Everest three passes trek is one of the very special and more challenging trekking routes in Nepal

Everest Three Passes Trekking / 19 Days - Detail Itinerary

Day 01: Arrive at Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) Kathmandu (1300m)
Namaste & welcome to Mountain Guide Trek of Nepal. Upon your arrival, you will be greeted by a representative from Mountain guide Treks (MGT). After completing your custom formalities (Visa, etc) pick up your luggage and look for our representative with a Mountain Guide Treks and Expedition with the Group leader's name display board at the arrival gate. You will be then transferred to Hotel. After check-in, if time allows, you will visit the MGT office to meet your trekking leader as well as other participants and for final preparation for the trip. It all depends upon your arrival time. (Overnight at deluxe hotel on BB basis)

Day 02: Fly Kathmandu to Lukla and Trek to Phakding (2610m) 3-4 hrs.
Early morning transfer to airport for Lukla flight. The flight into Lukla is a lifetime experience in itself. The airfield is at high evaluation and the difference between the two ends of the runway is about 60 meters! Trek to Phakding with green landscape & view of Kusum Kanguru. (Overnight at tea house on full board basis)

Day 03: Trek Phakding to Namche Bazaar (3440m) 5-6 hrs.
We follow the Dudh Kosi, ascending through Himalayan pine and Deodar cedar forests, to the celebrated village of Namche Bazaar. The village of Namche is a historic trading post where Nepalese and Tibetan traders exchange salt, dried meat, and textiles. Besides being a superb place to shop for traditional crafts, Namche remains the central trading post in the Khumbu, attracting Himalayan and lowland merchants. You will spend two days in Namche for acclimatization, visit local markets and spend time with your team. On the hike, we capture our first glimpses of Everest and neighboring peaks. (Overnight at tea house on full board basis)

Day 04: Acclimatization day at Namche Bazaar
We do require an acclimatization day at this altitude to adopt high altitude before heading up to a high elevation so today will be our first acclimatization day in this trek. You will have a full day of y leisure or visit Everest View Point hotel for a wonderful panoramic view or take a short hike to Syngboche village or stroll around the market as per your wish. If this is a Saturday; one can see the lively & colorful market of Namche as Saturday used to be a typicadayys for people for shopping, exchanging and sailing their goods. Also, you can visit Sherpa Museum as well a great place to learn about Sherpa culture and the history of mountaineering, and stroll back to the hotel. (Overnight at tea house on full board basis)

Day 05: Trek Namche Bazaar to Thame (3800m) 4-5 hrs
After Namche, we separate from the classical route of Everest Base Camp and walk into the left corner onward to Thame Village. It is the oldest village of Sherpa's and used to be a trade route to Tibet/China. About 150m above the town there is the Thame Gompa, a picturesque monastery set amongst the many homes of Lamas and lay people. (Overnight at tea house on full board basis)

Day 06: Trek Thame to Lungdeng (4600m), 6-7 hrs
From Thame the trail heads north to Thame Teng and on through several small villages such as Chanakya, and Taranga, crossing through the yak field to reach Marlung village and walking approx 4 hours on the deserted hillside to reach Lungdeng. This has a great view of the Ngazumpa glacier, the biggest glacier in the world. (Overnight at tea house on full board basis)

Day 07: Trek Lungdeng to Renjo- La (5465m) to Gokyo Lake (4800m) 8-9 hrs
This day is more challenging! Crossing the Renjo La will be one of the more difficult days of the trip due to the altitude and the nature of walking. Typically the weather is clear in spring from March to May and from Sep to Nov thus the prospects for favorable conditions are excellent. Upon reaching the top of Renjola, the views are outstandingding. Walking onward to Gokyo involves a glacier walk for sometimes where carefully waking required, and then the entire walking to Gokyo is easy for walking down. (Overnight at tea house on full board basis)

Day 08: Enjoying and relaxing day at Gokyo(4800m)
After the Renjo-la, you would love to have a threlaxingladaysay at Gokyo. You may just rest at Gokyo or have a chance to explore up to the fifth lake passing another forth lake and enjoy the view. This is a great place and an opportunity to view the full part of Mt. Everest and Cho-Oyu. You can see the Northern part of Cho-Oyu base camp the biggest glacier in the world Ngazumpa glacier, and stroll back to the hotel. (Overnight at tea house on full board basis)

Day 09: Hike to Gokyo RI (5330m), and trek to Thangnak (4750m), 7-8 hrs
Early this morning we hike up to Gokyo Ri (5496 m) for superb views of the entire mountain chain from the Nangpa La to Makalu and beyond, including four of the World's highest peaks - Cho Oyu (8168 m), Everest (8848 m), Lhotse (8526 m) and Makalu (8496 m), this will be unforgettable life time memories and enjoy around the top. It takes about 2 hours to get to the top and an hour to get back to Gokyo for breakfast. We trek down to Thangnak for the overnight passing through the second lake and walking on the glacier. (Overnight at tea house on full board basis)

Day 10: Trek Thangnak to Cho-la Pass (5367m) to Dzongla (4,850m) 5-6 hrs
The day is one of the tuff days to cross the Cho-la because of the high pass. The pass is not difficult but it is steep and involves a glacier cross on the eastern side. After crossing the Cho-la we reach Dzongla overnight. Enjoy the fantastic view around the high above. (Overnight at tea house on full board basis)

