Everest Base Camp Trek is the most challenging and extraordinary trekking destination in the foothills of the world's highest peak, Mt. Everest. It is also the busiest trekking destination in Nepal. The Everest Base Camp journey begins from Lukla, after a short scenic flight from Kathmandu.

1. Everest Base Camp Trek
Facts
Destination: Nepal
Trip Difficulty: Moderate to Strenuous
Trip Style: Tea House
Best Time: Sept - Nov and Mar - May
Age Range: 9 - 70
Start From: Lukla
Group Size: 2-3
Max Elevation: 5,550m
Everest Base Camp Trek will lead you to the land of the great Himalayas where you will
be part of a completely distinctive community and nature. Within a few days of trekking
through picturesque villages, fine valleys, beautiful forests of rhododendron, oak, juniper &
fir as well as crossing untamed and cold rivers, you will reach the base of the world's
highest mountain, Mt. Everest (8,848.86 m). Everest Base Camp Trekking will present
you spectacular Himalayan landscape view and numerous snow-capped mountains like
Mt. Lhotse (8,516 m), Mt. Cho Oyu (8,201 m), Mt. Makalu (8,481 m), Mt. Nuptse (7,861
m), Mt. Pumori (7,161 m), Mt. Ama Dablam (6,812 m), Mt. Thamserku (6,623 m), Mt.
Kangtega (6,782 m), extra.
Everest Base Camp Trek is a classic journey in the Himalayas of Nepal. The trail is
traversed by thousands of people around the globe every year. Moreover, EBC Trek is
one of the most famous trekking trails in Nepal. The journey is adventurous and thrilling.
Every day will present you with new unique scenery and every village will welcome you
with friendly and kind locals. During Mount Everest Base Camp Trek, you will get to
Call us on: +977 9841368753 (Karna), Thamel Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal

2. experience the lifestyle, culture, and traditions of the locals. You will come across
numerous Gompas, Mani walls, and Chortens fastened with colorful prayer flags that will
showcase the religious richness of the Khumbu region.
Trek to Everest Base Camp is not only about gorgeous sceneries and the highest
mountains, but this journey will also allow you to reflect on your inner self as well as your
life goals. The calm environment and fresh air miles away from your hectic life in the
middle of nowhere will allow you to spend the best moments of your life here. We, Nepal
Mother House Treks have professionally designed our Everest Base Camp Trek itinerary
to present you all the joy and adventure of the Everest region
(https://www.nepalmotherhousetreks.com/everest-trekking) . We also organize tailor-
made Everest Base Camp Treks to fulfill your requirements. Feel free to contact us for
Everest Base Camp Trek cost or any other queries. We will get back to you as soon as
we can.
Everest Base Camp Trek Best Time:
Spring aka pre-monsoon (late-February to May) and autumn aka post-monsoon (late-
September to December) are considered the best time to go on Everest Base Camp
Trekking (https://www.nepalmotherhousetreks.com/blog/best-time-everest-base-camp-
trek) . You can also go on EBC Trekking in January and early February, but do remember
the climate will be extremely cold (-20C/-4F to – 30C/-22F). You can face heavy snowfalls
anytime and need to have some extra days for any kind of weather delays. Likewise,
during the monsoon, the views are unclear and the trail also gets slippery. Autumn begins
just after the monsoon season, and the forest is full of lush vegetation and perfect weather
with amazing mountains view, similarly during this time falls many festivals including
Dashain and Tihar/Dipawali, so Everest Base Camp Trek Best Time of Year is autumn
(September, October, and November). The temperature is neither hot nor cold during the
autumn and spring season, during the spring you have the chance to meet many
Call us on: +977 9841368753 (Karna), Thamel Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal

3. expedition groups and see colorful Rhododendron blooming.
Guided Everest Base Camp Trek Preparation:
Are you wondering how difficult is Everest base camp trek is? Everest Base Camp trek
difficulty level is marked moderate. Well preparing for the Everest base camp trek helps to
make your trip successful, so you should do some exercise in the last three months
before the departure date. Everest Base Camp Trek is suitable for beginners who don’t
have trekking experience. The trail will include many steep, rugged, rocky, and snowy
paths. Therefore, good physical fitness is needed to go on EBC Trek. You don't need any
prior trekking experience to go on Everest Base Camp Trek, however, if you have one it
will definitely help you a lot. You are advised to do some physical exercise such as doing
Yoga every day, heart cardiology exercise, morning walk with a small day bag, hiking
each weekend, and participating in Gym Club as Everest Base Camp Trek Training a few
months before Trek starting date.
Mount Everest Base Camp Trek Guide and Porter:
While trekking with Nepal Mother House Treks, we will provide you with the most
experienced and professional trek guides and porters
(https://www.nepalmotherhousetreks.com/guide-porter-service-nepal) . The guides are
licensed to lead trekking groups in the Himalayas. They also have gone through extensive
training to tackle any emergency situations or health problems. Your guides are like your
doctors during the trek. Where porters are well trained for cooking if you are camping
during the trek.
Travel Insurance for EBC Trek:
Travel insurance is very important while traveling especially in high terrain and isolated
Call us on: +977 9841368753 (Karna), Thamel Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal

