Highlights
Everest Base Camp Jeep Ride with Helicopter Return will be a massive trip for you to the highest mountain base camp of the world with adventurous jeep ride, trekking and helicopter flight.
The trip takes you to Everest Base Camp (5364m) and Kalapatthar (5545m) through Sagarmatha National Park, the national park located at the highest elevation of the world, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Everest View Hotel (3880m) and offers you an opportunity to witness majestic and most thrilling Mt. Everest, Pumori, Loa Tse, Nupse, Thamserkhu and Ama Dablam. Along with them, you can also see the massive Khumbu glaciers, religious and cultural sites, and ancient civilizations and enjoy the tremendous landscapes of the grand Khumbu region.
Travel Documents for a Trek
All Arrival and Departure from airport to airport.
3 nights Hotel accommodation with (twin sharing room) in Kathmandu tourist standard on the lodges/Guesthouse includes Breakfast
Service of guide and Porter, as per size two each to one porter(It means Two Clients One Porter). Wages, meals, medical allowance of guide and porters.
Applicable Trekking Permits, National Park and local government fees.
Farewell dinner in Kathmandu
Nepal Visa, Personal Medical & Travel Insurance
Expenses of a personal nature and gratitude or tipping for porters, and guides, including extra snacks and refreshments.
Emergency Evacuation if required by any means of quick transportation, Service.
Single Supplementary
On first arrival at Kathmandu and Nepal international airport, Haven Holidays' Representative will receive you at the Tribhuvan International Airport. After getting introduced with the staff or the representative, your baggage will be loaded either in car, coach or bus as per group size. A short drive to the center of Kathmandu city, where your hotels is located. On checking to your lovely rooms, getting refreshed from Jet-Lag, then get ready for group briefing
Driving from Kathmandu to Salleri offers an alternative route for trekkers heading to the Everest region, providing a more scenic and cultural experience compared to flying directly to Lukla. This part of the journey is scenic, with terraced fields and river valleys.
Leave the hotel with a packed breakfast, and head to Gaushala, Kathmandu, where the sharing jeep is available. Your guide will arrange it for you.
You begin today's trip with a short jeep drive to either Thamdanda and begin your trek for either Paiyu or Surke.
You again have an adventurous drive by sharing a jeep to either Thamdanda for 2-3 hours and you will enjoy the trek through awe-inspiring landscapes till you get to Surke.
Surke is a beautiful settlement resided by Sherpa people just below Lukla airport and Lukla town.
Arrive at Surke and stay overnight at the local lodge.
Today's walk will take you to the entrance of Sagarmatha National Park which is Monjo. You will enjoy this section of today's walk via deep woods of fir, rhododendron, juniper, oak and pine forest. Also, you will celebrate this beautiful walk by crossing suspension bridges and passing through local Sherpa people's settlements, Chhheplung, Ghat, Phakding, Toktok and Banker. Enjoy the scenic beauty of the pine forests, waterfalls and surrounding mountains. Arrive at Monjo and stay overnight at the local lodge.
Morning after breakfast, enjoy the pleasant walks on gradual trail and crossing a long suspension bridge, with slow climb after Monjo village. From Monjo enter the famous Sagarmatha National Park (Sagarmatha name for Mt. Everest in Nepal, while the Sherpa call as Chomolungma of Tibetan origin language). Entering the park cross another bridge above Dudh Koshi River to Jorsalle village for lunch stop. Afternoon walk follows the river bed amidst lovely cool forest of rhododendron, oaks, pines and fir trees. Slowly the walk leads to climb then cross the last bridge to Namche Bazaar, from the bridge undulating winding ups till Namche Bazaar is reached for overnight halt.
Namche Bazaar a perfect place for rest day, as well as right altitude for acclimatization before heading higher elevate.
Things to do in Namche Bazaar on rest day:
Enjoy the pleasant rest day with short hike to the view-point above Namche Bazaar for best look of Mt. Everest. Includes grand view of Ama Dablam(6,812 metres (22,349 ft), Tharmasarku and Kwangde peaks with aerial view of Namche Bazaar.
From the high view-point visit the nearby national park museum treasures all necessary information of Khumbu region. The history, cultures of Sherpa tribe, flora/fauna, and history of mountaineering around Khumbu and Mt. Everest.
For energetic people, they can hike up to Everest View Hotel about 2 hours walks with steep climb. Provides excellent views of Mt. Everest in the comfort of luxury Everest View Hotel at 3,880 m high.
Adventure continues from Namche Bazaar, after an enjoyable and pleasant rest day, the first part of the walk is gradual. From Namche Bazaar after a short steep climb, the trail leads with scenic views of Everest and an array of peaks.
