Everest Base Camp Trek without flight to Lukla 14 Days 13 Nights

Day 1: Kathmandu (1300m) - Jiri (1905m) - Shivalaya (1767m) - Bhandar (2040m) - Kinja (1646m)

Highlight: Enjoyable Scenic and Adventurous drive all the way from Kathmandu to Kinja. Avoid the risky Lukla airport.

04.00am: Pick up from your hotel in Kathmandu. Below are the routes we will follow:

• Trip to Everest Base Camp: Kathmandu (1300m) – Jiri (1905m) – Shivalaya (1767m) – Bhandar (2040m) – Kinja (1646m).
• Total Duration: 14 hours | Total Distance 232km

10.00pm: Arrive at Kinja. Rest & relax.

Why should you choose to drive from Kathmandu – Shivalaya – Kinja? 

1. You’ll get to the Everest Base Camp Trek safely. You will avoid flying to the Lukla airport – the world’s most dangerous airport with the high death toll on a yearly basis. We take your safety seriously. We will drive to the last possible passable route – Kinja.
2. Scenic drive along many beautiful rivers. Named here a few: Tama Koshi, Sun Koshi (Koshi means river in the Nepalese language) and etc. These rivers originate from Tibet. We will pass by many small villages, mountains, houses, and monasteries. You will get to take many amazing and beautiful photos of untouched nature along the drive.

NOTE: The checkpoint for the TIMS and Permits is at Jiri and Shivalaya – Gaurishankar Conservation Area.

Day 2: Kinja - Junbesi (2675m)

Highlights: No highlights – today will be a challenging 6-hour trek uphill

09.00am: Breakfast at hotel. We will begin our 6-hour trek uphill to Junbesi. Do note that 6 hours is an estimation; trek may be shorter or longer depending on the trekker’s fitness level. Lunch will be provided en route at a local restaurant.

04.00pm: Check in hotel at Junbesi. Rest & relax.

Day 3: Junbesi - Namche Bazar (3440m)

Highlights: No highlights – today will be another challenging 6-hour trek uphill.

09.00am: Breakfast at hotel. We will begin our 6-hour trek uphill to Namche Bazar. As with the previous day, do note that 6 hours is an estimation; trek may be shorter or longer depending on the trekker’s fitness level. Lunch will be provided en route at a local restaurant.

04.00pm: Check in hotel at Namche Bazar. Rest & relax. Enjoy your stay at the beautiful and scenic Namche Bazar with views of Kongde in front, and Kusumkhan and Thamserku at the back. You will spend the night here.

Day 4: Acclimatization at Namche (3440m)

Hike to the Everest View hotel at 3900m. This is a 2.5-hour uphill trek. Rest and explore the area. This point offers beautiful views of Kwangde, Thamserku, KusumKanguru, Kangtega, AmaDablam, Island Peak, Peak 41, Lhotse, Lhotse Shar, Nuptse, Everest, Tabuche Peak, Cholatse Peak, Khumbila, and more.

NOTE: There is a local market fair here every Friday and Saturday. Visit this fair to get local goods at great prices!

Day 5: Namche Bazar to Tengbuche Monastry (3860m)

08.00 am: The trek begins after breakfast to Kyagjuma (3570m), and then to Sanasa (3650m). This trek will take 1.3 hours. You will then have the option of other trekking destinations from Sanasa (3650m). Whichever your option, the trek will however continue to PhunkiTenga (3250m).

09.30 am: Arrive in Sanasa. We continue a downhill trek to PhunkiTenga (3250m) for 1 hour.
10.30 am: Arrive at PhunkiTenga (3250m). We will have our lunch break here.
11.00 am: Begin the uphill trek to Tengbuche Monastery (3860m). This will take approximately 3 hours.
02.00 pm: Arrive at Tengbuche Monastery (3860m). We will spend the night here.

NOTE: You will get to enjoy beautiful views of Everest (8448m), Nuptse, Ama Dhablam and many other mountains from here. Dinner will be at the hotel.

Day 6: Tengbuche Monastery (3860m) to Dingboche (4360m)

08:00am: Begin the downhill trek to Deboche (3770m) for 30 minutes, and then continue the trek to Pangboche (3930m) for 1 hour.
09.30am: Arrive at Pangboche (3930m) and continue the trek to Shomare (4070m).
10.30am: Arrive at Shomare (4070m). We will have lunch here.
11.00am: Begin the trek to Dingboche (4360m).
01.00pm: Arrive at Dingboche (4360m) and check into hotel. We will spend the night at Dingbuche. Dinner will be at the hotel.

