Everest Base Camp Trek via Jiri

A representative from Oriental Journeys receives you at Tribhuvan International Airport. After transferring you to the hotel, check out your room and get refreshed. There is a trip briefing session. Meet your guide, know the travel plan, and discuss the essentials equipment. Overnight at a hotel in Kathmandu.

•The tour begins with a drive from the early morning. A four-wheel drive takes you to the Bhandar via Jiri. It is about 187km highway and offroad drive. The scenic drive heads to Bhandar or Salleri and reaches your destination in the evening. Take a pause at Jiri, a beautiful hilly town. It remained a gateway to the classical trail to Everest Base Camp and Everest Expedition. The mesmerizing mountain views fascinated your memory throughout the trail.

The trail from Bhandar descends down through thick forests crossing small glacial rivers and a small village of Dokharpa and Baranda.  Then the trekking will be descending towards Surma Khola and the trek continues towards Likhu Khola valley. Stay at Sete for the overnight.

The trail to Junbesi from Sete is an uphill hike. On the way cross the challenging pass of Lamjura La Pass. ON the way pass through the alpine forest. The forest is dominated by the maple, rhododendrons, pine, Magnolia, birch trees  and local vegetation. Reach Junbeshi after descending walk. Overnight stay at Junbesi

The first part of the Trek uphill climbs up the forest. Enjoy the amazing views of Himalaya in front of your eyes on the way. You can see the mountain views of Mt. Nuptse, Makalu, Everest, Lhotse, Thamserku, Mera Peak, and other mountains while hiking the trail. You will have a chance to capture the first glimpse of the Mt. Everest. The trail then descends towards Ringmo Khola and again ascends to Salung. After this, an hour of descending treks takes you to Nunthala. Stay overnight at Nunthala.

Continue your trek from Nunthala to Dudh Koshi river. Now, the trail follows the river heading upward to the Khumbu region. The steep uphill trek from Khari Khola takes you to Buspa.

On the way cross the wooded trail to rea Kharte. Follow the climb from Kharte to Khari La Pass. First, climb up and walk downhill to reach Surke. Overnight stay at Surke

Surke to Phakding is a 4-5 hours trek with a gradual uphill walk. The trail leads  Phakding after ascending to Chhiplung.

The trekking trail from Phakding to Namche is a bit easier than other days trekking. The trail comprises of a suspension bridge with colorful prayer flags in it. The major highlight of the trail includes Tibetan wall painting and the occasional views of the mountain.

Overnight stay at Namche

We will be ready for early morning hiking from Namche bazar to Everest view hotel. Everest view hotel is the highest altitude located hotel in the world. The acclimatization from Namche to Everest view hotel helps you to get prepared for the trek upwards and to habituate ourselves to be fit in the highest altitudes. Because in order to get the victory in the successful trekking in the Everest region, the trekkers require strength, endurance, and power, and the acclimatization helps us to get all with a sense of success. The surrounding of the hotel offers you panoramic views of the mountains. In order to be fit for the highest altitude trekking in the Everest region, the trekkers are highly recommended to go through acclimatization hiking as it prepares your body and soul for trekking.

It is a mixed type of trekking trail from Namche to Tengboche. We need to cross the plain flat trail as well as steep uphill. The flat trekking trails offer outstanding views of Mountains like Thamserku, Everest, Pumori, Lhotse, and other Himalayan ranges. After reaching Tengboche, we will be overwhelmed by the peace and serenity prevails in the monastery. Furthermore, the continuous prayers and the smell of incense coming from the monastery make ourselves more spiritual during the stay. Overnight stay at Tengboche

After crossing the slight downhill trail, we enter in the small valley passing by Pangboche. Besides this, we will further cross the suspension bridge and wooden bridges. Overnight stay at Dingboche.

Have another acclimatization day at Dingboche. You can customize your itinerary to provide yourself a  maximum safe adventure.  The acclimatization and day hike to Khangsar village provides you a chance to witness the Sherpa culture. Overnight stay at Khangsar village

The trekking starts in uphill and the trail leads you in a small mountain valley. The small valley is very romantic because of picturesque views of the mountains and surrounding hills. After having lunch in Dukla, one-hour steep uphill trekking takes us to Lobuche.

We should motivate ourselves to reach the foothill of the world’s tallest mountain. The will power motivates you to reach the EBC. EBC offers you the spectacular views of the mountain. Once you reached in the lap of Mt. Everest, you have to trek back to Gorakshep for accommodation.

The early morning hike from Gorakshep to Kalapathar offers us another grand experience in this EBC trekking. The views of the surrounding mountains and the sun rays coming from the Himalayas would be the best scenes you ever seen by your naked eyes.  The flocks of trekkers passing by along with the splendid views of the mountains make our trip memorable for the lifetime.  After breakfast, the down-hill trek will take us to Pheriche after passing by a windy valley.

Trekking from Pheriche to Namche is relatively easier trekking in EBC trekking and it offers a mesmerizing memory of the journey which motivates us to complete the trekking. We have to follow descending trekking trails however, careful consideration should be taken although the trekking founds easier one.

Trek back to Lukla from Namche bazaar and it takes 6 to 7 hours in total.

Enjoy the scenic flight from Lukla to Kathmandu. It takes 30 minutes to fly from Lukla to Kathmandu.  We will have plenty of time to go around the souvenir market, sauna, and massage to relax after the tiring trek. We will have a trip review session in the evening.

The experienced tour leader of Oriental Journeys will accompany you to the World Heritage sites of Kathmandu including Kathmandu Durbar Square, Swayambhunath, Boudhanath, Pashupatinath, Patan Durbar Square and if time permits Bhaktapur Durbar Square.

The teams of Oriental Journeys will take you at Tribhuvan International Airport, 3 hours earlier of your scheduled flight.