The Everest region of Nepal is one of the most popular trekking destination of the country. There are several trekking routes in Everest but we have listed top 10 best trekking in Everest region in this article.
Trekking is the most adventurous in Everest region. This Everest region is resided of legendary Sherpas. It’s a settlement of prime Sherpa people. Everest region Trekking is popular for the Everest Base Camp Trek. It has several trekking packages in Everest region. It allows trekkers from all around the world to experience journey that are fill with different amazing beautiful mountains and Himalayas with adventurous escapades. The Everest region is named after Mount Everest. The Khumbu is situate in northeastern Nepal which is on the side of Mount Everest. Khumbu is the one of the sub region of main khambu and settlement of Sherpa people.
It has an immense highlights and features with popular mountains. Khumbu consists of town Namche Bazaar and Tengboche holy Monastery, the Lakes Gokyo, Vantage points Kalapathar and Gokyo RI and dramatic Himalayas. Khumbu is the top destination for trekking experience. Mahalangur Himalayan range is famous destination over here. Khumbu glacier is situate here. It is a place where largest glacier great Ice age occurred about 5,000,000 years ago.Everest region lies in the elevation from 3,300 meters to 8,848 meter summit of Mount Everest. The range includes Sagarmatha National Park and Sagarmatha Buffer Zone between Lukla and Monjo. The area has many trekking regions through mountains routes.There are huge places and accommodation facilities to enjoy and rest over the places. You can enjoy over meals as well.
The trekking packages vary according to the altitude and variation in Everest Region. Trekking can be done through whole year around. Although best time to visit Everest is from beginning of March to May and from September to end of November. Those respective months falls in spring and autumn seasons.This season gives best experience in Everest. Winter may have snow fall and heavy cold which makes travel difficult and hard. Some lodges remain close in higher altitude. Summer is wet seasons with heavy clouds. Heavy clouds make the view difficult and dark. Thus, spring and autumn are best season. During this time one can view rhododendron trees blooming out. Permits are requiring for visitors from (Trekking Information Management System (TIMS) for any trek in the khumbu region.
You can take permit easily from Kathmandu from Nepal Tourism Board. National Park entry fee is require from the permit section. There are Gumbas in the laden way with colorful flags across small chortens. Guru Rinpoche’s idols are erected in place. Guru Rinpoche is a human who introduced Buddhism in Tibet specially associated with Nyingma tradition. It’s a form of Buddhism that Sherpas brought with them along migrating in Himalayas during 16th century. The sacred place situate in Everest region related with Guru Rinpoche are Maratika cave in Haleshi and above Khumjung in khumbu. The trekking in Everest region includes the natural and cultural elements of region for trekkers with diverse amazing trekking experience.
Here are top 10 best trekking packages in Everest region as below:
Everest Base Camp Trek (15 Days)
- Trip Grading: Moderate
- Elevation: 5545metre
- Total duration: 15 days
- Price: $1390 USD/person
- Transportation: Car/Flight
- Group Size: 2 minimum-10 maximum
- Best Time: March-May, June-August, September-November & December-February
Everest Base Camp Trek 15 days is most selling trekking package among all the Everest Base Camp trekking packages. It is comfortable trekking package without any risks. The trekkers have less chance to fall altitude sickness because this trekking package gives rest days to acclimatize in high altitudes also. The Everest Base Camp Trek is best trekking package in Everest region. It offers the exciting views of mountain peaks with unique culture of local human Sherpas’. The maximum altitude in the trekking is 5545 meters at Kalapathar region. There you can enjoy the great mountain views closely.Everest Base Camp Trek starts from Lukla after the flights of 45 mins from Kathmandu. The flight is very interesting which offers the scenic view of Himalayas. Trekking starts from Pakhding by Sherpa Village and farming lands. It is 15 days package. The hike is for 5-6 hours hike every day.
The hikers should be well preparing for daily walk and trek. It is moderate journey suitable for every people. The cultural lifestyle of Sherpa people, their local tradition and religions are the next attraction of the trek.The trek includes the thrilling view of mountains and ice glaciers. Here is lot of unexposed flora and fauna. There are many old monasteries and prayer flags, wheels which are really beautiful and exciting. It provides the panoramic view of sunrise and sunset at the world’s highest peak Mount Everest (8848) m from Kalapathar (5555m). One can come and enjoy the Everest Base Camp Trek with nature.
