| Day 01: | Meet upon arrival at Kathmandu airport by Swan Valley Treks & Expedition, Kathmandu representative and transfer to hotel. After getting refreshed, and having lunch, proceed for walking tour to Kathmandu Durbar square visiting, ancient palace, living goddess temple Kumari temple, Hanuman Dhoka and Kastamandap temple. Overnight at the hotel in Kathmandu. |
| Day 02: | Proceed on sight seeing tour to Swoyambhunath stupa also known as the Monkey Temple, Patan city known as the City of Fine Arts, Pashupatinath temple the hosliest shrine of the Hindu people and Boudhnath stupa. Overnight at the hotel in Kathmandu. |
| Day 03: | Kathmandu to Phakding: (2840m):
Fly from Kathmandu to Lukla where the trek starts. Initially the trail descends steadily along the banks of the Dudh Koshi River, passing Sherpa villages and Mani stones before reaching Phakding for an overnight stay. |
| Day 04: | Phakding to Namche Bazaar: (3,440m):
The trail ascends gradually towards Jorsalle, crossing suspension bridges over the Dudhkoshi River before arriving at the entrance gate to the national park. After crossing three more bridges the trail ascends through the alpine and rhododendron forest. Here it is possible to see deer and wild birds on the way before the trail ends at Namche Bazaar. |
| Day 05: | Rest day at Namche Bazaar:
This is the rest day for acclimatization at Namche Bazaar. |
| Day 06: | Namche Bazaar to Phortse Tanga: (3680m):
From Namche climb the hill to Khumjung and descend west of the village down the broad valley leading to the Dudh Koshi. Here there is a choice of routes, the Yak trail which climbs gently, but traverses a long distance around the ridge, or the steep staircase-like trail made of rocks embedded in the narrow cleft of a large boulder. The two trails soon rejoin and continue towards a large chorten on the ridge top at 3973m. This ridge descends from Khumbila. From the ridge at Mong the trail descends in a series of steep switchbacks down a sandy slope to the Dudhkoshi. After crossing the bridge you will reach Phortse, a small Sherpa village. |
| Day 07: | Phortse to Tanga-Dole: (4200m):
The trail climbs steeply out of the valley through rhododendron forest, which gives way to fragrant stands of Juniper and large conifers at higher elevations. The route passes through the settlements of Tonga and Gyele (3960m) to Dole (pronounced doe-lay). The views of Khumbila and Tawachee (6542m) are tremendous throughout the day. |
| Day 08: | Dole to Machhermo: (4470m):
From Dole the trail climbs via Lhabarma at 4220m to Luza at 4360m. The path is steep in most places as it climbs through scrub to Lhabarma. The track continues to climb along the side of the valley high above the river, crossing sandy spurs to reach Machermo at 4410m. It was in Machermo in 1974 that one of the first Yeti sightings weas reported in Khumbu. There are three hotels and good mountain views in Machhermo |
| Day 09: | Machhermo to Gokyo: (4790m):
Beyond Machhermo the trail climbs a ridge for an excellent view both down the valley to Kantega and up towards Cho-Oyu (8153m). Beyond the ridge the valley widens as the trail passes through Pangram at 4390m. We descend to the river bank before beginning the climb up to the terminal moraine of the Ngozumpa glacier. It is a steep climb on the moraine. Afterwards the trail levels out as it follows the valley past a second lake, known as Longponga at 4690m, then finally up a boulder-strewn path to Gokyo at 4,750m. |
| Day 10: | Rest day at Gokyo:
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| Day 11: | Gokyo to Chola Pass-Dzongla: (5420m):
The trail descends from Goykyo, passing the second lake. About halfway between the first and second lakes a trail leads across the moraine to the east and the Cho-La pass (Chhugyuma) at 5,420m. The pass is not difficult but it is steep and involves a glacier traverse on the eastern side. It takes 3 days from Gokyo to Lobuche on this high altitude route. |
| Day 12: | Dzongla to Lobuche: (4910m):
Continue along the moraine of the glacier, with views of Kalapathar and Pumori, before reaching Lobuche at (4910m) for your evening stay. This is the last stop before the climb to the base camp the next day. It is simportant to take the time to rest and acclimatize for this unforgettable day |
| Day 13: | Lobuche to Kalapathar and Gorakshep: (5140m):
This trail gives a good view of Pumori and there are beautiful views of the Everest group from Gorakshep and Kalapathar |
| Day 14: | Gorakshep to Everest Base Camp-Lobuche: (5316m):
Everest Base Camp is the main camp for mountaineers attempting the mountain, situated at an elevation of 5252m. Trekkers feel understandably great satisfaction in reaching here as the Everest Base Camp is not only full of history but breathtakingly dramatic, perched at the foot of the infamous Khumbu icefalls |
| Day 15: | Lobuche to Dingboche: (4410m):
To go to Dingboche we retrace our steps to Duglha then go straight up the hill from the bridge to reach an upper trail. Staying high above the valley floor, we pass the yak pasture at Dusa to a chorten at the head of the Imja valley. Dingboche is the only place in Khumbu where barley is grown |
| Day 16: | Dingboche toTengboche: (3860m):
The trail from Dingboche descends the Imja Khola valley then crosses the Khumbu River. Following the trail downhill it is easy to make a detour and visit the upper part of Pangboche and the village gompa. Continue to Tengboche for the night |
| Day 17: | Tengboche to Namche Bazaar:
The route descends to Phunki Thangka then ascends the ridge towards Namche Bazaar. |
| Day 18: | Tengboche to Namche Bazaar-Phakding:
It's a long walk from Namche to Lukla. We split the trip into two days with a night in Phakding. |
| Day 19: | Lukla to Kathmandu:
The flight from Lukla to Kathmandu takes approximately 35 minutes |
| Day 20: | AM: Drive to Bhaktapur also known as the City of Devotees for sight seeing tour. Lunch in Bhaktapur and later drive back to Kathmandu.PM: Free for last moment's shopping. Overnight at the hotel in Kathmandu. |
| Day 21: | Free till departure and later transfer to the International Airport to connect the flight to onward destination. |
