• We will begin our day with an orientation and safety briefing. This is to help ensure a successful, and optimally fun, Everest Base Trek.

• Together we will take a Kathmandu cultural tour of parts of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu Valley, including:

• Swayambhunath (“Monkey Temple”)

• The group will return to the hotel for a guide-led gear check so we are fully prepared for our trek to begin!

• Overnight: Hotel Yak and Yeti or comparable

• Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

• We will take a boxed breakfast from the Hotel for early departure to Phakding via helicopter!

• Today’s trek will be from Phakding to Monjo (9,334′).

• Overnight: Monjo Kailash Lodge or comparable

• Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

•  Today we will see areas of Nepal that primarily make their income through Mount Everest Tourism. These lands are lush with vegetation and quaint villages.

• When we enter Namche you will notice its half-bowl shape.

• We will pay a visit to the Human Outreach Project’s Namche dental clinic while we are here, one of the incredible projects they have running year-round.

• Overnight: Hotel Namche or comparable

• Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

• Acclimatization is a key part of staying healthy at high altitudes, with this in mind we will spend the day hiking around the village of Namche. 

• We will explore the Namche Local Trading Market, which is held each Saturday morning, and tour the Everest History Museum and the Sherpa Cultural Museum.

• Overnight: Hotel Namche or comparable

• Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

• We will travel today to a very small town, Deboche. We will pass reflective viewpoints that will allow us to see the land we have traversed the past few days. 

• Overnight: Rivendell hotel or comparable

• Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

• Home to our Himalayan Rescue Association, Pheriche hosts a medical clinic that helps trekkers and locals alike.

• Overnight: Hotel Himalayan or comparable

• Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

• For our acclimatization and recovery day in Pheriche, we will take a short hike.

• We will attend the Himalayan Rescue Association’s High-altitude Medical Lecture in our newly renovated lecture hall.

• Overnight: Hotel Himalayan or comparable

• Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

• Trek from Pheriche to Lobuche, one of the very last stops on the lodging trail.

• Overnight: Eco Resort or comparable

• Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

• Trek from Lobuche to Gorak Shep today, or challenge yourself even further by summiting Kala Patthar (18,300′) (optional)

• Return to Gorak Shep where we will spend the night.

• Overnight: Himalayan Hotel or comparable

• Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Trek from Gorek Shep (16,800') to Everest Base Camp (17,598') | Descend into Lobuche (16,108')

• Today is one of our best days for photo opportunities, the panoramic views will leave you speechless.

• We will descend to Gorak Shep for lunch and then return, even lower, to Lobuche for the night.

• Overnight: Eco Resort or comparable

• Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

• As we continue our descent, we will travel back into the Pheriche village for the evening. 

• Overnight: Himalayan Hotel or comparable

• Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

• Private Helicopter charter (Everest scenic flight) returns to Lukla for a brief refueling before a flight from Lukla to Kathmandu (4,600’).

• If guests would like to add on a visit to our Khari Khola Secondary School while we are in Lukla, we would be happy to make arrangements. 

• Once we return to Kathmandu we will have a free afternoon for shopping, relaxing, and exploring.

• We will gather at the hotel for a private, poolside, celebration dinner with local Nepalese live music.

• Overnight: Hyatt Regency or comparable

• Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

• Today you will have time to explore Boudhanath Stupa, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

• We will arrange for a ride to the Kathmandu airport (KTM) for international departure flights home.

• We will have Hyatt Regency day rooms available for evening flights at an additional price.

• Meals: Breakfast