Shortest Everest Base Camp Trekking
- Trip Grading: Moderate
- Elevation: 5364 meters
- Total duration: 10 days
- Price: $780 USD/person
- Transportation: Car & Plane
- Group Size: 2 minimum-10 maximum
- Best Time: March-May, June-August, September-November & December-February
Among popular trekking into Everest regions, Shortest Everest Base Camp Trekking is also one of the popular trekking packages among all. It is filled with amazing experience of 10 days special trekking packages without any acclimatize days on route. The shortest trekking to Everest Base Camp is recommended for previous hiking trekkers. Shortest Everest Base Camp Trek offers thin air experience with limited vacation and interest to trekkers. This trekking package conquers to 5,364 m height of altitude. The trekking route of Everest reaches to 3000 meters and has no adjustment days to experience the highest Everest without compromising the thrill adventure.The most popular trek is Everest Base Camp Trek in the world to experience the mountainous beauty. There’s a trek simply of short version of trail completed in 10 days.
Short Everest Base Camp Trek is perfectly alternative to full Everest Base Camp Trek. If you are physically fit there’s no problem to do this trek. For physically fit trekkers, this shortest trekking to Everest Base Camp trek saves both money and time. This trek doesn’t include any rest and acclimatization. This trek package is especially organized to save the free holidays and utilize the money and time. There you can experience the Sherpa culture and lifestyles. Beauty of world’s highest peak Mt. Everest cannot be explained in any words. You also can view the wide range of Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Makalu and Cho Yu. One can find the wide range of flora and fauna in the way. There’s a stunning Khumbu glacier region of ice lands. The huge wildlife snow leopards, musk deer and Himalayan Monal are attraction of this package trail. There are spectacular filling places and sights.
Budget Everest Base Camp Trekking
- Trip Grading: Strenuous
- Elevation: 5160 meters
- Total duration: 13 days
- Price: $850 USD/person
- Transportation: Private Vehicle & Plane
- Group Size: 2 minimum-10 maximum
- Best Time: March-May, June-August, September-November & December-February
Budget Everest Base Camp Trek is specially designed trekking package for those who are looking for the budget trek option in Everest. The trek package offers same trekking opportunity by paying fewer amounts for trek. The main idea of this package is to save the cost of weight and be available to local available lodges. There’s a necessary service provided with guide cum porter. It is the package of 10 nights and 11 days trekking to Everest Base Camp Trek. There’s a scenic mountain flight chance view to the trekkers. One also can view the ancient Tengboche Monastery. Budget Everest Camp Trek package is a best trekking package for budget seeker. It offers the exciting views of mountain peaks with unique culture in budget price.
Nepal Trekking in Himalayas Company has design Everest Base Camp Trek with best itinerary with best price. The trek reaches up to 5380 meters. The trek is started from Lukla and end with the same place. Lukla is reached from Kathmandu within 30 mins. Budget Base Camp Trek route is very famous route in Khumbu Region. Trek is continuing up to Namche Bazaar, Tyangboche the famous monastery. Namche Bazaar is very nice settlement of Sherpa people and trade mark. The Everest Base Camp Trek offers the excellent views of Mountains. The trek gives the glimpse of Sherpa villages their lifestyles of Sherpa’s, homes and monasteries.
Everest Base Camp Kalapather Trek
- Trip Grading: Moderate
- Elevation: 5550 meters
- Total duration: 12 days
- Price: $820 USD/person
- Transportation: Car & Plane
- Group Size: 2 minimum-10 maximum
- Best Time: March-May, June-August, September-November & December-February
Everest Base Camp Kalapather Trek is one of the best trekking routes in Nepal. It takes you to base camp of Mount Everest and the top of the Kalapathar. The highest access of this package is Kalapather. It ranges to 5545 m altitudes which provide panoramic views of high Himalayas closely. Everest Base Camp kalapathar Trek is popular as Everest Base Camp Trek which is the most celebrating Trek in the world. This trek takes you to the elevation of 5545 m above the sea level. The trekking is focused on the panoramic view of high Himalayas including Mount Everest as well. Kalapathar the highest place for trekking gives the best view of panoramic Everest. Lhotse, Pumori, Nuptse and other special mountains are also viewed from this point.
Everest Base Camp Kalapathar trek starts from Kathmandu with scenic mountain flights. The floights land within 35 mins in Lukla. Trekking starts through Phakding along with Namche Bazaar. It’s very famous town of trade and market. Bazaar is also called centre of Sherpa capital and gateway to the trek of Everest. Trekking passes through grasslands, villages and farmlands by Dingboche, Loboche and Gorakhshep.Everest Kalapathar trekking does not need any special training and skill to trek over there. Trekkers only should be fit and fine and have capable stamina of walking 5-6 hours/day.
