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| Trek Grade |
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| Trek Duration |
12 days |
| Hotel KTM |
4 nights |
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Day
01: Arrival
and transfer to the hotel.
Day 02: Kathmandu,
sightseeing
Day 03: Fly
to Lukla,2850 m have lunch, and trek to Phakding,
2650 m. (3 hrs)
Day 04: Trek
to Monjo, 2835 m, lunch and walk to the
entrance of the Sagarmatha National Park at Jorsale,2775
m. After checking your trekking permit cross
the river twice and trek steep up to Namche Bazaar,
3440 m. (5 hrs) |
| Day
05: |
Starting
from Namche Bazaar straight up to Syangboche
airport. Crossing the runway, you can already
see the Stupa marking the trail to Khumjung,
3790 m. From the top of this crossing
you can see clearly Everest and Lhotse. Now
down again to the famous Khumjung high school
and walk through the village. (2 hrs) |
| Day
06: |
Acclimatization
day in Khumjung. Visit to the Kunde hospital
and the Khumjung Monastery with the Yeti Scalp. |
| Day
07: |
Outside
the village, near the Stupa, slightly down
through the fields where you can see many
birds. Then at your choice, or straight up
on a small path to the top of the ridge, or
going more smoothly round to Mong-La.3973
m (2 hrs).Have a rest and a drink in one of
the small tea shops, and then steep down to
Phortse Tenga, 3645 m. Overnight near the
river. |
| Day
08: |
Trek
to Dole. A good trail goes up to this pasture
where most of the time a lot of yaks can be
seen. |
| Day
09: |
Trek
to Machermo, 4410 m. There are fewer up and
downs, so walking is relatively easy. Overnight
near a small river. |
| Day
10: |
Trek
to Gokyo, 4750 m. Probably the most
beautiful lakes of the Everest area. Enjoy
walking up the pastures and the ridge near
the glacier. |
| Day
11: |
Very
early morning, and if possible starting around
4.30 hrs, up to Gokyo Ri. The view from the
5,483 m height Gokyo Ri could be even a better
than the view from Kala Patter. You can see
Cho Oyu, Everest, Ngojumba Kang, Gyachung
Kang, Nuptse, Lhotse and Makalu. The scene
of an ablation valley holding three glacial
lakes van be viewed here. After this magnificent
experience, trek back to Machermo.
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| Day
12: |
Trek
down to Phortse Tanga, have lunch, and steep
up to Mong La. After taking a refreshment,
down to Khumjung. |
| Day
13: |
Trek
steep down to Namche Bazaar, to Monjo, and
have lunch. After lunch trek to Phakding Monastery,
walking through a real old Sherpa village.
Overnight at Phakding. |
| Day
14: |
Your
last day trek to Lukla, smoothly but steadily
up to the airport. Make ready to fly out next
day. |
| Day
15: |
Fly
back to Kathmandu. |
| Day
16: |
Kathmandu,
free day. |
| Day
17: |
Departure. |
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