Everest Three High Passes Trek with Island Peak Climbing

Welcome to the Land of Himalayas, Nepal. Our trip starts on your arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu. Upon your fresh arrival you will be happily welcomed with warm greetings by Life Himalaya Trekking representative. Then you will be easy transfer towards your respective hotel with our private vehicle as per your group size. In evening, you will be introduced with your trekking and climbing guide and had a trip briefing session in short at our Life Himalaya office in Thamel and make a preparation for our trip to Everest Himalayas. Overnight stay at 3 star rated Hotel in Kathmandu.

Today is the first and beginning day of trekking in the land of Everest region in Nepal. Our day starts with an early morning breakfast at respective Hotel. After breakfast we pick you at hotel early in the morning and transfer to Domestic Airport at Kathmandu. The 35 minutes scenic flight takes us to Tenzing-Hillary Airport at Lukla, the gateway of the Everest region. Here On your arrival at Lukla you’ll be introducing you to your Porters and crew members. After a short meeting and introduction with our trekking crews, we start our trekking journey passing through the beautiful paved footpath, typical Sherpa’s villages along with the Dudh Koshi River until we reach Phakding. Overnight stay at tea-house in Phakding.

Our day begins after having breakfast at Phakding. Today we start our walk along with a beautiful Sherpa settlement and DudhKoshi River. Crossing the series of suspension bridges our walk continues to the famous village of Benkar and Monjo. Thereafter, we ascend the village of Jorsalle- Sagarmatha National Park entry point as well checking point of Permit and TIM’s card. After lunch at Jorsalle, we continue walk along with the river bank and able to see the first sight of Mt. Thamasekru, Everest panoramas before reaching Namche Bazaar. Walking through Hillary Bridge we will reach to Namche Bazaar- capital of Everest Region. Namche Bazaar is a delightful mountain town builds on a steep mountain bowl with an excellent view of mountains and with every facility like restaurants, banks, ATM and shops etc. Overnight at tea-house in Namche Bazaar.

Today we stay at Namche Bazaar again to ensure proper altitude acclimatization. The day is reserved for the acclimatization process in this high altitude trek higher. After breakfast, we take a short hike towards Everest View Hotel (the highest altitude placed Luxury Hotel in world) from where you can see the close-up views of beautiful Mt. Ama Dablam and panoramic views of Everest ranges. We also have a chance to explore the tradition and culture of the Sherpa people, Sherpa museum at Namche. After having lunch we back to Namche again and enjoy our rest of the day with rest and prepare for next day. Overnight stay at tea-house at Namche Bazaar.

After proper acclimatization at Namche, we follow the clockwise direction of Everest base camp which passes through Bhote Koshi River valley. We pass through ancient mud plastered stupa at Phurte and follow the path to Tesho. Again our trial leads to rural and untouched small Sherpa village called Thamo. At the end of the spur, the trail drops steeply to the Khumbu hydroelectric project plant and then turn to the Thame. Then we continue our walk towards Thame which is the valley of high profile mountaineers. Thame is at the end of Khumbu Valley and iconic value of Thame is its terrain the people which are untouched by the effects of modern civilization. Overnight stay at tea-house at Thame.

After enjoying our breakfast at tea-house, an easy walks to Thambuteng passing all the way through Bhote Koshi River. From Thame the trail heads north through several small villages such as Chanakpa and Taranga. Then we will be crossing through yak fields to reach Marulung village. Today is the short day trek from Thame to Marulung takes about four to five hours all the way to the Nangpa La, the glaciated pass on Nepal Tibet border. Also for the acclimatization hike we hike up to Lumde which is an interesting walking with pleasant views of the snow peaked mountains and descend to Marulung where we will spend the night. Overnight stay at tea-hose in Marulung.

After having early breakfast the trail leads uphill towards Lumde. Today we start early to reach on the top Renjo La for the stunning views of Himalayas. Normally, it’s hard to climb to get the first high pass of Everest region; the Renjo La (5,345 m) due to high altitude but once you reach at the top  you are rewarded the breathtaking views of the world’s highest peaks, Mt. Everest, Makalu, Lhotse, Cho Oyo, Nuptse with many other surrounding peaks as well stunning gokyo lakes. Then we descend carefully with the sharply trial all the way into Gokyo valley. Overnight at tea-house in Gokyo valley.

