Everest Base Camp Trek via Gokyo Lake is a special trekking package combined with the great places in the Everest region. Some people prefer to call it the Cho La Pass Trek. Visiting the beautiful Gokyo Lakes and Everest Base Camp at the same time offers an adventure experience that you will cherish.
The trekking package combines the major iconic places in the Everest region. It offers a beautiful experience of exploring the lifestyle, culture, mountain views, and nature in the region. After visiting the beautiful Gokyo Lakes and crossing the Cho La pass, you will eventually trek to the Everest Base Camp eventually.
Crossing a high mountain pass such as Cho La Pass makes this trek more adventurous.
Looking for something more exciting than Everest Base Camp during your trek there? Here is a great adventure that you can add to the trek to the base camp of Mt. Everest. Gokyo Valley is a beautiful valley in the region that you can add to your Everest Base Camp trek. Everest Base Camp Trek via Gokyo Lake gives you a trekking experience in the beautiful Everest region. The trek is also popular as the Cho La Pass Trek.
While you are on this adventure, you will need a few more days than the regular trekking itinerary to the base camp. Since the trek takes you to Gokyo Valley and Cho La pass, you need a great fitness level. If you are in good physical fitness and mental strength for the adventure, you will enjoy this trek. This trek can be the most rewarding adventure of your lifetime.
To embark on this trek, we have to fly to Lukla from Kathmandu or Ramechhap. The trek starts at Lukla and goes through Phakding, Namche Bazar, Dole, and Machhermo to reach Gokyo Valley. After exploring the beautiful lakes in Gokyo Valley, the trek goes towards Cho La Pass. While exploring Gokyo, we can see 5 beautiful lakes- Dudh Pokhari (Gokyo Cho), Thonak Cho (the Largest), Gyazumpa Cho, Tanjung Cho, and Ngojumba Cho.
After exploring the Gokyo Valley, the trek takes you towards the Everest Base Camp. You will cross Cho La pass (5,420m) en route to the Everest base camp. You will also hike to Kalapatthar to witness the surreal view of Mt. Everest and other mountains in the region.
The Everest Base Camp Trek via Gokyo Valley offers you an experience to know the Alpine Himalayan ecosystem and wildlife better than anywhere else. During the trek, you can hike to Gokyo Ri (5330 m), which is one of the highlights of the trek.
You will enjoy wonderful panoramic views of Mount Everest, Lhotse, and several other peaks with a beautiful landscape of Gokyo Valley. Gokyo Ri also offers breathtaking views of the lakes in the valley and the magnificent Ngozumpa glacier.
If you go on the Three High Pass Trek in the region, you will meet the Everest Base Camp Trek via Gokyo Valley at Gokyo Lakes and continue towards the Everest base camp. And if you want to go on a short Everest base camp trek, this is the ideal package for you.
The Everest Base Camp Trek via Gokyo Lake uses basic lodges along the trail. As you trek along the trail, there are several places where you can stay overnight. While you stay at your overnight stop, you can also explore the village that you are in.
Food is another factor that you have to be careful of while trekking in the mountains. You can get a variety of foods during the trek. Dal Bhat is the main food that you can find easily, while other food options depend on the places that you are in. Most of the places will give you the option to choose your food from the menu. You can eat from momo to pizza and chowmin to pasta.
While you sign up for our Everest base camp trek via Gokyo Lake, you will have a team of guides and porters to take care of you in the mountains. As a trained and experienced professional, the trekking guide and his team of porters will ensure your safety. They will also make sure that you enjoy the trek. The team will be highly professional and knowledgeable about what they are doing.
The porters will help you carry your backpack throughout the trek. We assign a porter for two trekkers and can carry a maximum of 20 kg. So, request you to pack wisely for the mountains.
Nepal has two best trekking seasons in a year - spring (March- May) and Autumn (September - November). Apart from these months, Nepal experiences a few extreme weather conditions, which make trekking more challenging. The months from December to February are extremely cold, and June to August are rainy.
Although it is possible to trek during these winter and summer months, the weather conditions will be pretty challenging. It is quite an uncomfortable situation to trek in extreme weather conditions. But if you trek to the mountains in winter and summer, it will have its own distinct charm despite all the odds.
You will need to obtain a permit to be in the mountains. Some of the trekking areas require you to get a special permit. However, this trek needs a normal permit for trekking in the region.
From TIMS cards to National parks and local government royalties, you will have it all covered by the cost when you are on our package.
For more information about permits, seasonal guides, and essentials, please check the Gokyo Ri Trek information blog here.
The first day of your adventure trip to the Everest Base Camp Trek via Gokyo Lake starts with your arrival to Kathmandu. Our company representative will welcome you at the airport on your arrival. He will transfer you to the hotel where you can find an easy time to relax after checking in. We will meet you in the evening at the hotel to talk about the trip in details. Any questions you may have regarding your trip will be discussed so that you are well-prepared for the trip.
Hotel
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We will take an acclimatization day in Kathmandu today where we spend time exploring the cultural heritage sites in the valley. The sightseeing tour that starts after breakfast takes you to four of the amazing cultural heritage monuments in Kathmandu valley.
Exploring Swoyambhunath, Patan Durbar Square, Pashupatinath, and Boudhanath will give you an incredible experience of ancient, medieval and modern cultural, historical and spiritual wonders. You will see and experience the lifestyle in Kathmandu during the tour. The tour will take pretty much of our day today. We will return back to the hotel later in the afternoon.
We will do the last minute preparation and packing for the trekking adventure to start tomorrow.
Breakfast
Hotel
1400 m
We have an early morning flight to Lukla today. So, we drive to the airport for the exciting Himalayan flight to the gateway to the Everest region. A wonderful flight on a small airplane takes us to the beautiful town of Lukla with the views of stunning mountains.
Please Note: The flight to Lukla takes of from Kathmandu and Ramechhap. If we are flying to Lukla from Ramechhap, we need to drive for 4-5 hours.
After landing at Lukla, we meet our whole trekking crew and get ready to walk for the day. It is an easy start of the walk of the adventure trek to the Everest Base Camp. We are going to trek to Phakding village on the bank of the Dudh Koshi River. Around four hours of trek today introduces us to the trail, surroundings, nature, and the views of mountains in the Everest region. The atmosphere of our overnight site, Phakding, feels amazing on the bank of the gushing river.
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