After a few hours of a good walk, downhill to Imjatse River a favorite lunch spot at Phungi Tenga. The afternoon climb starts through dense beautiful woods of tall rhododendrons, pines and fir trees, and after a few hours reaches Tengboche.
Tengboche is one of the most exciting picturesque and photogenic spots en route to Everest base camp with the majestic colourful monastery. Enjoy the sweeping panorama of Everest, Ama Dablam with a series of snow-capped peaks, located amidst beautiful forest surrounding. At Tengboche, several simple good lodges serve nice foods or enjoy a short walk further down to Deboche for an overnight halt. Staying in Tengboche or a little further downhill, but having time to visit the monastery interior of great cultural and religious interest.
Staying overnight in Tengboche or at Deboche facing grand views of Mt. Everest and Ama Dablam. Morning walk heads down to cross a strong suspension bridge, leaving the tall trees behind for mountain wilderness. Crossing the Imjatse River a slow climb to Pangboche, the last permanent village en-route Everest base camp.
From Pangboche onwards with temporary settlements at Dingboche, Pheriche, Lobuche and Gorakshep. Walk heads higher with great close views of the majesticpeak of Ama Dablam. Slowly the walk heads to a small stream and then an hour climb to enter Imjatse valley. Where the lovely settlement of Dingboche is located beneath the towering North Face of Ama Dablam facing views of the famous climbing Island Peak
A great scenic spot Dingboche for another pleasant rest, enjoy the morning hike on top of Nakarjung hill. Offers a grand panorama of snow-capped peaks that surround the beautiful Imjatse Valley, from the top ridge of Nakarjung facing views of Lhotse, Nuptse, Ama Dablam and Island Peak with Mt. Makalu. The hike to Nagarjun Hill is challenging but rewarding. It provides an excellent opportunity to acclimatize while enjoying some of the most stunning mountain views in the world. Reaching the summit of Nagarjun Hill is a significant achievement and a memorable part of the Everest Base Camp trek.
Adventure slowly leads us closer towards our main destination Everest base camp, a morning short climb to a high ridge. From the scenic ridge adorned with prayer monuments, a pleasant walk on a gradual up to Thugla. A small settlement with few huts serves as tea houses and restaurants, a possible lunch stop before the trek up to Lobuche. Thugla where the trail from Pheriche and Dingboche joins towards Lobuche and Everest base camp.
Our main and final day of the adventure, as well as the longest high-altitude trek, to complete our major goal. Start the early morning with a slow walk for an hour and then climb over the rocky moraine above the Khumbu glacier. Then down to a flat sandy glacial field at Gorakshep, the last settlement before Everest base camp.
Gorakshep is located beneath Mt. Pumori and Kalapathar rocky scenic peak as well en route to Everest base camp. From Gorakshep few hours of good walk reach you at Everest base camp, after walking through a glaciated path.
At Everest base camp enjoy the dramatic arctic zone of icy landscapes with massif Khumbu Ice-Fall and glacier. An exciting place to experience standing on the foot of Mt. Everest, Nuptse and Lhotse. During mountaineering expeditions, the base camp is flooded with various nationalities tented camp and commotion.
Rise up early morning for stunning sunrise views and clear views of surrounding towering snow-capped peaks. Start the climb towards Kalapathar's rocky hilltop, a strenuous haul for a few hours, once on top. Enjoy the glorious sunrise with the closest views of Mt. Everest with adjoining giant peaks, after a refreshing morning climb.
Descend to Gorakshep for breakfast, and then on the trail downhill to Lobuche and then you will fly back to Lukla by helicopter. This helicopter fly will be absolutely mesmerizing to witness towering mountain summits in Khumbu region including Mt. Everest.
Stay overnight at Lukla for the next day's regular flight to Kathmandu.
Wake early for a quick breakfast at Lukla, then walk to Tenzing & Hillary airport, as the plane arrives from Kathmandu. After checking in then get abroad in a small aircraft for a smooth scenic flight back to Kathmandu. On reaching Kathmandu airport transfer to a vehicle for a short exciting drive to your hotels.
Rest of the afternoon at leisure for individual activities or just relax and recall the wonderful moments of the Everest base camp trek.
(If the plane lands at Ramechap-Manthali airport, our staff transfer you to a vehicle for a 4-5 hours interesting drive to Kathmandu).
Attend a beautiful Farewell Dinner with your guide and Haven Holidays Team member in the evening.
Last day in Nepal and at Kathmandu, as time for your respective airline's flight departures. Our guide, and staff transfer you to the airport, then bid farewell to Nepal till you return for another exciting adventure.
