Everest Base Camp Trek is one of the world-renowned trekking trails in Nepal. This trek goes through into the Sagarmatha National Park and the Khumbu region. Offers the best trekking experience for adventure seekers all over the world. So here is the day-by-day Everest Base Camp Trek Itinerary.
This trek offers a birds-eye view of the snowy peaks including the 4 world’s highest peaks. Dramatic landscapes, forests, local villages, and the huge stones along with the ways. Change to observe the Sherpa culture and traditions in the Himalayas of Nepal. Buddhist monasteries and stupas in every village will reflect the importance of the Buddhist religion in this area. Here is the details day by day Everest Base Camp Trek Itinerary.
Day 1: Fly to Lukla Airport and trek to Phakding
Normally flights to Lukla will fly in the morning time in a small aircraft from Kathmandu and some time from Manthali Airport. Lukla airport is known as the world’s most dangerous airport in the world; because it has a short runway on the edge of the hill. Flight to Lukla will take around 30 minutes and then start the trek to Phakding.
The first part will be a bid descent to Cheplung and you can see the Chaurikharka village on your left side. Then ups and down continuously throughout the villages such as Ghat, Nurning, and Changthawa. The amazing glimpse of Mount Kusum Kangaro from some resting place will make the beginning of your voyage beautiful.
Trek from Lukla to Phakding will take around 3 to 4 hours, it all depends on your walking ability. Crossing the local villages, Buddhist stupas, Mani Walls, Prayers wheels and flags, and Monasteries. Have lunch in one of the villages and continue the journey to Phakding. Phakding is around 250m below Lukla so it’s a kind of acclimatization too. Spend overnight at Phakding, Phakding is a beautiful tiny village on the bank of the Dhud Koshi River.
Day 2 Phadking to Namche Bazar
After breakfast in Phakding, today’s journey will commence at Namche Bazar. Crossing hanging bridges, forests, and villages like Benkar, Manju, and Jorsalle. Manju is the village where you need to register your trekking permit. If you don’t have a permit then buy it at the National Park office in Manju.
Gigantic Mani stones and the Lama alphabet on those rocks are so attractive. Walk on both sides of the Dhud Koshi river is so calm and cheerful. Because you only hear the sound of the river, wind, and birds at the villages Om Mani Padme Hung buddha mantra. After crossing the suspension bridge real journey start to Namche.
Jorsalle is the last village that will feature on the way so you must eat something hereby. Otherwise, you need to walk to Namche for lunch and dinner together. Chimb up to Namche after crossing the bridge is the huge task of the day. However, you can enjoy the Dhud Khola Valley and the first sight of Mt. Everest.
After enjoying the Everest view journey will continue to Namche and before Namche there is a permit checkpoint. Stop there and show your permit and TIMS card to register. Then continue trek to Namche Bazar. Namche Bazar is the base camp of the Everest region treks.
Day 3 Namche Bazar exploration
Describe the Day by day itinerary for the Everest Base Camp trek for today is a bit difficult. Because today there are many different options to do and the common one is a hike to Everest View Hotel. Second, one is a visit the monasteries, museums and around Namche Bazar
From Namche Bazar to Everest viewpoint or Everest view hotel is around 2/3 hours hike. From the Everest viewpoint and hotel, you can enjoy the panoramic views of the Amadablam, Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Choloste, etc. And the amazing view of the Photo village, Tengboche, and the trail to Everest Base Camp and Island (Imza) Peak. Even you can enjoy a cup of tea with the breathtaking mountain views at Everest View Hotel.
There are options to walk the Khumjung Village for Everest View Hotel, Khumjung village is the hometown of the historical Tenzin Norje Sherpa. Some trekkers went there too but most of the trekkers trek down to Namche to visit museums and monasteries. And the rest of the time enjoy the coffee and German Bakery in the market.
Day 4 Namche to Tengboche
This is another beautiful day on the Everest Base Camp Trek itinerary to walk to the holy place of Tengboche. From Namche trail begins with a climb to the end of the village and from there starts a Nepali flat till Kyangjuma. You can make a short break here and have a cup of tea, coffee, or hot lemon. Even there is available to test some bakery items.
While walking from Namche to Kyanjuma you will witness the panoramic views of Everest, and Amadablam. Most of the viral photos we find on the internet are taken in this trial. So this is the opportunity to take such photos while walking there. During the busy trekking season, there are we can find small shops selling souvenirs to pedestrians.
From Kyanguma the trail to Gokyo Valley Lake is separate on the left side and we continue on the right side to Phungi Thanga. Eat lunch at the Phungi Thanga and climb up to Tengboche; climbing up to Tengboche will be a challenging walk just after lunch. Along the way, there are some break spots where you can take a short break.
When you reach Tengboche there are a few guesthouses on the left side; and on the right side, there is the famous Tengboche Monastery. The view from Tengboche stands as one of the best ones on the trek. In the afternoon you can visit the Monastery for a ceremony; take a blessing for a successful trip to Everest Base Camp.
Day 5 Tengboche to Dingboche
After breakfast in the hotel walking trail descends to Deboche. When walking from Deboche to Pangboche you may encounter wild animals such as Musk deer, Monal, Blue sheep, etc. Walking through the little jungle might be a could still cross the bridge to the other side.
To cross the bridge need to walk down to the river and then start climbing up to the stupa via a typical entrance gate. From the stupa, you need to walk on the flat land to reach Pangboche. Stop there for a cup of tea to rehydrate your stamina to continue your journey to Dingboche.
