Everest Three High Passes Trek

As per schedule, Pristine Nepal Treks representative will be there outside the exit door waiting for you with your name on the board. However, upon your landing at Tribhuvan International Airport, it can take an hour to get your luggage checked, immigration work, & other things.

So, if you want a Nepali Visa then you get your on-arrival visa in the immigration department located inside the airport. After finishing all your paperwork at the Airport, our representative will guide you to the Thamel area via private vehicle.

From the Airport to Thamel, it will take approximately 40 minutes to reach due to possible traffic jams. Upon arriving at the hotel, you will be assisted to your room. In the evening, Mr. Chin or a guide will come to meet you to provide you with further information and guidance for the trek. Also, the remaining processes like money exchange, renting gear, briefing, meeting guide, and other important factors are also done on this day.

Lukla flight is now operated from either Manthali Airport located in Ramechhap or from Kathmandu. During peak seasons like Spring and autumn season, the Lukla flight is operated from Manthali Airport.

Only during the off-season, the Lukla flight is done from Kathmandu Airport.

To reach Manthali Airport, you will have an early drive to Manthali Airport today to catch up on your morning flight for Lukla. It will take 5-6 hours to reach Manthali Airport from Kathmandu. Our guide will come to pick you up at your hotel as per the schedule.

Once you reach Lukla, you will meet your porter there at the Lukla airport. After a short tea break, the trek will start from Lukla until you reach Phakding. Reaching Phakding will be easy as it only takes 2-3 hours from Lukla.

You will also see the Pasang Lhamu statue which was the first woman to summit Mt. Everest from Nepal on 22 April 1993 at top of the exit gate before you leave Lukla.

As you start your trek, you will encounter the first Sherpa villages at Chaurikharka & Chheplung. From here, it is an old trekking trail to Thadokoshi village, Ghat, Chhuthawa, and finally Phakding.

On this day, you will also experience the first suspension bridge, and gain an altitude of 2,660m.

In Phakding, there are about 20 lodges/tea houses, guest houses, hotels, and restaurants, where almost all trekkers stay on this day.

After early breakfast in Phakding, you will continue along the Dudh Koshi River & cross several suspension bridges. Similarly, you will enter the territory of Sagarmatha National Park which is one of the UNESCO world heritage sites.

After trekking about 3-4 hours from Phakding, we will reach Jorsalle village where we will have a Lunch break. From Jorsalle, it will take approximately 4 hours to Namche Bazar while climbing steep uphill.

Before reaching Namche Bazar, you will have your first glance at Mount Everest and after a short walk, you will finally enter the Namche Bazar which is the biggest trading hub of the Khumbu region.

You will be provided with good rooms with attached bathrooms & hot shower services in Namche Bazar.

Today will be the rest day for you at Namche Bazar which is also called acclimatization day. The reason to have acclimatization in Namche Bazar is due to reaching an elevation of 3,440m which is a huge gain. Skipping acclimatization can get you the possibility of getting altitude illness.

During acclimatization day, you will have lots of free time to roam Namche Bazar. Similarly, Namche Bazar is a huge town that has all facilities like a cinema hall, cafe, restaurant, casino, bakery shop, museum, & many more.

The first thing we will do on this day is a hike to Everest View Hotel which offers stunning views of Mount Everest & other Himalayan peaks. Another activity that you can do in Namche Bazar is to visit the oldest Sherpa Culture Museum which will show the history & culture of the Sherpa people.

You can then explore the local market of Namche Bazar for traditional clothes, souvenirs, or trekking gear too. If you are a Yoga lover then you can also take a Yoga class today to relax your body & mind.

There are so many activities that you can do on this day & all these activities tend to help your body to adjust elevation & low oxygen levels.

After leaving Namche Bazar, we will walk along the Bhote Koshi River & through the beautiful Rhododendron forest. Close to Phurte, you will see some beautiful small stupas which are made from mud.

Continuing the trek, you will soon reach Thamp & Thamo Gompa. From Thamo Gompa, the path is all steep downhill till Khumbu Hydroelectric Plant, leading to the final destination Thame 3,750m.

Thame is a small village where most of the Sherpa are in mountaineering carriers. The well-known mountaineer Apa Sherpa from Thame holds the world record for summiting Everest 21 times. Even the Tenzing Norgay Sherpa is from Thame village.

