Everest Base Camp, at an elevation of 5,364 meters, is one of the base camps of the world's tallest mountain, Everest (8,848m). The Everest Base Camp Trek is a well-known trail in Nepal's Himalayan region. Most trekkers fly from Kathmandu's Tribhuwan International Airport to Luka to save time and energy before commencing this trek. Lukla Airport serves as the gateway to Everest Base Camp, with a three-hour walk to Phakding and a five-hour walk through the Dudh Koshi River Valley to Namche Bazaar (3,440m). The acclimatization day in Namche Bazaar reduces the possibility of high altitude sickness while adjusting to Everest Base Camp.

Dingboche is an acclimatization site (4,260m). Mong La and Phortse offer the best views. This trek ascends to Gorakshep (5,164M), a tiny settlement near the views of Mt. Everest, Nuptse, and Changtse, as well as the popular view point Kalapatthar (black rock in English) (5,545M).

During the trek, the trekker can explore many beautiful highland Sherpa villages, their typical rich Buddhist culture, farm land, many famous Buddhist Monasteries, the beautiful Imjatse valley, and more than a dozen peaks and high mountains. Not only that, but this trek is well-known for the stunning flora and fauna preserved by the Sagarmatha National Park Conservation Area Project.

The best seasons for Everest Base Camp Trek 

Because this trek is in a different temperate zone, the seasons to trek to Everest Base Camp are Spring (March, April, May), Summer (early June), Autumn (September, October, November), and Winter (early December). Among them, the best months of The Everest Base Camp Trek are September, October, November in autumn and March, April, May in spring season the ideal time for comfortable temperatures, favorable weather, and long-distance visibility is during these months.

Accommodation in Everest Base Camp Trek

The Everest Base Camp Trek is the most crowded trek, but there are enough tea houses to accommodate travelers. Each room has two beds of the same sex and either an interior or exterior bathroom. The rooms are simple but neat and clean.

Foods in Everest Base Camp Trek

The majority of the foods are quite common. The menu is placed on the table in front of you, and you can select the items you want to eat. Breakfast includes noodle soups, omelet items, toast, chapati, Tibetan breads, boiled eggs, and a set breakfast. You can get Nepali Thali set Dal-Bhat, Mo: Mo's, spaghetti with tomato sauce and cheese, spring rolls, fried potatoes with cheese, and other tourist-friendly variety foods for lunch and dinner. This is adequate food for the mountain region's trail.

The Everest Base Camp trekking gears

The key to completing a hike in the Himalayas is having quality hiking gear. The following is a list of the essential items to pack:

1. Trekking gear: Trekking bag, day pack bag, sleeping bag resisted temperatures as low as -20 degrees (provided in rent if necessary), trekking boot, raincoat, sunglasses
2. Costume gear: hat, t-shirt, inner thermals, Philip jackets, Gore-Tex jackets, puffy down jackets, two or three pieces of good-quality pants/trousers, two or three pairs of high-quality socks, sports shoes, a sandal for your lodging, gloves
3. Cosmetic gear: Toothpaste, toothbrush, Shampoo, Comb, Sunblock, moisture soft cream, cold-weather creams, lip balm and, along with other items, Shaving cream and Razor for male, Menstrual cups/pad for women, Mirror and tweezers
4. Electronic gear: mobile/cell phone, head torch, solar charger, charge bank, camera (optional), extra battery
5. Equipment gear: crampon (optional)
6. Medicine gear: First Aid Kit
7. Additional things: water bottle/thermos, dry fruit and nuts, sneakers, mars rolls, bean items, biscuits, and some dry meat items.

When you arrive at Kathmandu's Tribhuwan International Airport, our representative will greet you with a golden garland and take you to your hotel in Thamel by private Jeep. The rest of the time, you can visit Thamel for delicious food or take a bath and take a break. We will meet you in the hotel lobby at 6 p.m. to talk about our programs. If you have any due amount, Please pay it at our first meeting. We will also check the most needed trekking equipments such as trekking poles, sleeping bags, day bag packs, and so on. If you require any equipment, we can either rent it to you or assist you in purchasing it.

