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Day1 Arrival in Kathmandu
Upon your arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport, your local guide will greet you and escort you to your private car to transfer you to your downtown Kathmandu hotel. You will have the rest of the day to relax in your hotel or you can begin to explore the local area on your own.
Accommodation：Overnight in Kathmandu
Day2 Depart Kathmandu – Flight to Lukla – 3-Hour Trek to Phakding
Early this morning we will pick you up from your hotel to take you back to the Tribhuvan airport for your flight to Lukla. The flight itself will be an amazing experience as the airport runway in Lukla is one of the shortest in the world at 527 meters (1729 feet) long at an altitude of 2845 meters (9344 feet) above sea level. After the thrilling landing at the airport, we will begin our trek on to the small village of Phakding, which should take us about 3 hours. It is a fascinating hike as we can observe how the local Nepali people have adapted to living at high elevations. Phakding lies in the Dudh Kosi river valley at an elevation of 2610 meters (8563 feet). After our hike, we will check into a local guesthouse for the night.
Accommodation：Overnight in Lukla
Day3 Phakding to Namche Bazaar (6-Hour Hike)
Today our trek up towards Mount Everest continues with a 6-hour hike following the Dudh Kosi river from Phakding to the small town of Namche Bazaar, which is situated on a hillside with its lowest point at 3440 meters (11,286 feet) spreading upwards on the hill from there. We will pass through beautiful Himalayan pine and cedar forests along with some spectacular mountain peak views along the way, including our first glimpse of Mount Everest. The village of Namche is a historic trading post where Nepalese and Tibetan traders exchange salt, dried meat and textiles and it remains a main trading hub for the area for both Himalayan and lowland merchants. After today’s hike, we will check into a local guesthouse for the night.
Accommodation：Overnight at Namche Bazaar
Day4 Namche Bazaar – Everest View Hotel – Namche Bazaar
Today as we become acclimatized to the higher elevation, we will take a short hike to the Syangboche Airport (3780 meters), which is an unpaved airstrip and reportedly the highest airport in the world. From there we will continue climbing on to reach the Everest View Hotel for fantastic panoramic views of Mount Everest, Lhotse, Amadablam, Tawache and many of the other highest peaks of the Himalayan mountain range. On the return hike we can visit the Sherpa Culture Museum and Everest Photo Gallery with its interesting exhibits of ancient Sherpa culture and their ways of life before tourism took over the region. After visiting the museum, we will return to the guesthouse to spend the night.
Accommodation：Overnight at Namche Bazaar
Day5 Namche Bazaar – Tengboche Monastery (5-Hour Hike)
Today’s hike begins with a flat and easy trai towards Mount Everest, then descends deeply into the Dudh Kosi Valley at Pungki Thanka before ascending towards the Tengboche Monastery at an elevation of 3867 meters (12687 feet). The Tengboche Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery and the spiritual center of the Khumbu region. This monastery sites inside the Sagarmartha National Park, which has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site due to its “outstanding universal value” and it offers a panoramic view of Mount Everest and other well-known Himalayan peaks. After exploring the monastery, we will check into a local guesthouse for the night.
Accommodation：Camping or Guesthouse
Day6 Tengboche Village – Khumjung Village – Namche Bazaar (6-Hour Hike)
This morning we will depart from Tengboche and descend to Pungki Thaka and then on to Khumjung Village (elevation 3790 meters/12434 feet) where we will visit the school built by Sir Edmund Hillary’s Himalayan Trust and the Khumjung Monastery, which has a reported Yeti scalp. From there we will descend back to Namche Bazaar where will check into a local guesthouse to spend the night.
Accommodation：Camping or Guesthouse
Day7 Namche Bazaar – Trek to Lukla (7-Hour Hike)
This morning we will depart Namche Bazaar, again following along the Dudh Kosi River through the spectacular scenery back to Lukla where we will spend the night in a local guesthouse.
Accommodation：Camping or Guesthouse
Day8 Depart Lukla – Flight to Kathmandu
This morning we will catch an early flight back to Kathmandu, with the scenic flight taking only about 30 minutes. At the Kathmandu airport, your local guide will greet you and take you by private car to your hotel, where you will have the rest of the day to rest and relax, or you can explore the local area on your own.
Accommodation：Overnight in Kathmandu
Day9 Depart Kathmandu
Today will be free until your local guide takes you back to the Kathmandu airport about 3 hours before your flight’s schedule departure time.
Accommodation：None