Everest High Passes in Comfort
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Overview
Highlights
- Experience the best highlights of the Everest region on this challenging trek, crossing three passes over 5000m
- Cross the Cho La, Renjo La & Kongma La to gain unsurpassed views of Mount Everest, Makalu and Cho Oyu
- Ascend Kala Pattar & Gokyo Ri to gaze upon the world's highest mountains from brilliant vantage points
- Experience vibrant Sherpa culture at its capital in Namche Bazaar
- Visit the stunningly situated monastery village of Thyangboche
- Wonder at the majestic mountain range on a Himalayan flight to Lukla and return
- Immerse yourself in Kathmandu
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Trip includes
- 21 breakfasts, 19 lunches and 19 dinners including all meals on trek valued at US$950
- airport transfers if arriving on day 1 and 22 or if you booked pre/post tour accommodation at the Radisson through World Expeditions
- Flights to and from Lukla included
- an extra 5kg luggage allowance on Lukla flight, total 20kg
- expert bilingual guide
- group medical kit
- good quality 4 star accommodation in Kathmandu
- accommodation on trek in a combination of comfortable eco lodges, and our private eco-comfort camps with off the ground camp beds, mattresses and pillows
- souvenir World Expeditions kit bag
- the use of a World Expeditions trek pack including sleeping bag, down or fibre filled jacket and insulated mat, valued at USD $500
- private transportation
- trekking permits
- porters to carry all personal and group equipment
- porter's insurance.
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Itinerary
You will be met by a representative of World Expeditions and transferred to the Radisson hotel. Remainder of the afternoon at leisure. A pre-trek briefing will be given around 4.30-5pm where arrangements will be made for the distribution of your kit bag, sleeping bag ...
Depending on the season, you will either have a free day to explore Kathmandu's bustling streets and significant landmarks or embark on a bus ride to Ramechap, a small town that operates flights to Lukla, the gate way trekking in the Everest region. Overnight: Radisso...
We transfer to the airport for the short flight to the STOL airstrip at Lukla. This was the airstrip built by Sir Edmund Hillary and his friends to service the Everest Region when he began his work of building schools and hospitals for the Sherpa people. It is a memor...
Today we cross and re-cross the thundering glacial river, named "Dudh" (milk) Kosi (river) because of its colour. Sections of today's walk are through pine forest and cleared areas reveal terraced fields and a variety of crops. We pass small groups of donkeys, yaks an...
This morning we cross the green/aqua waters of the Dudh Kosi and pass through the gates of the Sagamartha National Park. The establishment of this national park is a significant attempt to stem the use of fire-wood in the area. Self-contained trek groups must use only...
Our trek will start with an incline to Syangboche airstrip and along the ridgeline towards Everest View Hotel. We are welcomed with magnificent views of the surrounding mountains including Everest, Lhotse, Thamserku, Khangtega, Ama Dablam and many more. After a quick ...
We descend through splendid rhododendron, Himalayan blue pine and Birch forests to Phungi Tenga. From there we cross the Dudh Kosi and begin the ascent to Thyangboche Monastery. This is one of the largest and oldest monasteries in the region and follows the oldest Nyi...
Today we gradually ascend through the Pangboche village and pass potato fields and Pangboche Monastery. As we continue our walk toward the second commercial settlement, great landscape and mountain views will be on display including the giant face of Lhotse. We are no...
An important acclimatisation/rest day today with the option of hiking high up to the ridge overlooking the village, or perhaps up to Chhukung Village. We spend the day exploring or relaxing and taking in the mountain scenery. Excellent views of Nuptse, Lhotse, Chhukun...
We trek towards the pass, a gentle stroll along the valley at first, followed by a steep ascent into the deep valley between Pokalde Peak and Chhukung. We set camp below the pass, ready for an early start the following day. Overnight wilderness camp.
meals : B,L,D
This will be a big day as we ascend to the Kongma La pass amid the crags of this outlying ridge from nearby Nuptse. From the pass we descend steeply to the Khumbu Glacier which we cross, clambering up the moraines on the far side to reach the meadow by the Italian hig...
We trek over rocky moraine towards the settlement of Gorak Shep. We are high, among the glaciers and peaks of the world's highest mountains. At the junction of two large glaciers and nestled in an amphitheatre of peaks, this location is spectacular. Pumori (7145 m), L...
