Everest Base camp with Island Peak (20 Days)

On your date of arrival, Imperial Nepal Treks will be there to welcome you at the Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu. We will Imperial Nepal Treks will be there to welcome you at the Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu. We will pick you and shift you in a tourist standard hotel as per booking for an overnight accommodation 

Imperial Nepal Treks organizes a full day city tour around Kathmandu Valley. The aim behind is to let you have the know-how of the Kathmandu city, the city of monuments, temples and monasteries such as Durbar Square, Pashupatinath, Bouddhanath, Swoyambhunath, Changu Narayan, Budhhanilkantha and many others. We will also take you to Nagarjun hill for pre-climbing experience over the rocks. You will be able to familiarize yourself with climbing if you haven’t been a part of it before. We will provide you leisure time for rest and preparation for final departure that is scheduled for the next day. 

On this day, we offer you a welcome dinner at a typical Nepali Restaurant where you will taste different varieties of Nepali food. Your overnight accommodation remains unchanged.

We start our trek with a charming flight to Lukla from Kathmandu after having a breakfast early morning. Once we arrive at Lukla, we head towards Phakding that takes around 4 hours of walk. On our way to Phakding, we will observe beautiful stone walls, painted and non-painted mani stones, view of Kusum Khangkaru mountain, and finally, reach Phakding. 

Phakding is the first viewpoint of Kongde Ri mountain range. Also, 500 years old Pemacholing Monastery exists here. Our accommodation would be in a tea house or lodge on full board basis.

From Phakding, we walk towards Namche Bazaar, our second destination of the Everest Base Camp Trek. Passing by Rimshung Monastery and Uchhecholing Monastery, we climb up along the trail and visit Sagarmatha National Park. You can have the internet access here. Moving forward, we cross Larbha Dobhan and taking a further step ahead, we will witness the first view of Mount Everest. Climbing up the path, we are finally at Namche Bazaar. 

Namche Bazaar is the main gateway to Everest, you will find colorful Khumbu villages, Banks, Money Exchanger, Internet café and overall all the facilities you can find in the city. On Saturday, a special market appears here, people come here to sell their products and buy things necessary for them.  Our accommodation would be in a tea house or lodge on full board basis.

This day is the rest day as we need enough time for acclimatization; however, if you are willing to hike for some time then we take you to famous Everest View Hotel that takes around 3 hours to catch glimpses of Mt. Everest. On our way back, we'll visit Hilary and Sherpa museum. You will get teahouse or lodge accommodation in full board basis.

Heading towards Tengboche from Namche, the first view of Ama Dablam, Lhotse Shar, Taboche, Kangtega and Thamserku is witnessed.  Moving forward, we pass by an Army Barrack at Phunke Tenga and arrive at Tengboche. Tengboche is famous for the Buddhist Monastery, we visit and explore the monastery. Our accommodation would be in a tea house or lodge on full board basis.

Starting the early morning by visiting the Tengboche monastery located in the heart of Tengboche, we descend through the forests and step up to Deboche witnessing the wonderful views of Everest. We then walk along Pangboche valley passing through lush vegetation. Moving uphill from here, the greeneries vanish and walking through the ridge we reach Pheriche, the windy village.  A small helipad for helicopters is available here to rescue people during emergencies. The Tokyo Medical University Clinic here offers a class on mountain specialist at Pheriche. We stay overnight at Pheriche. Your accommodation would be in a lodge/teahouse where meals are provided on full board basis (breakfast, tea/coffee, lunch and dinner).

This rest day in Pheriche will let you ease your tiredness and walk nearby places. We can go for a hike to Nagarjuna peak to eye on the giant mountains Lhotse, Amadablam, Makalu and Island peaks. We then return back to Pheriche and spend the night there. Your accommodation would be in a lodge/teahouse where meals are provided on full board basis (breakfast, tea/coffee, lunch and dinner).

Our trek ascends towards north after going through a pleasant meadow walk. We reach Thukla and snap in the views of Mt. Pumori. You will notice the memorials of the climbers who were unsuccessful and died during expeditions. We will stop here for a while and climb upwards. Upon reaching Lobuche, you will be delighted with the views of Khumbu Glacier and Lobuche Glacier along with the mesmerizing faces of Lobuche, Kongma Tse and Mahalangur peak.  We stay here for an overnight. Your accommodation would be in a lodge/teahouse where meals are provided on full board basis (breakfast, tea/coffee, lunch and dinner).

Following the pathways, we head towards our next stop Gorakshep. We come across Pyramid, Lobuche pass at 5110m, and Gorak shep Tsho Lake at Gorakshep. We have lunch at Gorakshep and stepping up, passing by Camp and Pumori B.C., we reach Everest Base Camp (5364). We come back to Gorakshep for an overnight stay in a tea house or lodge on full board basis. 

