Everest Cho la Pass Trek is one of the routes of Everest region having a high reputation. It is combined features of many viewpoints, giant mountain ranges, tradition & culture of legendary Sherpa people, beautiful hidden valleys dense green lush forests full of flora and fauna. The amazing view of top of world Mt. Everest and many other mountain ranges i.e. Mt. Amadablam (6856m), Mt. Pumori (7145m), Mt. Thamserku (6723m), Mt. Lhotse (8516m), Mt. Makalu (8463m), Mt. Nuptse, Mt.Kangtega (6685m) etc all the way makes us more energetic in walking. These regions have a maximum population of Sherpa’s people. Their culture and tradition are very similar to Tibetan culture as they are the ancestor of Tibet. We are heartily respected by them. This makes easy in learning and exploring their local culture.
Everest Gokyo Lake Cho la Pass Trek begins with the domestic flight to Lukla. This trek is fully done in high altitude as we have mountain flight in beginning. Following the path of Phakding, Namche, Dole, Machermo, and Gokyo we reach Gokyo valley. Spending a memorable time over here we resume our trek crossing Cho La pass. It will be quite adventurous in performing. In this trek, we get the benefit of reaching up to Everest base camp and hiking to Kala Patthar. Kala Patthar is the very famous viewpoint of Everest region. This viewpoint is included in the maximum trekking route of Everest region. Achieving this will we will be lastly at Lukla and again we have a flight to Kathmandu and our trek is completed. This is the short format of Everest Gokyo Lake Cho la pass trek
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Outline Itinerary
Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu and check-in to Hotel
Day 02: Full Day Sightseeing Tour of Kathmandu Valley and Pre-trip Preparation
Day 03: Fly from Kathmandu to Lukla (2840m) and trek to Phakding (2610m) – 3 Hours
Day 04: Trek from Phakding to Namche Bazaar (3441m) – 5 Hours
Day 05: Acclimatization at Namche Bazaar
Day 06: Trek from Namche to Dole (4110m) – 6 Hours
Day 07: Trek from Dole to Machhermo (4470m) – 5 Hours
Day 08: Trek from Machhermo to Gokyo (4800m) – 5 Hours
Day 09: Acclimatization at Gokyo Valley
Day 10: Trek to Gokyo Ri (5357m) and to Thaknak(4750m)–5 Hours
Day 11: Trek from Thaknak to Chola Pass (5367m) to Dzongla (4830m) – 8 Hours
Day 12: Trek from Dzongla to Lobuche (4940m) – 3 Hours Day 13: Trek from Lobuche to Gorakshep (5170m) to Everest Base Camp (5364m) and return back to Gorakshep – 8 Hours
Day 14: Trek from Gorakshep to Kalapatthar to Pheriche (4280m) – 8 Hours
Day 15: Trek from Pheriche to Tyangboche and then to Namche (3400m) – 6 Hours
Day 16: Trek from Namche to Lukla– 7 Hours
Day 17: Flight from Lukla to Kathmandu
Day 18: Final Departure
Details Itinerary
Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu and check-in to Hotel
Upon your arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport, our representatives from Everest Trekking Routes will welcome you. He/she will asset you and transfer you to the hotel for your overnight.
Day 02: Full Day Sightseeing Tour of Kathmandu Valley
Today, you will do a day tour in Kathmandu valley. In morning time you will visit Pashupatinath (oldest and holy Hindu temple), Bauddhanath (Buddhist temple is known as little Tibet), and Swayambhunath (monkey temple). Finishing this we return for lunch. After lunch, you will visit Kathmandu durbar square and Patan Durbar square. In Kathmandu durbar square you will visit Kumari temple (temple of the living goddess).
Day 03: Fly from Kathmandu to Lukla (2804m) and trek to Phakding (2610m) – 3 Hours
From early morning we begin our Everest Cho la pass trek with an exciting morning flight to Lukla. It will offer us pleasures view of snowy mountain peaks during our flight. Within 35 to 40 minutes we land on Lukla, pack our baggage start walking to Phakding. With us we have many crew members having their own destination. We walk through Sherpa Settlements Cheplung, Thado Koshi, and Ghat. Here we get an incredible glimpse of east part of Thamserku peak and Khumbila peak. Viewing all this we reach Phakding for our night.
Day 04: Trek from Phakding to Namche Bazaar (3441m) – 5 Hours
We feel a bit tired in our beginning days. Having breakfast in the cool morning we gradually continue our walk through Benkar, Chumoa, Monjo villages. We pass through pine forest aside the Dudhkoshi River valley. In today’s walk, we leave last village Jorsale and take final steep to Namche Bazaar. This is the main gateway and luxury town in Everest region. Here we stay an extra night for acclimatization.
Day 05: Acclimatization at Namche Bazaar
In Namche, we tour around the whole valley. At first, we visit the museum and headquarters of the national park and have a good overview of Mount Everest including Lhotse, Nuptse, Amadablam, Konde, Kongtega and other ranges. Having lunch we also hike around 400 m to Everest View hotel. From here we get the best viewpoint. We enjoy all this with tea and some cookies. Lastly, we return back to Namche Bazaar for our night.
