Everest Base Camp Trek

About this journey

Everest is 8,849 m, a figure Nepal and China agreed jointly in 2020. The walk to its base camp starts with the short flight into Lukla and climbs through Namche Bazaar, Tengboche monastery and Dingboche to the moraine at 5,364 m, with the viewpoint at Kala Patthar a further 181 m above. Two weeks is the realistic minimum because two of those days are spent not walking — acclimatisation is what makes the difference between finishing and turning back.

Highlights

• Everest Base Camp at 5,364 m and the Khumbu icefall
• Sunrise from Kala Patthar, 5,545 m
• Tengboche monastery with Ama Dablam behind it
• Namche Bazaar, the Khumbu's trading centre
• Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO-listed since 1979

Typical itinerary

The standard route. We shorten, extend or reverse it around your dates.

1. 1

   Day 1

   Fly Kathmandu to Lukla, trek to Phakding

2. 2

   Day 2

   Phakding to Namche Bazaar

3. 3

   Day 3

   Namche — acclimatisation day

4. 4

   Day 4

   Namche to Tengboche monastery

5. 5

   Day 5

   Tengboche to Dingboche

6. 6

   Day 6

   Dingboche — acclimatisation day

7. 7

   Day 7

   Dingboche to Lobuche

8. 8

   Day 8

   Lobuche to Gorak Shep and Everest Base Camp

9. 9

   Day 9

   Kala Patthar at sunrise, descend to Pheriche

10. 10

    Day 10

    Pheriche to Namche Bazaar

11. 11

    Day 11

    Namche to Lukla

12. 12

    Day 12

    Fly Lukla to Kathmandu

Permits

• Sagarmatha National Park entry permit
• Khumbu Pasang Lhamu rural municipality permit

We process these for you. Bring your passport and passport photographs.

Getting there

• Fly Kathmandu to Lukla — in peak season flights shift to Ramechhap
• Lukla weather holds are normal; build a spare day at each end
• Two acclimatisation days built in, at Namche and Dingboche