Everest Three Pass Trek

Upon your arrival in Kathmandu, Tribhuvan International Airport, our representative will receive you and transfer you to the pre-booked hotel. You can rest in a hotel for a while and later explore our company office in Thamel. In the evening, you will join a welcome dinner where you will experience delicious Nepalese cuisine. We will introduce you with your trek leader and he will brief you about the trip. 

After breakfast, you will start a sightseeing trip around the Kathmandu valley. These include the architectural masterpiece and UNESCO protected world heritage sites - Kathmandu Durbar Square (ancient royal seat of Nepal), Pashupatinath (sacred temple of Nepal), Swayambhunath (2,000 years old monkey temple) and Boudhanath (largest stupa of Nepal).

After completion of the trip, you will drive to our office and make all the necessary preparations for the next day’s trip.

After breakfast, you will drive to the domestic airport for a thrilling flight to Lukla - the lower reaches of Khumbu region. Here you will meet the local porter and start the discovery trekking into the Dudh Koshi Valley: towards Cheplung(2,700m) (2,700m) and Ghat (2,530m). An hour of gradual downhill walk will lead you to the warm village of Phakding.

After breakfast, you will walk through the pine forest along the gushing Dudh Koshi River, cross the tributaries several times to reach the village of Benkar (2,710m), Chumoa (2,720m), Monjo (2,840m) and Jorsale (2,830m). Jorsale is the major gateway to the Sagarmatha National Park. Thamserku (6,618m) stands majestically to the east of the village. You will follow the confluence with the Bhote Koshi - the major river originated from the glacier. Then you will climb steeply through forest, cross the Tenzing - Hillary Bridge multiple times to reach the region’s administrative and trade center at Namche Bazaar. 

This is the first scheduled acclimatization day during Everest Three Pass Trek. Altitude expert suggests halting at least 24 hours rest period. Stay active: climb high and sleep low is the great acclimatization advice. 

Namche Bazaar is the prosperous town offering the modern amenities and facilities - ATMs, Cyber Cafes, restaurants, and bakeries plus a colorful market each weekend (Friday and Saturday). The Sagarmatha National Park offers the displays of different local flora and fauna and Sherpa culture. 

The village of Khumjung (3,780n) offers a more clear view of Sherpa life - here you can visit the monastery which houses the scalp of Yeti and Hillary School. Also, you will visit the Everest View Hotel ( the highest hotel in the world) before retracing back to Namche Bazaar. 

After breakfast, you will walk to the top of Namche and contour on a hillside to Sansa (3,600m). Here the trail splits: NW route goes to Gokyo and NE goes to Everest. Keep your eye out for Himalayan Tahr, shy spotted deer and bird - the Danphe Pheasant. Then you will drop down water operated prayer wheels at Phunki (3,250m) and cross the Dudh Koshi River before climbing steeply for 2 hours to reach the village of Tengboche. 

Tengboche offers the remarkable views of Everest range, Ama Dablam and other companion peaks. The village also houses the largest monastery of the entire Khumbu region. 

After breakfast, you will walk down to the scattered stone village of Debuche (3,820m) with a nunnery. Then you will cross the Imja Khola to the north and then gradually climb to the Pangboche village (3,860m) with excellent view of towering Ama Dablam (6,856m). You will follow the river to its juncture with Lobuche River and then rise gradually towards Dingboche - the last year-round settlement in the region. 

Today is the second scheduled acclimatization day. Dingboche is a famous stop for trekkers and climbers who heads towards Mt. Everest expedition. Dingboche village is stunning with a collection of fields walled with stone bars to protect the crops from icy winds and grazing animals. Here you will spend a day for acclimatization. To acclimatize, you will climb to the nearby Nagarjun Hill to capture the great views of Makalu, Lhotse, Cholatse, Tawache, Ama Dablam and others.

After breakfast, you will walk through stone-walled fields and Imja Khola village before reaching the glacier moraines. Then you will continue towards Bibre which is also a yak herdman place. From here, you can capture the great views of Ama Dablam and Amphu Labtsa peak. Further walking on an icy trail for an hour, you will finally reach the Chukkung village. After lunch, you will climb to Chhukung Ri which involves some easy scrambling near the ridge. The summit offers an excellent view of Ama Dablam and Amphu Lapcha Peak. After a moment, you will drop back to Chhukung to spend overnight.

Today you will highest pass of the region. The trek starts early in the morning: you can either walk over a hill northwest of Chhukung or walk back to Bibre and trek above the Niyang Khola. The summit of the Pass is festooned with incredible Buddhist prayer flags and well marked with cairns. The final descending part of the trail is quite difficult. You will drop down to north through Khumbu glacier to Lobuche.