Our day begins with the small uphill hike foe the sunrise view towards vintage viewpoint of Gokyo RI which is one of the major highlight of this trip. The Gokyo Ri offers you the panoramic views of Mt. Cho Oyo, Gyachung Kang, Mt. Everest, Lhotse, Cholatse, Taweche and far as to Mt. Makalu. We can also witness the spectacular Ngozumba glacier from the top of Gokyo RI. After a wonderful stop at Gokyo Ri, we heads downhill to Gokyo for breakfast and rest. After having breakfast we start our short walk of few hours towards Thangnak passing through beautiful lake and an unforgettable walk across the Ngozumba glacier. Overnight stay at tea-house in Thangnak.

Today is another tough and hardest day where we cross the second pass named Cho La (5,387 m) on this adventurous trip. Our challenging day begins after having breakfast on tea-house. The trial leads to steep-up and then passes through the icy trials and glaciers to the bottom of Chop-La.After that the rocky trail leads you toward the top with steep climbing and start to cross the adventurous Cho La pass of the Everest region. On reaching top of the basin of Cho La, we can admire the beautiful Chola Lakes, amazing views of Himalayas. Finally we cross Cho La Pass and trials leads us through crevasses and rocky chunks towards the end of the village named Dzongla. Overnight stay at tea-house in Dzongla.

Our day begins after having breakfast at Dzongla. From Dzongla we trek downhill on a trial alongside the Khumbu glacier. On the way we admire the magnificent views of Nuptse, Pumori, Ama Dablam, Cholaste, Khumbuste, and so on. We pass through many Buddhist stupas, stones walls towards the Chola Lake nearby. Our walk slightly descends for hours and cross the Chola Khola Bridge and again ascends to follow the classical route towards beautiful spot named Lobuche village. Overnight stay at tea-house in Lobuche.

Today is another important day of our trip as we follow the way to world’s highest Mt. Everest base camp. Our day starts after breakfast at Lobuche and starting with easy and gentle uphill walk for few hours. Then the trial passes short steep climb to reach the Gorakshep- a small settlement of Sherpa’s near to Mt. Everest. On reaching Gorakshep, we keep all our belongings here and enjoy lunch. After having lunch, we head towards the Mt. Everest Base Camp. After reaching our Everest Base Camp we enjoy the breathtaking views of great Himalayas like Mt. Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Pumori, and many others peaks. After great time and felling high beneath world highest mountain, we return back to Gorakshep with the same trial since there is no place and tea houses to stay at Everest Base Camp. Overnight stay at tea-house in Gorakshep.

Today we wake early in the morning to climb the top of Kalapatthar (5,545 m) which is one of the best viewpoints of Everest region. From top of Kalapatthar we can observe the 360 degree panoramic views with vibrant sunrise of snow-capped mountains like Mt. Everest, Nuptse, Pumori, Ama Dablam, Cholaste, Khumbuste and many other peaks. Then trek down to Gorakshep and had a breakfast. Enjoying the Himalayan vistas we slowly trek down to Lobuche where we spend our night. Overnight stay at tea-house in Lobuche.

After breakfast at the tea-house,we begin our day crossing through Khumbu glacier towards east. After crossing the glacier and river the trail leads up to the third great pass also the highest pass of Everest region i.e. Kongma La (5,535m) pass. The glacier crosses and ascent up Kongma La is a difficult trek, but well worth the views of the surrounding peaks once reaching the summit. After hard climb to the top, the trail drops steep down to the Imja Khola valley and short hike to Chhukung valley where we stay our overnight. Overnight stay at tea-house in Chhukung village.

