Phaplu To Everest Base Camp Trek

Upon arrival in Kathmandu, Tribhuvan International Airport, we will receive you in a private vehicle to your hotel in Kathmandu. Brief you the package trip including a full day drive from Kathmandu to Salleri Bazaar and to Tham Danda to Everest base camp route by road information.

From Salleri to Everest Base Camp hike begins early at 5:00, with a drive from Kathmandu to Salleri via local jeep along a rough road. It’s a newly constructed Sindhuli Bardibas Highway road built by Japan’s Hamja Company had carried out the road construction.

While driving by road, Nomadic travelers will have an impressive landscape, the tallest mountains, hills, and colorful valleys. Continue with the best panorama of Riverside, jungle, wonderful landscape, and scattered communities. We traverse the Sunkoshi River bridge and to Okhaldhunga Bazaar. Rumjatar and Okhaldungha are the top scenic places en route.

Incredible peaks such as Dudhkunda (Numbur Himal), Everest, and many other snowy peaks are seen from the highway road. Roughly about nine/ten hours road drive takes us to the Salleri Bazaar, district of Solu Khumbu.

In the present day, travelers have an option option to drive directly to Tham Danda without walking. It allow you for a more expedited journey to Everest Base Camp by road, cutting down the travel time by 2 to 3 days. From Phaplu to Tham Danda is picturesque, leading through the countryside, lush forests, tiny villages, hills, gorges, and meandering streams and rivers.

Keep in mind that the drive from Kathmandu to Tham Danda typically takes approximately 14 hours by Jeep, spanning two days. However, the duration may vary, especially when collecting other passengers from various hotels and locations along the way. It is an off road journey from Salleri to Tham Danda, shared with a bolero jeep, usually takes around five hours.

Additionally, it is advisable to take a break at a guest house for lunch. Commence your trek towards Everest Base Camp, traversing through alpine forests and local hamlets to reach Paiya. Likewise, a hike from Tham Danda to Paiya takes roughly two hours, providing a worthwhile opportunity to stretch your body and legs along the way.

We continue to hit the trail for an hour after Puiyan to a ridge at 2800m, then up to another ridge. Pass across the below Lukla Airport runway and follow a gentle climb up the mountainside on the left bank of the Dudh Koshi River.

Follow the Dudhkoshi Valley across the traces and century old Buddhist Chorten to the Chheplung village (2,422m). At this point, you will touch the main classical trail of Everest Base Camp that starts from Lukla airport. Now, you will see a crowd of trekkers coming from the Lukla flight

Along the gentle walk through villages, you will have a view of Mount Nupla (5,885m), Kusum Kangaru (6,367m), and the Mount Kwongde Range. Journey from Ghat to Bengkar section has a rough but an easy trail that offers tourist standard to comfort lodges as per the tourist demand.

We continue along the trail, encountering numerous ascents and a few descents, until we reach the Sagarmatha National Park check post office at Monjo. Your guide will handle your national park entrance permit, allowing you to keep moving forward. Descending from the office, we reach Dovan, where two prominent rivers converge below the Hillary Bridge.

Crossing the Hillary Bridge, the trek takes a steep ascent to the viewpoint at Tupi Danda to see the first excellent view of Everest (8,848m) and Lhotse (8,516m). Namche village serves as a central hub in the area, offering a variety of food, trekking gear, and other essential goods.

Discover Namche Bazaar and its surroundings!

In the afternoon after Lunch, We walk above the clouds to the Syangeboche hilltop. We enjoy the splendid view of Mt. Everest, Ama Dablam, Thamserku, Nuptse, Lhotse, Tawche, and Kongde with several other popular mountains within a row at a 360 degree angle. While descending to Namche, visit the National Park Museum (if you have enough time) just above the town that exhibits Sherpa culture.

