Everest Base Camp Trek from Jiri

Once we reach Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), the Himalayan Marvel Adventure delegate will receive you from there then check-in in the hotel. In the evening, we will meet your trek guide and other crew members then a brief discussion about our itineraries, accommodation, transportation, services that include and exclude, and we provide a cap, T-shirt, and bag with our company logo. 

We board the bus for a ride via the Foothills of the Himalayas after early morning breakfast. We will be rewarded with the beautiful scenery of the Sun Koshi River as we pass the Kathmandu Valley and ride along the Swiss-built highway to Jiri. The beautiful trail leads about 7-8 hours on mountain roads.

The day begins with a suspension bridge crossing the river, followed by numerous tea houses, where you can interact with the locals. We’ll find plenty of prayer flags and ornately painted walls as we drive via the Deorali Pass, representing our arrival in a Tibetan cultural hotspot. After crossing the pass, we descend to Bhandar.

Following breakfast, descend to Dokharpa, cross a hill to Likhu Khola, and finally arrive in Kinja for lunch. We’ll warm up with a steep climb to Lamjura, then a nearly vertical descent to Chimbu! After a few hours of walking, we will arrive in Seta’s land, where beautiful nature and friendly locals will greet us.

After leaving Sete village, we trek towards Junbesi.  On our way to Lamjura La Pass, we’ll cross via the Rhododendron forest. Lamjura Pass is the highest point between Jiri and Namche Bazaar. After that, the trek begins to Junbesi, a Sherpa settlement.

Junbesi is a great stopover for a rest day because of its attractive lodges and bazaar atmosphere with some fascinating neighborhoods leading to Buddhist monasteries in the nearby hills. Numbur, the god of Solu, over the vast green valley to the north. The Tashi Thongmon Gompa, built in the sixteenth century but devastated by fire many times, is located in the heart of Junbesi.

The Junbesi school, surrounded by a yellow-topped Stupa in the village’s center, is one of the largest Hillary schools, with over 300 students enrolled in classes ranging from primary to secondary. The Junbesi Khola valley, on the other hand, leads to Thubten Choling monastery, a Tibetan monastery established by the renowned Trulsuk Rinpoche, who migrated to Nepal with a large group of nuns and monks in the 1990s from Tibet’s Rongbuk Gompa. 

Several more immigrants arrived in Thubten Choling on their way to India to pursue the Dalai Lama Dharmashala. On a rest day, it’s also worth stopping by before or after lunch.

We return to the highway, cross the Junbesi Khola and leave the village through an elevated track to Khumbu. We get our first glimpse of Everest and the surrounding peaks from there. As we progress, the views of Everest grow bigger and closer. Before reaching Nunthala, descend through another thick forest teeming with life.

From Nunthala to Dudh Koshi, the trail descends through the long suspension bridge before ascending terraced fields and house yards. A cluster of buildings on the ridge Bupsa can be seen from Khari Khola. The trail leaves the village and climbs steeply to Bupsa, crossing the Khari Khola on a suspension bridge near some water-powered mills.

Before arriving in Surkhe, a small village just below Lukla, we’ll pass through a few small hamlets. After that, we’ll climb the Khari La Pass, passing through caves where porters rest on their way to Lukla. After a few hours of walking, we arrive in Lukla.

Leaving Lukla, early in the morning, we retrace back to Phakding which will take 3-4 hours. Today’s trail will be a bit easy because we will walk downhills to reach our destination. Once we reach, we will take a rest and after some time we will go around the Phakding village. 

After the exciting flight to Lukla, today is one of the important days for this trek. Today we trek to Namche Bazar, which is one of the attraction factors of this trek, and Namche is the “Gate to the Everest”. From Phakding, it takes 6-7 hrs to reach Namche Bazar so we start our trek after breakfast. 

After a 6-7 hrs trek, we finally reach Namche Bazar, where we can get any kind of facility. Then, we check-in in the hotel and rest. Somewhere in the middle of the trek, we have lunch so we take a rest and explore around Bazar in the evening. 

On this acclimatization day at Namche Bazar, we will first explore around the Bazar of Namche and buy necessary items then we hike to the Everest View Hotel from where we will get the pictorial views of Mt. Everest and the surrounding mountain. After that, we will explore the Hillary School, Hillary Hospital, Khumjung village, and come back to the Namche Bazar. 

We will have a brief meeting including porters, guide, have dinner, and rest.

After spending two nights at Namche Bazar, we trek to Phortse which starts after breakfast. We will ascend crossing Khumjung village then descend east towards the Dudh Koshi River then turn towards the north. The steep zigzags trail takes us to Phortse then stretches our legs and takes a rest.

After breakfast, we climb uphill and leave Phortse with pictorial views of the village. The path is a stone steep slope with beautiful views of Imja valley to Tengboche Monastery. We will stop there to explore the Tengboche monastery. After that, we again walked further to reach our destination Dingboche. 

Since Dingboche is the last village of the Khumbu region, we will take a tour around Dingboche. We will explore Dingboche Monastery, the Sherpa village, and take part in local activities. 

Today is not a long day, just a 4-5 hrs trek, so we start after breakfast at Dingboche. Leaving behind Dingboche we trek towards Lobuche. The day starts with a steep climb up the edge of a hill providing a great view down into the Chhukung valley with surrounding mountains. On the way, if we look down then we can see a small village named Pheriche. The path is completely flat but for the last two hours, the ground becomes steep and rocky until we reach Lobuche. Take a rest and explore the village.

One of the most important days, the day to step on the base camp of Everest. On this day, at first, we trek to Gorak Shep and put our luggage in the lodge then start to hike towards Everest Base Camp.  Once we reach the camp, we explore around and witness the beauty of the surrounding mountains. After spending some hours there we retrace back to Gorak Shep and take a rest.

Today we trek to Kalapathar for a pictorial sunrise view from Mt. Everest, so we start early in the morning to reach the viewpoint before sunrise and we can enjoy the stunning sunrise. After spending some hours witnessing the glorious sunrise view, we retrace back to Pheriche. Take some rest then we can explore around and take part in local activities. 

After breakfast at Pheriche, we retrace back to Namche Bazar following the same route which we took earlier. Once we reach, first we will take a rest for some hours then explore the Bazar.
In the Bazar, we can see hospitals, banks, restaurants, barbershops, telephones, and many more.

Early in the morning after breakfast, we trek back to Lukla passing Phakding village and others. Once we reach  Lukla, we take a rest and explore around Lukla.

Breakfast in the morning and say goodbye to the trekking crew and fly back to Kathmandu with the trekking guide. Once we reach, we will be driven to the hotel and take a rest. After that, you can go anywhere as your wish but if you want a guide then we can arrange a city guide for you. You can also go shopping and explore the valley. 

In the evening, we will throw a  farewell dinner for you including the crew and guide. Everyone will exchange our trip experience and have a delicious meal. 

Himalayan Marvel Adventure delegate will drop you at the airport before 3 hrs and return to the respective places. Or you can choose the next program for the next adventurous journey.