We have an early start to make the most of the clear weather and also to avoid other adventurers converging at Everest Base Camp. We trek alongside the Khumbu Glacier as the path winds over the rocky moraine. We descend back to our campsite in Gorak Shep for lunch and start descending down to our camp at Lobuche. Overnight lodge.
meals : B,L,D
Early mornings in the Himalayas generally offers the clearest views. The views of the peaks are excellent all day and words fail to describe the beauty and the sense of achievement. Our camp is beside the steep north face of Cholatse and also offers views of Ama Dablam. Overnight at private eco camp .
meals : B,L,D
The views today are magnificent as we leave the Everest watershed and enter that of Cho Oyu, the sixth highest mountain in the world. The crossing is hard work, involving a steep scramble up rock boulders and then a walk across the gently ascending, snow-covered glaci...
We cross the glacier and ascend the lateral moraine valley past beautiful lakes with Siberian ducks swimming across the mirror-calm surface to the village of Gokyo. Today is an easy day and for those with the energy levels a sunset walk to the summit of Gokyo Ri (5400m) may be in order, for those not so inclined we will make the climb early the next morning. Overnight lodge.
meals : B,L,D
An early start offers the best opportunities to really appreciate the magnitude and enormity of the surrounding Himalaya. Today there will be an option of either ascending Gokyo Ri (5483m) or walk alongside Nepal’s largest glacier, the Ngozumpa glacier to Ngozumba Tsh...
The crossing of the Renjo La Pass will be exciting and challenging as we descend into remote northern valley where access is restricted and the landscape is progressively that of the Tibetan Valleys beyond the border. This is an ancient trading route once used by Tibetan traders descending from the Nangpa La pass through the Himalayas from Tibet. Overnight: eco-lodge
meals : B,L,D
Venturing south we return to civilization and as we approach the end of our trek. We can start celebrating a challenging yet satisfying and rewarding expedition. We slowly walk to Thame and cross suspension bridges till we see the giant painting of Milereppa on the ro...
Retracing our steps along the valley, we pass through a variety of settlements and forests before a gentle climb to Lukla. We savour our final mountain sunsets of the trek as we complete this exhilarating journey. Our last evening of the trek is a perfect time to cel...
This morning we take a stunning morning flight over forests and villages and fly to Kathmandu or return via Ramechap. Upon arrival, you be will be transferred back to the Radisson Hotel with the remainder of the afternoon at your leisure to relax or embark on some last minute shopping/sightseeing. Overnight: Radisson hotel or similar
meals : B
After breakfast arrangements cease unless further ones have been made. Those people departing by aircraft will be transferred to the airport.
meals : B
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World Expeditions Reviews & Ratings
I completed the Everest Three Passes trek, an absolutely superb trip
Subal, Dinesh, Santosh, Amber and the team were brilliant. Subal in particular was always on the look out for the well-being of the group. The views and hiking on ...
the overall trek was awesome
Great team of other trekkers and the Trek leader and the Sherpa's were awesome. Very small thing - it shouldn't be called "Everest 3 high passes in Comfort". There ...
There were many things that exceeded my expectations on this trip
The scenery was spectacular. The guides and the people we encountered on our trip were incredibly generous. The eco camps were excellent. The food was varied and d...
Great trip, well planned, well organised whilst on the trek, and flexible enough to allow for a few requests to ensure the group’s needs were met
Great guide and awesome sherpa/porter team make it all come together for an unforgettable experience
If you're wavering between this trip and Everest Base Camp and have the time to do this one instead, please, please do it! You get off the beaten track much more and away from the hoardes which you can find on the normal base camp route
It's a physical challenge to achieve the 3 high passes, but the itinerary is such that you have time to acclimatise properly (unlike some companies). The guides, por...
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I had to leave the tour early because of illness
My tour guide, Tien, was wonderful. There was a tour participant from Australia who was a physician, and he acted like the tour medical director, demanding I leave...
An amazing experience that was made truly possible by booking through World Expeditions
. The team in Nepal went above and beyond to ensure our every requirement was met within their control.. The sherpas, guides, cook, and porters were exemplary, very ...
My wife and I had a wonderful trek in the Annapurna region
We are both 80 but fit and the route was designed to be less exacting than on our last visit to the same area. This allowed ample time to look at the flowering Rhodo...
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- Lunch & dinner in Kathmandu
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- 22 day trip
- 18 day trek
- 2 nights hotel
- 9 nights camping (8 nights in private eco campsites and 1 nights wilderness camps)
- 10 nights eco lodges
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