Everest Trek at a Glance
- Duration
- 9 days
- Max altitude
- 3,880 m
- Difficulty
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Moderate
Difficulty scale
- Easy Short walking days on good trails below about 3,000 m. Suitable for anyone in ordinary health, including families.
- Moderate 5 to 6 hours a day with some steep sections, reaching up to about 4,000 m. A reasonable level of fitness and a few weeks of preparation walking recommended.
- Strenuous 6 to 8 hours a day, high passes or altitudes above 5,000 m, and remote stretches. Good fitness, prior trekking experience and proper acclimatisation days are essential.
- Very strenuous Long days, multiple high passes or technical sections, sustained time above 5,000 m. For experienced, well-conditioned trekkers only.
- Best season
- Autumn (Sep–Nov) · Spring (Mar–May)
- Group
- Private
- From
- $1,195.00
Overview
For people with a week rather than a fortnight. The Khumbu as far as Tengboche and the Everest View Hotel, with the same flight, the same villages and the same mountains, stopping short of Base Camp.
Every departure is private and led by a government-licensed Nepali guide, so the plan flexes to your party and to the mountain. Permits, park fees and local taxes are inside the price you see.
Trip highlights
- Everest from the Everest View Hotel at 3,880 m
- Namche Bazaar and Tengboche monastery
- A week, not a fortnight
- Highest point under 4,000 m
Day by day
The itinerary
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Day 1: Arrive in Kathmandu (1,400m) 1,400 m Hotel
Our representative meets you at Tribhuvan International Airport and transfers you to the hotel. We run through the route and check your kit over the trek briefing. Nothing else is scheduled, so rest after the flight.
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Day 2: Fly to Lukla (2,840m) and trek to Phakding (2,610m) 2,840 m 3-4 hrs Teahouse
An early flight into Lukla, and the walk starts the same morning. The trail follows the Dudh Koshi gently downhill through Chheplung and Ghat to Phakding, an easy first day that loses height rather than gaining it. In peak season the flight often leaves from Ramechhap rather than Kathmandu, which means an early road transfer. We confirm which applies to your dates.
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Day 3: Phakding to Namche Bazaar (3,440m) 3,440 m 6-7 hrs Teahouse
The big climbing day. Suspension bridges over the Dudh Koshi, the national park checkpost at Monjo, then the long haul up from the Hillary Bridge to Namche. Everest shows itself briefly through the trees on the way, weather permitting. Namche is the Sherpa capital, built in a horseshoe above the valley.
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Day 4: Namche: acclimatisation and the Everest View Hotel (3,880m) 3,880 m 4-5 hrs Teahouse
The highest point of this trek, and the reason for it. We climb to the Everest View Hotel for the view over Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam, then walk across to Khumjung and Khunde, two working Sherpa villages with none of the trekking bustle. Back to Namche to sleep.
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Day 5: Namche to Tengboche (3,860m) 3,860 m 5-6 hrs Teahouse
A level traverse high above the river with Ama Dablam ahead most of the morning, then a steep drop to the bridge at Phunki Tenga and a long climb through rhododendron forest to Tengboche. The monastery is the largest in the Khumbu, and afternoon prayers are open to visitors who arrive in time.
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Day 6: Tengboche back to Namche Bazaar (3,440m) 3,440 m 5-6 hrs Teahouse
Early light on Everest and Ama Dablam from the monastery meadow before the cloud builds, then the same forest trail in reverse. An easier day than the way out, with the climb and the descent swapped around.
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Day 7: Namche to Lukla (2,840m) 2,840 m 7-8 hrs Teahouse
The last walking day. Down the steep switchbacks to the Hillary Bridge, back along the river through Monjo and Phakding, then the final rise into Lukla. The crew usually marks the end of the trek here in the evening.
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Day 8: Fly to Kathmandu (1,400m) 1,400 m Hotel
The morning flight out, weather permitting. Lukla is weather-dependent in both directions, which is why the day below is kept as a buffer rather than cut from the plan. Afternoon free in Kathmandu.
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Day 9: Spare day in Kathmandu, or departure 1,400 m
Held as the buffer for a delayed Lukla flight. If the flight ran on time the day is yours. Our representative takes you to the airport about 3 hours before your onward flight.
Altitude profile
The climb, day by day
Comfort tiers
Choose your level of comfort
| Amenity | Standardfrom $1,435.00 | Comfortfrom $1,693.30 | Luxuryfrom $2,080.75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu hotel | 3★ | 4★ | 5★ |
| Trail accommodation | Standard teahouse | Best lodge in each village | Premium lodge where the route has one |
| Porter support | Shared porter | Private porter, lighter load | Extra porter, carry almost nothing |
| Transfers | Shared | Private | Private, throughout |
What's included
Included
- Included: All airport transfers in a private vehicle
- Included: Two nights' twin-sharing accommodation with breakfast at a 3-star hotel in Kathmandu, plus a third if the spare day is used
- Included: Twin-sharing teahouse accommodation for 6 nights on the trek
- Included: All meals on the trek: breakfast, lunch and dinner, with tea or coffee
- Included: Seasonal fruit on the trail
- Included: Return flights Kathmandu to Lukla, including the Ramechhap transfer if your dates fall in the season when flights move there
- Included: Sagarmatha National Park entry fee and the Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality permit
- Included: A government-licensed, wilderness first-aid trained, English-speaking guide
- Included: Porters carrying your kit, one porter for every two trekkers
- Included: All wages, meals, accommodation, insurance and equipment for guide and porters
- Included: Duffel bag, down jacket and sleeping bag on loan for the trek
- Included: A comprehensive first aid kit, including a pulse oximeter used to check oxygen levels daily
- Included: Trekking map and trip completion certificate
- Included: A farewell dinner in Kathmandu
- Included: All government taxes and official expenses
Not included
- Not included: International airfare and the Nepal entry visa
- Not included: Travel insurance, which must cover helicopter evacuation and medical treatment to at least 4,000 m
- Not included: Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu, apart from the farewell dinner
- Not included: Bottled and boiled drinking water, and all other drinks including tea and coffee taken outside meals
- Not included: Hot showers, battery charging and wifi at the lodges
- Not included: Personal trekking clothing and equipment
- Not included: Tips for the guide, porters and driver
- Not included: Extra costs caused by weather, flight delays, landslides, illness, early departure or any other event beyond our control
- Not included: Anything not listed under what is included
Your team
Led by a licensed guide
Every route is led by a government-licensed guide from our team. Licences are on record with us before departure, and you'll meet your guide once your trip is confirmed.
Guide language(s): English, Nepali
Group-size pricing
Walk together, pay less
Every trip is private, so the guide, permits and transfers cost the same however many walk. Sharing them is why the per-person price falls: arithmetic, not a sale.
| Group size | per person | You save each |
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| 1 trekker | $1,435.00 | base rate |
| 2 to 3 trekkers | $1,195.00 | $240.00 |
| 4 to 6 trekkers | $1,125.00 | $310.00 |
| 7 or more | $1,050.00 | $385.00 |
Per person, including permits, park fees and taxes. Nothing is added at checkout.
Weather
What to expect, month by month
- Autumn (Sep–Nov)The most reliable trekking season: clear air, stable weather and cold nights, right after the monsoon clears.
- Spring (Mar–May)Warmer than autumn, with rhododendron forests in flower and slightly hazier mountain views as the season goes on.
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