Mera Peak Climbing and Ama Lapcha Pass

After your arrival at the TIA (Tribhuwan International Airport), Kathmandu, you are received with warm and hearty welcome by our friendly and accommodating staff along with welcoming banner stand sign outside the arrival terminal. Meanwhile, it is followed up by short welcoming procedure in a typical Nepali tradition and you are escorted to the luxurious hotel in Kathmandu. During this time period, you can feel the vibes of the bustling lifestyle of Kathmandu city. Various cultural heritages and ancient sculptures with magnificent monasteries are the center of attraction in Kathmandu city.  Furthermore, you are provided with pleasantly brief details regarding your stay in hotel. A comfortable and luxurious stay in hotel of Kathmandu for this night.

An overnight stay at Kathmandu

Accommodation: Hotel

Drive duration: (20 minutes)

One of the explorative days begins with your breakfast between 6 to 9 am in the morning. Meanwhile, our city guide provides you the brief details of the city tour allocated for this day and you are provided with the grounded private transportation for this particular tour. Kathmandu, also known as the ‘ City of Temples’ has lots of ancient monasteries, unique sculptures, important religious and cultural sites, delightful culture, customs and unique lifestyle of people living in the capital city of Nepal. Kathmandu city has become the dwelling place for people from all over the country. Hence, this is the perfect sample for unity in diversity. People of different religion, culture and unique lifestyle have collaborated to unite in this wonderful city. Some of the important tourist destinations of this city are Pashupatinath Temple (one of the most holiest places for Hindus), Syambhunath and Boudha Stupa (two major Buddhist monasteries), Kathmandu Durbar Square, Bhaktapur Durbar Square and Patan Durbar Square (Ancient sculptures and architectures with Pagoda style Temples), Newari culture, customs and cuisine (Indigenous and traditional community of Kathmandu city).

Your exploration occupies some space for you to recap all those beautiful memories and understand the lifestyle and history of Kathmandu. After this beautiful journey, you are escorted back to hotel and an overnight stay at the hotel.

Note: Depending upon your flight schedule, the trip meeting is held either on the same day you arrived or after the completion of city tour. In this meeting, you meet with our managing director, city guide and other staffs who are participating for the accomplishment of your wonderful journey.

 City Tour: Entire day

Accommodation: Luxurious hotel in Kathmandu

In this day we take early morning flight Lukla and  after breakfast at Lukla, your first day of the trek begins with a hike to Paiyan. Landing on the famous and widely known airport known as “Tenzing Hillary Airport” you hike towards Paiya for an overnight stay there. For the first one and half hour, you hike steep downwards to Surke Village popular for Sherpa community. You can find lots of Tea houses on the way that makes this trip more familiar with the people living in this region. And, this village has the iconic feature as the famous personality, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa was born there, the first female to climb the highest mountain of the world, Mt. Everest. After reaching Surke Village and exploring the Sherpa community, you hike steep upwards for about three hours towards Cheubas hiking through lush forest, several tea houses and unique topography. At the top of this hike, you can have the phenomenal view of the Lukla village which is the luring part of this hike. In this region, you can find mules and yaks carrying the necessary goods to Lukla and upper village. And, with all these memories you reach to Paiya making this trip as one of the memorable trips of your lifetime.

An overnight stay at Paiya

Accommodation: Lodge / Tea house

Hike duration: Around 5-6 hours

Note: As the flight schedule might change due to current system made by the airline companies. The flight might be from Ramechap, the eastern part of Nepal, around 131 km from Kathmandu. Weather forecast is also another factor for fight delay. If there is delay in the flight, another suitable alternative taken into consideration.

After breakfast at Paiya, your destination for this day is Panggom. The trip from Paiya to Panggom is also exciting as you hike through Paiya River Bridge and dense forest with aroma and beautiful surrounding around you. Passing through Kari La Pass is also another excitement where you pass through beautiful rhododendron, bamboo and pine forests. The phenomenal and mesmerizing highlight of this particular journey is you can have the majestic and amazing Dudh Koshi Valley that blends your soul to its natural beauty. Eventually, you reach to Panggom village with the warm hospitality of the people who basically depend upon farming, agriculture and trading business.

An overnight stay at Panggom.

