Everest Base Camp & Island Peak

Kathmandu

Our representative will welcome you at Kathmandu Airport on your arrival day. Our representative will be standing outside the arrival gate with flash board of our company Adventure Speed Trek & there will be your name written in same board. It will be your First impressions of Kathmandu. On Arrival at Hotel we discuss about trip shortly.

Lukla

Usually flight to Lukla is scheduled in morning time. You will be picked up from your hotel early morning then transfer to domestic Airport of Kathmandu. A short flight of 45 minutes will bring you to Pasanglyamu Airport at Lukla (2 850 m). Breakfast break is made in Lukla then we start trekking through beautiful settlements to join soon the main trail in Churi Kharka. We follow the east bank of the Dudh Koshi- the River of Milk- where you witness the typical Nepal terrace culture, slate roofed houses and views on Kusum Kangaru (5 579 m). We reach Phakding (2 640 m) after 3 – 4 h gentle walking.

Highlights of the Day:
• Exciting flight to the world’s most extreme airport at Lukla
• Splendid view of the mountains and surrounding landscapes
• First day hiking to Sherpaland( Home of world famous Sherpa climbers)

Additional Info:
The weather in Lukla is highly unpredictable. The small airstrip, located on top of a hill with mountains surrounding on three sides, is widely known for terrible weather, which impacts the regular flight schedules. The flights, in such circumstances, May likely be delayed or even canceled in worst cases. In peak season Flight to Lukla is operated from Ramechhap instead of Kathmandu. In this case we need to drive Ramechhap One day earlier to check in early flight to Lukla because it is about 4-5 hrs drive to Ramechhap from Kathmandu.

Namche Bazaar

After breakfast, you will hit the trail early and head towards Namche Bazaar. Upon leaving Phakding village, the trek continues on the bank of Dudh Koshi River. This part of the trail is largely under the shades of the pine forest, but also crosses several yak pastures and Sherpa villages, namely Benkar and Chumoa. Along the route, you will also cross a long, high steel suspension bridge — The Hillary Bridge — to enter the Sagarmatha National Park at Monjo.Once you enter the national park, the trail becomes very steep, going uphill towards Jorsalle village. However, after a while, the strenuous trail treats you to the marvelous view of Thamserku, Everest, Nuptse, and Kusum Kanguru.As you continue climbing the steep uphill, savoring the picturesque mountain backdrop, you’ll arrive at Namche Bazaar. Often regarded as the Gateway to the Himalayas, Namche Bazaar is surrounded by hotels, teahouses, restaurants, cafes, and colorful markets. From the village, you will have a close-up glimpse of Thamserku and Kongde-Ri.

High Lights of the Day:
• Cross over the thrilling suspension bridges
• Trekking through Sagarmatha National Park
• View Kusum Kanguru, Thamserku, Mt.Everest, and Nuptse
• Walk along the bustling streets of Namche Bazaar
• Exploration of world Highest Tourism city Namche

Everest View Hotel

The trek will take you above 4,000 meters over the next few days, so this time is especially important for your body to adjust to the altitude in addition to reducing the risk of altitude sickness.
While it is a rest day, you may take a short hike to the hills above Namche Bazaar, toward the settlement of Syangboche. Here, you will visit the Everest View Hotel — one of the world’s highest luxury hotels.
From the hotel’s sundeck, you can savor panoramic views of Ama Dablam, Thamserku, Mount Everest, Nuptse, Kwange, Kangtega, Lhotse, Taboche, and Khumbila.
On your way back to Namche Bazaar, there will be an opportunity to enjoy the Everest Photo Gallery and Sherpa Culture Museum.

Highlights of The day
• Day hike to Khumjung village one of the largest Sherpa habitation
• Visit Edmund Hilary school and Historical Buddhist monastery
• Visit Everest View Hotel, the world’s highest hotel
• Marvel at the sensational glimpses of the Himalayas

Tengboche

After the acclimatization day at Namche Bazaar, the adventure continues on a pleasant path. At this point, the trail passes through dense rhododendron forest and occasional Sherpa villages.
With marvelous mountain views in the background, this part of the trail is often regarded as the most scenic portion of the Everest Base Camp Trek. As you continue the gradual walk along the hillside above the Dudh Koshi River, you’ll arrive at Phungithanga.Once you pass through Phungithanga, the pleasant route transforms into a more strenuous uphill walk. You will cross the Imja Khola — a tributary of the Dudh Koshi River — under the shades of rhododendron forest, and then arrive in Tengboche.Tengboche is a small Sherpa settlement scattered right below a crescent-shaped ridge. It is well-known for being the home of Khumbu’s largest Buddhist monastery — Tengboche Monastery. The sight from the front yard of the monastery is sublime.You can enjoy the close-up view of Ama Dablam along with surrounding mountains, including Everest, Nuptse, and Lhotse.

