Highlights
Moderate To Fairly Hard, 5550 m
Local Guest Hosue
Domestic Flight
March/ April, October/ November
Economy Everest Trek Overview
Trek to Everest Base Camp is a dream to everyone who loves adventure. Economy Everest Trek is an affordable trekking package. The itinerary would follow the normal route to the Everest Base Camp which starts and end in Lukla. Our professional mountain trekking guide will take care of you while in trekking. We will arrange your accommodation at a local guesthouse. You will buy your lunch and dinner at the same guesthouse.
Trekking to Everest Base camp starts after a 45m flight to mountain airstrip Lukla. The trail towards to the Base camp, you will see prayer flags, Mani walls, chortens. You will encounter with the caravan of Yak carrying load on their back. You could meet Mt. Everest summiteer staying at the same guest house and share their experiences of the expedition. Please write us if you want to join Economy Everest Trek with other trekkers.
Articles of Trekking gears: The temperature of Everest Base Camp remain bellow zero round the year at night. You have to wear your gears as per the season. Pleases write us for the details of gear before you book the trip.
Altitude Sickness in Everest Base Camp: We recommend you to buy an insurance from your country which covers Heli rescue in an emergency. You may feel difficulties of breathing above 400m which is normal. If it is serious you should go down immediately and do not trek high. To avoid the emergency drink lot of water, stay warm, don’t trek too high, don’t carry heavy load and rest.
Day to Day Itinerary
Fly To Lukla And Trek To Phakding 2640m
Early in the morning your guide will pick you up from your hotel and drive to the domestic airport. You will land in Lukla after 45m and take a breakfast. Meet your porter and after fixing the porters baggage, trek starts hike to Phakding. Night rest at local guest house. You will have a lunch break on the way and dinner at the guest house.
Trek To Namche Bazar 3440m
Acclimatization In Namche Bazar
Trek To Tengboache 3800m
Trek To Pheriche 4280m
Trek To Lobuche 4940m
Trek To Gorekshep 5193m
Hike To Kalapatter 5550m And Trek Back To Lobuche
This is the beautiful day which you will remember to your lifetime. Wake up early in the morning and hike to Kalapatter (view point). Enjoy the stunning series of Himalaya. Trap the best photos into your camera. Back to the guesthouse for breakfast after heaving the best time in Kalapatter. Now your journey start to return. Trek down to Lobuche and night rest.
Trek To Tengboache
Trek To Monjo
Trek back to Monjo. Night rest at guesthouse.
Trek To Lukla
Fly Back To Kathmandu And Free
Enjoy the last breakfast in the mountain. walk down to airport and catch a flight to Kathmandu. Transfer to your hotel. The trek will end.
Whats Included?
Accommodation
- Accommodation and breakfast
Other
- English speaking trekking guide
- Porter to carry your baggage (1 porter will be provided to carry their personal effects to every 2 paying clients)
- Sagarmatha national park entry fee
- TIMS (trekkers information management system) fee
- Duffle bag and sleeping bag while trekking.
Whats not Included?
Not Included
- All the expenses in Kathmandu
- Personal items of clothing
- Lunch and dinner in trekking.
- Insurance including emmergency rescue, lost, damage or etc.
- Tipping to the guide and porter.
Travel Infos
Accommodation and food:
We will accommodate you at the local guesthouse. You will have your private room but bathroom will be sharing. We will buy a food at the guest house. They cook hygiene and tasty food. The guest house will have a standard menu to choose meal.
Best season to trek:
March and April offer a good view of mountains and flowers in the jungle. October and November are also the best months with has the clear sky and best mountain view.
Trekking guide and porter:
We will provide a licensed and experienced trekking guide who has been completted Economy Everest Trek. We will arrange a local porter with warm clothing and insurance to them while in trekking.
Internet and communication:
Most of the guest houses offer WIFI facilities. You have to pay extra cost to use the guest house intert service. We recommend you to buy a local telephone SIM card and buy an internet package. The data package will work till the Everest Base camp in a clear day.
Alternative route:
The trek starts after flying to mountain airstrip lukla. There is no other optional route till Namche Bazar. After Namche there are 3 different toute to trek (I) Trek to Thamo and Ranjo La Pass (II) Trek to Gokyo Lake (III) Trek to Everest Base Camp. If in case you can’t high toBase camp you can do some side trip like hike to Khumjung or Thamo.
Weather and temperature:
Most of the time around the year the temperature remains below zero. The winter goes down to -35degree. The summer could be cloudy and the temperature could be around 20 degree in a day time. Please inquire us about the details of weather while booking your trip.
Who can trek:
A healthy person can trek to Everest Base Camp. If you have high blood pressure, heart problem please consult with your doctor.
Flight to Lukla:
The lukla airport is situated at an altitude of 2800m in between high mountains. It requires a clear weather to take off and landing. Please bare in your mind that there could have bad weather day flight could not operate. You may have to postpone your date of the trek for few days.
Note: We can help you to book your hotel in Kathmandu on request. We have our own sister concern Hotel in Kathmandu (Kirtipur with a beautiful Kathmandu view and Himalaya)