Day 11: Trek Dzongla to Gorakshep (5,160m) 5-6 hrs walk 
We continue our trek along the moraine of the glacier, with views of Kalapathar and Pumori. You have good chances for the best view of Mt. Nuptse a front of you walking next to the Gorekshep. The trail up to the Gorakshep is rocky and windy but it offers a good view of Pumori and there are beautiful views of the Everest Base camp and glacier with beautiful Mountain View. We enjoy the night at Gorakshep the higher elevation. (Overnight at tea house on full board basis)

Day 12: Trek Gorakshep to EBC (5,357m) and return to Gorakshep overnight, 5-6 hrs
After breakfast at Gorekshep, we are ready for our adventure to the targeted destination and we continue our trek towards the Everest Base Camp and to the Khumbu Ice-fall. The walk is quite strenuous due to the high altitude and thin air, the walk passes over rocky dunes and moraine and streams till you reach the base camp. Everest Base Camp is more people with commotion during the high expedition season. After a grand time here, retrace the journey back to Gorekshep. (Overnight at tea house on full board basis)

Day 13: Hiking Gorekshep to Kalapattar (5545m) to Gorekshep to Lobuche (4910m) 6-7 hrs
In the early morning, our journey continues to climb to the top of the famous viewpoint Kalapatthar (5545m). After reaching the top, you will feel happy as you achieve the moment that you have been dreaming, of since the beginning of the journey. Kalapathar is a small rocky peak on the southwest ridge of Mt. Pumori and the view from here is beyond imagination as Everest looks amazing. You can also see the Everest Base camp down below on the moraine of the Khumbu glacier and a lot of picturesque scenery. After enjoying the panoramic views stroll back to Gorakshep for the breakfast and go down to Lobuche. (Overnight at tea house on full board basis)

Day 14: Trek Lobuche to Kongma La (5535m) to Chhukung (4730m) 8-9 hrs
After breakfast trekking via Khumbu Glacier to Kongma La Base Camp (5,000m) continues downhill to Kongma pass- this climb is a difficult part of our trek today. After reach to the Kongma La, we see a cairn wrapped in prayer flags,-marks of the pass. Then we move down a regular walk up the Imja Khola valley to Chhukung. (Overnight at tea house on full board basis)

Day 15: Trek Chhukung to Tyangboche (3,867m) 4-5 hrs
The walk today will be easy heading downhill to a lower elevation via Dingboche, the walk is pleasant to Tyangboche. After the bridge, our route descends following the stream towards Pangboche village, and further down to Tyangboche. Tyangboche is one of the most beautiful places in the Himalayas the first thing that comes to your eye is the big Monastery, then the large field with campsites and tea houses, and lodges beneath the towering majestic beautiful peak Ama Dablam. Overnight at guesthouse inclusive of full board meal

Day 16: Trek Tyangboche to Monjo (2680m) 5-6 hrs
After breakfast treks down to Phunkethanga, a small settlement with a couple of tea houses. From here the trail leads downhill through the forested path with great memories and after crossing the local wooden bridge over the Dudh Koshi river trek onwards ta o steep climb to Sanasa to Namche Bazaar and trek further down to Monjo. (Overnight at tea house on full board basis)

Day 17: Trek Manjo to Lukla (2800m) 4-5 hrs
The last day of this great trek will be one of the good walks to Lukla, you can walk at your special normal speed, leisurely, and enjoy the lush green scenery around. Apart from a few short uphills, the only long climb will be just before Lukla which will take approx 45 minutes from a place calledChop'sp lung or from the old big oak tree on reaching Lukla, prepare for the last day great dinner, er and a party with the fellow Sherpa crew, porters and trekking members for a memorable trip. (Overnight at tea house on full board basis)

Day 18: Fly Lukla to Kathmandu - 30 min.
If the weather is good, early in the morning you fly back to Kathmandu after your long mountain journey. After 30 min you will arrive at the domestic airport in Kathmandu. We will send a private Car/van/bus to pick up you at the hotel then you can rest and relax throughout the day in the hotel if you don't have any necessary things to do. (Overnight at deluxe hotel on BB basis)

Day 19: Farewell Friend (Final departure to your onward destination)
Today is the last day in Nepal for this trip; you are saying goodbye to the mountains as the journey in Nepal comes to an end today! There is nothing to do but trade emails with travel companions and organize the photos. If you have more time you can do some shopping or sightseeing. Approximately 3 hours before the scheduled flight a representative from Mountain Guide Treks will take you to the airport.

(Useful Info: - Please note that often the Kathmandu-Lukla-Kathmandu flight gets delayed by a few hours or may even be canceled for one, two, or more days due to bad weather conditions. Such conditions may happen even in the best seasons. Therefore, in such cases, you must be prepared for long waits both at Kathmandu or Lukla airports, as this can happen either at the start or end of the trek or even both! We do our extreme to avoid such delays and fix you on the next flight. Still, we suggest you be prepared for possible delays/cancellations, and if possible come with some extra buffer days (1-2 days) at the end of the trip to accommodate such delays. We also organize Heli rescue in such conditions, if it's available and upon request by our clients. In case, the flight delay/cancellation happens at the start of the trip and it goes so long that it disturbs your onward travel schedule, you are free to choose an alternative trip: such as a trek in the Annapurna, Langtang, or any other regions. If you are not interested in the alternative trip and would rather wait for the trip, you are welcome to wait in Kathmandu for as many days as it takes to get a flight to Lukla).