Hike duration: Around 5-6 hours

Accommodation: Lodge / Tea house

After breakfast at Panggom village, your destination for this day is Ningsow village. This hike begins with the plain terrain for a while and you pass through Panggom La Pass after which you have to ascend a while to reach Peseng Kharka Khola. During this hike, you can go through different places where you can find the true essence of natural beauty and various kinds of aromas around the surrounding. On the steady and solid track from Peseng Kharka Khola, you hike towards the Peseng Kharka Danda which lies in the northern part of Peseng Kharka Khola. On this hike duration, you can find various rivers and streams that makes your trip more refreshing and pleasant. After crossing the Ningsow Khola or the stream, you reach to Ningsow village, the final destination for this day.

An overnight stay at Ningsow Village.

Hike duration: Around 4-5hours

 Accommodation: Lodge / Tea house

After breakfast at Ningsow, you hike towards Ramailo Danda which is the best platform to capture the panoramic and stunning views of Mera Peak and Salpa Pass which is the well-known pass in the Khumbu region taking you to the holy lake Salpa Pokhari. On the way to this journey, you pass through the Makalu Barun National Park which is the habitat of various flora and fauna and is one of the famous National Parks among 12 other national parks of Nepal. The endangered red panda is the key animal to be explored in this region. After this wonderful scenario, you hike through Pasang Lhamu trial eventually taking you to your final destination of this day, Chhatra Khola.

An overnight stay at Chhatra Khola.

Hike duration: Around 7-8 hours

Accommodation: Lodge / Tea house

After breakfast at Chhatra Khola, your destination for this day is Kothe. To reach Kothe, you pass through various small rivers and streams that is well observed during this hike. While you go through these rivers and streams, your path merges with another one besides the Hinku Khola, one of the famous streams around this region. On the way, you find Tashing Ongma, the famous destination for tea houses and tea stores. Eventually, you cross the Sanu Khola Bridge to reach Kothe with all the beautiful memories on the way with unique ecological and topographical beauty.

An overnight stay at Kothe.

Hike duration: Around 6-7 hours

Accommodation: Lodge / Tea house

After having breakfast at Kothe, you hike towards Thagnak which resides at an altitude of 4358m. Meanwhile on the way to Thaknak, you find the rocky and dirt trials that makes this trip a bit challenging regarding your strength to walk on this trial until you reach the place where you stop for lunch known as Godnishung. The main exciting and majestic views starts to appear from here onwards as you move forward. The widening of the trial and the declining tree lines make this trip the most memorable and amazing with the views of Mera Peak, Charpati Himal, Kusung Kanguru and Thamserku. As the views gets widening and you can clearly view the panoramic mountain views the more you move forward towards Thaknak. Along this way, you can also find the 200 old Gumba known as Lungsunmgma Gumba. Here you can blessings from the Lamas also known as the “Priest of the Himalayas”. The calligraphy on the rocks of this Gumba reflects and depicts the map of Mera Peak and the overall path and routes to reach to Mera Peak which is astonishing and surprising for the new visitors to this place. And, eventually you reach to Thanknak.

An overnight stay at Thaknak.

Hike duration: Around 4-5 hours

Accommodation: Lodge / Tea house

After reaching to this point at an altitude of 4358m, this day is allocated for acclimatization. It is advised to stay at Thaknak for acclimatization because it’s tough for the beginners to cope up with the altitude and the continuous days of long hikes in the difficult trials of the Himalayan Region. For this day, you can have the scenic breakfast in the morning and enjoy the sunrise with an amazing view of the surrounding making your early morning refreshing and full of excitement that makes you forget all the pain and tiredness during the hikes from Lukla to Thagnak. After breakfast, you go for a short hike that makes your day even more refreshing and making your body cope up for the next mission which is to reach the Mera peak or Mera summit to gain once in a lifetime experience.

An overnight stay at Thaknak.

Hike duration: Around 2 hours

Accommodation: Lodge / Tea house

After breakfast at Thaknak, you start your journey ascending gaining the altitude thus reaching to Dig Glacier crossing pass the Charpati Tal, the amazing glacial lake of this region which has the historical background behind forming this glacial lake. This lake was formed after the breakage of the Hinku valley glacier. After reaching to this amazing lake, you descend to reach the Dig Kharka where you can find the green pastures and meadows along with the herders reaching out to graze the Yaks and Himalayan Sheep. With this, again you ascend up to Hinku Nup and Shar glacier before reaching to your final destination of this day which is Khare. And, after reaching Khare, you go for lunch and take some rest with the mesmerizing views around the place. After this, you set out for a pre-training campaigns held by the Sherpa and trekking leader regarding mountaineering skills and information about mountaineering gears that becomes helpful for you to stay safe in the difficult time you might face during mountain climb. The important factor is you learn to use the climbing gears and the rope during the time you climb the Mera Peak.

