Everest Base Camp Gokyo Lake Trek - 17 Days

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Everest Base Camp Gokyo Lake Trek
Everest Base Camp Gokyo Lake Trek
Trip Details
  • Destination: Nepal
  • Trip Difficulty: Moderate
  • Trip Style: Trekking and sightseeing
  • Transport: Flights, private car /van
  • Food: Breakfast,Lunch and Dinner
  • Accommodation: Hotel, lodge (tea house)
  • Group Size: 01 to 12 pax
  • Max Elevation: 5,554m
  • Average Walk: 5-7 hours
  • Starts in: Kathmandu
  • Ends in: Kathmandu
  • Best Season: March to May / September to November

About Everest Base Camp Gokyo Lake Trek

Everest region is a trekkers’ paradise. Everest Base Camp Gokyo Lake  Trek is one of the brilliant trekking that offers the exclusive panoramas of the 8000 meter peaks, Lakes and glaciers. The technical Cho La Pass connects the Everest base camp and the Gokyo Lake, which is over 5000 meters and is often regarded as the most technical pass among three high passes in the Everest region.

 

The excellent trek to Gokyo Lake via Everest Base Camp begins from Lukla. Passing the Sherpa villages, you reach to the crowd of Sherpa communities at Namche Bazaar and Khumjung. This trek requires acclimatization to walk in the thin air region.  Physical fitness comes along with it. During the acclimatizing hike around the village, you can explore the cultural fascinations of monasteries, chorttens and mani walls. There are two ways to walk further, going to the Gokyo Lake first or to Everest base camp. This trek itinerary leads you to the Everest base camp at first, then to the Gokyo Lake after crossing the Cho La Pass. Everest base camp and Kalapatthar are famous destinations. Cho La Pass is steep and technical, which is tiresome as well. With the great effort, you can do this and climb down to the Gokyo Lake. The alpine Gokyo valley, hike to Gokyo Ri and exploring the exciting sceneries are the brilliant aspect of this trip. During the Everest Cho La Pass Gokyo Lake Trekking, you can explore the Himalayan views of Mt. Everest (8,848 m), Lotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu, Nuptse along with the Ngozumba glacier.

The Everest base camp Gokyo Lake Trek ends at Lukla after descending from the Gokyo Lake. Adventure Bound organizes this trek with all arrangements. Please, contact us for more details.

Itinerary

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From the hotel, drive to the domestic airport and fly to Lukla, which is a 35 minute picturesque flight, enjoying the snowy 8000 meter peaks, including the world's tallest peak, Mt. Everest (8,848m). In Lukla, we meet the assisting team and begin to trek passing the stone wall, Nurning and reach to Phakding. Overnight at lodge.


From Lukla, we fly back to Kathmandu 30-minutes in the morning getting the sights of the Everest Himalayas. From the airport, transfer to the hotel. You have the whole day to do shopping or what is there in your list. Overnight at hotel.

Cost Details

Included

  • All Airport transportations
  • 2 night standard twin sharing hotel in Kathmandu with breakfast.
  • Round-trip airfare to/from Lukla, including transfers. The Lukla flight will be operated from Ramechhap Airport during the peak season.
  • Twin-sharing tea house accommodation during the trek
  • 3 Meals a day during the trek: (breakfast, lunch and dinner) a cup of Tea/ coffee during the breakfast time.
  • Some seasonal fruit every evening after the dinner
  • Gov-licensed, experienced, helpful, and friendly guide and porters (1 porter for 2 people) and their food, accommodation, salary, equipment, and accident insurance
  • All required Trekking Permits
  • Use of sleeping bag, down Jacket, Duffel bag, (if you don’t have your own, need to return after the trip is completed.)
  • First aid medicine kid including a pulse oximeter
  • Government taxes & office service charge

Not Included

  • International airfare to and from Kathmandu
  • Nepal entry visa fee
  • Your travel and medical insurance (recommended)
  • Porter fee for single trekker (optional)
  • Personal expenses like phone calls, laundry, costs of alcohol, recharging batteries, additional porters, bottled or boiled water, all desserts, tea coffee hot showers, and wifi, among others
  • Tips for trekking staff (tipping is expected)

