12-Day Gokyo Valley Trek

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Today you will check out of the hotel and will be transferred to the domestic airport to catch a flight to Lukla. Begin your first 3-hour trek to Phakding where you will enjoy a delicious local Nepali lunch. Check in to your tea house in the afternoon and you will have some free time to explore the village before dinner in the evening. Have an early night to prepare for an adventurous trek in the morning.

Today you will have your breakfast at 7 am and check out of the tea house after. Enjoy a 6-hour trek to Namche Bazaar. Stop at Jorshalle for lunch, where you will enjoy a local Nepali meal before continuing your trek. You will have a magnificent view of Mt. Everest from Top Danda. In the afternoon check in to your tea house where you can rest or explore Namche Bazaar before dinner.

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Today is an acclimatisation day, and you will be hiking to the Everest viewpoint at Syangboche (3,880 metres) after breakfast. You will experience the panoramic views of the Everest Himalayan range including Mt. Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Tawche, Thamserku and more. After, head back to Namche Bazaar to have lunch at the same tea house. You may take a rest or explore around Namche Bazaar in the afternoon.

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Today, you'll head ff on a five-hour trek to Dole where you are going to stay tonight, the trek starts with 15 minutes up to Chorkyang and continues toward Phortse Tenga. The trek continues along the western slope of Dodh Koshi River enjoying the magnificent views of the mountains and then the trail climbs steeply from Sanasha to Mong-la. You'll drop down Forste Tenga at the elevation of 3500 metres, where you'll stop for lunch, and a steep ascent after will bring you to Dole.

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Today, you'll enjoy a four-hour gradual ascent with magnificent views of mountains to Machhermo. Today the trek begins with the gradual climb alongside the valley. The jungle in the vicinity now turns into the alpine forest - junipers dominating the woods. As you trek, you'll see many summer settlements and summer grazing lands throughout. Excellent views of Cho Oyu and its neighbouring peaks of Kantega and Thamserku are now in the sight.

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Today, you'll enjoy a four-hour scenic trek to Gokyo. The trek starts uphill with an excellent view of valley and mountain including Cho-Oyu and Kangtega, descending into the river and continue to climb up to the Ngozumpa Glacier. It is the vertical scale on the moraine, afterwards the path heights out as it follows the valley past the second lake. A bit further up, you'll arrive at Gokyo valley for overnight stay.

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Today, you'll take on one of the most challenging hikes to Gokyo Ri (5357 metres) early in the morning for a sunrise view. You will enjoy the magnificent panoramic view of mountains including four 8000-metre peaks: Mt. Everest, Lhotse, Makalu and Cho-Oyu. You'll return to Gokyo and have breakfast and pack your stuff. You'll then walk back to Machhermo along the same trail which you had taken on the way up, have lunch and check into your tea house.

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Today, you'll head on to Namche Bazaar after breakfast, although we are descending about 1000 metres today there are some serious ascents too. You'll stop at Dole for lunch and continue your trek to Namche Bazaar enjoying the magnificent view of Himalaya and valley which you missed on the way up.

Leave Namche Bazar after breakfast. The trail at the beginning is downhill until the high bridge at Dudhkoshi river. From here you can enjoy the last view of Mount Everest from Top Danda. After a tea break at Jorsalle you will continue to Phakding, passing by Monjo and Benkar villages. Stop at Phakding for lunch and continue your trek to approach Lukla. You will check into a tea house and explore Lukla before dinner. The trek today takes around seven to eight hours.

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Wake up early in the morning and after breakfast, you will walk 10 minutes to the airport. On this scenic 30-minute flight, you can take one last look at the spectacular Himalayas. Once you arrive in Kathmandu you will be transferred to your hotel and you will have some free time in the afternoon to explore Thamel.