Everest Base Camp Standard Trek

The journey to Everest Base Camp begins with a short breathtaking mountain flight to Lukla. We hike through the historical trail which was pioneered by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the first summiteers of Mt. Everest. It is easily one of the most intriguing destinations in the world. The classic trek to Everest Base Camp is a rewarding journey in the Himalayas. The world highest peak Mt. Everest and it’s base camp always attracting tourist since 1950s. Every year thousands of the traveler around the world visit the base camp (5360m). Everest Base Camp Trek is being buzzing phrase in the trekkers. We traverse through the Sherpa heartland to the foot of Mt. Everest, crossing cultivated fields, glaciers and small villages of Sherpa. Walk by the Dudh Koshi river before climbing up to Namche Bazaar (3441m).

Tengboche Monastery is a heaven for photographers and is the great highlight of the trek; it lies in the backdrop of Mt. Amadablam, Mt Everest, Mt. Lhotse, and other huge mountains. Climbing up Kalapatthar gives us breathtaking views of Mt. Everest along with other Himalayan giants. Kalapathar is another hill which is remarkably famous for sunrise and sunset over the Himalaya. It is also the place where the Nepal government has done a cabinet meeting on the topic of global warming.

Lukla is the town where the plane touched the ground. It is also claiming that one of the challenging airport in the world. The short runway, high chances of turbulance, mountain are challenging the pilots. A tiny Lukla is the exit and entry point of the Everest trekking region. The most renowned trek Jiri to Everest Base Camp trek starts from Jiri instead of Lukla. Phakding is lower than Lukla in the bank of Dudhkosi River.