15 days days Round Gokyo valley Trekking through Renjo-La pass

We will drive you straight to your hotel in private vehicle as soon as you land at Tribhuvan International Airport at Kathmandu. We will give you short briefing on our final agreed program. And if you are the first time traveler in Nepal we will give information about restaurant, ATM, money exchanges and other useful information until we meet for next day.

There are various major cultural historical and religious places around Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur for sightseeing. Pashupatinath, Bauddhanath, Swayambhunath, Bhaktapur Durbar Square,Kathmandu Durbar Square and Patan Durbar square are our top lists. Most of them are listed on UNESCO world heritage sites. Later in the evening we will arrange dinner with your trekking guide.Equally important you can know each other and talk about your trekking itineraries.

Flying to Lukla is always a thrill. The 45 mins flight from Kathmandu highly depends upon vulnerable weather. You need a lot of patience to fly to Lukla since most of the time the flights are delayed. As you fly you can see beautiful Himalayan ranges on Northern part from aircraft window. You can take a short tea break in Lukla until your guide finds porters to carry your luggage. You are already in upper temperate region so you can see some peaks as soon as you land in Lukla. Easy walk for 3hr to reach Phakding.

After crossing suspension bridge we trek by the bank of Dudhkoshi river .The beautiful pine forest dominates the most of the vegetation. The trail is fairly easy with gentle up and down with numerous suspension bridges. Passing by Monjo and entering Jorsalle valley the trek continues by the bank of river fairly straight with small up and down.We reach a suspension bridge from where we climb steep up for about 2 and half hour to reach the biggest permanent sub alpine village of region the Namche Bazaar. You can see a glimpse of Everest for the first time as you trek to Namche

Acclimatization is necessary to adjust your body and mind with the change of altitude, environment ,humidity and temperature for the success of trekking. You will make a day hike to the ridge of Namche where you can see magnificent views of numerous peaks and high mountains from the top. Mount Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Ama Dablam, Thamserku, Kongde peak are some notable peaks and mountains. Spending an hour at the top and you will trek to another nearby beautiful village Khumjung. Most of the young men of Khumjung are engaged in tourism while women spend their days in household and seasonal agriculture. You can see lots of contribution made my sir Edmund Hillary on this village .You can see awesome Namche village from top ridge while you trek back down to Namche.

The path is usually not as busy as other trekking part of Everest region. Few trekkers trek to Thame from Namche Bazaar as an acclimatization day trip or to conquer Renjo-La pass. We head westward from Namche Bazaar following the Bhotekoshi valley. The trekking route is exceptional with numerous chortens and mani walls while Kongde Peak just above you and Thamserku along with Ama Dablam at horizon. The trail fairly descends to widened Bhote Koshi river to reach another settlement of Thamo with well known nice gompa. The landscape is jointly eaten by old glacier and eroded by river as the valley opens up further.It will take about an hour of steep walk from the canyon river bed to reach Thame

This is second day of acclimatization and is highly necessary to adjust your body and mind with the change of altitude, environment ,humidity and temperature for the success of this highly tough trekking.Today after visiting the monastery of Thame we have set this challenging day to climb Sumdur peak (4830m) to amplify the acclimatization. This peak is not popular for many trekkers due to difficulty but we highly recommend you to climb and explore this peak as much possible for unforgettable landscape of Everest region

The morning starts by trekking further north alongside the bank of Bhotekoshi river.The valley widens much more as we head north surrounded by snow capped peaks. Crossing the river we trek about an hour to reach Mirlung village. The path is easy and gentle as we continue to Lungden but the landscape gets much barren and isolated. No real vegetations are seen around except few yaks grazing on dry meadows.Lodges on Lungden does not really offer any luxury except a night to spend with basic survival tools .The ancient salt trade route is seen known to be Nangpa-La pass that connects Tibet and Nepal boarder.

The day starts with early breakfast,the morning is really freezing cold.The first section of pass is easy with gentle climb .We see small alpine bushes and meadows while passing by Renjo lake surrounded by snow capped peaks. The path turns right and need a steep climb of about 400m. The path was slippery, icy and hard few years ago but the man-made stairs has made the path much easier to cross. The landscape we see from the top is simply awesome. Mount Everest, Cholatse, Nuptse dominates the whole valley. You can see Gokyo on horizon by the side of Ngozumpa glacier, another amusement of Everest geographical landscape. The descend is not so hard but tiredness may make each steps heavier and slower to reach Gokyo

As the daybreak we climb to Gokyo Ri the most awaited moment of the trekking trip. The trail is zigzag up demanding lot of energy to climb. You will get exhausted with few steps but the panoramic view that gradually appears at your back motivates you to continue. After 2 hr of climbing you are at the top from where you can see vistas of Everest region with Cho-Oyu, Everest, Lhotse, Cholatse, Twache on horizon with stretched and infinite Ngozumpa glacier. A small ridge separates the Ngozumpa glacier and Gokyo tea houses an amazing landscape worth to stare at. Returning back to Gokyo you will have plenty time to explore around fourth and fifth lakes that lies on the foothill of Cho-yu and in the deep heart of Gokyo valley. Makalu, Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Cholatse ranges has entirely new view than usually you had seen before.

The trekking from Gokyo descends down to entirely new landscape and environment. From alpine and snowline region trekker mostly trek through sub-alpine climatic zone. The trekking path becomes busy and crowded. Mostly, importantly trekker can enjoy eastern landscape of Everest trekking region with Mount Cho-oyu at the background for most of the descend. Instead of entering deep valley trekker crosses numerous gullies and small ridges down to Machhermo. The open grassy meadows with small alpine bushes are the main vegetation around. Numerous mesmerizing peaks on the horizon makes the trekking day perfect.

From Dole the vegetation becomes thick mainly sub-alpine vegetation. So, there are great chances to spot Himalayan wild mammals and birds. Trekker still can enjoy the deep Everest valley down along with glacier of mountain. While, numerous peaks and mountains at the horizon looks different and interesting. Further descend and we are at Namche Bazaar the hub of Everest trekking region. Plus, always a happening and busy place around the the region.

The last day of trekking. We follow down the same trail we took earlier while climbing up. The trail is steep down the forest. After crossing the suspension bridge we trek small ups and downs to reach Lukla. The trekking path has green upper temperate region forests of pine juniper and rhododendron broken by some lower alpine trees.You can enjoy the last trekking dinner with guide and porter as a tribute to their hard work for making your trekking successful.

A final good bye to Everest trekking region. We take a short flight from Lukla to reach Kathmandu. After refreshment and relaxing in your hotel you can walk around the town to buy some souvenirs for your relatives and friends.

Our office representative will be in your hotel 3 hour prior your flight time to drop you at Tribhuvan International Airport.