Everest Three Pass Trek & Island Peak Climbing (6,189m) -25 days

After you arrive at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, you will have to go through custom formalities. You will be greeted by our representative who will be anxiously waiting for you with a placard displaying your name in his hand. You will be transferred to the 3-Star category hotel in a private vehicle. Once you get refreshed, you will get briefing regarding the trek and itinerary followed by gear check and you will also be introduced with your crew members and other trekkers who are going to join you on the trip. Enjoy welcome dinner in the evening where you can taste authentic Nepali dinner. Stay overnight in a hotel.

In the morning you will do the final packing and get ready for the trek, if you need to do any last-minute shopping, you will have time for that, after lunch in KTM, then we start our drive journey to Ramechapp for about 5hrs, 132km. In Ramechhap, we will stay over-night in a Freedom resort or in a similar standard resort near by airport and all meals will be provided.

Early in the morning depending on our flight time we will move to airport, do the necessary check in process and fly for Lukla. We will follow one of the most scenic air routes in the world with panoramic views of glistening mountains to Tenzing Hillary Airport in Lukla. Lukla allows access to Everest Khumbu region. We will assemble the crew and take breakfast before start of Everest Mani Rimdu Festival Trek. Following the stone path through Ghat village, we will reach Phakding village. Visit local monastery. Stay overnight in Phakding.

Leaving Phakding, we will walk along Dudhkoshi River and enter the dense pine forest. We will cross suspension bridges and walk through dispersed houses of Zapute, Benkar and Chumoa to reach Monjo. Monjo allows an entrance to Sagarmatha National Park. We need to go through required national park formalities before we can enter the park. The park is rich in Himalayan herbs, plants, mammals and birds. We will descend to Hillary Bridge existing at the base of hill. After crossing the bridge, we will follow the escalating path towards Namche Bazaar. The path rewards us with views of Thamserku Mountain, Everest, Lhotse and other mountains and peaks. Stay overnight in Namche Bazaar.

Namche Bazaar acts as the major trade centre to conduct trade in between locals and neighbouring Tibetans. Namche is also popular as the capital of Sherpa land. It is wise to take rest at Namche on this day. For proper acclimatization with the changing altitude, we can arrange day hike to small Khumjung and Khunde villages. Visit the local monastery and observe the local lifestyle. Head office of National Park, Museum and monasteries are interesting places near Namche. We can get most of the modern facilities including hospital and post office at Namche. Stay overnight in Namche.

Moving through the western Khumbu region, we will follow the scenic path that allows views of Himalayan wildlife. Thame is located at bit higher altitude than from Namche. It is a brief walk from Namche to Thame. Enjoy walking along yak caravans to and from Thame. This pretty village is popular among mountain climbers. We will visit Thame School in the afternoon. Explore around Thame and stay overnight.

Samdur Peak and Thambuchet are places of interest in Thame. After early morning tea, we will leave Thame and pass through the dispersed villages to Taranga. From Taranga, the trail continues through series of ups and downs exhibiting the wonderful secenario of surrounding peaks and mountains including Mount Everest, Cho Oyu and other. Stay overnight at Lungden.

This is a rest day which helps to break the stress of trek. Placing rest day in an itinerary is also essential from the acclimatization point of view. We can explore around Lungden on this day. Nakpa Valley exists in the ancient trade route used by locals to trade with neighbouring Tibetans. We can also take short trip to Darkyachhulung peak. Holy site of Warfield exists in Marlung. Lake Cho Relmo is also place of interest in Lungden. Stay overnight in a lodge.

This is going to be a long day of trekking. Almost 4 hours of trek will take us to the top of Renjola Pass. We need to move slowly while climbing Renjo La for acclimatization purpose. The top of Renjo La Pass rewards us with spectacular views of Everest range. We will capture this amazing moment in camera and take photographs and then lower down to Gokyo along the First Lake in Gokyo named as DudhKunda (Milky Lake). Enjoy the mountain views that are above 8000m height. Stay overnight in Gokyo.

GokyoRi is also one of the three major viewpoints in Everest region. Base of GokyoRiexists five minutes away fromGokyo Lake. We can reach to the top of GokyoRi in almost three hours. Everest (8,848 m), Lhotse (8,516 m), Makalu (8,463 m)and Cho Oyu(8,201 m) can be seen from the top of GokyoRi.It also allows views of Gokyo Valley and Khumbu Mountain Range. We will enjoy the views of surrounding mountains and descend to Gokyo where we will stay overnight. Gokyo is located by the side of Nepal’s largest Ngozumpa glacier.

Leaving Gokyo, we will follow the escalating path uphill through glacier. Another forty five minutes of downhill trek along the valley will take us to Dragnag which is the base camp of Cho La Pass. The path is scenic with spectacular views of surrounding mountains. There are only few teahouses available in Dragnag. Stay overnight at Dragnag.

