Everest Base Camp Trek — Classic Route

Programme overview

The definitive Everest Base Camp trek following the traditional Lukla-Namche-Gorak Shep route. Includes acclimatisation days at Namche and Dingboche, professional Sherpa guiding, and a Kalapatthar sunrise ascent for the classic Everest amphitheatre panorama.

Itinerary highlights

1. D1
   Kathmandu arrival

   Hotel transfer, gear check, trip briefing.

2. D2
   Fly Lukla → Phakding

   Mountain flight to Lukla; 3-hour trek to Phakding.

3. D3
   Trek to Namche Bazaar

   6-hour ascent into the Khumbu; suspension bridges & first Everest view.

4. D4
   Namche acclimatisation

   Hike to Everest View Hotel; museum & Sherpa culture.

5. D5
   Namche → Tengboche

   Trek to Tengboche monastery for evening prayers.

6. D6
   Tengboche → Dingboche

   Cross the Imja Khola river; alpine landscape opens.

7. D7
   Dingboche acclimatisation

   Nangkartshang peak side-hike for altitude preparation.

8. D8
   Dingboche → Lobuche

   Trek along the Khumbu glacier moraine.

9. D9
   Lobuche → Gorak Shep → EBC

   Reach Everest Base Camp; overnight Gorak Shep.

10. D10
    Kalapatthar sunrise → Pheriche

    Pre-dawn ascent for the classic Everest panorama; descend.

11. D11
    Pheriche → Namche

    Long descent back through the rhododendron forests.

12. D12
    Namche → Lukla

    Final trekking day; celebration dinner.

13. D13
    Fly Lukla → Kathmandu

    Mountain flight & hotel check-in; free afternoon.

14. D14
    Kathmandu departure

    Airport transfer.