Everest Three Passes Trek is an Everest circuit trek covering Everest  Base Camp. A short flight from Kathmandu to Lukla marks the start  point. Ultimate Everest Circuit trail follows the regular path of  Everest Base Camp up to Dingboche Village. From a perspective of  difficulty level, it is a tough and challenging trip to Nepal. The  itinerary includes the major passes above the 5000m of the region.

Along  the trail, we visit different Sherpa settlements. The trek provides an  opportunity to collect the knowledge of Sherpa, their lifestyle, and  their culture. Furthermore, the combined view of treeline, Himalayan  peaks, and Sherpa villages makes the trip excellent. It covers all major  destinations and passes of the Everest Himalayas, so it is also known  as the Everest Circuit Trek.

The journey starts and ends at Lukla.  Lukla is a tiny touristic city of Solukhumbu with Tenzing-Hillary  airport. The first camp is in Phakding or Manjo, which is at a lower  altitude than Lukla at the bank of the Dudh Koshi river. The next day  check-in at Namche Bazaar (3441m). Namche Bazzar is the main gateway to  Everest and trading town in the region. Visiting Sherpa villages, hiking  in high altitudes, and reveling in stunning views of some of the  world’s highest mountains are highlights of the trek.

Nagarsang  Hill, Kong Ma La Pass, Kalapathar, Chola Pass, Gokyo Ri (5383m), and  Renjo La Pass is superb viewpoints of the Himalayas, glaciers, and  glacial lakes. First, adventure Kong Ma La Pass is thrilling,  adventurous, and challenging. It is bridging between Chhukung Valley and  Lobuche Valley. Everest Base Camp  is one of the highlight destinations of this trek, which we reach after  crossing Kong Ma La Pass. We climb up to Kalapatthar to get a gorgeous  view of the mountains, including Mt. Everest. Of course, these mountains  are a lot higher but appear at eye level. The next adventure after  Everest Base Camp is Chola Pass, which takes us to Gokyo. Gokyo is a  valley of lakes, and Gokyo Ri gives a panoramic view of the  surroundings.

And final adventure Renjo La Pass is a thrilling  pass, which summarizes the trek and starts to trek down to Thame and  finally reach Lukla via Namche in three days of the Renjo La Pass, then  flight back to Kathmandu.

Welcome to Nepal! We will receive you the airport and transport you to hotel.

The day beings with a meeting and introducing with your trek and tour  leader. After breakfast, we organize a short meeting at the hotel lobby.  The meeting finalizes the preparation of the trek. In the meeting, you  need to bring three copies of passport copy size photos, and travel  insurance copy. Soon, the day tour will starts and on the tour visit  most highlighted places of Kathmandu.

Wake up early in the morning and head to the the airport for a flight  to Lukla. We take a packed breakfast today. After a short scenic flight  to Lukla, we begin the trek, after meeting our local trekking staff. We  reach Manjo via Phakding today, located on the banks of Dhudhkoshi  River.

Following Dudh Koshi River and then a climb to reach Namche takes  approximately 4 hours. We cross the river several times, encountering  yaks and mules along the trail. Finally, the trail on the banks finishes  and we start ascending on a steep gradient up, crossing the highest  suspension bridge of Everest Region. The climb is steep, so we walk at a  comfortable pace. Finally, we reach Namche, the biggest town in the  region. Enjoy the lunch and stroll around Namche and visit a museum that  belongs to Sherpa culture, and the history records of Mt. Everest  expedition by Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary, the first ones to  scale Everest.

Today you will hike up to Syangboche and  The view of Namche, Khumjung  village, and the massive summits in front are stupendous from  Syangboche. And continue to Khumjung village. Explore the village,  museum, where we see skull of Yeti.

After breakfast at the hotel, we heard north towards Tengboche, a  superb hill for photography and Himalayan view. The monastery at  Tengboche is one of the major highlights of Everest Base Camp standard  trek. To reach Tengboche we need to walk for about 6 hours today, which  includes a steep uphill bit on the second half of the day. In the  evening, we walk around the Tengboche monastery and visit the monastery.  Enjoy the beautiful evening with spectacular views at Tengboche Hill.