Standard Everest Base Camp Trek
- Trip Grading: Strenuous
- Elevation: 5160 meters
- Total duration: 13 days
- Price: $1290 USD/person
- Transportation: Private Vehicle & Plane
- Group Size: 2 minimum-10 maximum
- Best Time: March-May, June-August, September-November & December-February
The Standard Everest Base Camp Trek is package where all necessary days are carefully calculated and planned for activities. The trekking package offers the proper hotel accommodation during trekking and necessary services. We also offer guide, porters, permit and flights. This package is the risk free package in the Everest region. Physically fit person can easily complete this trekking with staying in lodge.
The Standard Base Camp Trek is 13 days trekking package to the base camp of Mount Everest in standard way. The trekking package is managed and planned well after being departure in Kathmandu. The standard trekking package tour is regular trekking program and trekking for Himalayas. The trekking starts from second day of your arrival in Nepal. All dates are calculated necessarily and planned well for comfortable hiking. This offers the hotel and food accommodation during trekking in Kathmandu. We provide well guide and porters. It is risk free trekking package to the Everest Region. The porter will carry your baggages after departuring in airport of Lukla. There’s also a acclimatization in Lukla in this package. The path goes along with Dingboche, Lobuche, Gorakhshep, Kalapathar and Everest Base Camp in trekking. All the trekking routes with the services are standard one.
Thus, Nepal trekking highly recommends this Standard Trekking Packages. Everyone can come and enjoy the Everest Base Camp Trekking in Nepal.
Luxury Everest Base Camp Trek
- Trip Grading: Strenuous
- Elevation: 5160 meters
- Total duration: 13 days
- Price: $2097 USD/person
- Transportation: Private Vehicle & Plane
- Group Size: 2 minimum-10 maximum
- Best Time: March-May, June-August, September-November & December-February
This Luxury Everest Base Camp Trek package is special trekking option with amazing features. It offers finest luxury lodges accommodation to stay. Luxury Lodge trekking to Everest Base Camp provides an opportunity to view the magnificent scenery of Himalayan range near the khumbu region. It has the view including four of the world’s six tallest peaks i.e. Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Makalu and Cho Yu. One can take a sight of life of world famous climbers, the Sherpas besides trekking.Luxury Everest Base Camp Trek is special trekking package which includes the finest accommodation in Everest Region. The luxury trekking to Everest Base Camp gives luxurious lifestyle facilities in Kathmandu and trekking. Basically, trekking lodges in the Everest base Camp routes offers basic accommodation and food options.
Most of the visitors or trekkers use basic lodges. But the luxury trekking packages use five star hotels in Kathmandu and as well as in Everest Summit Lodges or Yeti Mountain Homes during trekking in Everest below Pangboche. Those two chain hotel offers the best service and better facilities in remote area of Himalayas. If one likes the luxurious service in the city while trekking without compromising with coming facilities the, Luxury Everest Base Camp is only the one option.Walking into the Himalayas is very difficult during trekking. Your mind becomes excited for the joy and happiness though you need rest.
Thus, Luxury camp provides you the hot shower, luxurious bed and food. It provides you the special facilities and treats by the hotel accommodation. This package makes your tour fulfill with desire and want and rest as well. You can enjoy your holiday by staying in the top class lodges in Kathmandu in peaceful way. We will provide you the best lodges available in the area.
Everest Base Camp Helicopter Trek
- Trip Grading: Moderate
- Elevation: 5545metre
- Total duration: 9 days
- Price: $1950 USD/person
- Transportation: Car/Flight/Helicopter
- Group Size: 2 minimum-10 maximum
- Best Time: March-May, June-August, September-November & December-February
Everest Base Camp Helicopter Trek is the optional trekking package returning by helicopter ride from Gorakshep. This package avoids the returning the same trekking route by walking and makes the trek duration shorter. Everest Base Camp Helicopter trekking is best for time bounded trekkers and who loves the views of Himalayas. Although the cost of the helicopter returning package is little expensive, it’s a worth tour option for different taste of journey and awesome views of Himalayas and landscape.
This Everest Base Camp Helicopter Trek and fly back by Helicopter is a special trekking package is a smart choice for those who are looking for Everest trek on a short time travel. The Everest Base Camp Trekking with returning by helicopter is the unique option in the Everest Region and is indeed the most famous Himalayan trek. Everest Base Camp trekking with helicopter return offers a unique experience with panoramic views of the world’s highest and most beautiful mountains. This trekking package avoids your time of walking the same trekking route while you return after reaching the Everest Base Camp. This saves your time and efforts of walking. You feel more comfortable and luxury to return back by helicopter ride. Your eyes will be pleased to explore the Himalayas and landscape by flying over the glacier lakes, rivers, mountains and villages.It is one of the most inspiring places.
