Trip Overview

Trip Price

$1390/person

Location

Everest Region

Difficulty

Moderate-Hard

Max. Altitude

5,545m

Group Size

1-08 People

Transportation

Car, Jeep

Activity

Trekking

Best Time

Mar-May;Sep-Nov

Total Durations

15 Days

Everest Kalapathar Trekking follows the classic trekking route ventured by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary to the Base Camp of Everest. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world has long since been the ultimate dream of adventure enthusiasts. Kalapatthar (5545m) is the highest point during the EBC trek from where you will see the close-up views of mountains including Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, and several peaks.

Located in the eastern region of Nepal, the Everest region is the land of legendary Sherpas. Embark on an unforgettable journey that is full of experiences. Visit the villages of amiable locals. Watch the lamas/priests chanting hymns in monasteries. Feel the vibe of spiritual awakening and find peace at heart and mind in the serene aura so close to Himalaya.

Everest Kalapathar trekking route takes you through the Sagarmatha National Park that is rich in rare Himalayan herbs. Feel the thrill as Himalayan beasts pass from so close distance. Trek through glaciated Gorakshep Lake to the Everest Base Camp and get 360-degree views of 8000m+ Mountains including Lhotse Mountain, Nuptse Mountain, Amadablam Mountain, and other mountains and peaks.

Food and Accommodation

While you are on the Everest Kalapatthar Trekking, you can use basic to luxury lodges in the region. As you trek along the trail, there are several places where you can stay overnight at. You can choose from basic to comfortable and luxury lodges to stay in. 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 varieties of foods during the trek. Dal Bhat is the main food that you can find easily while other food options depend upon the places that you are at. Most of the places will give you the options to choose your food from the menu. You can eat from momo to pizza and chowmin to pasta.
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Everest Kalapatthar Trekking Cost

When you are on our Everest Kalapatthar Trekking adventure, we take care of you from your arrival until departure. The cost for this 15-day trekking package is inclusive of your accommodation and food in the mountains. It also includes your accommodation and breakfast in Kathmandu. You will get a professional trekking guide and a necessary number of porters included in the package.
From ground transportation to flight tickets to and from Lukla, you have it all covered by the package cost. All logistics support for the trek comes in the package.

Trekking Permit

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, the Everest Kalapatthar trekking needs a normal and regular permit for trekking in the region.
From TIMS card to National park and local government royalty, you will have it all covered by the cost when you are on our package.

Best Time for Everest Kalapatthar Trekking

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 makes 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 condition will be pretty challenging. It is quite an uncomfortable situation to trek in extreme weather conditions.

Guide and Porters for the Trek

As an organized trekking adventure package, you will have a professional guide leading you to the Everest base camp. The guide will ensure your trip is safe and make it a fun and beautiful adventure. All our guides have been to different regions of the Himalayas leading and guiding trekkers for many years.

You will also have a team of porters carrying your backpack in the mountains. A porter carries the backpacks of two trekkers and up to 20 kg only. So, when you pack your backpack, you need to make sure it doesn't exceed 10 kg each. Some ultimate guides and tips for Everest Kalapathar.

Everest Kalapathar Trekking Altitude Profile

                  Trip Highlights
                  Watch Sunrise view from Kalapathar.
Mountain views from Everest Base Camp.
Visit Khumbu’s largest Tyangboche Monastery.
Set your foot on homeland of Sherpas in Namche Bazaar.

                

Itinerary

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The Standard itinerary for this trip is here. We can customize it according to your interest

The first day of your adventure trip to the Everest Base Camp Kalapatthar 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.

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.
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.

The second day of the walk today takes us to the beautiful and famous Sherpa town of Namche Bazar at the elevation of 3,440 meters above sea level. Almost all uphill walk for the day takes us past beautiful natural surroundings of nature and the view of mountains. As we enter the Sagarmatha National Park today, we will also walk over several suspension bridges over the gushing river.
Finally, we reach Namche Bazar after the walk of around six hours. The view of the mountains and wonderful surroundings of Namche helps us relax and settle. We take it easy to acclimatize well at the changing climatic situation and elevation.

We have an extra day stopover at Namche today that will help us acclimatize well before we head further higher. Namche has beautiful places in the surroundings where we can go for day hiking and exploration instead of staying idle at the lodge and bazaar. The hiking exploration for the day will also help us get better acclimatized and we become ready to trek to the higher elevation.

As we are getting used to with the thinning air of the higher elevation, we prepare to trek to the next place. Our walk for the day in the region takes us to Tengboche village that is famous for its beautiful monastery and the view of mountains like Ama Dablam it provides. Around seven hours of the walk takes us up and down the mountains and through stream and nature with a view to the overnight destination - Debuche.
Once we reach Debuche, we will have time to explore the surroundings after settling into the lodge.

We continue further higher on our trek. The trek today takes us to Dingboche via Pangboche village. When we reach the overnight destination today, we will already be at the elevation of 4,410 meters above sea level. Another beautiful day of trekking through the cultural village and natural surroundings has so many beautiful things to offer. From lush nature to changing the landscape to the wonderful culture and lifestyle of the Sherpa people living in the region is simply awesome.

It is time to take another acclimatization day before we trek further higher towards the base camp of the highest mountain in the world. We again go, like at Namche, for hiking exploration to the surrounding destinations. The exploration today will bring us spectacular views of the mountains and surrounding landscapes. We will spend half of our day hiking and the latter half exploring and relaxing at Dingboche.