The windy and vegetation-less trail embarks for the last seasonal village of Gorak Shep of Pumori. After lunch, you will trek to cold & dry EBC through Khumbu glacier: stacked majestically on the Khumbu Glacier just opposite to the dreaded icefall - the most dreadful part of Everest ascent route. Here you can witness the northern ridge of Everest along with Pumori, Mahalangur, Lingtren, Khumbutse, Nuptse and other peaks. After exploration, you will walk back to Gorak Shep for the night.

From Gorak Shep, you will make a pre-sunrise climb (2 - 3 hours) up to the Kalapatthar - the vintage point to witness sunrise over Everest (8,848m/29,028ft), Lhotse (8,156m), Nuptse (7,861m) and Changtse (7,550m), Pumori (7,145m), Lingtren (6,697m) and Khumbutse (6,623m) along with countless other peaks. Cho Oyu stands further to the west.

After exploration, you will drop back to Gorak Shep for breakfast. Then you will retrace your step back to Lobuche for lunch and overnight stay.

The trail to Dzongla split from Duglha on the main Lobuche - Dingboche route just before the snout of Khumbu Glacier. Walk to the west through looming Awi Peak before emerging on a wide shallow valley beneath the Taboche and Cholatse. Further, you will walk on a gentle slope and walk past the Cho La Tsho Lake to the Dzongla village.

Today you will start early to avoid mid-morning cloud. The climb to Cho La Pass is not easy, it is steep and you may even have to scramble through boulders on some sections of the trail. The final ascend to the Cho La is quite tricky as the trail winds around a crevasse. The flag bedkoned pass offers the astounding view of peaks on either directions.

The long descending trail into the Gokyo valley is well-marked erratically by stone cairns and is across loose scree on hidden ice. You trail takes you to the edge of the Ngozumpa glacier - the longest glacier in Nepal and as you reach the other side of the glacier, you will the second Gokyo Lake on the series of six lakes. A short distance away is the third lake. On the edge of third lake lies Gokyo Village.

Today, you will climb Gokyo Ri and enjoy the majestic views of great mountain vistas. You can also visit the fourth Gokyo Lake which is about 3km north of the village. A short walk from here will take you to the 5th lake. A short climb to Scoundrel’s viewpoint offers great views of Cho Oyu, Gyachung Kang, Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse and Makalu peak.

Retrace your step back to Gokyo village for overnight stay.

Today, you will start early to cross the last pass of the trek. You will walk alongside the Dudh Pokhari lake for awhile and walk for about two hours before ascending towards Renjo La Pass. It takes about 3 - 4 hours to reach the On the way, you will get the amazing views of the Everest and Rolwaling ranges and other peaks. The views from the Renjo La Pass is much more similar to that from Gokyo Ri with the 3rd Gokyo Lake and Gokyo village beneath the Ngozumpa Glacier. Further walking from the pass, you will drop down via stone staircase and then walk over a loose scree to reach the south bank of Angladumba Tsho Lake. Be cautious, if there is ice and snow on a trail. On the way, you can witness the Relama Tsho and Renjo Lake. Further, you will drop down to the narrow valley dotted with big rocks to Lumde. About an hour of gentle walk from Lumde will take you to Marlung located on the east bank of the Bhote Koshi River.

On the initial part of the trail, you will follow the classic route used for centuries by Tibetan traders. Then you will cross the Bhote Koshi River and drop down to Taranga. Continuing further down, you will cross two bridges before reaching the warm village of Thame. Here you can explore the famous gompa located on a top of the hill. From Thame, you will drop gradually passing a few small hamlets before reaching the Namche Bazaar - the biggest town in the Everest region.

From Namche, you will make long final descend to Lukla through farming village of Jorsale, Monjo and Phakding. Crossing the suspension bridge at Thado Koshi, you will make a final (45min) climb to Lukla through Ghat and Cheplung village. Here your local porter will take a leave.

After early morning breakfast, you will take a return flight to Kathmandu. Once in Kathmandu, our airport representative will transfer you back to the hotel. Enjoy free day. Evening: Join farewell dinner to celebrate the successful completion of the trip.

Your 20 days Everest Three Pass Trek comes to an end today. Our airport representative will transfer you to Tribhuvan International Airport right on the scheduled time.

Farewell!!!!!

Note: The weather in the mountain is highly unpredictable. Cloud and turbulent weather in the mountains are common and it may lead to domestic flight delays and cancellation. We suggest you to come with some buffer days so that we can compensate for such unforeseen circumstances.