You start your trek from Lukla. On the way there are many tea houses in which you can stay and eat locally as well as western food. The trail takes through the green Dudhkosi Valley, which is rich in Flora and Fauna, Sherpa Villages, and Buddhist Monasteries. Then you follow the trail to the villages of Tengboche, Pangboche, Dingboche, and Lobuche where yaks can be seen grazing in the high meadows. Finally you reach the last human settlement, the village of Gorakshep. In general after Kalapatthar and Base Camp trek most of the trekker hikes down same trail with almost the same scenery. Flying back at the right time when your feet starts hurting and see all those mountains you have seen from ground coming your eye level is unreal.
Everest Three High Pass Trek
- Trip Grading: Moderate and Strenuous
- Elevation: 5364 meter
- Total duration: 16 days
- Price: $990 USD/person
- Transportation: Car/Flight
- Group Size: 2 minimum-10 maximum
- Best Time: March-May, June-August, September-November & December-February
Everest Three High Pass Trek is adventurous trekking to Everest region is very famous trekking offers dramatic views of several mighty Himalayan peaks. It gives the real taste of highland life style with panoramic views of world’s highest mountain peaks, glaciers and hills. This high passes trek in the mountainous region is planned in anticlockwise direction by visiting the Everest Base Camp first and crossing the passes on by one to reach the famous Gokyo Lake. From Lukla, this Everest High Passes trek moves to Namche Bazaar for a rest and acclimatization and visit the Sherpa village of Khumjung.The eastern parts add a trek up to Chhukhung for two acclimatization nights and add a walk to Chhukhung RI or to the Island Peak Base Camp for views of Lhotse and Ama Dablam glaciers.
The western section includes the Renjo La, some four hours above the lake views of the valley and glacier below and numerous high ridges crowned by the Everest Group including the northwest face of Everest.Below this village, the trail joins an old Tibetan salt route and continues to Thame and then back to Namche Bazaar. The trekking needs some previous experience of hiking in the high altitude. All the three passes are high about 5000 meters. Kongma La (5535m, Cho La (5368m) and Renjo La Pass (5360 m) are the highlights of this trekking. Another highest point of this trekking is Kalapathar (5545m) from where you will enjoy the panoramic view of Mount Everest and other several peaks.
The trekking route is less crowded and possible to trek clockwise and anticlockwise direction. Our professional and experienced trekking guide will leads you in the adventure route of Everest 3 high pass in safe and comfortable way.
Gokyo-Cho La Pass Everest Base Camp Trek
- Trip Grading: Moderate and Strenuous
- Elevation: Chola Pass (5368m)
- Total duration: 18 days
- Price: $952USD/person
- Transportation: Car/Flight
- Group Size: 2 minimum-10 maximum
- Best Time: March-May, June-August, September-November & December-February
Gokyo -Cho La Pass Everest Base Camp Trek is one of the adventure, popular and challenging trekking in Everest region. Cho La Pass connects the village of Dzongla to the east and the village of Thangnak to the west. The Cho La pass is physically demanding and it may require crampons on the top of a slippery glacier since the edge of the glacier is unstable. The trails on Gokyo Chola trek route are well maintained. There is no difficulties and danger in good conditions.
The Cho La pass is physically demanding and it may require crampons on the top of a slippery glacier since the edge of the glacier is unstable. The trails on Gokyo Chola trek route are well maintained, apart from the Cho La pass. There has no difficulties and danger in good conditions. Everest Base Camp with Gokyo Cho-la trek takes us to the fresh water lakes in the highest elevation of the world. Our destination is a group of five lakes that adorn the high Himalayas. The tranquil lakes are equally important to Hindus and Buddhists for their religious significance. Every step of the strenuous trek is rewarded by the majestic beauty and grandeur of the Himalayan peaks and Ngozumpa glacier, the largest in Khumbu region.
For Gokyo Cho-la trek, the flight begins from the busy city of Kathmandu, flies over hills, valleys, and rivers to enter the Himalayas via the exciting airport in Lukla. The trail along the milky waters of DudhKoshi River passes through beautiful villages, rhododendron, and other forests and crosses various suspension bridges adorned with prayer flags. With the prayer flags, Mani walls, and chortens, we spend our days under the influence of Buddhist religion and lifestyle. The Gokyo Cho-la trekking with Everest Base Camp reaches a maximum elevation of 5,483 meters at Gokyo RI where we relish the views of the valley, glaciers, and the majestic mountain peaks. Resting in the lap of the mountains that tower over eight thousand meters and exploring the serene lakes is another worldly experience we cherish all our lives.