Highlights of the day:
• Visit the ancient Tengboche Monastery — the largest in Khumbu.
• Magnificent view of Ama Dablam, Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, and others mountains

Dingboche

We recommend that you wake up early on this day to watch the sunrise over Ama Dablam as it is extraordinary, and you will surely not regret your decision.The day walking begins after breakfast and you will move north from Tengboche village. After crossing a suspension bridge over the Imja Khola, the trail continues beside the hamlet of Pangboche village. From here on, the route becomes much more narrow.The next village is Orsho, and you will take the lower route towards the bank of Imja Khola. There are many mani walls, prayer flags, and chortens just before you arrive in Dingboche.Situated at 4,410 meters above sea level, Dingboche marks one of Khumbu’s highest Sherpa settlements. Hence, most trekkers begin to feel the effects of the high altitude at this point of the trek. Be sure to keep your body warm and stay hydrated to reduce the risk of falling ill.

Highlights of the day:
• Cross the thrilling suspension bridge over Dudh Koshi River
• Walk past well-decorated mani walls and chortens
• Close-up view of Ama Dablam — the most beautiful mountain in the world

Dingboche

Due to the altitude, there is another rest and acclimatization day to help your body adjust. However, you will still take a short hike to a nearby hill to keep feeling active and ready for the remainder of the trek.While it is a steep ascent from Dingboche to the summit of Nagarjun Hill (located at 5,100 meters), the peak offers beautiful views of Ama Dablam, Lobuche, Lhotse, Nuptse, Cholatse, and Kangtega.After a brief break at the summit, you’ll descend back to Dingboche to get some rest. If you are feeling healthy and wanting further activities, you may choose to explore the village on another short tour.

Highlights of the day:
• Hike to Nangkartshang Peak
• Enjoy the superb view of Ama Dablam, Makalu, Lhotse, Kantega, and Cho Oyu

Lobuche

This day begins with a gradual ascend towards Thukla, here, the scenery changes and becomes much barer and more desolate, with only alpine scrubs surrounding the trail.
After some time, the trail becomes somewhat strenuous, with a steep uphill over the moraine of Khumbu Glacier. Upon climbing the steep ridge, you will arrive at the summit of Thukla Pass. Here there is an area where you will see many stone shrines dedicated to fallen climbers.
Following this pass, you will walk through grassy valleys and rocky terrain to arrive at Lobuche. This village consists only of teahouses, with no permanent settlements here. It lies in a narrow meadow sandwiched between Lobuche Peak and Khumbu Glacier. You will be able to enjoy the incredible sight of Taboche and Nuptse soaring above the teahouse.In the evening, you may choose to take a short hike to the narrow gap of the moraine and the mountain wall to see the Khumbu Glacier.

Highlights of the day:
• Breathtaking view of Ama Dablam, Taboche, and Cholatse
• Close-up view of Nuptse and Taboche
• Look over the marvelous Khumbu Glacier.

Everest Base Camp

After having breakfast in Lobuche, you will begin walking on a rough and rocky trail towards Gorak Shep. However, despite the rough trail, you will be able to enjoy views of Nuptse, Pumori, and other mountains.It takes a few hours on this challenging trail before you will arrive in Gorak Shep. You will have a little time to rest and leave your backpack before getting back to walking towards Everest Base Camp. Along the way, you will see several small streams and glacial moraines and will be walking alongside the Khumbu Glacier.The Khumbu Glacier is similar to a lunar landscape with gray boulders, ice formations, and small craters. It will take about two hours before you will be standing at the foothills of the world’s highest mountain — Mount Everest.Upon reaching Everest Base Camp, you can celebrate your achievement with your trekking guide and team members.From Everest Base Camp, you will have a marvelous sight of Khumbu Icefall, Khumbu Glacier, Nuptse, Pumori, Khumbutse, and a little bit of Everest.

After celebrating, and enjoying the well-deserved view, you will head back to the barren terrain of Gorak Shep for an overnight stay.

Highlights of the day:

• Excursion to the Everest Base Camp
• Opportunity to stand at the shore of the world’s highest mountain
• Enjoy the close-up view of Nuptse, Pumori, Khumbu Icefall, and Khumbutse.

Kalapatthar

The day starts before sunrise to hike up to the landmark of Kala Patthar. While the trail is not long, it is steep, rocky, and very challenging.Located at 5,545 meters, Kala Patthar is the highest elevation of this trek. From the summit, you will be able to enjoy the sunrise over the Himalayas, with a 360-degree view of the highest peaks in the world including Mt. Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, and Ama Dablam, Thamserku, Pumori, and more.
After taking in the sunrise, you will retrace your steps, back to Gorak Shep for breakfast, before descending towards Pheriche. You will walk along the rugged trail and pass through Lobuche.

Chhukung

After breakfast, we trek via Khumbu Glacier to Kongma La Base Camp (5,000 m/16,404 ft). The ascent to Kongma La pass is the most difficult part of our trek today. In the Kongma La, we see cairns wrapped in prayer flags to mark the pass. Then we descend gradually to Imja Khola valley, followed by another descent to Chhukung, a small summer settlement. After reaching Chhukung we will also check our equipment in order to get ready for our ultimate climb.

