10 Days Everest Base Camp Trek

With an excited heart, we will start the trip by heading towards Kathmandu Airport’s domestic terminal. An aircraft for Lukla will be awaiting us there. We will hop into the plane for a sublime mountain flight to Lukla. It will be an ecstatic 30 minutes in the air overlooking too many mountains.

Our pilot will make a smooth landing at Lukla Airport, one of the most dramatic airports. It will be our official entrance into the Everest or Khumbu Region. Shortly, through the busy streets of Lukla, we will leave the town by taking a descending trail. After some hours of comfortable strolling on the Dudh Koshi River’s sides and several Sherpa villages, we will reach Phakding for the night.

The following day, we will begin an exciting walk to Namche. Feeding our tummies, we will be on the trail full of suspension bridges. The Dudh Koshi River will host us the whole time. We will repeatedly cross the river and suspension bridges. And then, we will progress into Sagarmatha National Park from Monjo. Then the protected site's lush and myriad timbers will keep us captivated throughout the day.

As we go ahead, we will also get the first glimpses of Mt Everest and other peaks. By passing through Monjo, Benkar, and Jorsalle, we will get close to Namche Bazaar. One final uphill walk from the banks of the Dudh Koshi River will finally bring us to Namche Bazaar’s happening ambiance. And our day will end in Namche Bazaar, having a good time.

Now we will leave Namche Bazaar as well. Our walk away from the scenic town will happen uphill. In some minutes, we will reach an open, flat trail providing crystal-clear views of Ama Dablam, Everest, Lhotse, and other peaks. The course goes straight for some time above the Dudh Koshi River.

After a beautiful walking time, we will enter a forested downhill. The path will rapidly take us to the banks of the Dudh Koshi River. As we reach there, we will cross a suspension bridge to cross it. Our trek will happen through the riverbed for some moments. Ahead, we will take an ascending trail, which will take us to Tengboche. Our night's stop will be the wonderful town near the famous Tengboche Monastery.

It will be one of the easiest days of the 10 Day Everest Base Camp Trek. So with no hurry, we will leave Tengboche after a spiritual morning around the monastery and breakfast. Our walk will start with a descent from Tengboche up to Pangboche. It will be an easy walk. Watching the mountains, especially Ama Dablam, we will move further.

After Pangboche, the trail heads a bit uphill. We will gradually cross the ascending route for some hours. There is no need to rush, as we can reach Dingboche on time. Instead, we will take time today because the altitude crosses the 4000m mark today. The slow and panoramic walk of several hours will end in Dingboche. We will reach here before dusk, providing us some time to explore the vicinity—a memorable night in Dingboche.

Today, we will travel to Lobuche, a beautiful village in the foothills of Mt Lobuche. It will be a short day of walking, beginning by heading upwards. We will gradually climb up to Dukla, watching the majestic peaks of the region. From here, we will have a tough time climbing a steeper uphill.

After an hour of walking, we will reach a plateau area of memorials to lost lives. The place is unique for the shrines dedicated to lost lives and the fantastic mountain panorama. We will take some deep breaths and rest in the area. Following the rest, we’ll do 30 minutes of walking to reach Lobuche.

We will wake up to a lovely morning to start an exciting walking day to Gorakshep. It is one of the days we’ve been talking about, the day to reach Everest Base Camp. Excitedly, we will leave Lobuche by embarking on a flat trail. We will walk alongside the terminal moraine of the Khumbu Glacier.

After an hour of easy walking, we must take a rough uphill to Gorakshep. It will be a constant ascent for around 2 hours. Upon reaching Gorakhshep, we will find teahouses to eat lunch and rest for a while. Once we feel ready again, we will do the last but best thing of the day, the hike to Everest Base Camp.

Using several ups and downs on a dry trail, we will reach the famous landmark after 1 hour. Large molds of rock, glacier belts, ice-blanketed peaks, and Mt Everest will be right before us. The prayer flags and EBC notation will also be there. We are at Everest Base Camp. Embrace the moment. After this grand time, we will return to our teahouse in Gorakhshep. It will be an evening to remember for an extended period.

Back to back, we’ll have another great day of sightseeing. This morning, actually early, we will hike upwards to Kalapatthar. The landmark is one of the best vantage points to enjoy Mt Everest. We will hike not just for the peak panorama but for a sunrise view too. So we will climb up for 1-2 hours from Gorakshep.

The view is just unworldly from Kalapatthar. We can get a 360 panorama of the region, including glaciers, peaks, and more. On top of that, the sunrise will blow our minds. We will capture every moment at Kalapatthar.

After the picture, we will trace back to Gorakshep for breakfast. Then it will be time to leave for Pheriche. We will pave our way towards Pheriche, which will go through the Khumbu glacier’s sides, Lobuche, and Thukla. The second half of the walk will retrace our earlier route.

Now we are returning towards Lukla. On this day, we will walk back up to Namche. As we are now losing altitude, we will have comfortable downhill walks. We will rush not too much, as it can backfire with a pain in our legs later.

Instead, we will trek slowly, enjoying the forthcoming good views. It will be a time to cover up all the good scenery we may have missed earlier. In this way, we will arrive back in Namche.

We are almost at the end of the trek, the last day of trekking. After breakfast in Namche, we will head to Lukla. It will begin by descending to the Dudh Koshi River. Then we will take several uphill and downhill sections around the river. We will also cross all those suspension bridges yet again.

The day will be long, but it will be an equally rewarding one. We will have a fantastic time on the trail on the last day of the trek. Later, upon reaching Lukla, we will celebrate the fruition of the whole walk. And we’ll say, “What a walk it was.”

If the weather is fine the following day, we will fly to Kathmandu. With this, our time in the Everest Region as a 10-day Everest Base Camp Trek walker will end.

We will bring a heart full of memories and experiences from the place to Kathmandu. Our scenic flight to Kathmandu will be around 45 minutes. Upon landing in Kathmandu, we will drive back to our hotel. It is it. We complete the ten-day Everest Base Camp Trek.