Everest Base Camp With Kala Patthar Hiking

Once in a lifetime experience! A high altitude escapes to a culturally rich and fascinating region of the Himalayas.

Trekking enthusiasts have been making this epic journey to Everest Base Camp since the early 90’s following in the footsteps of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s – the first mountaineers to climb Mt Everest. Surrounded by enormous peaks, this trek takes you to a region rich in culture, fauna and flora and offers views of many peaks soaring over 800m into the sky. Magnificent lakes and ice sheets are also a feature of this journey passing Sherpa villages rich in heritage and traditions, such as Tengboche Monastery, Sagarmatha National Park and of course the unheralded views from Kala Patthar . Especially in spring, you will pass through the breathtaking colorful Rhododendron forests and get to see wildlife such as musk deer.

The great Everest Base Camp adventure begins with a 40-minute plane trip to Lukla, then a trek towards Phakding and then on to the Sherpa town of Namche Bazaar often referred to as the gateway to Everest. From Namche Bazaar, the trail takes us to Tengboche, where we come across a Buddhist fortification (Dawa Choling Gompa). Leaving Tengboche our trek heads to Dingboche that offer spectacular views of the surrounding mountains. As we climb to higher altitudes the difficulty increases, requiring us to adjust after passing through Dingboche and then on to Lobuche(4940m). The final leg of our journey takes us to Everest base camp (5,364m) At EBC we get to view the enormous Khumbu Ice Sheet that begins at 4,900m and ends at 7,600m. After leaving EBC we then trek back to Gorak Shep (5185m). Early the following morning we climb to the well-known viewpoint Kala Patthar (5555m) where we are blessed with the most awesome views of Mt. Everest and the Khumbu Ice Sheet.

We then trek back to Gorak Shep then to Pheriche and then descend on a steep trail to Namche Bazaar. The final leg of our journey takes us back to Lukla and then by plane returning to Kathmandu.

The Everest Base Camp trek is relatively difficult, but with the time acclimatizing at lower altitudes, it minimizes any risk of altitude sickness and prepares you for higher altitude climbing.