Note: If we do not want to undertake the Kongma La pass, we can follow another route via Dingboche to Chhukung instead.
Hiking: 6-7 hrs

Island Peak base Camp

The trek to Island Peak Base Camp is on a fairly steep trail. First, we climb south then turn east to the main line of the valley. We then walk on a winding path below the southern flank of the moraine from the Lhotse Glacier. Next, we continue walking on a pleasant trail along a streamside. The route to the Amphu Lapcha lies to the southeast. A crisscross route through the Imja and Lhotse glacier moraines leads to a wide valley flanking the SW side of Island Peak.

Pre-climb training: Our guides will provide training on peak climbing techniques and the proper ways of using climbing gears such as the ice axe, climbing boots and crampons, harness, ascender, etc. The training will also include using ropes to go up and down. Although it is not mandatory to have prior training for Island Peak climbing, we strongly believe that some training experience will boost your confidence and climbing skills to increase the chances of scaling the summit as well as to fully enjoy the experience. Usually we will be climbing on rock surface for up to around 5770 m. After that, we climb on ice and use ropes when necessary. However, the use of the rope and the length depends upon the season and the crevasses.

Hiking: 3-4 hrs

Island Peak Summit

We wake up early today at around 12 to 1 am and have our breakfast before beginning our climb. It is important we reach the summit before noon because in the afternoon the strong winds in the highlands might become a barrier for a successful summit. The trail moves up beyond the base camp for several hundred meters before striking off the steep hillside. Initially sandy, the path soon turns to grass before becoming boulder strewn. As we climb up the hill, we will see that the slope narrows and the trail enters a steep rock channel. We climb the rock gully. This is not difficult, but there are several short rock steps to climb before we emerge on the right side of the gully. The route then follows a ridgeline, which leads to an exhilarating and exposed traverse onto the snout of the summit glacier. The guides will fix a rope when required. A steep snow slope leads us onto the summit ridge. Both fixed rope and man rope will be used during the climb for safety. We use fixed rope after successfully climbing on rock. The length of the rope will usually be 350 m. However, the length depends on the time of the season and the crevasses.There are two newly formed crevasses which are approximately 3 and 4 meters long. We will be using ladders to cross them. After enjoying the summit views and taking pictures, we descend all the way to Island Peak Base Camp where some of our crew are waiting for us. We celebrate on our successful Island Peak climb.

Hiking: 10-12 hrs

Pangboche

Today’s walk will be a much easier as we descend to the lower altitudes. Following the same route back through the wide valley of Khumbu Khola, we pass through the beautiful Sherpa villages Orsho and Shomare. We can also take a different trail to visit the Gompa in Upper Pangboche, which is believed to be the oldest in the Khumbu region or take the regular trail to reach Pangboche. Pangboche is a scenic village surrounded by Everest to its north, Ama Dablam, Thamserku, and Kangtaiga to the east, the Kongde range to the south and the Imja Tse river flowing through the wide fertile valley.

Hiking: 5-6 hrs

Namche Bazaar

From Pangboche we retrace our steps down to the Imja Khola and up through the forest to Tengboche. If interested, we can also visit nuns at the Tengboche monastery. After lunch at Tengboche, we continue through the hillside blanketed by rhododendron and juniper trees. After crossing the bridge over the Dudh Koshi River, our trail follows the Dudh Koshi gorge descending rapidly through the pine forests before reaching Sansa. We keep a lookout for wildlife such as mountain goats, snow leopards, colorful pheasants, etc., while passing through the forest. After passing a chorten, we reach the army camp at Namche Bazaar.
Hiking: 4-5 hrs

Lukla

The trail descends steeply downward so we need to walk cautiously as our shaky legs continuously battle the rocky terrain. After crossing the suspension bridges over the fast flowing Dudh Koshi and its tributaries, the trail becomes more level and natural. After our arrival in Lukla, we stretch those sore legs and recall the experiences of the last couple of weeks.

Highlights of the Day
• Cross several suspension bridges over raging Dudh Koshi River
• Walk past the pleasant forest trail surrounded by rhododendron and pine trees.
• Celebrate the success with your trekking guide and all the dedicated staffs in the evening

Kathmandu

This is the final day of your trek and early in the morning, while the weather is good, you will board a flight back to Kathmandu. Be sure to enjoy one last view of the incredible region as you fly to the city.After the short 30-minute flight, you will arrive in Kathmandu and then be transferred to the hotel. You are then free to rest or wander around Thamel to purchase souvenirs for your friends and family back home.There are also plenty of restaurants to choose from in this part of the city, serving everything from local to international cuisines. After your time in the mountains, you will be sure to find something to enjoy for dinner. On arrival in Kathmandu trip will be over. If you have extra days we can discuss about other tours and activities.

Highlights of the day:
• Incredible flight from Lukla to Kathmandu
• Enjoy the breathtaking sight of the mountains and surrounding landscapes.
• Farewell dinner in the evening