Tour overview

Here is an opportunity to visit a place and relive this moment in history when in 1953 New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal planned their ascent of the world’s tallest mountain – Mt.Everest (8848m). This 14 day Everest Base Camp trek (EBC-5365m) will take you to where they stood and panned their expedition to the peak of Mt. Everest. You will be trekking within the UNESCO and World Heritage Sagamartha National Park.

 On your way to EBC you will visit the famous Tengboche Monastery where you can see this enormous peak, as well as other 8000 meter mountains like Lhotse (8516m) and Makalu (8463m). This trek also takes you up to Kala Patthar (5643m), the closest view of Mt. Everest and other Himalayan peaks. At EBC you can see the Khumbu Glacier descending down from Everest.

Your trek will take you through gorges, lush forests and across mountains before you reach EBC. There will be time set aside allowing you to acclimatize before ascending higher. Passing through a number of villages in the Khumbu region will give you a first-hand experience of what the villagers tolerate to survive in the Himalayan mountains, and also how their Tibetan Buddhist devotion enriches their lives. 

You will be amazed at the close proximity of these snow capped peaks as you follow the trail to EBC. The utter size of these mountains makes you feel small and insignificant. It feels like you can literally reach out and touch the mountains. Four of the tallest mountains in the world are in this region.

Your scenic flight into and out of Lukla will highlight the extensive range of the Himalayan Mountains. On the return fight you will have a different admiration of them, due to you having trekked through these mountains and valleys in order to reach EBC. This trek will appeal to nature-lovers and those who have always wanted to see the world’s tallest peak.

Sherpa Expedition and Trekking Team will attend to all permits, meals and accommodation on the trek.

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