travee+9N/10D Everest View Trek: Namche and Tengboche - The Khumbu Without the Altitude
Kathmandu, Lukla, Namche Bazaar, Tengboche · 9 nights / 10 days · Nepal
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The Khumbu Without the Altitude. Stay plan: Kathmandu (2N) – Lukla (1N) – Namche Bazaar (2N) – Tengboche (1N) – Namche Bazaar (1N) – Lukla (1N) – Kathmandu (1N). Arrive Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, depart Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu.
Where the nights are
Kathmandu (2N) → Lukla (1N) → Namche Bazaar (2N) → Tengboche (1N) → Namche Bazaar (1N) → Lukla (1N) → Kathmandu (1N)
Day by day
- Day 1 — Arrival and transfer to Kathmandu
Arrive at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu. Clear immigration and baggage, meet our representative and transfer to your hotel in Kathmandu. The valley capital, where seven UNESCO monument zones stand within an hour of each other and the old city has not stopped being a working one. The rest of the day is free to settle in. Overnight in Kathmandu.
Overnight: Kathmandu
- Day 2 — Kathmandu: Pashupatinath temple on the Bagmati and its evening aarti
Breakfast at the hotel. A full day in Kathmandu — the Pashupatinath temple on the Bagmati and its evening aarti; the Boudhanath stupa and its kora at dusk; and the Swayambhunath monkey temple above the valley. The evening is free for dinner and a walk on your own. Overnight in Kathmandu.
Overnight: Kathmandu
- Day 3 — Kathmandu to Lukla
Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Leave for Lukla — a 35-minute mountain flight to the Tenzing-Hillary airstrip. The 2,840 m airstrip that begins and ends every Everest trek, cut into a hillside above the Dudh Koshi. Check in on arrival and, as the day allows, the Tenzing-Hillary airstrip and the Pasang Lhamu gate. Overnight in Lukla.
Overnight: Lukla
- Day 4 — Lukla to Namche Bazaar
Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Leave for Namche Bazaar — a six-hour walk up the Dudh Koshi to 3,440 m. The Sherpa capital at 3,440 m, a horseshoe of houses above the river and the acclimatisation stop nobody skips. Check in on arrival and, as the day allows, the Everest view from the Syangboche ridge and the Everest View Hotel. Overnight in Namche Bazaar.
Overnight: Namche Bazaar
- Day 5 — Namche Bazaar: Sherpa Culture Museum and the Saturday market
Breakfast at the hotel. A full day in Namche Bazaar — the Sherpa Culture Museum and the Saturday market; the Khumjung monastery and its Hillary school; and the Everest view from the Syangboche ridge and the Everest View Hotel. The evening is free for dinner and a walk on your own. Overnight in Namche Bazaar.
Overnight: Namche Bazaar
- Day 6 — Namche Bazaar to Tengboche
Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Leave for Tengboche — a five-hour walk along the ridge to 3,860 m. The great monastery of the Khumbu at 3,860 m, with Ama Dablam filling the window behind it. Check in on arrival and, as the day allows, the Tengboche monastery and its afternoon prayers. Overnight in Tengboche.
Overnight: Tengboche
- Day 7 — Tengboche to Namche Bazaar
Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Leave for Namche Bazaar — a five-hour walk along the ridge to 3,860 m. The Sherpa capital at 3,440 m, a horseshoe of houses above the river and the acclimatisation stop nobody skips. Check in on arrival and, as the day allows, the Sherpa Culture Museum and the Saturday market. Overnight in Namche Bazaar.
Overnight: Namche Bazaar
- Day 8 — Namche Bazaar to Lukla
Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Leave for Lukla — a seven-hour descent to the airstrip. The 2,840 m airstrip that begins and ends every Everest trek, cut into a hillside above the Dudh Koshi. Check in on arrival and, as the day allows, the first suspension bridges over the Dudh Koshi. Overnight in Lukla.
Overnight: Lukla
- Day 9 — Lukla to Kathmandu
Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Leave for Kathmandu — a 35-minute mountain flight. The valley capital, where seven UNESCO monument zones stand within an hour of each other and the old city has not stopped being a working one. Check in on arrival and, as the day allows, Kathmandu Durbar Square and the Kumari house. Overnight in Kathmandu.
Overnight: Kathmandu
- Day 10 — Kathmandu — departure
Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Time for any last shopping before your transfer to Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu for the onward flight. The tour ends here, and we hope it is not your last visit to Nepal.
Inclusions
- Accommodation in the selected category hotel, resort or teahouse on double sharing basis.
- Meal plan as booked; full board on all trekking days, where no other kitchen exists.
- All airport, inter-city and sightseeing transfers by private air-conditioned vehicle with driver.
- Domestic flight tickets named in the programme, including the mountain sectors.
- All road tolls, parking, fuel and driver allowances.
- 24x7 on-tour coordination and a dedicated Nepal destination desk.
Exclusions
- International airfare to and from Kathmandu, and airport taxes on it.
- Monument, national park and conservation area entrance fees, TIMS cards and trekking permits — quoted on request or paid direct.
- On a trekking package: the licensed trekking guide and porters, their wages, insurance and equipment. These are quoted separately, because they are priced per walking day and not per night.
- A separate accompanying city guide; the driver is not a licensed guide.
- Nepal visa fee on arrival and travel insurance, which must cover helicopter evacuation on any trekking package.
- Optional activities not named in the programme — the Everest scenic flight, paragliding, ultralight, bungee, rafting, jungle safaris and elephant-back rides.
- Meals other than those stated, hot showers and device charging on trek, bottled and alcoholic drinks, laundry and personal expenses.
- Tips for guides, porters and drivers.
- Extra nights, transport and meals caused by a delayed or cancelled mountain flight, which is a weather decision and not a schedule one.
- Anything arising from circumstances outside our control — landslide, strike, weather, or a change of permit rules.