In order to snap in the breathtaking morning view, the sun rays over the snow-capped Mt. Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse and others, we walk towards Kala Patthar at an altitude of 5550m. From Kala Patthar, we descend towards Dingboche via Lobuche and finally stay at Lobuche for teahouse or lodge accommodation in full board basis

From Dingboche, we ascend for Chhukhung Valley. This trek is a short one and we can cover it within 3 hours. Eying on the Mani stones, we reach Chhukhung, a hidden valley near Island Peak where we will be preparing for camping and climbing. The valley is surrounded by the big glaciers like Nuptse Glacier, Lhotse Nup Glacier, Lhotse Glacier, Ama Dablam Glacier and Chhukung Glacier. The views of Chukhung Ri and Island Peak appears wonderful from here. Your accommodation would be in a lodge/teahouse where meals are provided on full board basis (breakfast, tea/coffee, lunch and dinner). 

Trekking along the icy trails of glaciers, we follow the Island Peak Trek trail and move carefully on the steep ways. First, we walk towards the southern part and after a while, we turn east. Walking along the streamside, we move uphill towards Island Peak Base Camp leaving the way to Amphulapcha that lies on the southeast. Passing by Imja Tsho and Amphulabsta Tsho, we reach the base camp of Island peak. The dazzling Island Peak appears stunning and we stay overnight at a tented camp. Meals are provided on full board basis. Packed foods, dry foods and liquors will be served mostly during tent camp stay.

Having breakfast, we move for High Camp. We pass through the narrow slopes and enter a steep rock channel. The guides assisting you will demonstrate you the walking style and the use of climbing gears like climbing boots, crampons, ice axe and others. You will also be taught to use the ropes in order to move up and down. Prior peak climbing training is not mandatory for Island Peak Climbing but, it is likely that you will be more confident if you have taken previous training. This climbing to high camp will make lots of things easier for you regarding the climbing techniques.  We stay overnight at a tented camp. Meals are provided on full board basis. Packed foods, dry foods and liquors will be served mostly during tent camp stay.

We start very early as we need to climb the summit before noon. It is because the winds will become a barrier in the afternoon. We need to pass through short rock steps before stepping into the right side of the gully.  Our route then leads to an exposed traverse of the summit glacier and we need to rope up for the glacier because of the several crevasses it contains. Our guides will be fixing the ropes; so, you need not worry much regarding it and you'll able to cross it without difficulty. After crossing a 100 m ice slope, we will be on the summit of Island Peak then; you'll be thrilled with the views around and the success you've achieved after climbing Island Peak. Taking the pictures of our success, we descend back to Chhukhung and stay overnight there. Your accommodation would be in a lodge/teahouse where meals are provided on full board basis (breakfast, tea/coffee, lunch and dinner). 

Taking further steps towards Tengboche, we come to Dingboche first. The trail consists of mani stones around Dingboche. Snapping the Everest views, we descend along the Imja River with some flat and steep trails. The trail is mostly downhill as we have already crossed the main point of our climbing, i.e. Island Peak Climbing. We arrive at Pangboche where lies the Pangboche Gompa, Kani (Archway) and big chorten.   Passing by the National Park office at Deboche, we finally step in Tengboche. Tengboche is one of the iconic places to stay as there exists a big Monastery, tea houses, lodges, large field with campsites and majestic beautiful peak Ama Dablam appearing like tower right in front of us. Your accommodation would be in a tea house or lodge on full board basis.

On our way to Namche, strolling along the rhododendron and juniper trees, we enter the place called Phunke Thanka, where an army barracks lies. We cross the well-decorated bridge over Dudh Koshi River and trail descends through pine forests. Then, we reach Sansa where we will notice wildlife of snow leopards, mountain goats, pheasants and others. Heading from here, we reach Khyangjuma and little further from here is the first viewpoint of Ama Dablam, Lhotse Shar, Taboche, Kangtega and Thamserku. Descending towards Namche, we find Tenzing Norgay Stupa and finally arrive at Namche, our destination for today. Your accommodation would be on full board basis in teahouse or lodge. 

Walking down from here, we pass the Everest viewpoint and Larja Dobhan. Following back the same trail towards Lukla via Phakding and the same glorious views as well the Sherpa valleys around, we step in Lukla. Coming nearer to the point of beginning of this wonderful journey, we enjoy the last memories of our trek with verdant greeneries all around. We will stroll around the Lukla and also reconfirm the flight ticket on this day. Rejoicing the very last moments of our Everest Base Camp Trek via Gokyo, we celebrate and have dinner with the crew members. We stay in a hotel at night where you will get meals on full board basis.

We will take in Lukla to Kathmandu flight that is around 30 to 40 minutes. You will meet the team of Imperial Nepal who will drop you at the Hotel you stayed before (unless changed). As this is the last day, we enjoy the farewell dinner in a typical Nepali restaurant with live music and rejoice the moments. 

The representatives from Imperial Nepal Treks will drop you to Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) and assist you in your final departure from Kathmandu. We bid our last goodbyes and you will head towards your destination.