An overnight stay at Khare.

Hike duration: Around 3-4 hours

Accommodation: Lodge / Tea house

After breakfast in the morning, you go for a look around the surrounding of Mera Base Camp. Thus, after you explore this amazing place you set out for a lunch. Meanwhile, the team prepares the climbing gears and the staffs associated for the peak climbing and camping during this time period. The hike from Khare to Mera Base Camp is only about 2 hours and is done after lunch. It is done so because the journey from Khare to Mera High camp is a bit exhausting and its difficult to climb the Mera summit the very next day. Thus, creating this one day stay at Mera base camp provides you the extra strength to climb Mera summit with an ease. Gradually with the scenic view, you eventually reach to Mera Base Camp from where the camping starts with the tents built by the experienced team members.

An overnight stay at Mera Base Camp.

Hike duration: Around 2-3 hours

Accommodation: Camping

This morning is one of the exciting mornings of this journey where you start your hike after breakfast to Mera High Camp. Mera Base Camp lies below the ice point where you can observe the rocky terrains and the base of the Mera Peak. You start your trek for a while (15 minutes) on the rocky terrain and you reach to the ice point from where you start to use the climbing gear and equipment (Boots and Crampons). This moment is the most awaited moment as you hike ahead crossing the thick ice. You feel like you are blended within the white snow and protected by the mountain ranges that surrounds you providing the majestic panoramic views of Mera range, Charpati Himal, Thamserkhu and Kusung Kanguru. On reaching Mera La Pass, you feel like you accomplished the best hike during this journey. On the way to Mera High Camp, you pass through the flat thick ice covered routes. Your mission for this day is to reach high camp which is surrounded by the snowcapped mountain ranges and Mera High Camp is itself the rocky terrain where the team members prepares the tent for an overnight stay at Mera High Camp.

An overnight stay at Mera High Base Camp.

Hike duration: Around 4-5 hours

Accommodation: Camping

This hike starts early in the morning after having a light warm breakfast where the team leaves Mera High Camp at 2am for the mesmerizing and stunning panoramic view from the summit of the Mera Peak. The reason you start to climb Mera Peak early in the morning is because it’s very difficult to climb the summit after the sun gets warmer and the windy condition that might create obstacles on your way. Meanwhile, you climb the summit, you are provided with the connected rope and the full climbing gear and equipment for your safety. Though to climb this summit is an ease and doesn’t require more technical aspect compared to other peaks somehow due to the high altitude you must be aware of the AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness). For this, you must be well hydrated and well energized using energy bar when you feel you are exhausted throughout the journey. You must be very careful with the words from your climbing leader and you must focus on your natural pace so that you don’t have to rush that might bring obstacles during the journey. On reaching the top, you feel like you won the war and accomplished once in a lifetime experience that you can share with your loves ones in future. Along with this, you can capture the stunning and towering panoramic mountain ranges like Mt. Everest, Mt. Makalu, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Nuptse, Mt. Ama Dablam and many other mountain peaks surrounding you. When you look down you can see the mesmerizing valley that you came from which looks pretty awe-inspiring. You can do photography so that you can capture some of the best moments in your life to recall and share with your closed ones.

And, after that, you descend downwards to High Camp for Lunch and take a rest for a while and hike down to Kongma Dingama.

An overnight stay at Kongma Dingma.

Hike duration: Around 9-10 hours

Accommodation: Camping

After late morning breakfast, this day is allocated as the rest day after the long journey to reach the summit of the Mera Peak. You can do a small walk around on yourself to explore your surrounding or you can rest the whole day to regain your energy. This day you can recall all the memories you had while reaching the top of the peak.

An overnight stay at Kongma Dingma.

Hike duration: Around 1 hour

Accommodation: Camping

After breakfast at Kongma Dingma, you set out for a hike to Seto Pokhari which is one of the holy glacial lake in this region. First, you ascend upwards towards the green pastures where you can find Yak farms and explore the herders’ lifestyle living in this region known for the remote valley. The most exciting and the stunning factor of this hike is you find the amazing and phenomenal view of Mt. Chamlang on the left and Mt. Buruntse a bit further to your sight that makes you awe-inspiring with its beauty and unique topography and landscape. Considered as the epicenter of the mountains, you are surrounded by towering mountains. You head towards Mt. Everest and Mt. Lhotse to reach to your final destination of the day, Seto Pokhari.

