The Everest Three Pass Trek is an exhilarating adventure in the Everest region, known for its breathtaking landscapes and challenging terrain. This trek takes you on a high-altitude journey through three iconic mountain passes: Kongma La (5,535m), Cho La (5,420m), and Renjo La (5,340m). Each pass offers a different set of difficulties, ranging from steep climbs to stunning descents, giving hikers an exhilarating experience that puts their physical and mental fortitude to the test. As you traverse these passes, you’ll be rewarded with stunning vistas of the world’s tallest peaks, including Mount Everest, Lhotse, and Nuptse. The trail weaves through quaint Sherpa villages like Namche Bazaar and Tengboche, allowing you to immerse in the local culture.
The Everest Three Pass Trek is a complete journey that blends the allure of trekking at high altitudes with the cultural diversity of Sherpa villages and the relaxing atmosphere of historic monasteries. The renowned Everest Base Camp, the pristine Gokyo Lakes, and the quaint villages of Khumjung and Thame are just a few of the stunning settings the trail winds through. This hike is proof of the Himalayas’ attraction, which draws travelers with its unique combination of difficulty, scenic beauty, and cultural immersion.
Trip Highlights
- Trek over Kongma La, Cho La, and Renjo La, three challenging passes for panoramic views of the world's highest peaks (including Everest)
- Visit the Everest Base Camp and stand at the foot of the world's tallest mountain
- Witness jaw dropping Himalayan landscapes, glacial lakes, and majestic peaks along the way
- Go through humble Sherpa villages like Namche Bazaar, Tengboche, and Gokyo and immerse yourself in the unique Sherpa culture
- Experience the pristine lakes in Gokyo, offering a serene contrast to the surrounding rugged terrain
Trip Itinerary
After a light breakfast, we will start our trek towards Namche today. You can expect plenty of stairs, suspension bridges, river and valley views, and beautiful peaks today. Following the trail for a while, we will cross a suspension bridge to reach the other side of the village. After showing the required permits in the Khumbu PasangLhamu Rural Municipality counter, we will continue following the lush trail. After 2-3 hours, we will enter the Sagarmatha National Park in Manjo where we will purchase the permit for the national park. Once past this post, the trail leads downhill. Along the way, we will pass through a couple of suspension bridges. Walking further, we will head up sets of stairs. The trail is delightfully pleasant, but you will steadily be gaining elevation. Hence, we recommend you walk at a steady pace. Just before reaching Namche, you can get an amazing view of Mt. Everest in the distance from a vantage point. After this, we will follow the trail in the forests for 1-2 hours to reach the robust city of Namche. Namche is a quaint village amongst the Himalayas, and is filled with many restaurants and cafes. In the evening, you can stroll around the marketplaces here.
We will be staying in Namche today for acclimatization. We are steadily gaining elevation everyday so it is important for our body to get used to the altitude. However, we will not stay idle even today. We will hike to the acclaimed Everest View Hotel (3,880m) near Namche to get amazing views of mountains like Tabuche, Lhotse and Nupste. We will also visit Khumjung village, including the Hillary School and the Sherpa Mountain Museum. Further, we will also be doing our first acclimatization exercises in the day. After finishing all our activities, you are free to roam around the beautiful city of Namche today.
Services
Services Included in the Package
- A professional trekking guide
- Round trip Flight to/from Lukla
- Meals and Accommodation during trek
- National Park permit/TIMS card
- Meals and Accommodation for guide
- Insurance for guide
Services Excluded
- A porter (We can manage on for you)
- All drinks and beverages
- Shower/heater charge
- Personal expenses
- Travel/Medical Insurance & Evacuation cost
- Accommodation and Meals in Kathmandu
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Risk and Liability:
We endeavor to always make your experience smooth and pleasant. However, the trek involves trekking along steep mountain ranges in harsh physical and environmental conditions. Hence there is always a risk. Therefore, we shall not be responsible for any changes in the itineraries due to unavoidable circumstances and natural disasters such as landslide, road blockage, flood, snowing, cancellation of flight and delay, or any type of sickness including altitude sickness.
