Gokyo Cho-la Pass Trek via Everest Base Camp – 17 Days

On your arrival to Kathmandu from Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA), the representative from Nepal
Holiday Treks and Tours welcome you and then you shall be transferred to the categorized Hotel in
Kathmandu to which you are comfortable with.

We will head towards Lukla early in the morning by flight. We will see the scenic fight of the Himalayan
foothills and then we will start trekking in Everest region. And after reaching Lukla we will meet
corresponding trekking staff and we will do packing and arrangement over there. We will walk 3 hours to
Phakding along the Dudh koshi river then we will start to trek to Phakding. We will spend a night in Lukla
with breakfast, lunch and dinner.

We will start to trek along the banks of dudh koshi river by crossing the majestic river through suspension
bridges. After reaching the Sagarmatha National Park, we will climb slowly and observe some views of
mountains. We will finally reach to Namche Bazar which is also known as home of many quality
restaurants, hotels, lodges, shops, and money exchange services. We will stay a night over there with
breakfast, lunch and dinner.

We will spend a day in Namche Bazar in order to alleviate our tired and lethargic muscle. We will make a
short distance to the way of museum which is celebrated for exibits of traditional culture of Sherpa people.
After that we will hike up to the Syangboche Airport which lies closer to the Everest View Hotel where we
can observe the views of the Himalayas with a astonishing sunrise and sunset over the panoroma of
khumbu peaks. Namche is a colorful village which includes interesting and exhilarating shops and vendors, fabulous food, and stunning views of mountains. We will stay a night over there with breakfast,
lunch and dinner.

As we climb steeply out of valley passing through the rhododendron forest, we will see juniper and large
conifers according to the altitude being increased which makes the trekking very much pristine in spring
time. We will observe Khumbi La and Twache throughout the day. We will spent a night over there with
breakfast, lunch and dinner.

We will ascend to the ridge to observe the perfect view down the valley to Kengtega as well as upward to
Cho Oyu and then we will climb down to a river and again climb upwards to the final moraine of the
Ngozumpz glacier. Eventually, we will reach to Machhermo by early noon. Then, we will stay a night over
there with breakfast, lunch and dinner.

We will head from Machhermo to Gokyo which is one of our primary destination. We will spend 2 night for this base camp as we have a lot to do like sightseeing, hiking and trekking in Gokyo. Therefore, we will
stay a night with breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Today we are having a acclimatization day and make up to the top of Gokyo RI (5357m). There are
stunning views of the Gokyo valley, the massive Ngozumpa Glacier and an incredible panoramic view of
the whole Khumbu mountains range like Mt. Cho Oyu, Mt. Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Makalu, Cholaste,
Tabuche peak and Gychung Kang.

We have a short trail from Gokyo to Dragnag since the next destination for us is bit difficult concerning the health. But we still have continuous views of fine mountains and nature. So we take a slow and steady
walk on this day.

Today is going to be a tough day, since the pass is steep and involves a glacier traverse on the eastern
side. Our trail climbs through a narrow valley and a rocky trail, we climb up continuously from Phedi. As we gain height, the view gets increasingly captivating before us. We trek through the side of a frozen lake
while we come to the top of the Cho La pass (5368m) decorated with prayer flags. We get the sight of
famous mountains like Kyajo Ri, Tengkangpoche, Numbur, Kangchung etc. Ama Dablam presides over a
range of mountains on the south even as Cholatse soar on the west and Lobuche East and Baruntse rises
sharply to our right. After the Cho La pass, the trail descends steeply towards the Dzonglha (4,830 m)
passing through some crevasses and pine forests.

The trail is descends and ascends gently to Labuche. The whole trip provides us with excellent views of
Ama Dablam, the Nuptse-Lhotse, Everest, Pumori, Lobuche peak etc. Lobuche is a small village situated
nearby the stream and the sunset on Nuptse is a most for sight on this day.

Today we follow the rocky moraine path and we can enjoy incredible views of Pumori, Lingtren,
Khumbutse, Nuptse, Lobuche east as well as Khumbu glacier and ice fall. Down below the Khumbu
glacier we have a short downhill walk after the last rocky moraine dunes bring us to Gorakshep. And after
having lunch at Gorakshep we head towards Everest Base Camp leaving our bag pack in lodge. The trek
trail is on glacier and snowcapped rocks. We can see many small frozen lakes around the EBC. There are
several mountains including Pumori, Lingtren, Khumbutse, Nuptse,etc in our sight. The most impressive
view from Everest base camp is the Khumbu icefall. And making all this beautiful day we head back to
Gorakshep for our overnight stay.

We will have a easy walk and declination to pheriche. We will observe big Monastery, large field with camp sites and tea houses, logdes. We will stay and enjoy a night there with breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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We will trek down to Phunkethanga which is a small places of tea houses. This track leads to the downhill
from the forested path and after that we will cross the bridge along the Dudh Koshi river and incline to
climb from Sanasa to Namchebacher. We will stay a night over there with breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Waking up early in the morning we will trek back to Nepal. During our trek we will enjoy Fascinating
scenario of mountains and the Local Sherpa village. Then after that we will reach back to Lukla where we
will take some rest and relax and also get some time to celebrate our journey. This trek will be a strong
memories for a life time.

Now, finally we will flight back to Kathmandu and then we will reach Kathmandu.

On this day, you shall be transferred to the International Airport at least 3 hours before your flight for the
onward destination by a representative of Nepal Holiday Treks and Tours.