Adventure & Trekking
Everest Base Camp Trek
Trip facts
- Duration
- 13 days / 12 nights
- Group size
- 2 – 12 trekkers
- Max altitude
- 5,545 m (Kala Patthar)
- Difficulty
- Moderate to challenging
- Best season
- Mar – May, Sep – Nov
- Start / end
- Kathmandu
- Transport
- Lukla flights + walking
- Meals
- 12 breakfasts, 11 lunches & dinners
- Accommodation
- 2 nights hotel, 10 nights teahouse
Overview
Walk the Sherpa trail to the foot of the world’s highest mountain
Fly into Lukla and follow the Dudh Koshi valley through Sherpa villages, rhododendron forest and glacial moraine to Everest Base Camp at 5,364 m. Two acclimatisation days are built into the price, and every evening your guide records oxygen saturation and resting pulse so nobody climbs higher than their body is ready for.
The route is a living Sherpa highway. Prayer wheels turn at every bridge, yak trains carry supplies towards Gorak Shep, and Tengboche monastery holds evening prayers with Ama Dablam framed in the doorway. Nights are spent in family-run teahouses with a shared stove, hot soup and thick blankets — simple, warm and sociable.
You do not need any climbing experience, but you do need endurance: expect five to seven hours of walking a day on rocky, uneven ground for twelve days. Around 95% of our trekkers reach Base Camp, and sunrise from Kala Patthar at 5,545 m is the moment almost all of them say made the effort worthwhile.
The price covers Lukla flights, all permits, a government-licensed Sherpa guide, porters at one per two trekkers, every night of lodging and every meal on the trail. We also lend a duffel bag, four-season sleeping bag and down jacket, and hold one buffer day in reserve for Lukla weather delays.
Trip highlights
- Sunrise over Everest, Nuptse and Lhotse from Kala Patthar
- Two acclimatisation days in Namche Bazaar and Dingboche
- Visit Tengboche Monastery, the spiritual heart of the Khumbu
- Sherpa-led team with oximeter checks every evening
- Everest Base Camp glacier walk on the Khumbu icefall edge
Day-by-day itinerary
Height, distance, duration, meals and accommodation are listed for every day.
- Height:1,400 m
- Distance:6 km
- Driving:30 min transfer
Our representative meets you at Tribhuvan International Airport and transfers you to your hotel in Thamel. In the afternoon your Sherpa guide runs the trek briefing, checks your gear and helps you hire or buy anything still missing.
Meals:BreakfastLunchDinner
Stay:4 star hotel, Thamel (Kathmandu)
Included & excluded
Included in the price
- Kathmandu–Lukla–Kathmandu flights with 15 kg allowance
- Licensed English-speaking Sherpa guide and porters (1 per 2 trekkers)
- Sagarmatha National Park permit and Khumbu municipality fee
- All accommodation on twin sharing, meals as per itinerary
- Duffel bag, sleeping bag and down jacket on loan
- Emergency oximeter monitoring and first-aid kit
Not included
- International airfare and Nepal visa fee
- Travel and helicopter-evacuation insurance (mandatory)
- Hot showers, Wi-Fi and device charging on the trail
- Personal trekking gear, drinks and tips
Frequently asked questions
Traveller reviews
4.9
158 verified reviews
- Guide & crew
- 5.0
- Safety
- 4.9
- Accommodation
- 4.5
- Food
- 4.4
- Value for money
- 4.8
- SM
Sarah Mitchell
5.0May 2026Everest Base Camp Trek · 13 days · Couple
Our Sherpa guide made the trip
Pasang paced us perfectly, checked oxygen every night and knew every teahouse owner on the trail. Kala Patthar sunrise was the best hour of my life.
64 travellers found this helpful
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Deepak Shrestha
4.5Apr 2026Everest Base Camp Trek · 13 days · Friends
Well organised, honest pricing
Everything promised was included, no surprise costs on the trail apart from charging and hot showers. Porters were treated well, which mattered to us.
41 travellers found this helpful
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Hannah Berg
5.0Nov 2025Everest Base Camp Trek · 13 days · Group
The acclimatisation days work
Two rest days made the difference — nobody in our group of eight had altitude problems above Dingboche. Teahouses were basic but warm.
37 travellers found this helpful