Gokyo a hidden valley with few glacier lakes and Everest Base camp has own meaning for adventurous peoples. Gokyo to Everest Base Camp Trek is one of the popular and adventurous destination and it offers the best opportunity to gain the Himalayan experience. Gokyo to Everest Base Camp trek visits all of the high valleys surrounding Everest culminating with the ascent of Kala Pattar and the walk to Everest Base Camp. We have extra time at Gokyo to explore the upper valley, providing the most extensive view of Everest in the whole of the Khumbu. With time to explore villages and monasteries and to sample the incredible hospitality of the Sherpa people, this trek is unbeatable. A unique trek that goes through Lukla, Namche bazaar and all the way to Gokyo, Chola Pass, Kalapattar and Everest Base Camp.
Gokyo to Everest Base Camp trek begins with a dramatic scenic flight to Lukla and the trail follows many farm villages with beautiful views of the high snow capped peaks of the world, and to the famous view point Gokyo ri and higher pass Cho La with the highest spot at Kalapathar for the outstanding breathe taking panoramic view of glacier lakes, many higher mountains including Mt. Everest. To visit the Everest Base camp, glaciers and lakes figuring in different shapes makes you over whelming and glacier cracking sound makes you fear love.
Outline Itinerary
Day 01: Arrival day in Kathmandu (1,300m/4,264 ft)
Day 02: Kathmandu valley sightseeing & trek preparation (1,300m/4,264 ft)
Day 03: Fly to Lukla (2,800m/9,186ft) & trek to Phakding (2,652m/8,700ft), 3-4 hrs walk
Day 04: Trek to Namche Bazaar (3,440m/11,283ft), 5-6 hrs walk
Day 05: Acclimatization day at Namche Bazaar
Day 06: Trek to Dole (4200m/13,776ft), 5-6 hrs walk
Day 07: Trek to Machharmo (4470m/ 14,663ft), 4-5 hrs walk
Day 08: Trek to Gokyo (4800m/15,744ft), 3-4 hrs walk
Day 09: Rest day at Gokyo
Day 10: Hike to Gokyo RI (5,330m/17,483ft), and trek to Thaknak (4750m/15580ft), 6-7 hrs walk
Day 11: Trek to Cho-la Pass (5367m/17604ft) to Dzongla (4,850m/15908ft), 5-6 hrs walk
Day 12: Trek to Gorakshep (5,160m/16,929ft), 5-6 hrs walk
Day 13: Trek to Everest Base Camp (5,316m/17,437ft), 5-6 hrs walk
Day 14: Kalapathar (5,550m/18,204ft) hike and trek to Dingboche (4,358m/14,295 ft), 7-8 hrs walk
Day15: Trek to Tyangboche (3,867m/12684ft), 4-5 hrs walk
Day 16: Trek to Namche (3,440m/11,283ft), 4-5 hrs walk
Day 17: Trek to Lukla (2,800m/9,186ft), 6-7 hrs walk