Today is the day fifth of the day-by-day itinerary to Everest Base Camp Trek. And you will be sleeping at more than 4000m above sea level at Dingboche. Stop at Somare for lunch because this is the last village before Dingboche. Again today need to do ups and downs with less air in the mountain.
Day 6 Acclimatize Day
Just in 5 days, you will cross more than 4000 meters, and your body requires acclimation. So today you can hike to several places such as Chhukung valley, Nangkastshan peak, or the Amadablam Base Camp. Among most of the trekkers, they hike up to Nangkastan Peak.
After breakfast in the Hotel just follow the trail to Thukla but when you reach the top of the hill. Turn right on the edge of the hill to continue to the peak. From the summit of the peak, you can have a proper view of Mt. Amadabalm and the lakes around there. Enjoy those gorgeous views of the surroundings and then back to Dingboche.
Day 7 Dingboche to Laboche
After a great acclimatization day, your journey starts to Laboche on day 7 of the Everest Base Camp Trip. The starting trail is the same one which you walked yesterday to the peak; and from the top of the hill, the Nepali flat begins to Thukla.
The trail Thukla is accumulative so that it might be easy to walk. Although because of the high altitude there will be a bit challenging to walk. Thukla is the only place where you can eat lunch and drink tea before reaching Laboche. Therefore stop there for some food and climb to the memorial park on top of the hill.
This memorial park is for those who died on Mt. Everest while they are climbing. And for those who died in the Everest region during trekking and other activities. After passing, this memorial park your excursion continues to Laboche. Reach Laboche might be heavy because of the less air in the Mountain.
First, you set up your room by putting bankers and sleeping bags on the bed. Otherwise, this night gonna be a cold night. Then in the afternoon time, you can hike to the edge of the hill and observe the Khumbu Glacier and the trail to Kongmala Pass. Spend overnight at one of the guesthouses at Laboche.
Day 8 Laboche to Gorekshep to Everest Base Camp and back to Gorekshep.
Eat some light breakfast before you start today’s long day. Walk On the glacier with a very close view of Nuptse and Pumori on the right and left sides. Check-in at one of the hotels at the Gorekshep and eat heavy lunch before embarking journey to Everest Base Camp.
From Gorekshep the trail to Everest Base Camp goes flat and has a few ups and downs. Ultimately, reach in the EBC. It will take around 2/3 hours to reach there; if you are traveling during the spring you may sight a lot of tents by the expeditions team. Spend some at the base camp take some photos and if you want you can walk a bit in the Khumbu Icefall area. This place is in the Khumbu Glacier.
After spending a good time in Base Camp back to Gorekshep, follow the same way and it might take the same amount of time as you hiked EBC. Today will be the hardest, longest, and day to reach the Everest Base Camp. Because it is the goal of this trip to the Khumbu region. Overnight at more than 5000m above sea level will be very interesting. You will wake up several times, and gonna have some weird dreams.
Day 9 Gorekshep to Kalapattar Hike and Trek to Pheriche.
This day gonna be the longest day of this trek, wake up early in the morning to hike up to Kalapattar. Kalapattar is the highest point and the bear viewpoint during Everest Base Camp Trek. Walk with a flashlight for a sunrise view will be a bit cold and hard very early in the morning. But the extraordinary views from the top of the Kalapattar will forget everything. Walking down from Kalapattar is easy and needs to follow the same way as walking up.
Eat breakfast and pack your luggage to trek back to Pheriche on the same trail to Thukla. From Thukla you need to take the left side to reach Pheriche. While walking to Pheriche it looks nearby but walking on the flat down is sometimes irritating. Overnight at Pheriche will be a good night’s sleep after two troublesome nights.
Today is also a very long day starting at 5 am and ending in the evening time. But this is one of the fascinating days of the day-by-day itinerary of the Everest Base Camp Trek.
Day 10 Pheriche to Namche Bazar
After a good night’s, sleep eat a healthy breakfast to walk a long way to Namche Bazar. From Pheriche need to walk down to Somare and from here need to take the same way down to Namche. But some trekkers add one more day and they walk to Photse village.
But to do standard EBC Trek people will follow the trail to Tengboche and then walk down to Phungi Thanga. From Phungi Thanga need to climb up to Khanjuma to walk Nepali flat to reach the Namche Bazar.
Day 11 Namche to Lukla
Just follow the same route to each in Lukla. After reach in Lukla check your flight status at the airline office Lukla to reconfirm. While walking to Lukla in some places you need to register your trekking permit to check out from the region. At the checkpoint just below the Namche, you can buy a trekking achievement certificate. Distribute by the Sagarmatha National Park and Khumbu tourism management board. And celebrate your last day in the Himalayas. This is the 11 nights 12 days, details day by day Everest Base Camp Trek itinerary.
Day 12 Fly back to Kathmandu.
as your flight is scheduled to Kathmandu, go to the airport and take your airline to fly back to Kathmandu. While flying to Kathmandu even from the windows of the aircraft you can enjoy the mountain and landscape views. Although some time flight from Lukla is uncertain so that need to choose the best time to do the trek to Everest Base Camp.
This 11-night 12 days itinerary is the standard Everest Base Camp Trek itinerary. However, it can be changed as your wish to visit the places and areas in the Khumbu region. Because there are so many other trekking trails such as Everest Three Pass Trek, Gokyo Valley Trek, Everest Panorama Trek, etc.