This is the challenging day. We need to climb very steep sectionthrough the glacier traverse on the eastern side. Ice glazed rocks make this trail slippery. We will climb through a valley and a rocky trail, enjoying the views with each step. Walking along the frozen lake, we will reach to the summit of Cho La pass (5368m) which is adorned with prayer flags. Chola Pass summit allows panoramic views of KyajoRi Peak, Numbur Mountain, KangchungPeakand other peaks and mountains.AmaDablam Mountain can be seen to the south while CholatsePeak can be seen to the west and Lobuche East and Baruntseexists to the right. We will lower down from Cho La Pass to Dzongla (4,830 m) and walk towards Dzong La. Basic facilities are available in Dzong La.

This is a short trek and the path is not so difficult. We will leave Dzonglaand move through series of ups and downs to Lobuche. Enjoy the panoramic views of AmaDablam Mountain, Nuptse Mountain, Lhotse Mountain, Everest Mountain, Pumori Peak, LobuchePeak and other peaks and mountains. Lobuche is a pretty tiny village that offers amazing sunset view over Nuptse Mountain. Stay overnight at Lobuche.

Leaving Lobuche, we will head towards GorakShep Lake. Once a big lake, the size of lake has shrunk lately. From Gorakshep Lake, we will advance towards Indian army mountaineers’ memorials. The trail continues through rocky dunes and moraine to the Base Camp of Everest. The Base Camp rewards us with views of Nuptse Mountain, Khumbuste Mountain and Pumori Mountain. Retrace the route to Gorakshep. Stay overnight in Gorakshep.

This is going to be long trek. We will wake up at around 3 am and prepare tea before heading through moraines and boulders to Kalapattar. Expect the challenges of low temperature and cold wind. Kalapattar is famous for its sunset view over Everest. Get the 360 degree view of Everest including panoramic views of Khumbutse, Changtse and other peaks and mountains. Take pictures and retrace the route back to Lobuche via Gorakshep for overnight stay.

From Lobuche, we will follow the scenic route with ample views of AmphuLapcha Pass and Island Peak Valley. The sheer wilderness will intrigue you. We will cross Kongma La Pass and lower down to Chukung. ChukungRi is located inChukung Valley. Stay overnight in Chukung.

Short trek from Chukung will take us to Base Camp of Island Peak. Heading south from Chukung, we will walk through Lhotse glacier along Imja and Lhotse glacier moraines. We will reach to the southwest edge of Island Peak which will be our camp site. Enjoy the spectacular views of surrounding mountains and moraine valley. We will stay overnight in Base Camp of Island Peak.

The trail continues to raise up from the rock gully. We need to climb series of short rock steps which will bring us to the right side of the drain. We will follow a ridgeline which will take us to the exposed traverse onto the snout of the summit glacier. We will need rope on this day. Moving through crevasses, we will climb 40 degree slope by help of rope and follow the ridge up to the summit. We will spend some time in summit enjoying the successful ascend of Island Peak and lower down to Base Camp from where we will retrace the route back to Chukung.

Including a reserve day in our itinerary makes sure that our trip goes according to plan even if we get delayed by unforeseen circumstances like bad weather and other factors. We will explore Chukung Valley for mountain views and stay overnight.

Few tea houses are available in Chukung. We will enjoy the views of Lhotse, Imja and Amadablam Mountains and walk along river which takes us through the less vegetation area. Following the sloped path uphill, we will reach Dingboche. We can see fields enclosed by stone walls at Dingboche. Dingboche offers spectacular views of Amadablam, Lhotse and Nuptse peaks. Following the Imjatse Valley, we will reach Pangboche village. Passing along Mani walls, we will reachPangboche Village from where we will descend to Deboche. Stay overnight at Deboche.

Leaving Deboche after an early morning tea, we will proceed towards Tengboche Monastery where we can see Buddhist Lamas performing rituals. Tengboche Monastery is one of the famous monasteries in Khumbu region. From Monastery, our trail continues along DudhKoshi Valley to the small village of PhukiTenga. We will follow the ascending path to Namche. The path is scenic with views of Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse and other mountains. Stay overnight in Namche.

From Namche, we will lower down to rhododendron forest and walk along Dudhkoshi River to Phakding. Walking past the walled road of Ghat, we will reach Lukla. Stay overnight in Lukla.

We will catch an early morning flight from Lukla to Ramechhap. As soon as we got off from the plane, we will start our drive to KTM, 5hours/132km, we might take a break in the middle for BF/Lunch depending on time. Once you reach KTM, hotel room check in and get ready to enjoy the celebration meal in the evening. Stay overnight in a hotel in Kathmandu.

In the morning after breakfast, get ready for the guided city tours for about 3 hours, enjoy the city and heritage sites of KTM valley. Afternoon and evening will be free time on your own, you can go for shopping for your love one, family members, friends etc. Due to the climate condition, delay of flight in Lukla is a common experience. Also, we might lag behind schedule due to unforeseen circumstances. Under such condition, we will catch flight from Lukla to Ramehhap/Kathmandu on this day, you will be transferred to the hotel. Spend the day as you like.

We will transfer you to the Airport as per your scheduled flight for your onward destination. Safe journey. We hope to see you soon.