Lobuche Peak Climbing With Everest Base Camp Trek

Our airport representative will be receiving you at Tribhuvan International airport, Kathmandu and s/he will be displaying an Accessible Adventure signboard outside the airport terminal. You will be then transferred to your respective hotel in our private tourist vehicle. Overnight at Hotel. No meals included

The second day is a day tour just to warm up prior to your trekking journey. Kathmandu is a city enriched with artistic palaces, beautiful monuments, ancient temples and other constructions of historical and cultural importance. No wonder, the city has seven out of ten UNESCO listed world heritage sites. Today, you will be guided to the UNESCO listed heritage sites in Kathmandu. These heritages are perfect examples of rich history, fine culture and architectural treasures of Nepal. At first, you will be taken to patan  Durbar Square. The art, crafts, and carvings in the palaces, temples and other monuments of the durbar square are excellent. After that, you will be escorted to Swayambhunath stupa (Monkey temple), Pashupatinath temple and Boudhanath stupa respectively.

Patan city nearby Kathmandu provides us the wonderful opportunity of sightseeing around ancient temples, palaces, handicrafts, stone works, metal works and other authentic nepali products. These art and crafts reflects the culture and tradition of local inhabitants mainly Newars. Visit to the Ashok stupas around the boundaries of the city, heavenly Patan Durbar square that was once the palace of ancient Malla Kings, Patan Dhoka, golden temple, mahaboudha temple, Krishna mandir and other musems reflects century’s old monuments

Swayambhunath, 6.5 kilometers west of Kathmandu, situated on a hillock, this 2000 years old Stupa is the world’s most glorious Buddhist shrine and is surrounded by several small pagodas. The main temple is capped by a pinnacle of copper gilt and is painted on the four sides with all seeing eyes of Lord Buddha.

Pashupatinath, dedicated to Lord Shiva, is the holiest and most famous Nepalese temple. Situated 5 kilometers northeast of Kathmandu on the bank of the sacred Bagmati River, it is an impressive pagoda style structure with gilt roof and richly carved silver doors. It has bathing and cremation ghats, which are of absorbing interest to the tourist, particularly in the mornings and on festival day

Boudhanath Stupa, one of the largest stupas in the world and an important Buddhist pilgrimage. The unique octagonal Mandala design with hundreds of prayer wheels and the 108 images of the Buddha set into the niches around the huge structure.  The area of Boudhnath is also famous for over 50 Tibetan Gompas or monasteries, the also being known as the ‘Little Tibet

(Inclusive of breakfast)

It must be the excitement that we will be waking up quite early in the morning. Get ready before 6 am as our office representative will assist you in transferring you to domestic terminals of Tribhuwan International airport. He will also assist you in checking in, getting your boarding pass and in few minutes you will be on a plane that boards from Kathmandu to Lukla. In this 27 minutes of flight, you will be blessed with excellent views of grand Himalayan peaks including everest from left side of the plane. We land at Lukla airport where our further porter crew will be waiting for our arrival. They will arrange and carry our baggage while we gradually head towards our way to Phakding. In the first day of trekking activity there will quite a few ups and downs with couple of suspension bridge crossing too. Later at afternoon we have our lunch at either Thadokoshi or at Phakding itself. We will be sleeping at quality lodge in Phakding. Meals includes breakfast, lunch and dinner.

We continue trekking along the banks of the Dudh Kosi, crossing this majestic river many times on suspension bridges laden with prayer flags. After entering Sagamartha National Park, the trail climbs steeply with breathtaking views. After five and a half hours total, we reach Namche. Namche Bazaar (3,441 m), known as the “Gateway to Everest,” is home to many quality restaurants, hotels, lodges, shops, money exchange, internet cafe and a bakery. Namche is one of the biggest villages along the whole Everest trail. Overnight at guesthouse. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included

