Everest Base Camp and Gokyo Heli Tour

Detail Itinerary

Day 01 : Kathmandu Arrival (1400m). Overnight in Hotel

Upon your arrival in Kathmandu airport, a representative from Sherpa Land Adventures will pick you up from the airport and take you to your hotel. In the afternoon, we may take a rest or visit near places of interest.

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Day 02 : Kathmandu sightseeing. Overnight in Hotel

Our professional native speaking guide will take you for sightseeing around historic Kathmandu and their tradition and culture. In our sightseeing tour we go to Monkey temple Swayambhunath, Pashupatinath, Boudhanath and Kathmandu Durbar square.

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Day 03 : Fly to Lukla (2800m/9200ft) and trek to Phakdingma(2600m./8500ft).

We depart Kathmandu on an early morning mountain flight to the Hillary built airstrip at Lukla. you will be transported from Kathmandu to a bright and colorful scene in clear mountain air. Today is pretty easy day and it will feel good to stretch your legs, stiff from days of travel, as we walk downhill to the village of Phakdingma. Times have been good in the area recently and the trail is full of new Buddhist art, prayer flags and small monasteries. We sleep tonight with sounds of the roaring glacial water of the Dudh Kosi in the background.

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Day 04: Trek to Namche Bazar.(3,450m./11,400ft)

Today we enter Sagarmartha National Park, arriving just before lunch. A stunning seven-hour trek along the valley and up the famous Namche Hill, With some luck our first view of Everest will be on the way up the hill to the Sherpa capital at 3,440m.  Namche is small, scenic beyond belief, and surprisingly cosmopolitan. We stay at Hotel Sherpaland Lodge the most modern and comfortable lodge in Namche.

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Day 05: Namche Bazar.(3,450m./11,400ft) acclimatization day

A rest day in and around Namche. We include a walk to the National Park Headquarters, where we are treated to our first view of Mt Everest and other great mountains of the high Himalaya. We also have time to spend in the Namche markets.

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Day 06: Heli tour of Everest Base Camp, Kalapathhar and Gokyo Valley and back to Lukla

Today is the most exciting part of our journey. We begin our helicopter tour of Everest region  after breakfast. We begin our Himalayan sightseeing on a helicopter from Namche Bazaar. The helicopter  will take us to Mt. Everest south face, the most common and famous route to climb the peak.

Everest. You will feel like you can touch the mountains as we fly very close with to the peaks. In Gokyo, the pristine emerald colored Gokyo lakes are ours to admire. Additionally, we also get to see the beautiful Khumbu Valley, Khumbu Glacier and Icefall region, on our helicopter tour. The tour ends in Lukla where we spend the night.

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Day 07: Fly back to Kathmandu

Early in the morning we catch a  flights out of Lukla and have our last close up views of the Himalayas. We land in Kathmandu and go straight to the hotel. Rest and relaxation normally dominates the afternoon.

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Day 08: Kathmandu

We take our choice from a shopping day in Thamel, visiting Kathmandu, or a relaxing for the day with a sun bath. Final reflections on a great trip.

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Day 9: final departure

Our journey in Nepal comes to an end today! The Sherpa Land Adventures representative will drop you off at the airport approximately 3 hours before our scheduled flight.

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IMPORTANT NOTE: 

Every effort will be made to keep to the above itinerary, but as this is adventure travel in a remote mountain region, we cannot guarantee it! Weather conditions and health of team members can all contribute to changes. Our Sherpa guides will try to ensure that the trip runs according to plan, but please be prepared to be flexible if necessary.