Our trailhead to Tengboche Monastery leaves a steep cliff that drops down to the Dudh Kosi river. On the hikes, your will have a panoramic view of the Himalayas such as Ama Dablam (6,812m), Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse (7,855m), and Tawoche (6,501m). Tengboche Danda offers a good view of sunrise and sunset at Everest, Lhotse, and Ama Dablam.

Leaving Tengboche as the backdrop, we descend through a rhododendron forest and enter Deboche. Crossing a suspension bridge at Imja Khola, we head towards Minlinggo and inter Imjatse Valley beneath the mighty peaks of Ama Dablam, Nuptse, and Lhotse. We finally come to Dingboche.

Today is a acclimatization day at Dingboche to be familiar with the local climate therefore we hike couple of hours to Nangkartshang peak to get better acclimatization and for a better view. Hike to Chhukhung Ridge is an another alternatives but both point provides a majestic view of Island Peak, Ama Dablam, Makalu, Tawoche Peak, and many others. Alternatively, travelers can hang out in Dingboche village and its surroundings.

Today the trail to Dughla is amazing, you will have perhaps the best panorama of entire mountains including Tawache, Ama Dablam, Pokalde, Cholatse, and the great wall of Nuptse with Cholatse glacial lakes.

Dughla pass at 4,830m is a sad place seeing the little gardens of tiny stupas of dead climbers of Mount Everest. From this place to Lobuche takes about 30 minutes roughly to walk on flat ground.

Our travel destination today is Gorakshep lodge at an elevation of 5,140m where we eat and sleep. Eat a Lunch and leaving our gears at the room, we continue to walk to Everest base camp and return takes about four hours. It is the most rewarding section of the complete trekking route.

A trip to the base camp trail winds up through rocky paths and the Khumbu glacier. Nuptse, Lho-La, Pumori and Khumbutse view is at a stone throwing distance. At this journey today to visit the Everest Base Camp and return to Gorakshep is long and almost tiring because of higher altitude hikes.

We trek from Gorakshep to Kala Patthar (5,550m) in the morning time to avoid the crowds. If you are a photographer and want to capture Everest while rising the sun then better to go very early morning. Hike to the hill means the temperature is cold but you will enjoy the view of sunrise.

You can see the amazing view of the sun rising over Everest, Pumori, Mt. Lingtren, Mt. Khumbetse, Mt. Nuptse, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Ama Dablam, Mt. Thamserku etc. Other than photographers, can hike the Kala Patthar summit after the sun rises as you feel better and warm. Kala Patthar is the best and top viewpoint in Nepal to see the Everest Mountain range.

Return to the Gorakshep guest house, take the breakfast, collect your backpacking stuff, and make your descend trail to Pheriche. Pheriche is situated at an elevation of 4,240 meters on the foothills of Tabuche mountain. Himalayan Rescue Association Aid Post is available at Pheriche health post where foreign volunteer doctors are providing medical treatment.

For the first part from Pheriche to Tengboche hill at 3,867m is slightly downhill walking which is easier. Later Tengboche Hill/pass, walk a downhill passing through the Rhododendron forest, we reach Phunki Thangka and ascend to Sanasa Lodges. From Sanasa to Namche Bazaar has an easiest trail with the best splendid view of Ama Dablam, Everest, Lhotse, and the Yaks grazing green hills.

Continue your journey downhill to Jora salle at an altitude on 8,990 feet. We trek to Lukla with the same trail like we use on our ascending. This is the typical final day of our trekking.

Stay overnight in a Buddha Lodge or similar category hotel in Lukla. Upon arrival at Lukla, Guide goes to the airline’s ticket counter office to reconfirm your return flight for the next morning.

We board our early flight from Lukla to Kathmandu domestic terminal. Upon arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport, our representative will arrange a transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, go shopping or request us to discover Kathmandu as a guided trip at extra cost.

Otherwise, the final departure day is to drop you at Kathmandu International Airport for your further destination flight and our trip ends. Wish you a wonderful journey.