An overnight stay at Seto Pokhari

Hike duration: Around 5-6 hours

Accommodation: Camping

After breakfast at Seto Pokhari, you start your journey towards Amphu Lapcha Base Camp (South) which starts by ascending high up to the Honku Valley which is considered to be the most remote valley of the Himalayan trekking trials. At the top of the valley, you can observe the awe-inspiring panoramic views of the mountain ranges that makes your soul free of hectic and busy life you usually go through your working days. With all these beautiful memories, you reach to your final destination of the day, Amphu Lapcha Base Camp (South).

An overnight stay at Amphu Lapcha Base Camp.

Hike duration: Around 5-6 hours

Accommodation: Camping

After having breakfast, this day is allocated for one of the challenging and technically difficult Amphu Lapcha Pass trek located at an altitude of 5854m. As this pass is covered with snow and ice, you have to be careful regarding your movement and you should move on your natural pace with one short step at a time. After you reach the top of this pass, you are surrounded by some of the highest mountains of the world that makes you feel amazing and the phenomenal view of the panoramic mountains leads you to gain once in a lifetime experience. During this journey, you have to be fully equipped with the climbing gears and equipment being attached with the connecting rope for your safety throughout the climbing and descending period. With this, you descend downwards towards the Chhukung valley for the overnight stay at lodge.

An overnight stay at Chhukung Valley.

Hike duration: Around 9-10 hours

Accommodation: Lodge/Tea house.

After breakfast at Chhukung, your hike begins in the Khumbu valley which is considered to be one of the famous and widely renowned trekking trials in the entire globe. You descend to Dingboche, which is the walking route to reach the highest mountain of the world, Mt. Everest. There you can visit a big village, Dingboche, which is the inhabitant of Sherpa community especially the people involved in trading and farming. After crossing various streams on the way, you hike downwards to Pangboche where you find the green pastures, Yak farm and also the tree line on the way. Crossing the Pangboche Village, you can find the mountain goats, spotted deer and other flora and fauna including different kinds of birds. After crossing the suspension bridge, you go through the shadow forest covered with alpine trees and rhododendron that makes the surrounding aromatic ultimately reaching to Tengboche. In Tengboche, you can explore the biggest monastery of the Khumbu region and get the blessings form the Lamas who are considered as the “Priest of the Himalayan Region”.  With this, you descend downwards towards Namche Bazaar, the gateway to Mt. Everest. It is also considered to be the trading center in the Khumbu region and you can find the mountaineers and trekkers all the way who are preparing to reach to the base of the highest mountain of the world or the peak of the Mt. Everest. You can interact with the people and explore the lifestyle of the Himalayan region that makes you feel the warm hospitality and welcoming culture of Himalayan people.

An overnight stay at Namche Bazaar.

Hike duration: Around 6-7 hours

Accommodation: Lodge/Hotel/Tea Houses.

After an early morning breakfast, you set out for a hike to Lukla for an early morning flight back to Kathmandu. During descending down to Lukla, you cross the Hillary Suspension Bridge and the route of the Dudh Koshi River Valley. This is the final day of your trek and after this day, your trekking is over and you can have the best memories to share with your loved ones in the future. With all the memories from this trek you ultimately aim to reach Lukla, the final destination of this trek.

An overnight stay at Lukla.

Hike duration: Around 6-7 hours

Accommodation: Tea house/Lodge at Lukla.

After early morning breakfast at Lukla, you set out for a flight to Kathmandu. During this flight, you can have the bird view of the sky rocketing mountains and hills. The 40 minutes fight duration will be your best time ever spent as you can all those memories circling in your mind and view the amazing landscapes out of the window making this trip the most memorable one. After landing on International Airport of Kathmandu, you are escorted back to the Hotel.

An overnight stay at Kathmandu.

Flight duration: 40 minutes

Drive Duration: 30 minutes

Accommodation: Tea house/Lodge at Lukla.

After you arrive in Kathmandu with all the beautiful memories captured in your inner soul, you are set to recap all those memories and relax in Kathmandu on this day. Visit around Kathmandu city, shopping, relaxing and spending quality time in Kathmandu will be the pleasure of another dimension after this wonderful trek.

Accommodation: Kathmandu (Luxurious Hotel)

You have to check out at your regular time before 3 hours of your flight schedule. You are dropped off to the airport after successfully accomplishing the exciting and thrilling trekking trial in Nepal.

Drive duration: 30 minutes.