4. region. Your travel insurance for EBC will help you in case of emergency evacuation and
property loss. You can take out travel insurance from any trustworthy company in your
hometown and bring documents with you during your trip to Nepal. The insurance must be
covered if in case needed emergency rescue up to 5,500 meters, lost lockage, miss the
flight and medication during the Everest base camp trek.
Transport for the Everest Base Camp Trek:
The airplane is the major means of transportation for the Everest Base Camp Trek. Lukla
is the getaway of the Khumbu region, where more than 40 flights are conducted every day
during trekking peak season. The flights are operated every day from Kathmandu to Lukla
by different airlines, such as; Tara Air, Sita Air, and Summit Air. Normally, the early flight
is most reliable due to good weather. The high mountains weather is unpredictable; it
could be covered by clouds or blowing strong wind anytime after midday. As result, Lukla
flights are often delayed or canceled for a day, so it would be better to add some extra
days to get back to Kathmandu if case weather is not permitted to fly. There are
helicopter services available for Lukla
(https://www.nepalmotherhousetreks.com/blog/lukla-airport-gateway-of-top-of-the-world)
and back to Kathmandu as another option. Even it is more costly, you won’t regret flying
by helicopter for your lifetime expiring in the Himalayan. Nowadays, the road has access
to nearby Lukla at Kharikhola and Bupsa, which is a day camp below Lukla. The jeep
leaves early morning from Chehabil, Kathmandu to the Salleri, and drives to Kharikhola
talking about a whole day. After completing the road to Lukla, and it is possible to drive
Kathmandu to Lukla by bus (https://www.nepalmotherhousetreks.com/blog/kathmandu-to-
lukla-bus) in one day with a chipper cost.
Call us on: +977 9841368753 (Karna), Thamel Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal

5. Everest Base Camp Trek Distance and Daily Walking
Hours:
The Everest Base Camp trek's total distance is 130 Km long start from Lukla to EBC and
back to Lukla (https://www.nepalmotherhousetreks.com/blog/lukla-airport-gateway-of-top-
of-the-world) , the single way is 65 km. The Everest Base Camp Trek Duration is 14 days
commence from the capital city at Kathmandu and return back and 11 days trekking from
Lukla. Normally, the daily distance in the Everest Base Camp Trek is approximately 4 to
5 hours, except the day of Gorak Shep to EBC and Kalapatthar. Mostly the day trip
commences seven to 7:30 am after having breakfast at the same tea house where you
stayed. The trail goes through the Sherpa settlements and passes Buddhist Mane walls
and monasteries enjoying natural beauties and mountains vista. After two and a half to
three hours walk, you will stop for the lunch, where you have various food choices on the
menu cards. Again, you will walk another 2 to 3 hours to the day's destination.
Everest Base Camp Trek Accommodation:
Everest Base Camp is the most popular Tea Houses Trek in the Khumbu region. On the
trek, you will stay at the basic hotel known as Tea House/Guest House/lodge; the
accommodation in the hotel is comfortable with a net and clean bed, a warm blanket,
pillow, and a shared bathroom and shower. Mostly, the bedrooms in the tea house are
double beds or twin and a triple bedroom with good mountains view from the window, so
you will stay with your friends sharing a bedroom. Make sure that you don’t need to carry
camping gear for the Everest Base Camp Trek. We at Nepal Mother House will book all
the accommodation (https://www.nepalmotherhousetreks.com/info/accommodation)
before few days and the group trek will be pre-booked a few months before. Lukla,
Phakding, Namche, and other places provide the services of different category hotels, if
you would like to stay much more comfortable hotel, you may stay in an attached
Call us on: +977 9841368753 (Karna), Thamel Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal

