About this trip
Fourteen days in the Khumbu, walking through Sherpa villages and rhododendron forest up to the foot of the world's highest mountain. You gain height gradually, with built-in acclimatisation days, before standing at Everest Base Camp itself and watching sunrise from Kala Patthar.
This is run by a Nepal-based trekking company using local, licensed guides who know the trail and the culture around it. Groups are kept small, so you get more attention and flexibility than on a mass-market tour, and guides are trained in altitude monitoring and first aid.
It suits first-timers with a reasonable fitness base as much as seasoned hikers — solo travellers, couples and friends all join, and the pace is set to get you there safely rather than fast.
What you'll do
- Fly into Lukla and trek through the Khumbu valley
- Explore Namche Bazaar, the region's main Sherpa town
- Visit Tengboche Monastery and views of Ama Dablam and Thamserku
- Walk onto the Khumbu Glacier and reach Everest Base Camp at 5,360m
- Watch sunrise over Everest from Kala Patthar
- Stay in tea houses with a licensed English-speaking guide throughout
- Moderate-to-strenuous pace over 14 days, with rest days built in for acclimatisation
- High altitude trekking — guides monitor health daily and can adjust the schedule if needed
- Accommodation is tea houses on the trail and hotels in Kathmandu, not luxury lodges
Worth it if you want attentive guides and logistical precision. Think twice if altitude sickness concerns you—it's genuinely tough.
- Guides like Rajan and Shankar monitor health daily, check for altitude symptoms, ensure hydration—not just walking ahead.
- Dipendra responds promptly to queries pre-trek, meets you at the hotel with a detailed map, stays in daily contact.
- Altitude sickness and severe cold in final days are real; reviewers call it 'very tough' and 'unbelievable' they made it.
- Guides occasionally go beyond scope—helping with souvenirs, organising cultural dinners—treating clients as friends, not transactions.
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Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Kathmandu · 31 Aug – 1 Sept
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