Brief Itinerary…the bare facts
Day number refers to ‘day on the trail’ and does not include the 2 start days in Kathmandu
KTM 1 Arrival day, meet and great, evening drinks
KTM 2 Tour, final preparations, welcome supper
Day 1 Lukla to Monjo
Start Elevation 2840m/9,317ft
Finish Elevation 2835m/9,301ft
Elevation Gain-5m/-16ft
Duration5-7 hours
Day 2 Monjo to Namche Bazaar
Start Elevation 2835m/9,301ft
Finish Elevation 3440m/11,286ft
Elevation Gain605m/1,985ft
Duration 3-4 hours
Day 3 Acclimatisation trek, Namche Bazaar to Khumjung return
Start Elevation 3440m/11,286ft
Finish Elevation3440m/11,286ft
Max altitude 3780m/12,401ft
Elevation Gain340m/1,115ft
Duration 4-5 hours (return)
Day 4 Namche Bazaar to Pangboche
Start Elevation 3440m/11,286ft
Finish Elevation 3930m/12,894ft
Elevation Gain490m/1,608ft
Duration 7-8 hours
Day 5 Rest Day Pangboche – with optional walk to Ama Dablam Base Camp
Start Elevation3930m/12,894ft
Finish Elevation3930m/12,894ft
Max altitude 4570m/14,993ft
Duration3-4 hours
Day 6 Pangboche to Pheriche
Start Elevation 3930m/12,894ft
Finish Elevation 4240m/13,911ft
Elevation Gain310m/1,017ft
Duration 3 hours
Day 7 Pheriche to Lobuche
Start Elevation 4240m/13,911ft
Finish Elevation 4910m/16,109ft
Elevation Gain670m/2,198ft
Duration 5-7 hours
Day 8 Lobuche to Gorak Shep (GS) GS to Kala Patthar
Start Elevation 4910m/16,109ft 5140m/16,863ft
Finish Elevation 5140m/16,863ft5550m/18,208ft
Elevation Gain230m/754ft410m/1,345ft
Duration 3 hours 3-4 hours (return)
Day 9 Gorak Shep to Everest Base Camp return Gorak Shep to Lobuche
Start Elevation 5140m/16,863ft 5140m/16,863ft
Finish Elevation 5364m/17,598ft4910m/16,109ft
Elevation Gain224m/735ft-230m/-754ft
Duration 5-6 hours 1-2 hours
Day 10 Lobuche to Pangboche
Start Elevation 5140m/16,863ft
Finish Elevation 3930m/12,894ft
Elevation Gain-1210m/-3,969ft
Duration 3-5 hours
Day 11 Pangboche to Namche Bazaar
Start Elevation 3930m/12,894ft
Finish Elevation 3440m/11,286ft
Elevation Gain-490m/-1,608ft
Duration 4-6 hours
Day 12 Namche Bazaar to Lukla
Start Elevation 3440m/11,286ft
Finish Elevation 2840m/9,317ft
Elevation Gain-600m/-1,969ftft
Duration 5-7 hours
Distance – 124km/77mile round-trip
Day 13 Lukla to Kathmandu
Early morning flight
KTM 4 Optional extra day and night in Kathmandu – at leisure
KTM 5 Check-out & depart for home country
IMPORTANT NOTE: Every effort will be made to keep to the above itinerary, but as this is adventure travel in a remote, mountainous region, we cannot guarantee it. The weather conditions, health of team members and staff, may all have an impact on our schedule. We will in all cases endeavor to run our trips to schedule, but please be prepared to be flexible if necessary.