Everest Base Camp Trek

Walk among giants, test your limits and discover your strength

Base Camp. Two little syllables that conjure up dreams as immense and powerful as the Himalayas themselves. This 15-day trekking trip is your chance to take on the challenge of reaching the mountaineer's base camp and gain an insight into the world-renowned Sherpa culture. You’ll cross glaciers and broad plains, traverse valleys and climb high passes – discovering both the majesty of the mountains and your own potential. Embrace the sense of freedom that comes with leaving cell service behind for card games in basic (but cosy) teahouses. Plus, Intrepid partners with local mountaineering and porter welfare programs, so you can trek easier knowing that while our porters are taking care of you, there’s someone looking out for them. This is a challenging trip and involves difficult trekking at high altitudes, but the whole experience can summed up in two syllables – worth it.

Inclusions and activities

Meals
2 breakfasts, 1 dinner
Transport
Private vehicle, Plane
Accommodation
Hotel (2 nights), Teahouse (12 nights)

Included activities

Everest Base Camp – Porterage of One Bag (10kg/22lbs max)
Everest Base Camp – 12D/11N Trek
Namche Bazaar - Acclimatisation Hike
Sagarmatha Next visit
Tengboche - Tengboche Monastery
Dingboche - Acclimatisation Hike
Gorak Shep - Kala Patthar Sunrise Trek
Tengboche - Monastery

Optional activities

Kathmandu - Rickshaw Night Explorer Urban Adventure - USD49
Kathmandu - Spiritual Nepal Experience Urban Adventure - USD59
Kathmandu - Home Cooking Class Urban Adventure - USD57
Kathmandu - Panorama Hike Urban Adventure - USD74
Kathmandu - In Focus: Handmade Kathmandu - USD93
Kathmandu - Explore Patan & Bhaktapur Urban Adventure - USD104

Flights can be arranged by Navan Travel

Why you'll love this trip

Witness still alpine lakes, glacial plains, frothy rivers and valleys covered in pink blossoms, depending on the season.

Experience the camaraderie of trekking with a small group as you challenge yourself to reach new heights on one of the world’s greatest hikes.

Get your first glimpses of the mighty Himalayan range on the included flight from Kathmandu to Lukla – the famous airport in the sky.

Hike with an experienced and passionate locally-based leader as well as a team of guides and porters who will introduce you to rich Sherpa culture.

Travel knowing that our treks operate according to standards that provide respectful, safe and fair working conditions for your porters and guides.

Day 1: Kathmandu

Day 2: Phakding (2610m / 8563ft)

Day 3: Namche Bazaar (3440m / 11,286ft)

Day 4: Namche Bazaar (3440m / 11,286ft)

Day 5: Phortse Gaon (3810m / 12,500ft)

Day 6: Dingboche (4410m / 14,469ft)

Day 7: Dingboche (4410m / 14,469ft)

Day 8: Lobuche (4910m / 16,109ft)

Day 9: Gorak Shep/ Everest Base Camp (5140m / 16,864ft)

Day 10: Kala Patter/ Pheriche (4240m / 13,191ft)

Day 11: Tenboche (3860m / 12,664ft)

Day 12: Chumo (2860 m / 9318ft)

Day 13: Lukla (2840m / 9318ft)

Day 14: Kathmandu

Day 15: Kathmandu

Our price of €1265 per person, based on 2 people sharing Includes:

Inclusions and activities

Meals
2 breakfasts, 1 dinner
Transport
Private vehicle, Plane
Accommodation
Hotel (2 nights), Teahouse (12 nights)

Included activities

Everest Base Camp – Porterage of One Bag (10kg/22lbs max)
Everest Base Camp – 12D/11N Trek
Namche Bazaar - Acclimatisation Hike
Sagarmatha Next visit
Tengboche - Tengboche Monastery
Dingboche - Acclimatisation Hike
Gorak Shep - Kala Patthar Sunrise Trek
Tengboche - Monastery

Optional activities

Kathmandu - Rickshaw Night Explorer Urban Adventure - USD49
Kathmandu - Spiritual Nepal Experience Urban Adventure - USD59
Kathmandu - Home Cooking Class Urban Adventure - USD57
Kathmandu - Panorama Hike Urban Adventure - USD74
Kathmandu - In Focus: Handmade Kathmandu - USD93
Kathmandu - Explore Patan & Bhaktapur Urban Adventure - USD104

Flights can be arranged by Navan Travel

Hotel (2 nights), Teahouse (12 nights)

TEAHOUSES:
Accommodation at local lodges - better known as teahouses - are simple but comfortable. Toilets and washing facilities are shared and rudimentary, and the food is plain and filling. In a teahouse, travellers are provided with small twin share rooms with twin beds, mattresses and pillows. At times, in high seasons, and in places where there are limited number of teahouses, travellers may have to make do with dormitories. In some places, teahouses don't have access to electricity, depending on solar powered lighting instead. In more remote regions, teahouses don't have running water and toilets can mean just a hole in the ground. Hot shower facilities are available in some teahouses for a price but occasionally a hot shower means a bucket of hot water, enough to wash your body. Electricity to charge devices as well as WiFi is usually for an additional fee when available.

TEAHOUSE COSTS

The following approximate costs were correct at time of writing, though varied slightly from teahouse to teahouse:

Shower - 500 - 600 NPR
WiFi - 500NPR (Unlimited – valid up to 12 hours)
Electricity - 250NPR (Per charge)
Soft Drink - 400-500 NPR
Mango Juice - 300 - 400 NPR
Porridge - 500 NPR
Daal Bhaat - 600 -1000 NPR