Time to trek to another destination! We walk through glacial path on the famous Khumbu glacier today towards Lobuche as our destination for the day. The landscape changes drastically and the wilderness grows to a more peaceful and magnificent one. We will walk through the trail that’s filled with huge boulders and moraine. We will certainly feel the oxygen level going thinner and thinner as we trek further higher. Slowly but ultimately, we will make it to Lobuche to stay overnight. The beautiful surroundings of Lobuche help us feel better after we check into the guest house.

Finally, the most exciting day of the trip has arrived. We are going to be at the base camp of Mt. Everest and enjoy the blissful moments there. But before that, we surely need to walk for the day. We will trek towards Gorakshep that is our overnight site for the day and check into a lodge before heading to the base camp. The walk to the Everest base camp starts after relishing our lunch at the highest overnight site for the trip.
Eventually the famous Everest Base Camp is right there where we will stand. We enjoy the overwhelmingly magnificent surroundings of the base camp and spend some beautiful moments there. Later, we need to trek back to Gorakshep to stay overnight. The day has brought us to the base camp of the highest mountain in the world.

Although every day of the adventure trek to the Everest base camp is exciting, we are due another incredibly exciting moment of the trip. The early morning hiking trip to the Kalapatthar viewpoint is what we are looking forward to early in the morning. Our early morning effort to hike to the highest elevation of the trek is worth going for. The panoramic view of the Mt. Everest and other mountains in the surroundings is simply breathtaking. We will also get to enjoy a joyous sunrise experience over the mountains.
Later, we hike back down to Gorakshep and trek further down to Pheriche. Pheriche is a famous overnight stop for trekkers. We will enjoy the beautiful surroundings once we check into a lodge.

The trek today takes us to Phortse village for the overnights stay today. It is one of the beautiful Sherpa villages in the region.

Our walking journey in the Everest region continues back towards Namche bazar today. The peaceful natural surroundings and decreasing elevation make us feel better and easier.

This is the last day of the trek and we traverse the trail all the way to Lukla from Namche. Once we reach Lukla and check into the lodge, we will take easy time to explore and wander around the place. It has been an amazing adventure to the Everest base camp and thanks to the whole team who made the adventure safe and an awesome experience. We befriended people, mountains, nature and breathtaking surroundings that have left an incredible impression and experience.

We take a flight back to Kathmandu and enjoy our afternoon and evening at leisure.

The 16 Days Everest Base Camp Trek has come finally an end with beautiful memories and experience of adventure trekking to the base camp of the highest mountain in the world.
We will drive you to the airport for your departure flight.

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Trip Cost Information

Cost Includes:

Airport Pick up and Drop.
Flight: Kathmandu – Lukla- Kathmandu.
Accommodation in Kathmandu in B/B plan as per itinerary.
Experienced Guide.
Necessary number of Porters.
All Government taxes.
Sagarmatha National park Fee.
Trekkers information Management System (TIMS) Fee.
Guide and porter salary, insurance and accommodation.

Cost Excludes

Trekking equipment.
Personal Expenses.
Beverage and Drinks.
Emergency Rescue and Travel Insurance.
Tips.
Other things not included in Cost Include section.

Route Map

Traveller Useful Information

When you are going on this adventure, make sure you are packing these essentials in your luggage.

The basic essential for the trekking adventure

Duffel bag, rucksack or backpack for the trek
Daypack (25-30 liters)
Sleeping bag (-20 above)
Sweat absorbing T-shirts or Shirts
Thermal layers and inner layers
Warm woolen sweater, fleece or jacket
A waterproof and windproof jacket or pullover with hood
Casual clothing to wear when you are at tea house
Stretchable and breathable trekking Pants
Long Trekking pants (Convertible to shorts)
Cotton Pants
Down Jacket (-20 above)
Warm mittens and/or gloves
Liner gloves
Instant hand warmers (optional)
Lightweight Shoes (Running/tennis shoes for camp, around town, etc)
Waterproof and broken-in trekking Boot
Gaiter (seasonal)
Sandal (optional)
Socks (liner socks, synthetic and heavyweight woolen socks)
Bandana or head scarf
Warm woolen or synthetic hat
Sunglasses with UV protection
Headlamp with extra batteries and bulbs
Neck warmer and Ear Muffs (optional)
Quick drying towel, toothpaste, brush (preferably biodegradable)
Multipurpose soap or hand-wash
Face and body moisturizer
Nail clippers
Wet wipes and sanitizers
Tissue/toilet roll
Sunscreen (SPF 40 recommended)
Lip balm (SPF 20 recommended)
Water purification tablets or Polar-pure crystals
Luggage locks
Plastic garbage bags, refillable water bottles
Trekking Poles
Book, dairy, pen, pencil, etc.
Snacks
Sleeping bag liner
Hydration bladder with drinking tube and tube insulator

Apart from these essentials, you can pack things as per your need. However, while trekking in the high mountains, keeping your essentials to the bare minimum is highly recommended.

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Clients Reviews (1)

Raquel Villar

Spain

Me and my friend decided to go Nepal and figure out some travel company of Nepal. Among many we have founded Adventure Himalaya Circuit is quite reasonable and highly recommended in Trip adviser. Mr. Basu is owner of this company immediately response our desire and offer really good deal with us. He organized our 14 days Everest Base Camp kalapathar trekking with expert Sherpa guide. Our guide Furi Sherpa is very talented and experienced and he took care of us throught out the Journey. The shooting stars and shining Everest view in the night and Morning Surnise view over the mighty Everest from kalapathar was really an incredibe. Thank you Basu and whole team to made the memorable trip. I will come to Nepal again for Annapurna base camp trek and would recommend this company for trekking in Nepal.

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