What to Expect:
The Everest Three Pass trek is a challenging trek that requires prior trekking experience. During the course of the trek, we will trek on an average of 6-8 hours per day on moderate to steep grades, at varied elevations. We will also take some “rest days” with optional hikes to properly acclimatize. Your Trek guide will set a suitable pace to minimize the risk of altitude issues, and porters will transport your gear for you. Please tell us in advance if you are under medication or under the supervision of doctors.
Alternative routes to this area
The Everest Area trekking offers several routes. One can trek from a week to multiple weeks in the Everest region. Some popular trekking routes are the Everest Base camp trek, Gokyo lake/Gokyo Ri trek, Everest Base camp trek and Gokyo Lake via Chola, Everest Three Passes trek. You can combine the trip with peak climbing as well. We can also customize your trip according to your time availability, budget and interest.
Flight Delays to Lukla
The weather in Lukla is highly unpredictable. The tiny airstrip, which is surrounded by mountains and perched atop a hill, is well-known for its bad weather, which frequently causes schedule changes. Under such circumstances, the flights might be canceled or, in the worst-case scenario, delayed.
Flights to Lukla are run from Ramechhap rather than Kathmandu during the busiest time of year. Since it takes four to five hours to get from Kathmandu to Ramechhap, in this scenario, we have to drive there a day in advance in order to check in for an early flight to Lukla.
Guide and Permits
Our guides are veterans in this field. They are skilled and experienced for even the harshest situations. We make sure to provide you with Sherpa guides from the Everest region for the trek as they are more familiar with the geography, culture and people in that region. Our staffs are insured, well equipped and well paid.
As for the permits, the TIMS (Trekkers Information Management System) and National Park permits are required, which we at “Adventure Speed” will apply for you.
Accommodation and Food
Accommodation and Food
Generally, we stay in Trekkers lodges/guest houses that facilitate a twin bedroom with shared bath/toilet. Sometime room with private bath also available. In Some places, luxurious resort and hotel are available. If you want to experience Himalayan luxury stay you can pay additional and stay.
Regarding the food we recommend you try the local food that the lodges provide since they are cooked perfectly and are nutritious.
A typical breakfast in the Everest teahouse/lodge includes:
Beverages:
- Black tea
- Milk tea
- Ginger lemon honey tea
- Lemon tea
- Hot lemon with honey
- Black coffee
- Milk coffee
- Hot chocolate
Breakfast
- Toast with jam or honey, toast omelet, pancakes, Tibetan bread, porridge/ muesli
- Eggs done according to your preference
- American breakfast or Continental breakfast
Soups:
- Vegetable Soup
- Mushroom Soup
- Chicken Soup
- Chicken Noodle Soup
- Rara Noodle Soup
- French Onion Soup
- Pumpkin Soup
- Potato Soup
Main Menu
- Rice Items: Veg Fried Rice, Egg Fried Rice, Mixed Fried Rice, Dal-Bhaat
- Noodle Items: Vegetable Fried Noodle, Mixed Fried Noodle
- Potato Items: Chips, Fried Potato, Hash Brown Potato, Veg Fried Potato, Boiled Potato
- Burger: Veg Burger, Chicken Burger, Veg Sandwich, Chicken Sandwich
- Pasta: Spaghetti Tomato Sauce, Macaroni Cheese Sauce
- Pizza: Veg Pizza, Tomato Cheese Pizza, Chicken Pizza, Mushroom Pizza
- Momo (Nepali Style Dumplings): Veg Momo, Chicken Momo
- Meat Items: Chicken Sizzler, Chicken Steak, Yak Steak
- Dessert: Apple Pie, Chocolate Cake, Carrot Cake, Apple Fritter, Canned Fruit
- Beverages
Note:
To get to these areas, meat products must be flown in, transported by porters, or brought on the backs of yaks and donkeys. For this reason, at least above Namche Bazaar, don’t expect meat and meat products to be fresh. To prevent getting sick on the trek, we advise all of our clients to avoid eating meat. And keep in mind that the higher you go, the more expensive meat products become! Rather, it is a wise move to bring your own canned meat from Namche Bazaar.
