Phaplu - Basa To Everest Trek

Trip Itinerary

Day 01: Fly to Phaplu and Trek to Mera (2800M.) 25 minute flight and 5 hours trek.

Day 02: Trek to Basa (1550m.) 5/6 hours and over night at Niru House.

Day 03: Sight seeing day around village and back same place.Niru house.

Day 04: Trek to Kharikhola (2020m.) 7 hours. And lodge.

Day 05: Trek to PUIYA (2785M.)
A cross the kharikhola the trail climbs steeply about (600m.) to kharte at (2575m.) crosses a Ramite and climbs abruptly to the pass at kharitham at (2990m.) Descend almost (205m.) on a loose rocky trial to reach PUIYA in about 2 hours from the pass.

Day 06: PHAKDING (2610M.)
Descend to Dudh koshi passing through surkya about 2 ½ hours from puiya then cross the stream and commence a long climb over the northern ridge to reach Muse in an hour and chauri kharka Just 15 minutes beyond with phakding 2 hours from here.

Day 07: NAMCHE BAZAR (3440M.)
The trial crosses and re-crosses the Dudh kopshi through the villages of Benkyar, monjo, and Jorshalle then climbs steeply 600m. To the market town of Namche Enjoy Saturday market there.

Day 08: MACHHERMA: (4470m.)
A gradual ascent through birch woods with fine views of kangtega and the distant yak pastures of Gyele.fairly easy going, high on the West Bank of Dudh koshi Overnight at lodge nearby the yak pastures (14500’)

Day 09: GOKYO: (4790M) 
Rougher going up a rocky gulch beside the snout of the great Ngozumbo Glacier eventually is leading to a series of beautiful lakes. Overnight at Gokyo Lake.

Day 10:  Explore Gokyo RI –three hours to climb the summit for rewarding views, Makalu, chhoyou and others all round mountains and Back to Gokyo and  THANGNAK (4950M.)
Descend to the second lake below Gokyo Lake below Gokyo, then cross the glacier through a tangle of morraines. valley below the south Cho-la Overnight at 4950m.

Day 11: DZONGLA (4830M.)
Boulder fields and a steep but easy snow slope lead in two hours to the summit of the south cho-la pass (5380m.) a flat glacier plateau with magnificent views to east and west. Descend the snow –covered glacier to a beautiful glen at Dzonghla.

Day 12: GORAK SHEP (5150M.) 6 hours trek to gorakshep.

Day 13: Excursion to Everest basecamp (5400m) and kalapatther (5550m) for magnificent views of the major eastern Himalayan peaks including Everest .Return to Lobucge. 8 hours walk.

Day 14:  DINGBOCHE (4410M.) 8 hours
Via over the Khongma La pass (5535m.)the A climb Over the ridge past chortens and mani walls leads to the chhukung valley and the prosperous village of dingboche.

Day 15: TENGBUCHE:3900m
Easy walk down the imja khola to pangboche then a short climb to this famous monastery.

Day 16: NAMCHE (3440M.)
Down the Dudh koshi, phunggu thyangga and a climb up to the shanasha from here slide down to the namche bazaar have look Saturday market from early morning to until½ clock afternoon.

Day 17: LUKLA (2800M.)
Continue down the Dudh koshi to the mountain airstrip.

Day 18: KATHMANDU
30 minutes flight to Kathmandu and transfer to your hotel (Hotel Traditional) . o/n hotel.