After a hot breakfast at your hotel, our tour guide will meet you in the lobby and then pick you up for sightseeing. You will first visit Pashupatinath Hindu temple, followed by Boudhanath Buddhist monastery, where you can enjoy lunch while admiring the world's largest Buddhist monastery. There are many Buddhist-related souvenirs available there. Boudha is a popular place to buy Thanka crafts, Buddhist statues, Rudrakshe mala, and Bodhichitta, among other things. After that, you will visit the second most famous Buddhist site, Swoyambhunath, from which you can see the Kathmandu valley clearly, and then the Kathmandu Durbar Square art and architectural sites. Kathmandu Durbar Square is also known as the Living Goddess Kumari; if you are lucky, you may be able to see the living goddess before concluding your tour. All of these locations are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Overnight in the hotel with bed and  breakfast.

Today, at 6:00 p.m., we will provide you with a welcome dinner at a cultural restaurant where you will sample typical Nepali cuisine and participate in a variety of cultural programs.

You should wake up early in the morning. If you are lucky, you will fly to Lukla from Kathmandu directly otherwise, we will drive to Manthali Ramechhap takes 5-6 hours by private jeep then fly to Lukla takes 20-25 minutes. When you reach at Lukla Tenzin Hillary airport, you will meet the trekking crew staffs, you can take breakfast there then trekking to Phakding/Monjo takes 3-4 hours. Lukla is the gateway to the Everest Base Camp Trek. After Lukla, you walk tiny village side, Chaurikharka, Chheplung and Thadokhola side with seeing the beautiful high land villages, amazing Kongde peak, Khumbila, Kusum Kanguru and many others. You can take Lunch at Thadokhola or continue trek to Ghat and Phakding for lunch. If you have time then continue trek to Monjo takes one and half hours or overnight at Phakding. During the trek, you will walk ups and down on the rocky trail with passing through the many swinging bridges, beautiful villages and forest. You will get full board services such as Bed, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner with 5-6 cups of tea or relevant items but the alcohol items, drink such as Coca-Cola, mineral water/hot water, shower, chargeable items such as camera, mobile, Wi-Fi personal expenses and donation for school, monastery and so on is your personal expenses.

After your hot breakfast, you walk up the rocky uphill trail to the sloping land Namche bazaar at 3,450m elevation. After checking the trekking permit card at Jorsalle, you walk on the famous Hillary bridge side, then uphill to Top danda, where you can see Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse, and Nuptse. Top danda is a hill where you can rest, buy a bottle of mineral water, some types of biscuit, sneakers, and fresh fruits while enjoying the mountain views, and then climb for another hour to Namche bazaar for accommodation.

Today you will eat breakfast before hiking to Syangboche and the Everest View Hotel for high altitude acclimatization. Syangboche is more than just a high-altitude acclimatization stop from where to view the spectacular Khumbu valley and surrounding Himalayan vistas. If you love and want to, you can visit Khumjung green valley, the historical Buddhist monastery, and the famous Hillary school while observing the high land people, their lifestyle, and farming activities. There are some hotels and bakeries where you can have lunch before heading down to the beautiful Kyangjuma for the night.

The trek begins with stunning scenery of Mt. Thamserku and Mt. Amadablam. The trail heads straight ahead for a few minutes before descending to the Dudhkoshi river bank at Phungi-Thagna. After crossing the swinging bridge, the Nepalese army checks your permit card and you continue walking uphill to Tengboche, where you have lunch and visit the beautiful highland Buddhist monastery before walking another two hours to Pangboche for accommodation. After lunch, you walk down the Debuche trail, then straight to the Imjatse valley riverside, admiring the beautiful mountain views and green rhododendron forest. The trail leads you upstairs for an hour after crossing the swinging bridge to your accommodation site.

The hiking begins after your hot breakfast. You first walk a short distance up, then straight down to the Imja Khola river. After crossing the river, the path ascends to Amadablam Base Bamp (4,600m). On the way to Amadablam Base Camp, you can see the beautiful Imjatse valley with several tough snowy peaks and mountains such as Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Nuptse, Mt. Pumori, Mt. Thamserku, Charpate peak, Mt. Numbur, Kongde peak, Tabuche peak, Lobuche peak, Cho-lhatse, and the amazing Mt. Amadablam. If possible, have lunch at Amadablam base camp, otherwise descend to Pangboche and take everything to your accommodation, which takes 5-6 hours to go up and down. The trail is less crowded and the land of Yak pasture.