Day 7: Acclimatization at Dingboche (4360m)

Program: Trek to Nagarjuna (5000m) for 4 hours and enjoy the beautiful views of Amadablam, Makalu, Barunche, Chopolo II, and Merapeak. Otherwise, you can take a 3-hour trek to Chukung Village (4750m) and explore the village. Do note that it will take 2 hours to get back from either Nagarjuna or Chukung Village.

Day 8: Dingboche (4360m) to Lobuche (4940m)

08.00 am: Begin the trek after the breakfast to Dugla (4600m) for 2 hours, where we will have a tea break upon arrival.
10.00 am: Arrive at Dugla (4600m). We will have our tea break here.
11.00 am: Begin the uphill trek to Lobuche (4940m). This will take 3 hours.
02.00 pm: Arrive at Lobuche (4940m) and check in hotel. Lunch and dinner will be at the hotel. we will spend the night at Lobuche (4940m).

NOTE: You’ll get to enjoy amazing view of the Nuptse, Cholatse and Taboche peak (6495m) from here.

Day 9: Lobuche – GorakShep (5170m) - Everest Base Camp (5300m) - Gorakshep

08.00 am: Begin the trek after breakfast to GorakShep (5170m). This will be a 3-hour uphill trek.
11.00 am: Arrive at GorakShep (5170m). Check in hotel and have lunch.
12.00 pm: Begin the trek to Everest Base Camp (5300m). This will take 3 hours.
03.00 pm: Arrive at Mt. Everest Base Camp (5300m).

Note: You will get to see panoramic views of Nuptse, Everest south shoulder, Chamgtse (7543m) Lingtren (6713m), Khumbutse (6639m), and Mt. Pumori (7138m) on your left. We will not spend more than 30 minutes here, due to heavy winds.

03.30 pm: Begin our 2-hour trek back to GorakShep (5170m).
05.30 pm: Arrive at hotel. We will have dinner at the hotel and spend the night at GorakShep (5170m).

Day 10: Gorakshep to Kalapatthar (5545m) and downhill trek to Pheriche

04.00 am: Wake up and begin our uphill trek to Kalapatthar (5545m) for 2 hours.

NOTE: You can get to enjoy a beautiful sunrise with views of Mount Everest, Nuptse, Mt Pumori, Amadablam, and many other mountains. We will take a 30-minute break here.

06.30 am: Begin our downhill trek back to GorekShep (5170m) for 1 hour.
07.30 am: Arrive at the hotel for breakfast.
08.30 am: Being our downhill trek back to Pheriche (4280m). This will take approximately 6 hours.
10.30 am: Arrive at Lobuche (4940m) and continue the trek to Dughla (4600m) for 2 hours.
12.30 pm: Arrive at Dughla. We will have lunch here at Dughla (4600m).
01.00 pm: Begin the trek to Pheriche (4280m) for 2 hours.
03.00 pm: Arrive at Pheriche (4280m). Check in hotel and spend the night at Pheriche. We will have dinner at the hotel.

Day 11: Pheriche to Namche

08.00 am: After breakfast, we will start the trek to Shomare (4070m) for 1 hour.
09.00 am: Arrive at Shomare (4070m) and continue the trek to Pangboche (3930m) for 45 minutes.
09.45 am: Arrive at Pangboche (3930m) and continue the trek to Deboche (3770m) for 45 minutes.
10.30 am: Arrive at Deboche (3770m) and continue the trek to Tengboche (3860m) for 30 minutes.
11.00 am: Arrive at Tengboche (3860m). We will have lunch here.
12.00 pm: After lunch, we will trek for 3 hours to Namche Bazar (3440m).
03.00 pm: Arrive at Namche Bazar (3440m) and check in hotel. We will spend the night here.

Day 12: Namche Bazar - Junbesi

Highlights: No highlights – Today there will be a challenging 6-hour trek downhill.

09.00am: Breakfast at hotel. We will start our 6-hour trek downhill to Junbesi. Lunch will be provided en route at a local restaurant.

04.00pm: Check in hotel in Junbesi. Rest & relax.

Day 13: Junbesi - Kinja

Highlights: No highlights – Today will be another challenging 6-hour trek downhill

09.00am: Breakfast at hotel. We will start our trek 6-hour trek downhill to Kinja. Lunch will be provided en route at a local restaurant.

04.00pm: Check in hotel at Kinja. Rest & relax.

Day 14: Kinja - Bhandar - Shivalaya - Jiri - Kathmandu

04.00am: We will start our drive from Kinja (1646m) – Bhandar (2040m) – Shivalaya (1767m) – Jiri (1905m) then to Kathmandu. The total duration is 14 hours.

10.00am: Arrive in Kathmandu. Trek ends.