Another exiting day begins with a steep walk towards island peak base camp. The path leads steep, climbing south and the turn east line of the Chukkung valley. Then the trail twists below the southern flank of the moraine from the Lhotse glacier. We continue short yet pleasant walking along the river side and leads to a Big-rock. On the south of this rock, the Amphu Lapcha route lies. The criss cross route through Imja and Lhotse glacier leads to a wide valley. It flanks the south west side of the Island peak. We stay overnight at Island peak base camp. We set up a tent at base camp and you will be served meals there.Overnight stay at Tented Camp in Island Peak Base Camp.

Today we climb up to High Camp and prepare for to attempt to climb an Island peak. We will customize a special climbing session (pre-climbing training) before reaching the High Camp where you will receive training, climbing skills from our highly experienced climbing guides to submit Island peak safely and successfully. After training, we start the climb up the peak making our way through the narrow slopes. After 2-3 hours difficult climb we finally take you to the high camp of Island Peak where we stop for a night at tented camp. At high camp, we re-check the required equipment’s again such as climbing boots, ice-axe, and all necessary clothing to secure for our next day summit towards Island peak. Today we also ensure Acclimatization climb. Overnight stay at Tented Camp in Island Peak High Camp.

Today is the most important day of trip on our actual destination- Island peak (6,189 m/ 20,305 ft.). The Island Peak Climbing summit day starts very early in the morning with an amazing scramble along with a short rock steps, glacier, snow head walls, rocky ridge and icy 40 degree slopes. With a hard work, you will stand on the summit of wonderful Island peak blessings you with glorious views of Ama Dablam, South face of Lhoste, Lhoste middle peak, Lhoste Shar, Everest, Makalu, Baruntse, and mighty of peaks almost with the unforgettable sense of achievements in the Himalayas of Nepal. We enjoy at our final destination taking a life time memorable snap shots and descend towards High Camp. Then we collect all the remaining gears and trek all the way towards the beautiful village of Chhukung. Overnight stay at tea-house in Chhukung.

After having breakfast, the trial heads towards Dingboche and then Pangboche through lush green Rhododendron and pine forest. The trail goes steep down beautiful landscape with impressive views of snow-capped mountains like Mt. Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Ama Dablam, Thamserku and Kwangde peak with numerous magnificent village of Khumbu regions. At Tengboche, you will visit again renowned biggest Buddhist Tengboche monasteries and explore the lifestyle, custom, traditions of the Sherpa’s people. Overnight stay at tea house in Tengboche.

Today we trek from Tengboche towards the Namche Bazaar. After lunch at Namche, we continue through the hillside following the rhododendron and pine forests looking out the flora and fauna as well as weldlife of Himalayan region. After crossing the suspension bridge over the Dudh Koshi River, our trail follows towards Jorsale and descends to Monjo. Overnight stay at tea house in Monjo.

Our day starts with the steep climb up to the airstrip at Lukla. After a short walk along with typical Sherpa’s villages, we steeply passes through suspension bridge over the Dudh Kosi River. We walk passing through pine and rhododendron forest, with varieties of environment and landscapes used earlier to descend Pkahding. We return back to Lukla- the doorway of the Everest region where we stay for overnight and enjoy the last night on Himalayas with the guide, crew members, Sherpa’s and porters. Overnight stay at tea house in Lukla.

Today last day in the land of Everest region and. We take the morning and early possible flight back to Kathmandu carrying the lifetime valuable moments in Everest region.. We enjoy short and scenic 35 minutes breathtaking flight to Kathmandu. Upon your arrival at domestic Airport in Kathmandu our representative or guide will take you towards your respective hotels where you can relax and take rest. If incase bad weather this day is also known as spare or contingency day. Overnight at 3 star rated hotel in Kathmandu.

Today is the free and leisure day at Kathmandu so you may relax and rest whole day or explore around the famous markets and places to do some souvenir shopping. You may have excursion over the famous sightseeing tour in Kathmandu. You may also enjoy the massage to relief your pain after a long day’s walk in the Himalayas of Nepal. In the evening, there will be farewell dinner with a typical Nepalese cultural dance to celebrate the successful completion of our journey along with your guides. Overnight stay at 3 star rated hotel in Kathmandu.

Our adventurous journey in Nepal ends today. Our service ends until our representative transfer s you to the International airport three hours before your flight schedule towards your home with a warm hospitality  and greetings.