Jiri to Everest Base Camp

Upon your arrival at the Tribhuwan International Airport, a representative from Naata Travels and Adventure will be waiting for you at the airport, displaying a playing card imprinted with your name. They will then transfer you to the designated hotel. You can then have a break and relax in your hotel. In the evening, we can enjoy a welcome dinner hosted by Naata Trek and Tours. We can enjoy Nepalese cuisine during dinner, introducing us to the country’s food culture.

After breakfast, we will have a pre-trip meeting to introduce you to your Guide. During the meeting, you can provide yourself with any queries regarding the trip.
We visit Boudhanath Stupa, one of the most significant Buddhist shrines in the world, where we observe Buddhist monks praying in the monasteries surrounding the stupa. After Boudhanath Stupa, we visit Pashupatinath Temple, the most famous Hindu temple in the country. It is located on the banks of the holy Bagmati River. Here, we see Hindu holy men (sadhus) meditating, pilgrims bathing, and occasionally funeral pyres burning on the ghats. We will also visit Bhaktapur Durbar Square, a collection of pagoda and shikhara–style temples grouped around a fifty-five-window palace of brick and wood. The attractions of the Bhaktapur Durbar Square are the Lion Gate, the Golden Gate, the Palace of Fifty-Five Windows, art galleries, and the Statue of King Bhupatindra Malla.

We start our early morning drive to Jiri which will be both exhausting as well full of sceneries. We drive up the Sun-Koshi river valley and to the town of Jiri which is the starting point of our trek. We stay the night in Jiri.

We start our trek from Jiri. We start the day climbing up a ridge at 2,400m, then the trail drops to Shivalaya (1,800m). After we reach Shivalaya, we continue our climb to Sangbadanda (2150m) and Kosaribas (2500 m), followed by Bhanjyang, a pass at Bhandar. We stayed the night in Bhandar.

We leave Bhandar and go down to Likhu Khola and cross the river to Kenja. Then we make the long climb to Lamjura hill. The trail then takes us to Sete where there is an abandoned stupa. We then continue to walk through the villages and stay the night in Sete.

We continue the trail that gently climbs to the Lamjura pass at 3530m. If you happen to visit in the winter the trail is usually covered in snow and if you visit in the spring you will be greeted by rhododendron forests. We have our lunch and start to descend to Tragdobuk and finally reach the Sherpa village of Junbesi. We stay the night in Junbesi.

As we climb up the ridge after Junbesi, Everest slowly starts to appear. Continuing the trail leads us to a hospital followed by an airstrip in Phaplu and then to a market in Salleri. We leave Salung and descend to Ringmo Khola at 2650m and then do a small climb up to Ringmo. There is an apple orchard and we can have apple juice if we like. The trail we take from Ringmo to Namche Bazaar was built in the 80’s in order to skip the steep ascents and descents of the older route. The trail then takes us to Trakshindo pass and drops down to Nunthala where we stay the night.

The trail continues to descend to the Dudh Koshi river and climbs up to several Sherpa villages, terraced fields and forests. We finally reach Khari Khola where we stay the night.

Our trek starts early in the morning, and the trail consists mainly of ascents. We begin our day climbing and passing through woods, Sherpa villages and a narrow canyon to reach the small town of Puiyan.

The trail continues to climb from Puiyan and takes us to a ridge at 2800m. It is followed by a gentle ascent and then a ridge. We climb to Surke from the ridge and follow the trail to Phakding. We stayed the night in Phakding.

We trek along the banks of Dudh Koshi River and cross this beautiful river multiple times on suspension bridges engulfed with prayer flags. We enter Sgarmatha National Park and upon our arrival we are received by astounding views. We reach Namche Bazaar which is also known as the gateway to Everest and it houses almost every kind of shops, restaurants to services. Namche is the biggest town in all of the Everest trail. We stay the night in Namche.