You walk only 3 hours to Dingboche, where you eat lunch. After Lunch, you can go to Nagarjuna hill (5000m) for acclimatization and then descend to your hotel, which takes about 4-5 hours. The trail follow the uphill path until Nagarjuna. Nagarjuna is a small hill from where you can see the beautiful Imjatse valley and the amazing Mt. Makalu (8,463m), Chheplung, Borunje peak, Island peak, Lobuche peak, and frontier Mt. Amadablam with amazing landscapes. Dingboche village is where you'll spend the night. 

We intend to spend one more day in Dingboche for acclimatization, which will assist you in completing your Everest base camp trek comfortably. You can go to Chhukung village and hike a little further up or rest with a hot lunch there before returning to the hotel in Dingboche village, or if you don't want to attempt Nagarjuna hill (5,000m), you can go today and relax.

Many trekkers have suffered from high-altitude sickness, feeling cold and tired due to a lack of oxygen, and have attempted the high altitude gradually. So be cautious with foods and drinks, and dress warmly. One more day of acclimatization will also assist you in adjusting to the altitude. You walk straight up the stairs today. After lunch, you ascend to Lobuche for accommodation. You walk for about 5-6 hours to get to Lobuche (4,900m), where you consume food and sleep. You can hike to the Pyramid side for an hour or visit the Khumbu glacier side. Overnight stay at the Guest House.

Many trekkers have suffered from high-altitude sickness, feeling cold and tired due to a lack of oxygen, and have attempted the high altitude gradually. So be cautious with foods and drinks, and dress warmly. One more day of acclimatization will also assist you in adjusting to the altitude. You walk straight up the stairs today. After lunch, you ascend to Lobuche for accommodation. You walk for about 5-6 hours to get to Lobuche (4,900m), where you consume food and sleep. You can hike to the Pyramid side for an hour or visit the Khumbu glacier side. Overnight stay at the Guest House.

Today, the trail takes you to the challenging dream destination of Everest base camp (5,364m). After a leisurely breakfast, you walk along the rocky path to Gorakshep, where you spend the night. You stop for lunch in Gorakshep before hiking for 4-6 hours to Everest base camp, the base line of the Khumbu glacier, and the start of the Khumbu Icefall. You could really take many memorable photos and videos with your modern device and then return to your Gorakshep hotel for lodging.

You hike to Kalapattar (5,545m) early in the morning to see the sunrise, but Kalapattar is not the best place to see the sunrise. Kalapattar is the best place to see the sunset and get a close-up view of Mt. Everest, as well as the incredible Khumbu glacier and surrounding peaks and mountains. After returning from Kalapattar, you eat breakfast in Gorakshep before trekking to Pheriche via Lobuche, where you eat lunch and then descend for another two hours to your accommodation.

After crossing the small bridge, the trail descends along the same route to Namche Bazaar, passing through Tengboche Monastery, Phungi-Thangnag, Sanasa, and Kyangjuma. The Himalayas offer the opportunity to see repeat views. If you're lucky, you might see some of the Pheasants and other wildlife that the Sagarmatha National Park Conservation Area Project has protected. Stay the night in Namche Bazaar.

The trail descends to the Dudhkoshi river bank via a series of suspension bridges. You will have lunch in Phakding and then travel for two and a half hours to Lukla, from where you will return to Kathmandu or Ramechhap Manthali and then drive back to Kathmandu in a private Jeep. Lukla is the place from where your trekking begins and ends too. You celebrate your last trekking day of Everest Base Camp with your friendly trekking crew members at Lukla.

Today, you fly back to Manthali/Ramechhap or directly to Kathmandu by small aircraft. We're not sure if we'll be able to get a direct flight from Kathmandu to Lukla and back. If direct tickets are available, we will do our best to provide them; otherwise, we will manage the flight from Manthali Ramechhap to Lukla and the same way back to Kathmandu with local transportation from Kathmandu-Manthali and Manthali Kathmandu. In the evening, our company will provide you with a farewell dinner. Overnight at a hotel in Kathamndu.