6. bathroom and luxury hotel room with a heater with some extra amount.
Food on the Everest Base Camp Trek:
To visit the base of the top of the world at Mt. Everest (8,848.86 m) is the dream of every
trekker. Most of the trekkers are wondering about food during the Everest Base camp
Trek. And raises the question; do we need to bring food for the Trek? If not, what kind of
food can we expect on the EBC Trek? As this is the most popular tea house trek, all the
meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner are available in the tea house. During the Everest
Base, Camp Trek food can choose from the Menu Cards as your choice. In the menu
cards, there are many options for food items like Pizza, Macaroni, Noodles item, rice,
soup, bread, MOMO (dumpling), Sizzler, Stake, etc. Likewise, some places (Lukla,
Namche Bazaar, Dingboche) have various food
(https://www.nepalmotherhousetreks.com/info/foods-on-the-trek) options like in
Kathmandu or other cities, where you can get different continual foods; Nepali (Dal Bhat),
Indian, Chinese, continual, American, France, etc. But most of the places on the Everest
Base Camp Trek you have just a few options to choose foods; where Dalbhat (rice +
lentils soup + vegetable curry + pickles + Papad), Noodle Item, Potatoes items, Rice
items, Bread, Egg, etc. Nepalese dish Dal Bhat is the most popular meal on the trek due
to the various item included in a dish and can get more than one time until your stomach
is full. Dhal Bhat is easy to prepare for many people at the same time; this will help to
save some amount of fuel and time, especially using less firewood. While having Dalbhat,
you have great to contribute to saving our planet indirectly. The food is prepared by the
professional cook with a good test and maintains hygiene and well-trained waiters serve
the food with warm hospitality.
Drinking-Water on Everest Base Camp Trek:
There are many ways to get safe drinking water during Everest Base Camp Trek, it
Call us on: +977 9841368753 (Karna), Thamel Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal

7. depends on individual interest and availability. You can easily get boiling and filter water,
a bottle of mineral water, self-treated purified water (using Iodine/Chlorine/ Filter
machine/UV Steripen) at every tea house on the Trek. The bottle of mineral water has
been banned by the local government of Kumbu since 2020 January to minimize
pollution. So, you have the option to buy boiling water and treat the water yourself. The
cost of boiled drinking water soars as you travel higher along the elevation. The average
range of cost is NPR 50 to NPR 150 Lukla to Namche Bazaar and then increases
afterward. To minimize the Everest Base Camp Trek cost also is better to use
Iodine/Chlorine/ Filter machine /UV Steripen to purify raw tap water.
How Difficult Is Everest Base Camp Trek:
Everest Base Camp Trek is measured as Moderate to Strenuous for its difficulty level.
Most of the trail goes gradually up making zigzag through the alpine jungle, rugged cliff on
the mountain paths, from where amazing view awarded while taking a rest and a chat with
fellow. However, there is some steep ascent in some parts of the trip. The day third from
Phakding to Namche is not an easy path, the trail ascent rapidly at confluence Bhote
Koshi and Dudha Koshi to the naturally blessed Namche Bazaar, and on the next day the
part of Punge Thagna to Tengboche also quite difficult due to its ascent. Likewise, the day
eighth from Dingboche to Lobuche at Thukla Tea house to the top of the Thukla Pass
needs more effort as the hardest part of the trek. And while climbing to the most popular
viewpoint at Kalapathar (https://www.nepalmotherhousetreks.com/blog/kalapatthar) also
another difficult part of the Trek. Everest base camp trek difficulty depends on every
trekker’s physical fitness, following day’s weather circumstance. Here is some fact about
Everest base camp trek difficulty:
Distance: 130 km/80.7 mi
Full Trekking: 12 days
Total Ascent: 6015 m/19 734 ft
Total Descent:
Call us on: +977 9841368753 (Karna), Thamel Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal

8. 5821 m/19 097 ft
Highest Point: 5550 m/18208.66 ft at Kala Patthar and 5,360 meters at Mount Everest
Base camp.
Sometimes the trekking gears also play a vital role to make the trip more comfortable. So,
you need well prepare quality trekking gear and trekking accessorize before beginning
trek; trekking poles area good support for your knees while descending and make stable
while walking on the slippery trail, likewise, microspikes, good trekking boots, warm
clothes also determent to make the trip enjoyable.
Highlights
Experience Thrilling 35 Minutes Flight to Lukla.
Explore the Historic Trading Town of Namche Bazaar.
Feel the Warmth of Rich Sherpa Culture and Tradition.
Visit Tengboche Monastery, the Biggest and the Oldest Monastery of Khumbu
Region.
See the World's Highest Farm at Dingboche.
Reach up to the Lap of the World's Highest Mountain, Everest Base Camp.
Observe the Closest View of Everest From Kalapatthar Viewpoint (5,550 M).
See Stunning Khumbu Icefall.
Witness Spectacular Views of Himalayan Mountains Including the World's Highest
Mountain, Mt. Everest (8,848.86 M).
Day to Day Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive at TIA (Tribhuvan International Airport) & Transfer to Hotel &
Trekking Preparation & Permits Paper work.
Day 2: Fly from Kathmandu to Lukla (2,800m) – 25 to 30 minutes, trek to Phakding
(2,640m) -2 to 3 hours
Call us on: +977 9841368753 (Karna), Thamel Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal

9. Day 3: Phakding to Namche Bazaar (3,430m) -5 to 6 hours
Day 4: Acclimatization in Namche Bazaar visit Khumjung Village (3,790m) &
Everest View Hotel (3,880m) -2 to 3 hours.
Day 5: Namche Bazaar to Tengboche (3,867m) -5 to 6 hours
Day 6: Tengboche to Dingboche (4,410m) -5 to 6 hours
Day 7: Acclimatization day at Dingboche, climb to Nangkartshang Peak (5,615m) –
2 Hours.
Day 8: Dingboche to Lobuche (4,930m) -5 to 6 hours
Day 9: Lobuche to Gorakshep (5,140m) - 3 hours & Everest Base Camp (5,360m) -2
to 3 hours
Day 10: Gorakshep to Kalapatthar (5,550m) -2 hours & Stroll back to Pheriche
(4,240m) -5 to 6 hours
Day 11: Pheriche to Namche Bazaar (3,430m) - 7 to 8 hours
Day 12: Namche Bazaar to Lukla (2,800m) - 6 to 7 hours
Day 13: Fly back to Kathmandu -25 to 30 minutes.
Day 14: Transfer to the airport for your Home destination.
Cost Includes
Free Airport picks up and drops all transportation (airport to Hotel to the airport).
Star level 3 nights’ Accommodation in Kathmandu twin bed sharing with BB Plan.
Necessary paperwork and Trekking permit for Sagarmatha National Park.
TIMS (Trekkers Information Management System) Card for the Trekking.
Air ticket Kathmandu to Lukla and Lukla to Kathmandu & Airport Tax (Weight limit:
10 kg main baggage and 5 kg hand per passenger/flight).
Trekking equipment (worm down jackets, sleeping bag & Duffle Bag) during the
trekking if you needed.
Nepal Mother House T-shirt /Cap and Appreciation Card of Mount Everest Base
Camp Trip.
Three times meals (breakfast, Lunch, Dinner), tea coffee in a cup each meal during
Call us on: +977 9841368753 (Karna), Thamel Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal

10. trek.
Soft & comfortable private accommodation entire Mountain twin bed sharing with
share toilet.
English speaking friendly a Guide (Government license holder) his/her food,
accommodation, transportation, salary, equipment.
A porter (between every 2 person basic) carries max.20-25 kg. Plus their food,
accommodation, wage, insurance, all transportation.
Guide & porters insurance for their happy journey.
A Trekking Map of Everest Base Camp Trip for a Group.
Supplementary snacks (cookies, fresh fruits) on the Trek.
One Sherpa (assistance guide) if group size more than 10 people. Plus their food,
accommodation, wage, insurance, and equipment.
First Aid medical kit during the trip, including Oximeter to measure Oxygen and
pulse in high altitude.
Welcome and farewell program.
Tourist service charge, vat, Governments Tax, and official expanse if necessary.
Cost Excludes
Call us on: +977 9841368753 (Karna), Thamel Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal

11. All kinds of beverage including mineral water, Chocolate, Cookies, desert, Phone
calls, laundry, hot shower during Trek.
Clients travel Insurance and evacuation (compulsory).
If incase, flight cancel and charter helicopter or plane.
Tipping for Guide & porter, your meals at Kathmandu.
Personal expenses like Shopping, souvenirs or gift, personal mountaineering gears.
Optional trips and sightseeing if extend.
International airfare, airport departure tax, and Visa fee.
Things which don’t mention above, in our services (Trip Cost Includes).
Visa fee, you obtain a visa easily upon your arrival at Tribhuwan International Airport
Kathmandu.
Call us on: +977 9841368753 (Karna), Thamel Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal