What is the trip about ? Trip Standard On Tea-House and Lodge. Trek Grade moderate to high hills. Highest Spot 3,867 meters at Tengboche Monastery. Trekking 07 nights 08 days (Lukla to Lukla) Total Trip 09 nights 10 days (Kathmandu to Kathmandu) Season All season except July & August (wet-season)

Day 01: Arrival at Kathmandu and transfer to hotel.

On reaching Kathmandu via respective airlines, our TH staff will receive with courtesy transfer to hotels

in the center of Kathmandu around Thamel area, an interesting to be with many shops, stores and

excellent world-class restaurants, with time for a short walk and to buy necessary items for the

the trip, in the hotel our guide will inform and brief regarding trekking and other important

things.

Day 02: Fly to Lukla 2,830 m & trek to Phakding 2,640 m – 04 hrs.

An early morning start from the hotel with a short drive to Kathmandu domestic

airport for a super scenic flight of 35 minutes to Lukla with awesome views of mountains

range, and the short landing at strange runways with an uphill, on reaching Lukla with

time for rest and to refresh with morning tea and coffee and probably breakfast depending

upon the time of arrival, from here a slow start passing the market with shops and stores

in Lukla and heading downhill for a while, and then with short ups and the gradual winding

trail passing many farms and villages, Buddhist prayer monuments and views of snow-capped

peaks of Kusum Kanguru and Kwangde and finally reaching the overnight stop at Phakding by

the river Dudh Kosi.

Day 03: Trek to Namche Bazaar 3,440 m – 05 hrs.

Morning walk of the 2nd day trekking starts with an easy walk with few ups following

the river Dudh Kosi most of the way, crossing the same river by suspension bridge reaching

at Monjo village a nice village with lodges catering the trekkers for many years, view of

Thermasharkhu peak and Khumbi-la mountain the patron god of Khumbu area, Monjo is the

entrance of Sagarmatha National Park at the park entrance a rest after getting the

permits to travel this area requires Park permits with fees and as well TIMS

( Trekking Information Management System) after a brief rest here continue walk crossing

the bridge over Dudh Kosi and to Jorsalle village for lunch, this is the only village for

2-3 hours till Namche is reached. From here walking on the river bed for a while and then

after crossing the last bridge over Imjatse River (which joins Dudh Kosi) an uphill walk for

few hours through beautiful alpine forest lined with rhododendron, pines and fir trees

with awesome mountain scenery of Kwangde, Kusum kanguru if the day is clear view of Mt. Everest

and Lhotse also, after a hard climb of few hours reaching at famous Namche Bazaar the

Sherpa capital of Khumbu region with many houses with lodges, hotels, pubs,restaurant with fresh bakery and cyber café, health post, post office and banks.

Day 04: Rest day at Namche Bazaar for acclimatization and excursion.

An important and necessary to have a rest day or 2 nights at this altitude to safe guard from AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness) where drinking plenty of fluids helps but not alcoholic drinks which dehydrate you. In Namche optional walks around neighboring area up to Everest View Hotel (believed as world highest hotel at 3,880 meters) a 2-3 hours hike with promising mountain views with Mt. Everest and magnificent Ama Dablam peak, or walk to the top of Namche hill with aerial view of Namche with Mt. Everest, Lhotse,Tawache, Tarmasarku, Kwangde and Ama Dablam peaks and visit interesting museum with full of information of this Khumbu area, afternoon at leisure to browse around the bazaar with nice stores, this place is flooded with locals and trekkers on Saturday big market.

Day 05: Trek to Tengboche 3,867 m – 05hrs.

Morning with a short climb to the ridge above Namche and then on the pleasant walk for the first half of the day with views after views of mountains and surrounding beautiful landscapes and into a nice woodlands and then on the downhill slope for an hour to reach lunch break at Phungi-tenga located in a gorge by the river Imjatse and in the middle of alpine woodland.After a refreshing moment starting with an uphill for 2 hours through nice tree lines of rhododendron and pines with beautiful views of snow clad peaks and finally reaching the famed Tengboche Monastery (Gomba) for overnight stop.

This beautiful scenic spot offers tremendous views of peaks that encircle this place with Mt. Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse and towering Mt. Ama Dablam, Kangtenga, Thermasharkhu and Kwangde peaks, afternoon visit this interesting monastery with Lama and monks chanting prayer at the main hall statue of Sakyamuni Buddha and with thanka paintings around the wall and ceiling, and then visit the small museum.

Day 06: Trek to Khumjung village 3, 790 m – 05hrs.

After an interesting impressive time here, morning walk leads to a descend through nice serene forest passing few prayer walls and then to cross a bridge over raging Imjatse River, after the bridge a slow uphill walk with few steep climb to Lobisa and to Shanasa villages, from here another hour of good climb brings to a wonderful glacial valley at Khumjung village one of the largest village of Khumbu and Everest area.Khumjung village with the High School built and run by Sir Edmund Hillary Trust and there’s an old monastery and has a Yeti scalp belief. Khunde and Khumjung lies in the same glacial valley beneath the majestic scared peak Khumbi-la 5,830m the patron God of the Khumbu region.

Day 07: Trek to Monjo 2,880 m – 05 hrs.

Retrace the journey back to Namche Bazaar and Monjo with an option via Khunde village and Syangboche where there’s a small airstrip, from Khumjung 30 minutes walk leads to a sleepy village of Khunde, where there’s a hospital built and run by Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation. From here a short walk of 40 minute brings you at Syangboche and downhill to Namche Bazaar. After a rest and lunch stop afternoon downhill to Monjo and back to Dudh Kosi valley crossing the same river few times and to the national park entrance / exit gate and then to Monjo village after a good day walk.

Day 08: Trek to Lukla – 06 hrs.

Today the last day of trekking, a pleasant walk retracing on the same trail passing villages of Phakding, Benkar, Ghat, Choplung and from here the last climb of this trip for an hour to Lukla, on reaching Lukla by afternoon or lunch time with time for stroll around Lukla bazaar.

Day 09: Fly back to Kathmandu and transfer to respective hotels.

Morning transfer to Tenzing / Hillary airport at Lukla, as per the flight time board the small plane Dronier or Twin Otter a short scenic flight of 35 minutes brings you at Kathmandu and then transfer to respective hotels, with the afternoon free at leisure and souvenir shopping.

Day 10: International departure for home ward bound.

Last day in Nepal, after a most memorable and overwhelming time in the high Himalaya with great service of Team Himalaya guides and staff, transfer to Kathmandu international airport terminal for your flight to respective countries.