Everest Three Pass Trek 21 Days

Early in the morning, we take a flight to Lukla which will be a thirty minutes fun, scenic flight. We first head to Phakding as we walk across farmlands with some ups and downs enjoying the beautiful natural surrounding. We stay at Phakding for the night.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

We resume our trekking journey as we move ahead to reach Namche Bazaar, crossing several bridges across the Dudh Koshi and walking past many interesting villages like Toc Toc, Benkar as well as Monjo as we first enter the marvellous Sagarmatha National Park. We move along the river bed for some hours and then climb uphill to reach Namche Bazaar; Namche has quite good facilities which include lodges, banks, restaurants, cyber cafes, post office, and even pub.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Namche Bazaar is an ideal place to stay nearby for acclimatization since there is so much to explore; we can hike till Everest View Hotel or walk to a hilltop for savouring the panorama like Amadablam, Everest and other peaks; or we can visit the age-old museum there.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

We descend down on the trekking path to the river Imjatse which is at Phung Tenga; her we stop for lunch and then climb uphill along the lush green forest of pines, rhododendron, firs alongside the views of snow-clad peaks on the backdrop.

We visit the popular Tengboche monastery and enjoy the views of the Mount Everest, Lhotse, Kangtenga, Nuptse, Thamserku, Ama Dablam, and Kwande.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

We walk downhill for some hours above the river Imjatse and then walk on a bridge as the tree lines disappear and are replaced by short rhododendron and juniper bushes. We first reach the village, Pangboche at the height of 3900 meters from where we head to Dingboche which is our overnight stop. We first climb to the place named Somara where we grab lunch and then we move to Dingboche village for the night.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

On this day, we involve in a short hike to the hills of Nagarjuna to savour the views of Mount Makalu and other peaks. 

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

We walk till Chhukung from Dingboche and then hike to Chhukung Ri in the afternoon to enjoy the panorama of the mountains. We also prepare for the adventure that awaits us for the following day to reach the Kongma La Pass.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

We start off early by ascending up an icy road and moving along a rocky path beneath the Kongma La and the Kongma peak or Mehra peak. We cross the Kongma La Pass after we take rst. This pass lies alongside the Nuptse wall, Pokalde, and Mihara peaks.

After the strenuous climb across the Khumbu Glacier and the moraine, we have a steep climb to the Khumbu Glacier as we head to Lobuche for the night. Overnight stay at Lobuche.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

On this day, we reach the Everest Base camp and then walk for some hours in between the moraine and the glacier, we reach the place named Gorak Shep underneath Kalapatthar and Mt. Pumori. We head to Everest Base Camp as we keep walking, savouring the view of the Khumbu Icefall along with the pristine glacier. We return back to Gorak Shep from here for the night.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

We move forward for an early morning hike to Kalapatthar viewpoint to watch the panoramic views of mighty Everest from close proximity and then we go back to Gorak Shep; from here, we walk downhill to get to the bottom of Cho La pass and we finally reach Dzongla where we stay overnight.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

On this day, w first move ahead to cross the Cho La pass (Tsho la) and then move up to cross the astern glacier. We can see the views of many snow-clad peaks along with that of the CHolatse glacier from the pass’s top. We now descend down to Thinktank where we stay overnight. 

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

We follow the main trail to Gokyo at first as we take the path at the foot of the glacier, Ngozumba. We reach Gokyo Lake as we move ahead slowly. Gokyo lake is also called Dudh Pokhari; here there are summer settlements besides the lake’s shore.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

We have the choice to hike till Gokyo Ri (5357 meters) and savor the amazing views of the tall peaks namely; Mt. Cho Oyo, Mt. Everest, Gyahung Kang, Taweche, Lhotse, Makalu, Cholatse and Everest.

Another option is to visit the fifth lake of Gokyo; this requires us to take packed lunch as we are headed to the bottom of Cho Oyu the sixth biggest mountain beside the Nepal/Tibet border offering the views of CHangtse, Everest and the towering Cho Oyu peak.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

We are headed to the final pass of this trekking journey on this day. We follow the trail to the end of the lake of Gokyo and then cross the Renjo La pass at the height of 5465 meters. We can witness the views of the Cho Oyu peaks along with other tall peaks. We get to see the frozen ponds underneath the pass and then we walk down to reach the settlement of Lungdeng near the Nangpa La pass close to Tibet.

We reach the village of Marlung where we stay overnight.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

From Marlung, w have an easy walk which leads us to Hungama and Thyangmoche and then we walk across several huts and pasturelands as we move to Thame village.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

As we move along the outskirts of the village Thame, we walk past lush green rhododendron and pine forests as we reach close to Namche Bazaar.

We return back to Monjo from here which is very close to Sagarmatha National Park which will be our overnight stop.

On this day, our morning walk takes us to Phakding from where we return back to Lukla. In Lukla, we celebrate the accomplishment that we completed this trekking journey alongside our trekking buddies and the trekking staff.

We catch the early morning from Lukla to reach Kathmandu. You will be transferred to the hotel upon reaching Kathmandu and you can spend the day involved in individual activities.

This day is separated for just in case we face flight delays or cancellation so if we reach on time, you can spend the day doing activities of your choice; you can go sightseeing or shopping in Kathmandu, Bhaktapur or Patan.

This marks your final day in Nepal; with great memories, you shall head back to your native land or to the next travel destination. Our staff will transfer you to the airport approximately 3 hours prior to the scheduled flight.