Useful Information

It is important to be noted that the Kathmandu -Lukla - Kathmandu flights often gets delayed by hours or even gets cancelled for a day or few days due to unfavorable weather conditions in the mountain airstrip Lukla. Such unfavorable conditions may arise even during the best seasons including months October and November hence inis always better to prepare ahead. In such cases, you must be prepared for long waits either at Kathmandu or Lukla airports, as this can happen either at the start or at the end of the trek and sometime in both cases.  We will do our best to avoid such delays, and arrange the earliest next flight for you but it might not always work well as there are many people in que for days long. In case of emergencies and need of urgent flight, the Helicopter rescue can be another option to escape to and from the mountain, except for some bad weather the Helicopters always have easy excess in the mountains. This can be arranged upon your request with some additional cost which sometime is covered by your insurance as well. The Helicopter can be chartered from both the airports, Kathmandu and Lukla with the tentative cost of US$ 3000 per lift which at a time can accommodate maximum of 5 Person. Having said this, we still suggest you to mentally prepare for possible delay/cancellations and arrange some extra contingency days which we can save for the end of the trip and if everything goes normal these days can be utilized for exploring other beautiful destinations around the valley as per your interest and we, the Adventure Bound is always there to provide you different options to utilize the days in best ways.

Client Reviews

Everest Base Camp Trek (14 days)

TEEMU TAPANI/LAULAINEN, United Kingdom

Our group of three had an amazing experience trekking with Adventure Bound in the Everest Region. Our itinerary included the EBC, Kala Pattar, Cho La Pass and Gokyo Ri in 14 days. Everything went very smoothly with the travel company before, during and after the trek. Our guide Bibek was incredibly knowledgeable of the region and spoke perfect English. He was also willing to accommodate any request we had for our trek and proved to be very good company during the long days of walking. I would recommend this Adventure Bound and Bibek to anyone who is interested in exploring the Sagarmatha National Park.

素晴らしい経験でした

ヤクヤク, Japan

4月上旬のトレッキングで、昨年12月からメールでやり取りをさせてもらいました。詳しい日程や細かい質問にも日本語できちんと対応していただき、行く前からとても安心でした。また、価格もほかの業者の見積もりよりも良心的でした。 ルクラ〜エベレストBC〜チョラパス〜ゴーキョ（１８日間） ガイドは日本語堪能なRajさん。盛りだくさんの予定でしたが、途中で体調を見ながら臨機応変にスケジュールを変えてもらい、無事に予定を終えることが出来ました。 また、Rajさんはエベレスト界隈のベテランで、例えば電波の届かない場所で、朝先行する同業者ガイドさんやポーターさんに混み合っている宿の予約をお願いするなど、随所で素晴らしい気遣いがありました。ありがとうございます。 また、オーナーのLaxmanさんも日本語が堪能で、カトマンズ空港への送り迎えなどもお世話になり、とても助かりました。

素晴らしいツアーでした！

Shomai, Japan

エベレストのツアーに参加したのですがヒマラヤの眺めは美しく、そこで出会う人々や目にした文化は普通の生活をしていては絶対に味わえないものでした！息を呑むほど美しい山々の景色には感動しっぱなしでした。一生の思い出になりました。ガイドやポーターも信頼できる人達でしたし、ツアーの内容にも満足しています！アドベンチャーバウンドのチーム達とラキシマムさんにはとても感謝しています。ありがとうございました！

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

Camench Otaolaurruchi, Guatemala

On April my 3 friends and I travel from Guatemala to Nepal to accomplish Everest Base Camp, Gokyo Lakes and Chola Pass. Was how I celebrated my 50th birthday. After EBC, my friends decided to go back to Kadmandu and I decided to keep with the trekk. There is where I met Raman Aryal and his clients the Mackenzie's from Australia. They where loving, caring, patient and made me feel part of their group. I am thankful because trek was so beautiful and made new friends. I recommend Raman as guide and definitly will trust him. Nepal is amazing, its people are kind, food is delocious and the views and trekk arw awesome!

Great time, great place, great people!

Simon Paul Mackenzie, Australia

I have been to Nepal a couple of times. The first time I did the Annapurna circuit with a friend in April 2016. This year I did ECB with my dad and sister and found both experiences to be more amazing than I had imagined. Great trekking, beautiful scenery, fantastic people and an awesome guide that I would strongly recommend, Raman Aryal. He is fantastic, really knowledgeable about the mountains, culture, wildlife and all things Nepal, not to mention a great guy. Raman was my guide when we met on the Annapurna but now consider him a good friend. I can't wait to go back and visit Nepal, Raman and the Adventure Bound Team again:))

CELEBRARING MY 50Tth BIRTHDAY

MARIA DEL CARMEN OTAOLAURRUCHI, Guatemala

My three friends and I went to EBC to celebrate my 50th birthday. We did it! But I wanted to continue to Chola Pass and Gokyo but due to high desease, after EBC, my friends decided to go back. There I met Raman Aryal and his clients the Mackenzie's who I joined to go to Chola Pass and Gokyo. They where really nice at me patient and loving, if I go back to trek I will definitly like a guide like Raman. Nepali's are very kind and caring and I will be back soon!

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