Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu and trip preparation - 1,300m/4,264 ft.

“Tour & Trek Nepal” representative will receive our guests as upon their arrival on Tribhuvan International Airport here in Kathmandu. Afterwards, we will drop off at hotel where you can take a shower, get fresh and take a rest. Later on in the evening, we will have a welcome dinner hosted by Tour & Trek Nepal which will introduce us to Nepalese cuisine with typical Nepali cultural programs around. 

Today after breakfast we start our tour to several of the most historical and spiritual attractions in Kathmandu. Some of these landmarks are considered World Heritage Sites; including the historic Durbar Square, the sacred Hindu temple of Pashupati Nath, the famous 'Monkey Temple' (Swayambhunath) and Buddhists shrine (BouddhaNath) which is one of the large Stupas in the world. At the noon, there will be a pre-trip discussion where we can meet our trek leader and other team members. Tour and Trek Nepal briefs you regarding your trek as well as provides you opportunity to ask any questions you may have regarding your upcoming adventure. Overnight at Kathmandu. 

Our main tour program starts from today. We fly for Lukla (9,186ft),. The 40-minutes flight is the world’s most beautiful air route with amazing view of hills, mountains, dense forest and valleys. It provides an adventurous moment as the Tenzing/Hillary airport is a steep airstrip that is hanging off the side of a high mountain peaks. We meet the rest of our trekking staff in Lukla and begin trekking to Phakding. After one hour’s gradual descent walk, we reach Cheplung village from where we have a glimpse of Mt. Khumbila (18900 ft.), a sacred mountain which has never been climbed. From Cheplung, we then gradually descend until we reach Phakding, on the way we can have spectacular scenes around and spend the night at Phakding.  

We start our trek after breakfast. Our trekking trail continues alongside the Dudh Koshi river. Trek is pleasant and wonderful with short uphill and downhill’s crossing over the Dudhkosh River and other suspension bridges several times. During the trek, we pass by several villages, gumbas and monasteries. As we enter the Sagarnatha National Park our trekking permits will be checked at Monjo. A descend and a gradual walk brings us to Jorsale, the last village until Namche Bazaar. The walk is enjoyable through the river bed and we reach Hillary Suspension Bridge. Many magnificient mountains like Kwangde Peak, its sister peaks, Kusum Kangaru, Mt. Everest, Lhotse, Tawache, and many other fabulous mountains are viewed closer as we climb uphill to the Namche Bazar. It’s the main gateway to the khumbu region. Overnight: at Namche Bazzar. 

On the 5th day, we will hike to Syangboche from Namche. It is a short day’s trek as we reach there in a few hours of trek from Namche. Syanboche also has some of the old monasteries in the Khumbhu region. Overnight stay at a guest house. 

Tengboche (3867m) is a village that lies in Khumbu Region. It is a popular Buddhist village where you are amazed with an artistic beautiful monasteries and several other Gumba. This is the birth place of Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, the man who climbed Everest for the first time, and it is the same monastery where he was sent to be a monk. Trek to Tengboche takes almost five hours. Overnight stay at a guesthouse. 

Taking our breakfast early in the morning we make the visit to Lama Geshi. Lama Geshi is famous for the private worship ceremony for blessing the expedition before joining the trekking up to Dingboche for the night. Overnight stay at a guesthouse. 

On the 8th day of an expedition we will trek to Dugla early in the morning from Lama Geshi without taking a breakfast. After walking few hours we take a rest and have breakfast over there. We continue our trail until we reach Dugla.Overnight stay at a guesthouse. 

On the 9th day of the expedition, we start the trek to Pumo Ri Base Camp. After finishing the trek we patch up in the comforts of the Base Camp which was established by the Sherpa team. Overnight stay at a tented camp. 

On the 10th day of the expedition we will take rest and make some preparation for the coming expedition days. Likewise, we will learn some tips for the adjustment and engage in the preparation for the instruction session by organizing the equipments. Overnight stay at a tented camp. 

This is an important phase where you will be in contact with experts. Those experts will train and work with us which are essential for the mountain climbing. If we learn and concentrate in these training periods we may be safe and can enjoy the climbing otherwise there is a risk whether we can experience an adventure of climbing or not. Overnight stay in a tented camp for the next 20 days as we climb the peak along with the expedition team. The experts will help and guide you through the expedition.

After the successful mountain climbing, we return to the Base Camp on the 31nd day of the itinerary. Following the return to the Base Camp, we will rest for the rest of the time in a tented camp and prepare for the return trek. 

Trek stars after breakfast to reach our today's destination.Pangboche is a small village of Khumjung VDC of Solukhumbu District. Pangboche contains beautiful monasteries. The village is settled by a native Sherpas and Sungdar Sherpa of the village. Overnight stay at a guest house. 

We arrive at Namche Bazaar from Pangboche after around 4-5 hours of trekking. The downhill trail is smooth and we make a slow descend to Namche as we are quite tired of the expedition. We can also buy some home made products made by an inhabitants and keep it as a memo. Overnight stay at a guest house. 

The trail descends steeply downward so we need to look after properly. After crossing the suspension bridges over the fast flowing Dudh Koshi and its tributaries the trail becomes more level and natural.Although we are travelling the same route down, we feel completely different views. We snap a mixture of open plains, rhododendron and pine forests, and in the distance snow covered peaks. We walk through the Sherpa villages' noticing impressive faith in Buddhism and culture of prayer stones and prayers flag while we walk through the villages. Finally, after hours of fantastic trek we arrive Lukla. Overnight: in Lukla.  

Today, we fly back to Kathmandu after our long mountain journey. The early morning flight drops us in Kathmandu. We can rest and relax throughout the day at hotel. If we are interested to take some gifts home from Nepal for friends and relatives, we can visit to some nearby shops or venture out in Thamel for typical Nepalese goods. This short excursion either can be assisted by Tour and Trek Nepal guides or we can do it yourselves too. To celebrate the successful completion of our journey, you will have a farewell dinner in the evening. Overnight in Kathmandu. 

Finally, your adventure/tour in Nepal comes to an end today! There is nothing to take just an amazing moment’s, smile and happiness with us and we get the same. So a representative from Tour And Trek Nepal will drop you to the airport before 3 hours of your scheduled flight. We wish you for your safe and happy journey. Good days ahead.
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