Summary: A high altitude trek to a valley west of Everest Base Camp. Excellent view of Everest and Cho Oyu , Beautiful lakes, nice view on entire route and marginally less crowed than Everest Base Camp.
Itinerary:
Day 01: Arrival to Kathmandu and transfer to Hotel
Day 02: Sight Seeing in Kathmandu Valley
Day 03: Kathmandu – Lukla 2800m.
By flight 25minute, trek to Phakding 2610m. 3hrs. (200m.descent),
slope down to phakding with the nice views of sherpa land-potato
fields and mountains.
Day 04: Phakding – Namche Bazaar 3450m.
6hrs.(1000m-ascent, 200m-descent), slope up to jorsale through
Dudh koshi river bank, Everest National Park office and climb up to
Namche through 120m high bridge with the first view of Everest.
Day 05: Namche Bazaar: Acclimatization Day
Sight Seeing: Namche Gompa, Sherpa Museum,Syangboche(highest
airport in the world),Everest view hotel Hike. Tibetan market,
(Internet-shooping-postal)Mountain views: Everest-Lhotse-Nuptse
-Lhotse Shar-Ama Damlum--Kantega-Thamserku-Kusum kangru-
Kwangde-Khumbila-Tawache.
Day 06: Namche Bazaar – Dole 4090m.
4/5hrs. (940m-ascent, 290m-descent), First part is easy and short
climb with the view os Everest-Lhotse-Ama dablum-Thamserku-
Kantega, trek down to phortse tenga and step up to dole through
rhododendrun trees and Tawache mountain views.
Day 07: Dole - Machharmo 4410m.
3 hrs.320m.ascent,slowly trek up to machhermo through khumbila
and tawache mountain corner.
Day 08 : Machhermo – Gokyo Lake 4700m.
3/4hrs. 350m.ascent, the trail leads near by Ngozumpa glacier,nice
view of Mt. Cho-oyu, Gokyo ri and Gokyo Valley- Lake.
Day 09: Gokyo Ri 5357m. and Sight seeing
Climb Gokyo Ri for Nce views for Mt.Cho-oyu-Gyachung khang-
Everest-Lhotse-Nuptse-Makalu-Cholatse-Tawache and the
biggest Glacier in the world "Ngozumpa".
Day 10: Gokyo - Dole 4090m. 5hrs.
Day 11: Dole – Khumjung 3780m.
5 hrs. 900m-descent, 600m-ascent, Edmund Hillary’s School and
Khunde Hospital, nice settelments of Sherpas, monastery(you can
see the head of Yeti), Yaks
Day 12: Khumjung - Phakding 2610m.
6hrs. 100m-ascent, 1200m-descent.
Day 13: Phakding - Lukla 2800m. 3hrs. 200m-ascent,
Day 14: Lukla – Kathmandu By Flight, transfer to hotel
Day 15: Extra day in Kathmandu
Day 16: Departure See More Treks….
