the Dingboche (4,410m) “world's highest farmland” beneath the Ama Dablam, where the left trail ascends to the Pheriche. Dingboche is the gateway of Chukung, Island Peak, Kongma La (5,535m), and farther beyond for the most adventures passes towards Makalu area and Hinko Valley via Sherpani col (6,100m) and Amphu Laptsa pass (5,780 m). Nangkartsang Peak (6,615m) is one of the best viewpoints for the Imza Valley and the three highest mountains in the world, you may visit this peak if you have time. You will stay overnight in Dingbuche below the soaring view of the Ama Dablam (6,856m).

After breakfast, the trail ascends the hill above the Dingboche with an amazing view of Imza Valley and breathtaking mountain scenery. Then, the heading continues toward the north through the seasonal Yak Pasture at Dusa (4,530m), from where you will see backward scenery of Ama Dablam (6,812m), Kangtega ( 6,782m), Thamserku (6,623m), Kusum Kanguru (6,367m). The Pheriche Village can be seen below the trail, from where the rocky peak gains height to Mt. Tabuche (6,367m) and Cholatse (6,335m). The trail gradually ascends to the Duglha (4,620m) with stunning views of Chola Tsho Lake, below the Chola Pass Trail. Now, the trail ascends steeply to the Thukla Pass (4,830m), from Duglha/ Thukla Tea house for 30 to 45 minutes. Due to the thin air in the high elevation, you will feel very difficult to walk, you fell but the surrounding mountain scenery pays you back your hard work. You can see countless monuments around the top of Thukla Pass (4,830m), which are dedicated to the climbers who passed away during their journey on the expedition. Now, the trail is heading to the Lobuche along the left side of the river bank with the amazing triangular shape of Mt. Nuptse and Pumori. You will get to Lobuche after about an hour's walk to the Pass. Stay overnight at the teahouse in Lobuche.

Today is the day Seventh of the trip; as the most important day visit the Everest Base Camp and the world heights tea house at Gorakshep an elevation of 5,140 meters. The trail goes ridge of Khumbu Glacier and through the Glacier surrounded by amazing views of the Himalayan Shangri-La with many ups and downs. In a few minutes walk you are noticed by the information board about Lobuche Pyramid International Laboratory/Observatory Station, which is located north of the Lobuche at an altitude of 5,050m meters, by Italian co-operation. The trail to the Gorak Shep goes through the Glacier with loose rocks and barren. Mt. Pumori (7,165m) can be seen throughout the entire trip as a pointed view. You are rich in Gorakshep after 3 to 4 hours traversing the Lobuche Pass (5,110m) from Lobuche (4,930m), the top of the world Mt. Everest (8,848.86m) could see before getting to Gorak Shep, and an incredible view of the Everest Base Camp can observe the end of the corner of the Khumbu Glacier farther. As Gorak Shep is the last tea house for the Everest Base Camp, you will take lunch before heading to Everest Base Camp. You need to take with you enough drinking water, warm clothes, trekking poles, a raincoat or windproof jacket, some energy bars, and a heat light if in case you get back to the hotel late evening. The trail goes through the Glacier with marine, loose rock, and many ups and downs, sometimes the track miss leads you. Hence, the trail to the EBC will be changing every year due to the Glacier movement. After 2 to 3 hours of struggling the trail finally brings you to your dream destination lap of the top of the world “Mt. Everest Base Camp (5,360m)” with astonishing mountain views around you and Khumbu Glacier, Khumbu Icefall, and lakes which are view of beyond your imagination. This is Everest Base camp but unfortunately, you are not able to see Mt. Everest from the Base Camp. After spending some time enjoying the heart of the Himalayan at Base camp, you are walking for 2 to 3 hours and return back to Gorakshep for the overnight stay. Stay overnight at the tea house eyes witness of the Himalayan Shangri-La.

This is the last important day of the Everest Base Camp 8 Days Trek with Helicopter Ride. Today you will ascend to the most famous viewpoint Kalapatthar (Black rock in Nepalese) 1 ½ to 2 hours from the Gorashep. After having hot tea and some soup, the trail steeply ascends to the ridge above the north of the Gorak Shep for fifteen minutes. Then walk toward the Kalapatthar and gradually ascend to the plateau, where the Nepalese Government had held a parliament meeting on December 4, 2009, to aware the world of the Global warming effect in the Himalayas, a week ahead of the world summit meeting in Copenhagen. Now, the trail goes up more steeply through the several stones, where you will see many cairns which is indicate the trail during snow falling and not see the trail. After 2 hours of struggling to climb, eventually, you will get to the summit of Kalapatthar (5,550m), you are witnessing the 360-degree magnificent mountain view including the roof of the World “Mt. Everest (8,848m)”, Pumari (7,145m), Lingtren (6,695m), Khumbutse (6,623m), Changtse (7,550m), Nupse (7879m) and many more. Even you can see Everest Base Camp down below on the moraine of Khumbu glacier just beneath sky towering peaks. Take pleasure from the top of the Kalapatthar with a remarkable mountain scene, and you will descend to the Gorak Shep for another exciting flight to Kathmandu around 11:00 am to 1:00 PM by luxury helicopter ride of about 20 to 25 minutes to Lukla and Lukla to Kathmandu 45 minutes. It takes 1 hour to 1 and a half hours direct flight to Kathmandu. 

Mostly, the flight from Lukla to Kathmandu is conducted in the morning due to the wind and poor visibility in the afternoon. Sometimes the flight can be delayed or canceled due to unfavorable weather and other reason beyond our control. So, we at Nepal Mother House Treks remind you to put on the list one extra day to get back to Kathmandu in case of any interruption. But I assume that you will fly back to Kathmandu in time and transfer you to the hotel located at Thamel. You are free the rest of the day. This is the last day of your trek; we would like to invite you to join a farewell dinner in a Nepali typical Restaurant with a cultural program. Meanwhile, we handover you a Trip appreciation Card, Trekking Permit, and TIMS Card for the memory of the Nepal trip. You are free for your own destination. If you have time, you may join us in other activities like Chitwan Jungle Safari, White Water Rafting, Bungee Jump, and Hot Air Blooming with us.