Everest Base Camp Trek gives you one of the best trekking experience on the planet. On this 13 days trek you will explore the rugged terrain of Sagarmatha national park (1148 Km2) and discover the mount Everest 8850m, numerous peaks, glaciers, alpine lakes, waterfalls, river streams and diverse species of flora and fauna. This is a challenging Tea House trek where you will stay in the villages at world’s highest altitude and get an elevation gain of 5643m in the Kala Patthar. On the Everest base camp trek you will see 4 of the 6 highest mountains in the world viz. mount Everest, mount Lhotse 8,516m, mount Makalu 8,470m and mount Cho Oyu 8,201m.You will start your Everest base camp trek after taking a 45 minutes flight from Kathmandu to Lukla airstrip at and altitude of 2860m. From Lukla you will descend down to Dudh Koshi river and follow it upstream through the Sherpa villages of Phakding. From Thulo Gumela you will enter the boundary of Sagarmatha national park. The park is home to 21 species of endemic flowering plants, 10 species of Rhododendron, 33 mammals, 208 birds, 5 herpeto, 1 fish and 160 vascular plant species. The rich biodiversity of Sagarmatha national park will make your Everest base camp trek a journey of a lifetime.
You will trek up through the sub tropical forest of Sagarmatha and get to Namche Bazar, this Sherpa village has been gateway to mount Everest ever since Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa marked the trail to summit mount Everest in May 29, 1953. From the Namche Bazar you will continue trekking through the villages of Tengboche, Dingboche, Dughla, Pheriche, Lobuche and get to the Gorakshep. Gorakshep is the last village you will reach on this trek. From Gorak Shep you will take two hikes, one to the Everest base camp (5380m) and other to the Kala Patthar. You will get to the Everest base camp on the 9th day of the trek. After then you will trek back along the same trail through the Khumbu valley, Namche Bazar all they way to Lukla and get a flight back to Kathmandu. In Kathmandu you will be invited for the farewell dinner from the team of Nepal Trekking Routes. You will spend rest of the days exploring the Kathmandu city discovering the beautiful medieval Hindu temples.
