AWMB Women's Everest Base Camp Trek (Inc Food) - 14 Days

Welcome to Nepal. As you arrive at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, our office representative will warmly welcome you. From this moment onwards, your every travel necessity will be our responsibility. Firstly, we will transfer you to our hotel, where you will check and settle in. We recommend going for a short walk around the hotel, explore Kathmandu a little. This will get you accustomed to the area as well as atmosphere. Our representative will also inform you of the flight time for tomorrow's domestic flight to Lukla.

Please be aware that all Lukla flights in peak trekking season (Spring and Autumn) depart (and return to) from Manthali instead of Kathmandu. This is approximately 4-5 hrs drive and often involves an early start on Day 2.

Elevation: Kathmandu 1,338m/4,390ft, Meals: None.

Begin your day with excitement and eagerness. Depending upon your flight time to Lukla, you can either have your breakfast at the hotel or get it packed if you have an early flight. First, we drive to the domestic airport for our flight to Lukla. Suggested is to take the left pane of the aircraft so that you enjoy the panorama during the 35 minutes of flight. As we land at the Lukla airstrip, we will meet the rest of the crew (porters). We can have a tea/coffee break while the porters rearrange our luggage.

Our trekking guide will lead our way through National Luminary Pasang Lhamu Memorial Gate, from where the route to the epic journey to Everest Base Camp begins. At the entrance of the Police checkpoint, the police will register our presence on the trail. After about an hour of walk, we have our lunch at the first lunch stop in Thado Koshi. If you prefer to walk a couple of hours more, we can also have our lunch directly at our lodge in Phakding. Then, walking aside Dudh Koshi river, crossing suspension bridges, and having a glass of mango juice at quick stops, we finally arrive at Phakding. At our teahouse in Phakding, our trekking will guide help us allocate our rooms. After a brief rest, we can have a friendly chat time at the dining hall or go for a walk to explore nearby monasteries and villages. Dining time is around 7.30, and then we have a first good night's sleep. Accommodation: Teahouse with private bathroom, Included Meals: B, L, D.

As the darkness ends and sunlight shows up, we take our good morning meal at the warm dining hall, pack and submit our duffel bag to the porter team and get ready for a day’s walk. Following the instructions and briefing from the trek leader, we follow him through rocky forest trails, enjoying the overall atmosphere, the children’s smile, passing donkeys, rhododendron trees, and layers of hills. We enter through the Sagarmatha National Park entrance gate, the stone steps, and large mani stones, it will be mostly a downhill walk until we stop at our lunch stop of the day at Jorsale.

In this way, a challenging uphill walk to Namche begins after having our lunch on the course of which we cross numerous suspension bridges, Hillary bridge being the most iconic one, we will have our first view of Mt. Everest after a few minutes of a hike from the bridge if weather is clear. And as the day progresses, clouds start to form with slight chances of rain, cool wind blows and finally, we will be at the popular Sherpa town of Namche Bazaar. The amphitheater-style village with plenty of hotels, lodges, restaurants, bakery, shops, and ATM services our trekking guide will show your way to the hotel where we have our dinner and stay overnight. Comfortable wooden and stone-built lodges, inbuilt coal warming at dining, and quality rooms will make bring your a good night's sleep. Accommodation: Teahouse with private bathroom. Included Meals: B, L, D.

We will be reaching above 3000m from sea level today. Today we progress our day enjoying the warm sunlight, after a few minutes of traversing through the stone-paved entrance to the national park, excellent views of Mt. Thamserku, Mt. Ama Dablam, and even Mt. Everest at the far corner is seen. It will be the best view day until today as we also give our visit to a nearby museum and hike towards Everest View Hotel via Syangboche airstrip. Also, we will most probably do some souvenir shopping on our return trip to Namche instead of today as it won’t be a smart choice to carry items all the way to base camp and bring it down to the same place. After having a lump sum dinner at Namche hotel, we go to our respective rooms for sleep. Accommodation: Teahouse with attached bathroom. Included Meals: B, L, D.

After having our breakfast, we shall get ready and grab our trekking poles, we will then trace our steps towards Tengboche circling a huge prayer wheel. We will enjoy walking through flat surfaces on side of hills, with charming views of Ama Dablam. And then go mostly downhill through beautiful rhododendron forests, take a bar of chocolate and dry fruits in our way to level up our energy level, and finally cross a beautiful suspension bridge to arrive at our lunch site, Phunki Thangka.

Our heavy lunch at Phunki Thangka fuels up to arrive at Tengboche. After ascending through strenuous steep forested trails, a sense of relief comes around us as soon as we arrive at top of the hill and check-in into our nearby lodge. Like always, our trekking guide will hand you over the room keys, take a rest and explore the nearby attractions. The most popular and iconic attraction is Tengboche Monastery which is the oldest and biggest monastery in the Khumbu region. According to a local Buddhist monk, the current infrastructure was reconstructed in 1989 after it caught fire. There we can also see monks playing football on the ground. We shall also take a delicious bite of cake and bakery items at a nearby bakery shop. Later we enjoy evening activities at the dining hall of the tea house and stay overnight. Accommodation: Teahouse. Included Meals: B, L, D.