The history & culture that Thame village holds are spectacular which makes this place famous.

Likewise, we will leave early in the morning from Thame to Lungden while enjoying the best landscape scenery, vegetation & mountains. Continuing the trek to last village Taranga, we will pass the village and head through Marlung village and finally to Lungden. During the spare time, we can visit the Nakpa Valley or hike to Cho Relmo Lake as well. Overnight in Lungden.

Our first Three high pass is today which is why we will start our trek early. Leaving Lungden, we will trek forward to Gokyo Lake region. After reaching Renjo La Pass, you will see the first best mountain views of highest peaks such as Mount Everest, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Makalu, & Mt. Cho Oyu. It is steeo high & down to enter Gokyo Valley. Overnight stay in Gokyo Lake.

Today, we will continue our trek walking past the Ngozumpa Glacier which is little bit rocky, slippery & steep. Walking down the valley on the glaciel moraine, the scenery will be much more rewarding and beautiful. Similarly, we will reach at Thangnak, and prepare for next high pass trek tomorrow.

Today, we will cross another high pass which is Cho La Pass that lies at 5,420m elevation. It will be challenging but rewarding for avid trekkers. Crossing Cho La Pass, we will then reach to Dzongla where we will stay for overnight.

Back to the track, we will trek to Lobuche today which is the classical route to Everest Base Camp. While trekking, you will be seeing some memorial statues of the climbers. Trekking to Lobuche is not so hard and rewarding. Following the trails of Imja Khola Valley, finally we will reach to Lobuche.

Walk this morning is gradual with few short steep up but can be tough due to high altitude gain with awesome views of Mt. Pumori, Lingtren, Khumbutse and Mt. Everest. After few hours of strenuous and scenic walk reaching at Gorakshep as the trek leads over moraine and glaciers to Gorakshep with few lodges, located beneath Kalapathar Hill and Pumori peak on route Everest base camp.

Gorakshep was the original base camp in early 1950’s to 1970’s, here with overnight stop after reaching our main highlight of this adventure at Everest base camp.

From Gorakshep few hours of walk leads to base camp over rocks, boulders, moraine and glacier on reaching world highest Everest base camp. Enjoy the surrounding views enclosed within Everest hidden behind high peaks of Lho-La-Nuptse with close views of notorious Khumbu Ice-Falls. In mountaineering high season April to June, this place will be flooded with hundreds of colorful tents, climbers, and staff. After base camp returns back to Gorakshep for last overnight stop on the eastern side of high Khumbu valley.

Early morning a steep climb to the top of Kalapathar for the fantastic panorama of surrounding giant peaks including Mt. Everest at close distance, this will be the highest point of the adventure at 5,545 m.

After enjoying view from Kalapatthar, we will descend to Gorakshep for breakfast and the trek to Lobuche.

Today, you will cross Kongma La Pass and then to Chhukung. The trek starts from Lobuche early in the morning. Eventually, today trek is rather easy than other high passes trek. From the pass, you can have more lear view of Lhotse Shar, Makalu, Ama Dablam & other peaks.

Descend down to Kongma La Pass & into the Chhukung Village for today.

Descend Down to the Imja Khola Valley through Dingboche Village, Pangboche Village and then finally to Tyangboche. Tyangboche is a famous place with Tyangboche Monastery. The monastery is the oldest monastery in the Khumbu region.

Morning walk with short descend to Bhote Kosi River and then 20 mins climb to reach the other side of the ridge, from here a gentle walk leading towards Namche Bazaar. Overnight stay in Namche Bazar.

After an exciting and fabulous Everest Three Passes trekking with loaded adventure, last day walk leads back on the same trail with last climb to Lukla for lunch and overnight stop, afternoon free with last night dinner celebration with fellow staff-guides and members.

From Lukla an early morning flight to Kathmandu, sometimes the flight time can be delayed due to bad weather conditions, as per your flight time board in a small plane for super, scenic flight back to Kathmandu, on reaching Katmandu domestic terminal. Pristine Nepal guide and staff transfer you back to your hotel with an afternoon free for individual activities.

Last day in amazing Nepal country of Himalayan wonders, as per your international flight time depart from the hotel where Pristine Nepal staff transfer you to the airport, after a greatly enjoyable and fantastic adventure on Everest Three High Passes Trekking with great services and guidance of Pristine Nepal expert guides.