Day 06: Trek from Namche to Dole (4110m) – 6 Hours
Today, we climb steeply up to the Kyangjuma village. From here we enjoy outstanding views of Amadablam and Thamserku. Passing through Mong La we stop at the top. Here we enjoy the grandstanding views of surrounding snowcapped mountains in our lunch period. Resting some moment we again continue our walk to Dole for our night
Day 07: Trek from Dole to Machhermo (4470m) – 5 Hours
Our today’s destination is Machhermo. Our trail is not going to be strenuous. You get the opportunity to enjoy amazingly natural beauty on the way. The excellent views of Cho Oyu, Kantega and Thamserku can be observed. Walking around five hours we reach Machhermo for our night.
Day 08: Trek from Machhermo to Gokyo (4800m) – 5 Hours
From Machhermo, our next aim is Gokyo. We walk through the green forested area. On moving ahead we view various lakes in front of us. It may be full of ice. Without stopping we climb gradually uphill until we reach Gokyo. Here we reach our lunchtime. Having lunch we can visit around the valleys.
Day 09: Acclimatization at Gokyo Valley
Today we fully rest for the whole day. It’s because we need to keep our self-matching with the weather. We grasp the opportunity to observe Thonak Tsho (the Fourth Lake) & Ngozuma Tsho (the Fifth Lake). Interested one can climb on a hill at the edge of the lakes. From the top, you get astounding views of Mount Everest, Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Gyachung, Makalu, and Nuptse. In this way, we spend our whole day.
Day 10: Trek to Gokyo Ri (5357m) and to Thaknak (4750m) – 5 Hours
Having full day rest we continue our trek to Thaknak in the very energetic way. At first, we hike to Gokyo Ri. It is our ultimate goal to see wonderful views of the Himalayas. It also includes Mount Everest. If the weather supports us we can spend a few hours at top of Gokyo Ri. Then we descend to Thaknak for our night.
Day 11: Trek from Thaknak to Chola Pass (5367m) to Dzongla (4830m) – 8 Hours
Cho La pass is another show up of our trek. Today is going to be the toughest day as we need to cross it. We start in the early morning. The pass is not difficult in itself, but it is steep and involves a glacier traverse on east part. In a very careful way, we need to cross it. We get awesome views of Amadablam over mountain ranges on the south with Cholatseon on west and Lobuche East and Baruntsecan. Then we continue our trek to Dzongla for our night.
Day 12: Trek from Dzongla to Lobuche (4940m) – 3 Hours
With a great effort, we have crossed the pass. So today we will walk shorter relatively. We get plenty of time to relax and observe when we climb from Dzongla to Lobuche. The panoramic views of Thamserku, Lobuche, Amadablam, and Kangtega on the way can allure anyone. Finally, we reach Lobuche for our night.
Day 13: Trek from Lobuche to Gorakshep (5170m) to Everest Base Camp (5364m) and return back to Gorakshep – 8 Hours
The trail is not hard but we need to long day up/down on a glacier rock path. Eating something we continue to Everest base camp. We follow Khumbu glacier and Khumbu icefall on touching distance. We feel tired after just close to Everest base camp. From the base camp, we get stunning beautiful amazing views of the west ridge of Everest, Nuptse, Kbumbutse, and Pumori. After a few minutes, we can enjoy the views with some snicker bars. We take some beautiful shots on camera and take backward to Gorakshep for overnight.
Day 14: Trek from Gorakshep to Kalapatthar to Pheriche (4280m) – 8 Hours
Waking up the early morning we climb to Kala Pathar. It is our final destination. As soon as light get outside on cold temperature, we continue ascent after having a hot cup of tea or coffee. It takes around two/three hours to reach the top and backward 40 minutes. It depends upon physical condition. Kala Pathar is one of the best viewpoints to overview Mt Everest. We can also see south cool between Lhotse and Everest. It will be unleashed dream trip and became reality after achieving your goal. Finishing this we trek down to windy Pheriche valley.
Day 15: Trek from Pheriche to Tyangboche and then to Namche (3400m) – 6 Hours
Finishing our destination we will feel more pleasure in the knee. We need to do more downhill trials. Crossing Dudh Koshi river bank we continue our walk to Namche Bazaar. Reaching on Namche bazaar we talk about the good memory of the successful trip. Our legs and knees could be sore after a long descend walk.
Day 16: Trek from Namche to Lukla – 7 Hours
Today is our last walk. We will have breakfast and continue downhill to Lukla. We cross several suspension bridges and monasteries. We will feel very sore on legs and knees after descending around to Lukla 2800m. Reaching on Lukla we make confirmation of our flight, take a hot shower and start final trek celebration.
Day 17: Flight from Lukla to Kathmandu
We will take an early morning flight to Kathmandu. It will take about 35 to 40 minutes. We can enjoy the beautiful scenery surrounding the plane. Reaching on Kathmandu, you can do last minute shopping in Kathmandu. At night we celebrate Farewell Dinner together with the trekking team.
Day 18: Final Departure
Now it’s time to say goodbye to the Kathmandu. Your journey in Nepal comes to an end today. You are transferred to the airport for your returning flight. Have a safe journey. Hope you will return back to Nepal again.
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