Our day begins with excitement as we see Yak pasture lands. At beginning of the day the trek is mostly downhill through refreshing trees to Deboche. Where we will finally cross Imja Khola on a wooden bridge. After this the strenuous steep uphill walk takes us towards village of Pangboche where great views of Himalayas and surrounding landscapes is seen. There are plenty of tea houses and lodges here with lodging and boarding services. We can stop at any to have a quick stop and have refreshing drink. After this stop, we then hike further through rocky, dusty and windy trail to Pangboche where we will have our lunch. Wind starts to blow strongly as we elevate at higher elevation. You may feel some altitude sickness, make sure you're keeping hydrated and well-nourished. Then in late afternoon after crossing several hills, we jump with a joy as we see our tea house far at a distance. There are many chortens, horse stable, and lodges with few shops offering their services here at Dingboche. We stay our first night here at Dingboche.

It is an absolutely awesome feeling to wake up and see great Himalayan views right from your hotel room. We have our early meal and gear up for an acclimatization hike up to Nagarjun hill. There is also an option to take another for acclimatization to hike up to Chukkung and have close views of Ama Dablam, Lhotse, Island Peak, and other snowcapped Himalayas. Either way, we will hike up to higher elevations and return to our lodge in Dingboche for an overnight stay which makes our perfect active acclimatization day at Dingboche. We shall go to our bed early today and take proper rest with good night's sleep. Accommodation: Teahouse. Included Meals: B, L, D.

Our day today, after breakfast starts with a straight ascent to Dingboche hill and our trekking guide will lead you through gradual trails for one hour or two towards a lunch stop called Dughla. During this we will have the Himalayas at the southern side to us, and will cross a pass that leads us to Cho La. We cross rocky mountain trails and crystal clear river to have our lunch at one of two restaurants in Dughla. We fuel up our tummy and take straight hike up to top of the hill. Once we reach the top, we will be surrounded by the Himalayas, and have views until the eyes can see! Here we will also see the a memorial of all the courageous people that have lost their lives climbing Mt Everest. After this a gradual walk for little more than an hour, where we see Lobuche peak. After this we will reach our lodge in Lobuche. Accommodation: Teahouse. Included Meals: B, L, D.

Finally, we will be on the most important day of our trek. Today, firstly we take a gradual walk through rocky trails to Gorakshep with quite a challenging hilltop ascend and very unstable route. Careful stepping one step at a time with our trekking pole's support is essential as we don’t want any slip and strain on our feet/knees. Upon arrival at Gorakshep, we check-in at one of the lodges, take a rest, have a great meal, and stretch up to EBC. The way to base camp is narrow and unstable. Our trekking guide will take care of each and every client ensuring a safe and successful hike. It is very much advisable to save yourself from strong wind, straight sunlight, and extreme cold. Enjoy views of the Khumbu glacier, icefall and feel proud to step at the base of the highest Himalaya. Take your camera out and snap plenty of pictures, enjoy breathtaking views, and celebrate every moment at EBC. Mission Accomplished! We will then return the same route back to Gorakshep, have our dinner, and finally stay overnight at the local lodge. Accommodation: Teahouse. Included Meals: B, L, D.

We will wake up very early in the morning before sunrise at around 4 is to spectacle the best sunrise views over Mt. Everest from Kalapatthar. Our trekking guide will help you in knocking at the door if you prefer a wake-up call. Then we shall gear up putting our trekking shoes up with a pair of trekking poles and a backpack containing a bottle of water with a camera and a few nuts. It will be a straight steep walk in the dark so we need to walk carefully with the head torch on. Slowly as we hike at the top, we can hear the gurgling sound of ice crackling down from Nuptse and have the best views of Mt. Everest when the sun shines through the horizon creating magic as it turns white the snowcapped Himalayas into golden in color. While we are at top of Kalapatthar, it is also very important to save ourselves from freezing cold. You must wear gloves, and cover your full body from top to bottom. Your head might feel altitude here and you are highly recommended to take hot garlic soup a couple of times a day while you are in Gorakshep. Believe us, it helps! Accommodation: Teahouse. Included Meals: B, L, D.

Our return trek begins early in the morning as we will be tracing our steps back to Namche from Pheriche today. Comparatively, it will be most of the downhill trek with gradual and few about an hour of ascents. We can also feel that breathing gets easy as we descend on lower altitudes. We get different insights into the same place while coming back through the same trail. We shall then buy souvenirs at Namche, take a shower, and get relief from tiresome muscles. After a long walking day, we shall reach Namche in the late afternoon and stay overnight at a tea house in Namche. Accommodation: Teahouse with attached bathroom. Included Meals: B, L, D.

Today is our celebration day as it is our final trekking day at Lukla. Walking across the Phakding, crossing several river tributaries, we enjoy the fresh Himalayan atmosphere, grab a drink, dance, and overall celebrate our successful trek with our trekking guides, porters, and team. Tipping is expected, and our clients shall be the part of contributing something to our guides and porters as thanksgiving which can also be considered as doing something for local people and society. At the end of the day, we finally stay overnight at a quality tea house in Lukla. Accommodation: Teahouse with attached bathroom. Included Meals: B, L, D.

Enjoy final morning at heart of Himalayas in Khumbu region as will board our flight to Kathmandu, this will most likely be a morning flight but will vary per tour and your guide will give you all flight information prior. Once we arrive into Kathmandu, check in to your hotel and enjoy the day as you please. You can explore some more, celebrate some more or simply rest! Later tonight, we will have a farewell dinner organised by the operator at one of the restaurants near Thamel. Included Meal: Breakfast.

Today your 14 day Everest Base Camp trek ends! Say goodbye to all your new found trekking buddies and make your way home, unless you're continuing on for more adventure. Your airport transfer is included, and we can transfer you to your flight 3 hours prior departure. Included Meal: Breakfast.