The narrow street of Namche is always crowded. Do not get surprised if the yak bells and other horns wake you up. Today is a day set aside for acclimatization purposes. As we gain height, our body needs to be well adapted with the altitude change. Therefore, we have set aside an extra day in Namche. Today, we hike up to Everest View Hotel for close up views of mountains in the Everest region. From the hotel, we can enjoy some striking views of mountains like Kwangde, Thamserku, Kangtega, Nuptse, Lhotse, AmaDablam, etc. We can visit a museum and a photo gallery on our way back to Namche from the Everest View Hotel. We stay at a guesthouse/ lodge in Namche for the night. (Inclusive of Breakfast, lunch, and dinner)

After early sunrise at Namche, we make our way towards Tengboche that lights our sight into excellent Himalayan sceneries that includes Everest, Lhotse, Amadablam, and even Thamserku. The trek route will further takes us around ups, downs to Phungi Thenga where right after crossing the bridge, we will have our lunch and continue our challenging ascend towards Tengboche. Mostly today it will be a forest walk through rhododendron forests, rivers and pine forests. After getting up at Tengboche, we also give our visit to nearby monastery. It is an ancient monastery in Khumbu region. There is also a bakery and free ground at Tengboche. Later we stay overnight at nearby teahouse. It will be 5 to 6 hours of walking time. Meal includes breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Leave Tengboche and make your way towards Pangboche. Take a gentle descent and cross the Imja Khola. It is a steep ascent to Pangboche, the highest permanent Sherpa settlement in the Everest Region. You trudge on and follow the trail to Dingboche where you stop for the night. Vegetation becomes sparser and the tree line disappears. The landscape turns stark and desolate. Magnificent views of Island Peak and Ama Dablam mesmerize you as you reach Dingboche. Overnight in Dingboche. Accommodation: Teahouse Meal Included : Breakfast Lunch Dinner

Today is another day for acclimatization. We’ll have trip to Chukkung valley (4,710 m) via the Imja Khola valley, to see the marvelous view of the surrounding mountains, especially Lhotse’s massive south wall. Then we’ll return to Dingboche in the evening. Overnight at guesthouse. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included

Leaving Dingboche, the trail climbs up a ridge with some magnificent views of Taboche peak and Cholatse. Further, the trail continues through yak pastures until we cross a wooden bridge over a stream to Duglha. From Duglha, we ascend up for an hour along a steep route above the moraine of Khumbu glacier. From here, we ascend up the valley to Lobuche enjoying the views of Khumbutse, Pumori, and Lingtren. Mt. Everest becomes invisible as it is hidden behind the towering peaks of Lhotse and Nuptse. On reaching Lhotse, we stay at a guesthouse/ lodge in Lobuche. (Inclusive of Breakfast, lunch, and dinner)

Getting our early meal done in the morning, we prepare ourselves for quite a challenging day infront of us with more or less 8 hours walk at high altitude. Initially, we pass through popular Lobuche pass crossing through which we first arrive at Gorakshep, check in at our tea house over there. Take a quick rest, and meal. And we head towards Everest base camp walking along very unstable rocky, windy, sunny and challenging path. Getting proper hydration is the key to success of this trip, and we should never take AMS, its symptoms for granted. After couple of hours of challenging walk, finally great moment of the day arrive as we will be at Everest base camp. We need to be walk very carefully on icy, slippery and rocky ground at base camp. Khumbu glacier and few surrounding peaks will be seen from base camp. However we will be returning down to Gorkashep walking few hours after successful completion of being at Everest base camp. We will be staying at one of the few local lodges in Gorakshep. Meals includes breakfast, lunch and dinner. You also have an option to take on Kalapathher today evening for awesome sunset views and target Everest base camp tomorrow. The decision can be made according to your group choice while discussing with a professional trekking guide.we stay at a guesthouse/ lodge in Gorekshep. (Inclusive of Breakfast, lunch, and dinner)

