Everest Base Camp Trekking

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Everest base camp trekking

• Everest Base Camp Trekking is one of world's most
  trekked trails.

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The Everest

• Gift of the collision between Tibetan plate and
  the Indian plate.
• In local tongue Sagarmatha- The Mother goddess
  of the world.

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Trip Itinerary

• Everest Base Camp Trekking is a 15 day trip which
  takes you through the green Dudh koshi Valley-
  rich in Flora and Fauna, Sherpa Villages, tea
  houses and Buddhist Monasteries to name a few.

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Day 01- Arrive to Kathmandu Airport (1380m)

• -Welcome to Kathmandu
• -Check in to your hotel.
• -Either rest or stroll around as per your
  convenience.

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Day 02- Sightseeing around Ktm Valley

• -Visit Various UNESCO listed world heritage sites
  which include
• Pashupatinath temple,
• Swayambhunath stupa,
• Boudhanath stupa,
• Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Square,etc.

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Day 03- Fly to Lukla and trek to Phakding (2610m)

• -Board a 30 minute flight to Lukla early in the
  morning.
• -Enjoy the magnificent mountain range as you
  arrive at Lukla airport
• -Get to know your Porter
• -A fairly easy 3 hour walk through the Dudh koshi
  valley to Phakding.

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Day 04-Phakding to Namche Bazaar (3445m)

• Second day of the trek through the Valley of Dudh
  koshi River.
• Cross the Dudh Koshi River five times on the
  exciting suspension bridges laden with prayer
  flags on the way to Namche
• Continue your ascend, gradually leading you to
  Jorsale
• A two and a half hour climb up to Namche with two
  viewpoints on the way
• At Jorsale enter the Sagarmatha National Park
  where you will need to verify your permits
• After 5 or 6 hours of hard walking, you reach the
  main trading center of the region- the Namche
  Bazaar.

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Day 05-Acclimatization in Namche Bazaar (3445m)

• -Acclimatization is very important before
  proceeding higher to avoid altitude sickness
• -Can see the so called skull of a Yeti in the
  monastery in the region.
• -enjoy the panoramic views of Everest, Lhotse,
  Ama Dablam and many other mountains- given the
  conditions are clear

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Day 06- Namche Bazaar to Tengboche (3860m)

• -Pass the small settlement of Sanasa from where
  the trail drops towards Phunki Thanga (3250m)
• -Trail climbs steeply through pine forests and
  around Mani stones
• -Follow the side of a hill to the saddle on which
  the monastery of Tengboche sits at 3870m.
• -The view from here is rightly deemed to be one
  of the worlds most magnificent sceneries.

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Day 07- Trek to Dingboche (4360m)

• -Descent through a beautiful forest
• -Cross the Imja Khola and trek through the
  village of Pangboche
• -The route continues through summer pastures to
  Dingboche

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Day 08- Acclimatization in Dingboche (4360m)

• -Trek up to Chhukung which is quite nice and
  easy.
• -Get a really nice view of most of the mountains
  specially Ama Dablam
• -View from Chhukung and further up the valley on
  the moraines towards Island Peak is tremendous
• -This short trek is one of the highlights of the
  trek

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Day 09- Trek to Lobuche (4930m)

• Start with a climb to the Chorten trail that is a
  gentle climb for about 1 and half hour.
• Then, get to Thugla at 4600m in a tea house where
  you will have your lunch before climbing the
  steep part of the days trek for about one and a
  half hour.
• You start to get close to high mountains like Mt.
  Pumori and Mt. Nuptse after a while
• Then, trek along a broad valley floor to Thugla.
• A western volunteer doctor, supported by The
  Himalayan Rescue Association is stationed here
• When you come out of the valley, you descend to
  the yak pastures at Lobuche.

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Time to get to EBC

• Finally, I'm at EBC.

• Camps set up at EBC.

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Day 10-Trek to Gorakshep (5160m) Hiking to EBC
(5545m), back to Gorakshep

• Take a 2 hour hike up to Gorakshep
• First part is nice and easy, but one hour later
  the trail starts to get harder
• Once you climb about 150m then the trail gets
  better again
• Finally, you get to 5160m, the worlds highest
  settlement at Gorakshep
• Have lunch, you begin your walk to Everest base
  camp
• You will be walking on a side ridge of the Khumbu
  glacier
• After walking on the ridge for about one and half
  hour, you cross the Glacier and into the Everest
  base camp area
• You reach your final goal by trekking to Everest
  base camp at an altitude of 5360m

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Day 10 continued

• -Appreciate your own efforts
• -Photograph the achievements
• -Enjoy being at Everest Base Camp
• -Start your way back to Gorakshep this might
  take a while (6-7 hrs)

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Day 11- Trek to Kala Patthar (5545m) and back to
Pheriche (4280m)

• -Early morning walk to Kalapathar from Gorakshep
  is about approximately 2 hours.
• -Most of the famous photographs of Everest are
  taken from this thump on the landscape
• -Hike down to Gorakshep
• -Get some food then go down to Pheriche

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Day 12- Trek to Namche Bazaar

• -From Debuche, a half an hour climb takes you to
  Tengboche
• -From Tengboche you descend to Phunkithanga at
  3200m.
• -Make the final climb towards Namche Bazaar
• -Party that night
• -It is also the last chance to have close-up
  views of the mountains

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Day 13- Trek back to Lukla

• -Approximately a 7 hrs trek from Namche to Lukla
  which is mostly downhill to the flat part
• -End the trek as you exit the Sagarmatha National
  Park

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Day 14- Fly Back to Kathmandu and transfer to
hotel

• -Fly to Kathmandu early in the morning
• -. Even the flight allows a really nice view of
  most of the Himalayan range.
• -Choose the seat on the right hand sight of the
  aircraft.
• -On arrival, transfer to your hotel in Kathmandu

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Day 15- Departure to Home

• It is finally time to bid farewell to this
  amazing country
• Reference http//nepalecoadventure.com/

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