Day 01: Arrival and transfer to hotel. Overnight hotel in Kathmandu.
Day 02: Free day in Kathmandu, for buying clothing and rental climbing gear and equipment.
Day 03: Kathmandu/Lukla by flight. Trek to Phakding (2072 m.)
Day 04: Trek from Phakding to Namche (3440 m.)
Day 05: Acclimatization day in Namche
Day 06: Namche to Tengboche (3837 m.)
Day 07: Tengboche to Pheriche(4240 m.)
Day 08: Pheriche to Lobuche (4930 m.)
Day 09: Trek to Lobuche East Base Camp
Day 10: Lobuche peak summit day
Day 13: Buffer day (extra day) for climbing/summit,
Day 14: Trek to Tengboche (3867 m.)
Day 16: Trek to Namche Bazaar(3440 m.)
Day 17: Namche to Lukla (2860 m.)
Day 18: Lukla/ Kathmandu by flight
Day 01: Arrival and transfer to hotel. Overnight hotel in Kathmandu.
Upon arrival at the airport you will be met by a Snow Leopard Trek representative and transferred to your hotel in Kathmandu. Make Permits.
Day 02: Free day in Kathmandu, for buying clothing and rental climbing gear and equipment.
Day 03: Kathmandu/Lukla by flight. Trek to Phakding (2072 m.)
After a 35 minutes mountain view flight you will land in Lukla, a Sherpa village located in the Khumbu region of Solukhumbu district. Immediately after landing in Lukla you will start trek to Phakding.
Day 04: Trek from Phakding to Namche (3440 m.)
After breakfast in Phakding, we commence our trek to Namche Bazaar.The trail follows the right bank of the Dudh Koshi river. Today you will enter the Sagarmatha National Park, a conservation area that encompasses the entire Khumbu region. You will also get views of Mt. Thamserku, Everest (8848m) and Lhotse (8516m.). After a steep two hour climb, you will reach Namche Bazaar, which is surrounded on three sides by mountain ranges. Namche is a central hub of the Everest area and also a major trading village for food, trekking gears and other necessary goods.
Day 05: Acclimatization day in Namche
Acclimatization is important before proceeding higher. This is the first of two specific acclimatization days that everyone should build into their trek schedule. You can spend the day by taking a day hike to Thami village, by visiting Khunde or Khumjung, or by relaxing and exploring Namche Bazaar.
Day 06: Namche to Tengboche (3837 m.)
There is a direct route from Namche Bazzar to Tengboche that starts at Chhorkung, winds around the hill to the tea and souvenir shops of Kenjoma, and joins the trail in Khumjung just before Sanasa. Tengboche monastery is the heart of religious activity of the Sherpa people of the Khumbu region.
Day 07: Tengboche to Pheriche(4240 m.)
Beyond Tengboche the landscape enters the steppes where the altitude starts increasing beyond the 4,000m mark. The trail droops down to Dingboche, crosses the Imja River and climbs past superb mani stones ( carved with the Tibetan Buddhist chant om mani padme hum) to Pangboche at 3860m. The gompa here is worth visiting since it is considered to be the oldest in the region. Then the trail climbs to Pheriche 4240m. You can find a medical facility where you can get information and medication for Altitude Sickness.
Day 08: Pheriche to Lobuche (4930 m.)
The trail ascends the broad, gently sloping valley from Pheriche to Phalang Karpo at 4340m. In many places the trail crosses small streams on boulders. Beyond Phalang Karpo the trail climbs steeply onto the terminal moraine of the Khumbu glacier, then contours down to stream, crossing it on ta bridge just before Dugla(4620m). From the Dugla the trail climbs higher on the moraine to a row of stone monuments in memory of six Sherpa who died in an avalanche during 1970 Japanese skiing expedition on Everest.
Day 09: Trek to Lobuche East Base Camp
From Lobuche, we move to Lobuche East Base camp for preparation of the climbing for the next day. Some trainings and instructions are provided by the climber on this day.
Day 10: Lobuche peak summit day
Today we make an attempt to climb the Lobuche East Peak. If the attempt is successful, we move back to Thukla. If the climbing is not possible, then we have to stay at the base camp setting up the tent once again.
Day 11: Buffer day (extra day) for climbing/summit
This extra day is separated just in case if climbing could not be done on the previous day.
Day 14: Trek to Tengboche (3867 m.)
This day the trekking trail is easy, there is plenty of downhill and straight walk.
Day 16: Trek to Namche Bazaar(3440 m.)
We board our early flight from Lukla to Kathmandu. Upon arrival at Kathmandu you will be received by a Snow Leopard Trek representative and transferred to your hotel.
Day 17: Namche to Lukla (2860 m.)
This is the last day of the trek and there is plenty of downhill walk from Namche Bazaar to Lukla.
Day 18: Lukla/ Kathmandu by flight
We board our early flight from Lukla to Kathmandu. Upon arrival at Kathmandu you will be received by a Snow Leopard Trek representative and transferred to your hotel.