On arrival at Kathmandu International Airport, received by View Nepal Treks staff and guide and then transfer to your hotels. After checking into rooms and getting refreshed joining at meeting place for Everest Three Passes Trek briefing, hotels, lodge on the route with doing and don’ts includes welcome dinner.

Morning, transfer to Kathmandu domestic airport for scenic short to a flight of 30 minutes, overlooking views of mountain range with Mt. Everest. On reaching Lukla, here with time for short rest and then start the first day walk to Phakding village for the overnight stop. As route leads past many interesting farm villages, a nice pleasant trek with few short ups and gradual trails to reach at Phakding by Dudh Kosi River.

After a nice morning, walk continues crossing bridges over Dudh Kosi River passing several interesting villages of Toc-Toc, Bhenkar and Monjo arriving at Sagarmatha National Park entrance gate, from here on the river bed for few hours and after the last bridge a steep uphill to Namche Bazaar, at Namche with facilities of good restaurant, pubs, cyber café, post office, and banks.

At Namche rest day as well to get acclimatized before heading higher area. Optional short hike to Everest View Hotel or walk up on top Namche for views of Everest, Amadablam and adjoining peaks, visit the museum of great interest.

From Namche on a pleasant trail with downhill to Imjatse River at Phunge-Tenga for lunch, afternoon walk uphill into rhododendron, pines, firs tree forest with views of snowcapped peaks. On reaching Thyangboche visit its monastery with the magnificent panorama of Mt. Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Kangtenga, Thamserku, Kwande and majestic Amadablam.

Morning walks on the downhill for an hour to Imjatse River, after crossing a bridge heading into the exposed country where tree lines drop for few short junipers and dwarf rhododendron bushes. As walk progress reaching Pangboche village above 3,900 meters, the last permanent village, others places on the route are a temporary settlement with lodges to cater the need of trekkers. From Pangboche a slow climb to Somara as walk carries on with an uphill to reach at Dingboche village for the overnight stop, located in Imjatse valley within giant mountains.

Another rest day for acclimatization, options for short hike to Nakarjung hills for best views of Mt. Makalu and other adjoining peaks. And also visit Chhukung village and follow the valley back to Dingboche for better acclimatization.

After 2 overnight in Dingboche, early morning start with a climb on the icy path, walking on rocky trail beneath Kongma-la and its peak Kongma or Mehra, after a good rest, crossover Kongma-la pass at 5,535 m / 18,159 ft hidden between great Nuptse wall, Mehara and Pokalde peaks. After a tough climb towards Khumbu glacier and moraine one has to be careful here on the misleading after descending the walk leads on the path to a short steep climb up to the terminal debris of Khumbu Glacier to reach Lobuche for an overnight stop in the comfort of a cozy lodge after great full day walk.

Today reach another highlight of the adventure to Everest Base Camp, walk leads to short steep climb in between glacier and moraine to reach at Gorakshep, located beneath Mt. Pumori and Kalapathar.
The walk continues to Everest Base Camp rewards you with exciting views of notorious Khumbu Ice Fall and glaciers, from here back to Gorakshep for the overnight halt.

Our return journey is more pleasant on losing heights every hour on downhill walks. Few ups to Thyangboche after the bridge and then back into green vegetation covered with tall trees all the way to Thyangboche Monastery. After a refreshing stop at Thyangboche, walk leads to a descend reaching at Imjatse River. From here a steep climb for an hour to Sanasa, and then on gradual walks to reach at Namche Bazaar for the overnight stop.

Second Big Day of the adventure, cross high Cho-la pass ( Tsho-la) leading to a steep up and then crossing the glacier on the eastern side. The top located at 5,367 m, can be quite challenging sometimes to cross in snow conditions, offers views of high peaks with Cholatse Glacier and then descend carefully to Thanknak for an overnight stop after crossing over the second pass of the adventure.

After a great adventure over Cho-la pass, morning an easy walk following main Gokyo trail at the foot of the Ngozumba glacier. Slowly walk leads at Gokyo Lake also called Dudh Pokhari the bank of the shore is summer settlement of Gokyo at 4,790 meters.

Morning an option for a hike to Gokyo Ri at 5,357m another highlight of this adventure, Gokyo Ri offers breathtaking scenery panorama of world’s highest peak from Mt. Cho Oyo, Gyachung Kang, Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse, Cholatse, Taweche and to the east Mt. Makalu. After a grand vista descends to Gokyo and marvels the surrounding awesome views. Another option excursion to Gokyo 5th Lake five to six hours of round trips, where you need to take pack lunch, walk leads to the base of Cho-Oyu world’s 6th highest mountain that straddles the border with Nepal / Tibet, offers views of Mt. Everest, Changtse and towering ice wall of Cho-Oyu.

Our last third high pass to cross, starting before dawn leaving Gokyo towards Renjo-la, as walk follows at the end of Gokyo Lake, where route leads on top of the pass offering superb view of Mt. Everest, Lhotse, Cholatse and Taboche, and then cross Renjo La pass over 5,465 m / 17,929 ft, one of the most difficult section of the adventure.
On reaching at the top rewards you a breathtaking panorama of Mt. Cho-Oyu and other high surrounding peaks, after enjoyable and exciting views and climb, walk descend towards a frozen ponds beneath Renjo La pass, and then a long descend reaching a small settlement at Lungdeng for overnight stop, which is on route to high Nangpa-la pass into Tibet.

Completing all three passes today an easy walk on the downhill to Marlung village just above Bhote Kosi River, from Marlung our route leads past Thyangmoche and Hungmo, and then walk into scattered Sheppard’s huts and Yak grazing pasture. As afternoon walk leads to Thame village for overnight stop, a quiet sleepy village located on the trail towards high Tashi Labtsa pass close to Gaurishankar and Rolwaling area, and as well on route to Tibet border.
At Thame visit one of the oldest monasteries of Khumbu believed to be of more than 500 years old enriched with ancient idols and artifacts.

After Thame village a short down and then ups with a gradual walk to Thamo a village with hydropower that supplies electricity to Namche and other Khumbu villages, as walk leads back into the green woodland of tall pines and rhododendron tree lines. A pleasant walk to Namche Bazaar for short rest and then downhill to Monjo near Sagarmatha National Park entrance for an overnight stop.

Morning walk to Phakding from here retrace the journey back to Lukla with last final climb, on reaching Lukla celebrate last night dinner with fellow trekkers and staff.

From Lukla taking an early morning flight back to Kathmandu with views of mountains, at Kathmandu domestic airport our staff transfers you back to respective hotels with rest of the day free at leisure.

A spare day in Kathmandu in case of flight delay and cancellation due to unfavorable bad weather which might occur, as the Himalayan weather can be unpredictable sometimes if all goes well have a free day or sightseeing tour of Kathmandu-Patan and Bhaktapur.

Today, last day in amazing Nepal with great experience and fond memories of Everest Three Pass trekking, as per your time for international flight, View Nepal staff transfer you to the airport for your final departure homeward bound or to your next destinations.