After breakfast we trek down to Debuche and continue on to Pangboche,  which is a major Sherpa settlement. Walking through the village, we get  to see Mt. Ama Dablam towering us from the right, making a picture  perfect setting for the village to be in. In fact, the mountain will be  at a stone’s throw away from us as we walk. On undulating trails we  cross a river and make a short climb up to Dingboche valley.

Today is the second rest and acclimatization day of this trek. After morning breakfast, we will walk around Dingboche. We hike up to Naragsang Hill. After returning from the day hike, we rest at the guesthouse and prepare for next day. Enjoy a hearty dinner in Dingboche.

From Dingboche to Chhukung is about two and half an hours walking in slightly uphill at the altitude of 4710m.

Get Up early morning and starts the first adventure journey of this  program. We need to pack lunch for that and have to order in the  previous night, that is done by the guide. The trip begins from about  5:00 AM in the Winter and 4:30 AM in the Autumn and Spring with the  headlamp. It depends on the walking pace, normally reach at the top in  3.5 hours. The beginning is not so much tough but in the end, need to  push up that may be hard. After reaching the top the view heals up the  pain and relaxes the tiredness. And finally, get to Lobuche via crossing  the tough glacier.

Today we walk to the main destination of the trek – Everest Base Camp.  The rocky walk by the Khumbu glacier is quite rough and precarious on  some bits, so do be careful. The first village we reach is Gorakshep  where we have our lunch and continue to Everest Base Camp. On the way to  Base Camp it is important to bring some snacks and water. Explore the  Base Camp and return to the guesthouse which is about 5 hours up and  down.

This is also a challenging day. Early morning we hike up the Kalapathar  to catch the sunrise. As we climb up the mountains come to an eye  level. We get a panoramic view of the Khumbu mountains from the top,  from where we can see Mt. Everest, Mt. Nuptse, Mt. Pumori, Mt. Lhotse  and many others peaks. You make an easy descent to Gorakshep and have  breakfast before trekking to Dzongla, a tiny hamlet at the base of  Cholaste mountain.

Again, early morning get up and ready for the next adventure of Chola  Pass. It is an iconic pass of Everest. Today also we need to carry  packed lunch because we not get any teashops until we get to Thangna. It  is a quite long day and nearly 500m we need to walk above the ice-path.  Crampons are ideally good for walking on the icy path. Once you reach  the top, you will be rewarded with astonishing views of the Himalayas.  After Chola Pass we need to cross the largest glacier, Nagzuma to get  Gokyo.

An early morning hike up to Gokyo Ri (5383m) takes us to an amazing  viewpoint to see the mountains. After, about 2.5-3 hrs hiking you will  be on the top of Gokyo Ri, one of the highlights of the trip. From here,  you can see a panoramic view of mountains including Mt. Everest, Mt.  Lhotse, Mt. Makalu, Mt. Cho-Oyu, Mt. Nuptse, Gyachung Khang, Numbur,  Thamserku, Cholatse, and Tawoche in addition to Ngozumpa Glacier and  Gokyo Valley and the lake by the side.

It’s the final day for the early morning wake-up, walk-in torchlight,  and have packed lunch. Renjo La Pass and its path are comparatively easy  than others; Kong Mo La and Chola Pass. From the beginning to the Renjo  La the trail is steep up and long. Once you get on the top then you  will forget everything, none of the passes or viewpoints can beat Renjo  La. It gives a beautiful view. From here we can Mt. Makalu as well.  After spending an amount of time we trek down to Lungde.

Our journey to Namche from Lungde starts after breakfast. Today we  descent to Namche via different towns; Marlung, Thame, Thomo. Finally we  reach Namche Bazaar.

After finishing the trek, we make our way to Lukla which will be our  final stop in Solukhumbu region. For lunch, we stop at Phakding, a  village that lies on the banks of Dudhkoshi River

This morning you will flight out from Lukla to Kathmandu, and upon  arrival your guide transfers you to the hotel. A good rest after a long  trek will be crucial. In the evening, you have leisure time to stroll  around Thamel and do any souvenir shopping if you like.

The trip concludes today. Your guide will drop you off at the international airport for your departure back home.