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POKALDE PEAK (5806m) & EVEREST KALAPATHAR ITINERARY

Day 1: Depart UK

Day 2: Arrive Kathmandu

The visa process in the airport takes about 15 minutes depending on queues and then you will be met outside the airport. Transport will be arranged to take you through Kathmandu by road to your hotel. This takes about 30 minutes. You can then relax from your journey and meet the rest of the group.

Day 3: Kathmandu – rest, sight seeing visits, check equipment

Time is allowed for resting from the journey, sight seeing and purchasing any equipment needed. Equipment will be checked and there will be a briefing for the trip ahead.

Day 4: Fly to Lukla, trek to Monjo

The Lukla flight is about 45 minutes and offers stunning views of the vast Himalayan mountain range. In Lukla you will have a relaxed couple of hours before the first stage of the trek. You will overnight in Monjo village beside the Dudh Kosi River.

Day 5: Trek from Monjo to Namche Bazaar

On this slightly more challenging day, you will follow the trail alongside the Dudh Kosi River, you pass through fragrant forest and have the opportunity to catch a first glimpse of Everest as well as the possibility of spotting a diversity of native plants and wildlife. Your second overnight stop is Namche Bazaar, the heart of the Sherpa community and entrance to the Sagarmatha National Park.

Day 6: Namche Bazaar rest day and view Everest

This acclimatisation day provides the opportunity to explore the delights of this vibrant, prosperous village. You may want to visit the Sherpa Culture Museum or learn first hand about the unique history of Namche Bazaar and the Himalaya, or simply relax and enjoy the cafes, markets and local shops while soaking up the atmosphere. A walk to the Everest View hotel above the village provides superb views of the Khumbu region and Everest itself.

Day 7: Tengboche visit monastery

This pleasant day of trekking encompasses the rich and colourful natural beauty of pine, fir and rhododendron forest as you make your way to the village of Tengboche. The Tengboche monastery is well worth a visit; it is hugely significant to the Buddhist mountain people and represents the culture and spirituality of the Himalaya and its’ people.

Day 8: Dingboche

The trek to Dingboche village involves some gradual climbs and outstanding mountain views as you make your way through birch, fir, juniper and rhododendron forest as well as some open hillside. At Dingboche you are surrounded by numerous stunning mountains.

Dingboche rest day

This acclimatisation day is spent resting and taking an optional short walk around this traditional village nestled in the beautiful Imja Khola Valley. The village has a network of small stonewalled fields surrounded by the majestic, beautiful mountains including Lhotse and Island Peak.

Day 9: Pokalde Base Camp (4,900m)

Today the climbing trail at first brings us at Kongma La Pass from where we can enjoy the views of the wide basin dotted with frozen lakes. The majestic view of Pokalde Peak from the high pass is unavoidable. The forthcoming climbing trail also rewards us with views of Cholatse, Nuptse, Lhotse, Makalu, Ama Dablam and several other peaks in the Khumbu region.

Day 10: Pokalde High Camp (5,400m)

We’ll head on to the High camp from where we start our climb. Firstly the path leads up beyond base camp for several hundred meters before striking off left up the steep hillside. Initially sandy, the path soon turns to grass before becoming boulder strewn. As you climb the hill, you will see that the slope narrows and the path enter a steep rock channel nearby where we’ll overnight in tents.

Day 11: Summit Pokalde (5806m) – Khongmala Pass – Lobuche (4,950m)

The climbing trail ultimately reaches to the narrow rocky summit, Pokalde Peak. Upon summiting Pokalde Peak, we can observe the most breathtaking and panoramic views of the world’s highest mountains which include the views of Mt Makalu, Ama Dablam, Pumori, and a number of other giant peaks in the Khumbu region.

Day 12: Gorakshep

Today you will trek up to Gorakshep as a means of getting closer to Kalapathar so that the next morning you can start early to take advantage of the view of the sun rising over Everest.

Day 13: Kalapathar / Everest Base Camp – Lobuche

Initially following the western side of the Khumbu Valley, you will begin to ascend through gentle meadows beside the glacial moraine. The route as you climb to Kalapathar (the ‘black rock’) becomes steeper and rougher, offering stunning views of Everest, the highest place on Earth. From here you can also see the mountains bordering Tibet such as Pumori, Lingtren, Khumbutse and Changtse. This day will likely stay with you as a memory to last a life time, the beauty of this famous mountain and the hundreds of others surrounding it is really quite breathtaking. As you head towards Everest Base Camp you will leave the moraines behind and follow the glacier. In Base Camp you will see the buzz of adventure and excitement from the groups there to attempt climbing this giant of a mountain.

Day 14: Pangboche

Today the trek continues along a gentle scenic route to the village of Pangboche.

Day 15: Namche Bazaar

Just a short walk from Thamo takes you back to Namche Bazaar, by now a familiar sight. As well as returning to the magic of Namche Bazaar, you also have the opportunity of revisiting the Everest View Hotel. This is the world's highest altitude hotel. The stunning views from here of Everest and the huge Himalayan mountain range stretching as far as the eye can see will be such a great memory for you to take away.

Day 16: Phakding

From Namche, the trail descends downhill following the Dudh Koshi to Phakding.

Day 17: Lukla

This is your last day of trekking as you descend to the village of Lukla.

Day 18: Fly to Kathmandu

From Lukla you will take the 45 minute flight back to the city of Kathmandu. Arriving back into the midst of a bustling city may feel a little strange after the peace and slower pace of the rural mountains of Nepal.

Day 19 - 20: Kathmandu rest day

These days are to rest and relax, sight see, shop and whatever else you wish to do prior to leaving Nepal.

Day 21: Depart Kathmandu