Short EBC Trek – 12 Days

Short EBC trek is getting popular for those people who have limit vacation and don’t have time for the longer Everest Base Camp Trek packages. The 12 Days Short Everest base camp Trekking Journey start from   Kathmandu and provide  the  chance to  Hike to  Kala Pattar reaching an altitude of 5,500m awe-inspiring views of Mount Everest and Base camp of Mt Everest. (5356m) without any acclimation day.

The Short EBC trekking leads you through the Khumbu Valley, footsteps of Sir Edmund Hilaary and Tenzing Norge Sherpa, Experience the immense beauty of the surround World heritage Site Sagarmatha national park, outstanding breath-taking vistas of 4 highest peaks in the world Also Experience the various Buddhist monasteries, Sherpa culture steeped in history and tradition.

• Arrival in Kathmandu.  Our representative will meet you at the airport and transfer to hotel.
• Take morning flight from Kathmandu to Lukla (2,830 m.) and trek to Phakding (2,640 m., 4-hour trek).
• Trek From Phakding to Namche Bazzar. (3440m 5 hour)
• Trek from Namche Bazaar to Tengboche (3,867 m., 5-hour trek).
• Trek from Tengboche to Dingboche (4,260 m., 5-hour trek).
• Trek from Dingboche to Lobuche (4,930 m. 5-hour trek).
• Trek from Lobuche to Gorak Shep (5,170 m.) and continue to Everest Base Camp (5,364 m.,) and return to Gorakshep (6-hour trek).
• Early morning, hike to Kalapathar (5,545 m.,) and trek to Pheriche (4,240 m. 5-hour trek).
• Trek from Phireche to Namche Bazzar (3,467 m., 6-hour trek)
• Trek from Namche Bazaar to Lukla (2,800 m., 6-hour trek)
• Take flight from Lukla to Kathmandu
• Transfer to the airport and departure From Nepal

• Arrival in Kathmandu (1,396 m.) Upon your arrival, proceed to the outside of airport terminal, our representative will wait for you to take you to the hotel which taking around 20 minutes.  Please look for your name which will be shown on signage.  Overnight at hotel in Kathmandu.
• Take morning flight from Kathmandu to Lukla (2,830 m.) and trek to Phakding (2,640 m., 4-hour trek). Today we will take an amazing flight from Kathmandu to Lukla (2,827 m.) in the morning parallel to the huge Himalayan adjacent to Nepal and China.  After 40 minutes, we will be landed in a runway and our caretaker will help us carry our belongings. Then we will walk down to the Dudh Kosi River, where we connect with the main path to Namche Bazaar. After moving all the way through the small area of Ghat (2550m), we will soon arrive at our tea house at Phakding.
• Trek from Phakding to Namche Bazaar (3,440 m., 6-hour trek) Today, we start from Phakding and walk across the river to trek all the way through the area of rhododendron, blue pine forest and more which is really superb experience especially during the spring. We go crossways to the Dudh Kosi at Benkar and take pleasure from the scenes of snow-topped mountains Kusum Kanguru (6,369 m.), Thamserku (6,623 m.) and so on.  The way then becomes fairly difficult and includes a perpendicular climb to Namche Bazaar.  You will now walk through upstream on flat land, on the bank, to the fusion point of the Dudh Koshi and Bhote Koshi rivers.  After crossing one of the suspension bridges above the river, we will ascend to Namche Bazaar.  We get the most amazing vivid opportunities of gigantic peaks -Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Ama Dablam, Taweche is visible.  Overnight at hotel in Namche Bazaar.
• Trek from Namche Bazzar to Tengboche  (3,800 m., 5-hour trek) We will today descend down through the Khumjung community and move to the major path to Everest at Shanasa.  We will walk further to Trashinga and then move down to go across the Dudh Koshi at Phunkitenga (3,250 m.).  In the daytime, it is a wide and vertical ascend through fir, black juniper, pine, rhododendron forest and reach Tengboche Monastery.  Here we can see gigantic peaks AmaDablam, Kantega, Mount Everest etc.  We stay at hotel in Tengboche tonight.
• Trek from Tengboche to Dingboche (4,200 m., 5-hour trek)
  We will walk slightly down through the forest of birch, juniper, fir and rhododendron at Debuche.  Here we only steady way up but due to the elevation we have to speed ourselves increasingly all the way through the day. After passing the Imja Khola, the trail heads to Pangboche where we can see the beautiful mountain of Ama Dablam.  Then our route is to climb all the way through unwrapped alpine hillsides prior to another crossing of  the Imja Khola and reach Dingboche.
• Trek from Dingboche  to Lobuche (4,920 m., 5-hour trek).  Today, we go away Pheriche and the trail goes up to the drain of the Khumbu.  Then after an hour, the path mounts up to the Khumbu Glacier.  Almost half of the climb to the moraine is Dughla.  Moving ahead from Dughla the trail keeps on ascending steeply to the crest of the moraine.  The path now moves on flat level on the west part of the moraine prior to arriving at Lobuche.
• Trek from Lobuche to Gorak Shep (5,170 m.) continue to Everest Base Camp and back to Gork Shep (5,356 m., 8-hour trek)  We will trek towards Gorakshep today.  From this place, we will walk up to Everest Base Camp, then return back to Gorakshep for staying overnight since we cannot find lodges at Everest Base Camp .
• Hike to Kalapathar (5,545 m.) and continue trekking to Pheriche (4,240 m. 5-hour trek).
  Early morning, hike to the top of Kalapathar at 5,545 meters, this will be the highest spot of the adventure, offering incredible views of mountains with Mt. Everest at closest.  After a great moment, we return to Gorakshep for breakfast and continue trek to Thugla, and downhill to Pheriche on windy valley for overnight stop.
• Trek from Pheriche to Namche Bazzar (3,450 m., 6-hour trek). Return journey much easier as the walk drops heights every few hours, walk downhill with few short ups to Pangboche and then to a bridge with two hours climb to Tengboche.  Stop for lunch in Tengboche, then continue to Namche Bazzar.  Over night at Namche Bazaar.
• Trek from Namche Bazaar to Lukla (2,840 m., 6-hour trek).  Morning walk leads back to Phakding and from here back to Lukla with last and final climb of this fabulous adventure, on reaching Lukla, celebrate last night dinner with fellow trekkers and staff.
• Take flight from Lukla to Kathmandu
  We will wake up early in the morning and get ready for the entrance of our plane for returning back to Kathmandu.  Then, we will transfer back to our hotel.  Remaining day to explore in Kathmandu, overnight at hotel in Kathmandu.
• Transfer to the airport and departure from Nepal to your destination
  Our representative will transfer you to Kathmandu International Airport for your way back to your country.