Mt Everest

Conquer the world's highest mountain while enjoying the incredible panorama of numerous other peaks from the top and feel the sense of ultimate achievement that any climber can boost all their lifetime.

Highlights

• Airport to airport itinerary
• Stay at Ethico Retreat
• Highest mountain in the world
• Tengboche monastery
• Awesome view of Khumbu ice fall
• Explore the Sherpa local life
• Namche Bazaar, Khumbu Glacier and sunset from Kala Patthar
• Sagarmatha National Park which is listed in UNESCO world heritage site

1. Day 1Arrive in Kathmandu

   Our team meets you at Kathmandu airport and drives you to Ethico Retreat, where you settle in, get a short welcome and rest.

2. Day 2Orientation and city tour

   Breakfast at the café, then trek preparation with your guide: local customs, the route on a map and a simple packing list. The rest of the day is a tour of Kathmandu to understand its culture, faith and the social issues behind our work.

3. Day 3Fly to Lukla (2,800 m) & trek to Phak Ding (overnight stay at Phak Ding 2,640 m)
4. Day 4Trek to Namche Bazaar (3,446 m)
5. Day 5Rest in Namche, Everest point of view/ Acclimatisation.
6. Day 6Trek to Khumjung (3790 m) for your acclimatisation and back to Namche for a night. This is done to ensure your acclimatisation and forms a strong base for higher altitude.
7. Day 7Trek to Tengboche Monastery (3,867 m)
8. Day 8Trek to Dingboche (4,410 m)
9. Day 9Trek to Lobuche (4,900 m)
10. Day 10Rest day in Lobuche. (We will trek clean fatigue and gain a couple of hundred metres of altitude so that you can sleep better and acclimatise well)
11. Day 11Trek to Everest base camp (5,380 m)
12. Day 11-53Everest climbing Period.
13. Day 54Cleaning up base camp (5,380 m)
14. Day 55Trek back to Pheriche (4,370 m)
15. Day 56Trek back to Namche (3,446 m)
16. Day 57Trek back to Lukla (2,800 m)
17. Day 58Fly back to Kathmandu and check into Ethico Retreat
18. Day 59Rest and debrief

    Breakfast at the café and a chat with the team about your trip, then a free day: mountain biking, bungee jumping or shopping for gifts are all options nearby.

19. Day 60Depart

    A driver takes you to the airport a few hours before your flight, after your last goodbyes.

Tibet (China)

Solukhumbu
District

Sagarmatha National Park

Imja Tsho

Dudh Koshi

Trail map

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1KathmanduDays 1–2, 58–60 · 1,400 m

2LuklaDays 3, 57 · 2,804 m

3PhakdingDay 3 · 2,610 m

4Namche BazaarDays 4–6, 56 · 3,441 m

5KhumjungDay 6 · 3,790 m

6TengbocheDay 7 · 3,860 m

7 · 11DingbocheDay 8 · 4,350 mPhericheDay 55 · 4,370 m

8LobucheDays 9–10 · 4,910 m

9Everest Base CampDays 11–54 · 5,365 m

10Mount EverestClimbing period · 8,849 m

10 km

1. 1KathmanduDays 1–2, 58–60 · Ethico Retreat, Patan · 1,400 m
2. 2LuklaDays 3, 57 · 2,804 m
3. 3PhakdingDay 3 · 2,610 m
4. 4Namche BazaarDays 4–6, 56 · 3,441 m
5. 5KhumjungDay 6 · 3,790 m
6. 6TengbocheDay 7 · 3,860 m
7. 7DingbocheDay 8 · 4,350 m
8. 8LobucheDays 9–10 · 4,910 m
9. 9Everest Base CampDays 11–54 · 5,365 m
10. 10Mount EverestClimbing period · 8,849 m
11. 11PhericheDay 55 · 4,370 m

The route follows the itinerary day by day. Flights are dotted lines. Where the trip comes back the same way, the line is drawn once. Places very close together share one numbered circle. Contours every 500 m, traced from real elevation data (Terrain Tiles on AWS: SRTM and others). Roads, places, districts, water and landmarks © OpenStreetMap contributors.