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1. Trip Itinerary: Pioneers Trail to Everest Base Camp: 21 days
Highlights Detailed itinerary
 Original Everest Base Camp trek starting from Jiri. Day 1: Arrival in Kathmandu
 Magnificent views of Mount Everest (8848m), Lhotse Our representative will meet you at the airport and take you to
(8501m), Nuptse (7879m), Ama Dablam (6856m), your hotel, where you will meet your guide and be briefed
Thamserku (6608m) & Kantega (6685m). about your daily activities.
 Ascent of Kala Pattar at 5554m.
 Visit traditional Sherpa villages and ancient Day 2: Drive to Jiri from Kathmandu (1955m)
Thyangboche and Pangboche monasteries. After breakfast in hotel you will be driven to Jiri which takes
 Accommodation in teahouses. approximately 7 hours.
Day 3: Trek to Deurali (2710m)
Today, you trek from Jiri for approx 6 hours to Deurali. The trek
climbs through Sherpa villages and farmland to top of a ridge at
2370m then descends back down to Shivalaya at 1750m.
Day 4: Trek to Sete (2580m)
You trek down to Kinja (1630m) today and then climb back up
through rhododendron forest and through Sherpa villages to
Sete.
Day 5: Trek to Junbesi (2670m)
Today you will trek to the Lamjura Bhanjyang 3530m (the
highest point between Jiri to Namche Bazaar) then you descend
to Tragbuk at 2860m. Later you will reach the Sherpa village of
Junbensi.
Day 6: Trek to Nuntala (2330m)
Nuntala is approximately 5-6 hours walking distance from
Junbesi. The trails climb to Salung at 2980m, where you will
have the first views of Mount Everest (8848m). Heading
towards Ringmo Khola (2570m) and climbing up to Sherpa
Summary village of Taksindhu (3071m); you later descend through forest
The original route to Everest before the airport at Lukla was to the Nuntala (2330m).
built starts with a long drive to Jiri. From there the next 7 days
are spent trekking through the foothills of the Khumbu region Day 7: Trek to Bupsa (2360m)
visiting typical Sherpa villages on the way up to Namche Bazaar. Our route starts to trek towards the Dudh Koshi river, the start
Namche is a surprisingly large town where even Illy coffee and of the Classic Everest Base Camp trek. You will climb up to
a chocolate brownie can be found. You have a rest day to Khari kola (2070m) and on to Bupsa at 2360m.
recharge the legs and acclimatise before the final part of the
trek. Day 8: Trek to Surke (2290m) / Chablung (2660m)
It is approximately 5-6 hours walking distance from Bupsa.
Crossing the Dudh Kosi river you climb up to Tengboche with its Today you will continue climbing still with magnificent views of
incredible monastery set against the backdrop of Ama Dablam, the fast flowing Dudh Koshi river. Later you will reach to the
Everest and Lohtse. Next stop is Pheriche and then after a few Puiyan (2730m) then trek down to the Surkhe. Your trek
more days you arrive in Gorak Shep, the last stop before continues towards Mushe and Chaurikharka then Chablung at
Everest base camp. 2660m.
You will visit base camp itself in the afternoon leaving the early Day 9: Trek to Monjo (2840m)
morning session next day to climb Kala Pattar (5554m) for a Today will be an easier day's trekking as you wind your way
breath-taking view of the highest mountain on Earth. Having along the Dudh Koshi river towards Monjo at 2840m.
climbed Kala Pattar you descend again to Gorak Shep and over
the next three days retrace your steps to Monjo and then on to Day 10: Trek to Namche (3450m)
Lukla, an ideal place to relax and celebrate before your flight Beyond Monjo is the entrance to the Sagarmatha National Park
back to Kathmandu. which was set-up in order to protect and preserve the fragile
. mountain environment. You then take a steep hike to Namche.
If the weather is clear, you get your first glimpse of Mount
Everest. Namche is the main trading village in the Khumbu and
has a busy Saturday market - a meeting place for the Hindu
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2. traders from the lowlands and the Tibetan yak caravans that icefield. After lunch you then descend to Dingboche for the
have crossed the glaciated Nangpa La. night.
Day 11: Rest day in Namche (3450m) Day 18: Trek to Namche (3450m)
Namche is tucked away between two ridges and has lots of From Dingboche you drop down again to follow the river. After
lodges, tea shops and souvenir shops. It is a great place to crossing it you climb back up through birch and rhododendron
spend a day acclimatizing before heading off towards forest back to Tengboche. From Tengboche you descend over
Tengboche. the Dudh Koshi before making your way back to Namche.
Day 12: Trek to Tengboche (3867m) Day 19: Trek to Lukla (2800m)
From Namche, the trail contours on to the side of the valley, Your final day's trekking follows the Dudh Koshi back down to
high above the Dudh Koshi. You will get great views of Everest, Lukla. This last evening in the mountains is the ideal
Lhotse, Nuptse and Ama Dablam. Passing by several villages opportunity for a farewell party with the Sherpa guides and
and numerous tea shops, you descend steeply to a bridge over porters, where you can sample some chang, try Sherpa dancing
the river at Phunki Tenga. The village is an ideal stopover for and look back on a memorable trekking experience.
lunch. Here you can rest before making the steep climb to
Tengboche, famous for its legendary monastery, the largest in Day 20: Fly to Kathmandu
the Khumbu After an early breakfast, you will head to the airstrip for your
return journey to Kathmandu. Later, you have free time to
Day 13: Trek to Pheriche (4252m) explore. You stay overnight in a hotel in Kathmandu.
You descend through a forest, cross the Imja Khola and climb
steadily to the village of Pangboche. This village is directly Day 21: Depart Kathmandu
opposite Ama Dablam (6856m), and has exceptional views of Our representative will take you to the airport for your flight
the mountain, the gompa, mani walls and scattered pine trees. home.
A further two hours walk brings you to Pheriche.
Day 14: Rest day in Pheriche (4252m)
A day for rest and acclimatization. You also have an opportunity
to wander up the valley to look at the Tshola Tsho lake and the
perpendicular walls of Cholatse and Tawache. Your guide will
take you up onto the ridge overlooking Dingboche for the view
of the Imja Valley and the incredible south face of Lhotse.
Day 15: Trek to Lobuche (4930m)
You continue up the wide valley beneath the impressive peaks
of Cholatse and Tawache on the left. You then turn right and
take a steep climb towards the foot of the Khumbu Glacier. The
tea house at Duglha is a good spot to have lunch. The trail
zigzags up through the boulders of the glacier's terminal
moraine. At the top of this climb there are many stone cairns,
built as memorials to the many Sherpas who have died while
climbing Mt Everest. The path then climbs gently along the
glacier, to eventually reach Lobuche.
Day 16: Trek to Gorak Shep then EBC (5357m)
To reach your next stop, Kala Pattar, you follow the Khumbu
Glacier. The trail offers superb views of the surrounding
mountains, especially where the path is forced to rise to cross a
tributary glacier. You stop for lunch at Gorak Shep before finally
making your way to base camp itself (5364m) This takes several
hours as the trail weaves its way through ice pinnacles and past
the crevasses of the Khumbu Glacier. On the return leg, you can
take a higher route to get a spectacular view of the Khumbu
icefall and the route to the South Col.
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A very early start is required to reach the top of Kala Pattar
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(5554m) for one of the best viewpoints in the Himalaya. From
here you can see the face of Everest and deep into the Khumbu