We spent more days in Namche Bazaar, acclimating to the high elevation and the thinning air. We tour the town with everything in its locker, like ATMs, internet cafes, restaurants, government offices, etc. We also tour Sagarmatha National Park and enjoy the views of Mt.Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Ama Dablam, Thamserku, Kongde, and many more. We also visited the Hillary School and monastery, which houses a yeti scalp. We can also hike to Khumjung village if time permits. You can also hike to Everest View Hotel to glimpse Mount Everest. We stayed the night in Namche bazaar.

The vegetation starts to change as we enter from the gateway to Everest and climb through a valley into rhododendron, juniper and conifer forests. The trail is beautiful especially in the springtime. The trail then passes through temporary summer settlements used by the Sherpas. We can have clear views of Khumbi La and Tawache from here. We stay the night in Phorste Thanga.

We climb up a ridge that gives an awesome view of the valley below. We go down the valley to Kengtega and climb up towards Cho Oyu and again descend to river. The trail again climbs up a steep terminal moraine of Ngozumpz glacier. We reach Machherma and stay the night there.

We start our trek from Machherma today to reach one of the attractive places of our trek in Gokyo. We set up a camp for two nights here as we will do sighseeing and hiking around Gokyo tomorrow.

We leave early morning and do a steep climb to reach the top of Gokyo Ri at 5,483m. This steep climb has plenty in its book to offer. We get astounding views of the Gokyo Valley below and the giant Ngozumpa glacier. Not to mention the panoramic views of mountains such as Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Makalu, Cho-Oyu and Gyachung Kang. This day offers us a chance to acclimatize. We return back to Gokyo to stay the night.

Today we trek to the base of Cho La Pass (5,300m). We stay the night in Thangna.

We start the trek at the crack of the dawn to avoid the cold wind of the noon. We do a steep climb, but we must be careful as we gain a good chunk of altitude. The trail can be covered in snow, so we could be up for a bit difficult climb. Upon reaching the top, we will be rewarded with breathtaking views of the mountain range. We descend to Dzonla at noon, and we stay there the night.

We take a short and easier trekking route that will take us to Lobuche in just around 4 hours. We stay the night in Lobuche.

Today we have a difficult day ahead since we walk along the Khumbu Glacier up to Everest Base camp. This is the closest you can get to Mount Everest without actually doing expeditions. During the springtime we can see colorful tents of expedition teams against the grey surroundings. The view of the Khumbu Icefall from the base camp is quite a beautiful sight. We return Gorak Shep where we stay the night.

Today is the hardest part of the trek and to our content it is the most rewarding as well. We start early and start our climb of Kala Patthar which is a small peak at 5,555m. The ascent is quite steep but we will be rewarded by spectacular views of Mount Everest which towers before us at 8,848m. Alongside Everest we will also be surrounded by peaks such as Nuptse, Lhotse, Chagatse, Pumori and many others. We do a short descent back to Gorak Shep to have our lunch and trek back to Pherice where we stay the night.

We leave the majestic mountains behind us and descend to Namche Bazaar through Pangboche and Tengboche. It is the same trail that we ascended but the views are one to savor. We arrive Namche in the afternoon where we stay the night.

Today is the last day of trekking and we return to Lukla which was the starting point of our trek. We have plenty of time today to roam about and appreciate our personal and the team’s achievements of the trek. We can have a few celebratory drinks in the evening as well. We stay the night in Lukla.

We catch the earliest flight to Kathmandu possible and the flight gives us a chance to catch a last glimpse of the mountain ranges. It takes us around 35 minutes to reach Kathmandu. You also have the option to extend the trip by doing tours and jungle safari

We have an extra day to buy souvenirs or do or see anything that you feel you have missed. We also have taken this day off in case the flight from Lukla to Kathmandu gets canceled due to bad weather. Tonight Naata Travel & Adventures will also organize a THANK YOU farewell dinner program where we can recollect all the fond memories of our trip. We can have a few drinks to lift the celebration mood as well.

Our trip concludes today, and a Naata Travel & Adventures representative will escort you to the international airport for your departure.