19-Day Everest Base Camp Trek & Island Peak Climb

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After breakfast, you'll have a 45-minute drive to Kathmandu Valley. The first stop is one of the largest and most beautiful Hindu temples in Nepal, the Pashupatinath Temple, which is also used for the cremation of the dead. The temple dates back to the 15th century. Across the main temple, devotees take baths in the holy Bagmati River. Then, a short drive brings you to the largest Buddha stupa in the world, the Bouddhanath temple. You'll return in the late afternoon for pizza and beer.

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This morning a 35-minute flight will take you to Lukla. You'll have breakfast and start the official EBC trek. The first day of the trek is seven kilometres and it takes four hours. The trail goes up and down, through beautiful Sherpa villages and across suspension bridges. The guesthouse is simple and clean with shared facilities. In the afternoon, you will visit a Sherpa village and enjoy a traditional dinner at the guest-house.

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Ascending 700 metres from Phakding, it will take 6-7 hours to trek the 12 kilometres to Namche. The trail is enjoyable climbing up through forests, seeing waterfalls and visiting Sherpa villages. A delicious lunch will recharge your energy then you'll cross the tallest suspension bridge before heading uphill through a forest for your first sights of Mt. Everest. In the afternoon, you'll take a short walk to Sagarmatha National Park Museum for an awesome sunset view of Mount Everest.

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Namche Bazaar stands at 3,500 metres and is the starting point for many treks to Everest or other Himalayan peaks. It is a colourful market town that boasts impressive views and incredible Sherpa hospitality. When you are acclimatising, it is best to do a short hike to a nearby village in order to get used to the altitude. The historical Thame Village is nine kilometres from Namche Bazaar and is an ancient trade route for Tibet and its mountain people.

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Todays' trek on a fine and wider trail is maintained by a trekker's fund collected by an old man and his daughter. Majestic Mount Everest can be seen while trekking and colourful a painted stupa make your walk enjoyable. you'll stop along the Dudh Koshi river for lunch and ascend up to the monastery to see a monks ritual for an hour.

In the morning, you might hear the monks praying from the gomba. You'll enjoy the panoramic mountain views from your room. The trail follows through rhododendron forests and visit a nunnery monastery, follow yak trail then cross the Imja Lake. A short climb up takes you to lower Pangboche, stopping at Samare for lunch. The trail then goes west bank of the river with overlooking grand view of Ama Dablam and Mount Lhotse to the guesthouse.

Today, you'll have another acclimatisation day along the EBC trek. You'll climb up to the Nangkartashang/Nagarjuna viewpoint at 5050 metres. From Dingboche village, it is a strenuous uphill hike on the ridge to the summit, the trail always offers mountain views and of the valley including grand Makalu, Ama Dablam with together turquoise lake, Island peak, Cholatse, Taboche, Lobuche east, Baruntse and more. The hike will be a total of five kilometres.

From Dingboche, you'll follow the Everest classic trail passing yak grazing pasture then walk on Khumbu glacier. After lunch at Dughla, you'll have a strenuous crumbling climb up to Chukpi Lhara (Everest Memorial) where can see the cemetery of Everest climbers; their names are written on the plaque. The Everest climber memorial, itself a viewpoint of the trek route and you can see Ama Dablam, Pumari, Taboche, Cholatse and numerous other climbing peaks.

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Today, you'll reach the famous Everest Base Camp (EBC)! The first section of the tranquil ramble is to Gorakshep. After lunch, you'll continue on the nugget trail, enjoying glacier and mountain views. EBC is set aside of the Khumbu Icefall on the Khumbu glacier. The climber base camp looks so colourful with the tents. You'll also see the Everest summiteer doing some prior training. After conquering this lifetime achievement, you'll turn back to the lodge where you will stay overnight.

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Early in the morning, you'll take an uphill trek to Kalapatthar to get a close view of Mount Everest and Khumbu Glacier. Kalapatthar is an amazing viewpoint to see more than 25 mountains. Later on, the trek descends to Gorakshep then after breakfast, you'll trek in reverse back to Dingboche where you'll have dinner and stay overnight.

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After breakfast, you'll trek for two hours arriving at Chhukung village. From here, you'll collect the climbing gear and resume the trek on the Imja glacier to Island Peak Base Camp. After lunch, you'll have some climbing training with your mountaineering guide. The path is continuous with rocky channels, rock arroyo and crevasse. Your guide will often use rope while climbing wherever necessary for safety.

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To summit Island Peak, you'll start early at 2 am with a hot breakfast to fuel you up for your trek. The route takes you from high camp; the trail is rocky and hard work climbing on ice. When you finally reach the summit, you'll be rewarded with a 360-degree panoramic view. You'll spend a short time on the summit and return back to the camp for a hot lunch.

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It is wise to keep an extra day at Island Peak Base Camp on the itinerary just in case the weather turns bad and you can not reach the peak on the first day. If weather is perfect first, you'll have a climbing procedure on the first day and today, you will trek down to Tengboche Monastery or Phortse village via the Ama Dablam base camp. Your itinerary can be adjusted based on the weather.

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Today, most of the trail consists of descending through villages, rhododendron forest and magnificent landscapes with exceptional views of the Himalayas. You'll have lunch along the trail at a beautiful Sherpa restaurant, then you'll continue along the trail until you reach Namche Bazaar, where you'll stay overnight.

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Today is the final day of the trek in the Khumbu Himalayas. Crossing the Kshum Khangru Viewpoint, you'll get the last glance of the Everest. Then, you'll walk-over few bridges and exit from Sagarmatha National Park. After that, you'll stop in one of the Sherpa villages for the lunch. A gentle two-hour hike brings you to Lukla, where you will enjoy an evening dinner with your Sherpa to celebrate your trek completion.

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After breakfast this morning, you'll fly back to Kathmandu. After transferring to your hotel and checking in, you'll have some free time to do some last-minute shopping and in the evening, you'll head to a farewell dinner at Bhojan Bhumi restaurant, serving typical Nepalese foods with a cultural show.

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After breakfast, you'll have a 45-minute drive to Kathmandu Valley. The first stop is one of the largest and most beautiful Hindu temples in Nepal, the Pashupatinath Temple, which is also used for the cremation of the dead. The temple dates back to the 15th century. Across the main temple, devotees take baths in the holy Bagmati River. Then, a short drive brings you to the largest Buddha stupa in the world, the Bouddhanath temple. You'll return in the late afternoon for pizza and beer.