Today, we wake up a little early to catch the sunrise views from Kalapatthar. We hike up for around two to three hours from Gorekshep to Kalapatthar. As we ascend up, we get the first glimpse of the mighty Mt. Everest along with the other peaks like Mt. Pumori, Mt. Lingtren, Mt. Khumbutse, Mt. Changtse, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Nuptse, Mt. Cho Oyu, Mt. AmaDablam, etc. The golden rays of sunrise glittering over the snow-clad mountains in the region look amazing. After having this amazing view from Kalapatthar, we retrace our steps back to Lobuche. Tonight, we stay at a guesthouse/ lodge in Lobuche. (Inclusive of Breakfast, lunch, and dinner)

Wake up and have breakfast. From Lobuche you head up to High Camp. You make your way up the village to the mountain. It is a steep climb and involves a traverse through the Lobuche Glacier and a rocky moraine. In a little over two hours you reach High Camp. Once you reach High Camp you will find the tents pitched up. Have lunch and prepared by the crew and prepare for the pre-climb training. After lunch a rope course will be set up on a slope leading to the mountain. This training will offer the climbers the basic experience they are will need on their Lobuche peak climb. From basics like how to put on your harnesses, helmet, crampons to the more complicated lessons on how to use ascenders, descenders, ice axe and cross anchors. Your climbing guide will demonstrate how to traverse the rope and rappel down the rope. Lastly you get to practice going up and down the rope using your harness and jumars. You can practice it twice or thrice until you feel comfortable using the harness and ascending and descending on the rope. Have an early night as you have a long day tomorrow. Overnight in High Camp. Accommodation: Tented Camp Meal Included : Breakfast Lunch Dinner

You make the summit push today. Wake up around 1 AM or earlier and have breakfast. By 2 am we start our climb to the summit of Lobuche East. It is a steep ascent past a rocky trail. After walking for nearly 2-3 hours we reach Crampon point. This is where we put on our crampons. We will be walking along the Lobuche glacier on snow and ice. At steep portions ropes will be fixed and we ascend these portions using ascenders. Though there are no crevasses or ladders along the way, climbing Lobuche peak is much technical and challenging than Island Peak. From high camp we climb up to the summit in about 5-6 hours. From the summit enjoy close up views of Mount Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu, Barun Tse, Ama Dablam, Chamlang, Thamserku, Gaurishanker and Dudh Kunda area. The whole valley looks incredible from the top. Savour this incredible moment and take pictures. Later make your way down to High Camp. At sections where the ropes have been fixed you need to rappel down. Our crew will be waiting for you at the High Camp with hot soup and drinks to warm you up. Have your lunch and after a bit of rest descend down and take the trail to Thukla. Cross Thukla Pass en route. From there the trail is flat till Pheriche. This small settlement lies right above the Tsola River. There is an aid post run by the Himalayan Rescue Association. Stay overnight at a local teahouse. Overnight in Pheriche. Accommodation: Teahouse Meal Included : Breakfast Lunch Dinner

It’s an extra day set aside for any contingency situations. In case, we couldn’t reach the peak for whatsoever reason like unfavorable weather or any other, we can utilize this day for climbing purposes. It’s just an extra day set aside for any probable situations.

Leaving the mountains behind, our descent takes us back through Tengboche Monastery (3,860 m) before continuing back to the town of Namche Bazaar (3,441 m). We arrive back at Namche Bazaar in the afternoon, a 6 hours trek. Overnight at guesthouse. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included

Your retrace your step back to Lukla. It is a downhill walk filled with inspiring alpine views of pine forests, glacial rivers and snow covered Himalayan peaks. Once you reach Lukla, head to a teahouse and take rest. Celebrate your last evening in Khumbu with the crew. Thank your guide and porters for helping you reach your goal. There will be Sherpa brew and lots of singing and dancing. Overnight in Lukla. Accommodation: Teahouse Meal Included : Breakfast Lunch Dinner

Lukla to Kathmandu flight – 35 minutes and transfer to hotel by shared tourist vehicle which takes about 30 min (Applicable for the remaining months, except peak trekking months). Overnight at a hotel. Breakfast Included

Our office representative will drop you at International airport today 3 hours before your scheduled international flight. We hope to see you soon in near future and welcome you with same gratitude. Today’ meal includes breakfast.