Today is your off day. We check your flight ticket and depart from the hotel to the Tribhuwan International Airport in Nepal before three hours. We are certain that you will come as our guest, but our journey together will turn us into best friends. We will be grateful to you for the opportunity to serve you in the Himalayas. Thank you so much! 

The cost of trekking to Everest Base Camp is determined by the quality of services provided, such as the length of trekking days, sightseeing locations, hotel services, modes of transportation, and what is included and excluded. Our company charges US$1999 per person for the Everest Base Camp trek, which includes: both air and ground transportation in Nepal, 4 nights in a 3 star level tourist standard hotel in Kathmandu with bed and breakfast, 1 day sightseeing around Kathmandu valley world UNESCO heritage site including Kathmandu Durbar Square art and architectural site, Swoyambhunath and Boudhanath Buddhist monasteries, and Pashupatinath Hindu temple, 12 days trekking with full board services including breakfast, lunch, and dinner with 5-6 cups of tea or relevant items of your choice, food, lodging, salary, transportation, and insurance for the guide and crew staff, two-way flight ticket from Kathmandu-Lukla-Kathmandu or Manthali Ramechhap-Lukla-Manthali Ramechhap, Everest Base Camp trekking map. If you require trekking poles, sleeping bags, or duffle bags, we will provide them, but they will be refunded after your trek. We provide a welcome and farewell dinner at a cultural restaurant in Kathmandu, as well as all ground transportation according to our itinerary.

We provide the duffle bag pack, sleeping bag and sticks in rent but that is refundable after finishing your trekking. If physical damage happens, you need to pay the total cost of those gears.

You can do the Everest Base Camp Trek alone, but you compulsorily hire local trekking guide due to Nepal government policy of Nepal. It is a challenging trek in Nepal itself because you must ascent Everest Base Camp (5,364m) as well as Kalapattar (5,545m). You might get high altitude sickness and need the help of others. As a result, if you want to trek to Everest Base Camp, you should collaborate with a local travel agency in Nepal. 

When you reach 3,500 meters above sea level, you are in thin air and surrounded by a less greenery landscape. On the Everest Base Camp trail, you must pass through Everest Base Camp at 5,364 meters and Kalapattar at 5,545 meters. As you walk through a narrow, windy valley, you breathe in less oxygen and more carbon dioxide, causing headaches, nausea, dizziness, fatigue, and, in extreme cases, vomiting. These circumstances may cause you to suffer temporarily. We take some preventative and treatment measures against them. If you are unable to recover and are suffering from a serious illness, such as a heart condition, headache, or dizziness, we will advise you to descend immediately.

Everest Base Camp Trek is the high route Himalayan trail in Nepal. You need to reach Everest Base Camp at 5,364 meters and Kalapattar at 5,545 meters. So, this trek is naturally challenging high route destination and requires the strong dedication for the mountains, perfect fit physical and mentally fitness and acceptance of the low land to challenging snowline to adjust to both dense air at low altitude and thin air at high altitude.

You generally won't need crampons if you visit the Everest Base Camp Trek during the season. If you do it during the winter and monsoon months and regular heavy rain, snowfall happen in during season you'll really need it.

The majority of the Everest Base Camp Trek route is covered in greenery vegetation and has a naturally clean environment. As a result, oxygen is not required for the Everest Base Camp Trek. You may experience high altitude sickness symptoms such as headache, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, exhaustion, loss of appetite, and poor sleep. You should not be concerned about any potential problems. You are most likely experiencing it only temporarily. If it happens longer, we advise you to back low elevation spot.

The trek to Everest Base Camp is a tough one. It connects an adventure level in the Himalayas. To continuously touch the high elevation at Phakding village 2,700m, Namche bazaar 3,450m, Tyangboche hill 3,800m, Pangboche village 4,000m, Dingboche village 4,400m, Lobuche village 4,910m, and finally Goraksep 5,100m above sea level, as well as hiking to Everest base camp 5,364m and Kalapattar 5,545m above sea level, is extremely difficult. That is why, if you have good health, perfect physical fitness, and a strong mentality, you can complete this trek. However, everyone experiences a lack of oxygen while sleeping, a lack of physical fitness while walking during the day, and occasional headaches and dizziness.