Gokyo Valley Trek

You arrive at International airport of Nepal (TIA) where you will be welcomed and picked up by our staffs escorting you to the luxurious hotel of Kathmandu. During this drive, you can feel the vibes of the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu, which is also known as the city of temples. And, you are provided with the brief details of the trek from our staffs. If there is anything inadequate for the trek, you are provided with the possible available convenient way to reach out to it. You are provided with a wonderful city tour in Kathmandu the next day with an amazing cultural and religious heritage sites including the cost of all the permits of important religious sites (Pashupatinath, Syambhunath and other important sites). This also helps you to get over the jetlag or you can start trek the very next day where you set out for a scenic flight to Lukla. A comfortable and luxurious stay in hotel of Kathmandu for this night.

Drive duration: 30 minutes 

Accommodation: Luxurious hotel of Kathmandu

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

After having breakfast in Kathmandu, you are picked up from your hotel and you set out for a drive to the domestic section of TIA airport where you take an early morning scenic flight to Lukla. You can have an aerial view of panoramic mountains and birds view of the high hills and mountain ranges.

The thrilling and exciting flight to Lukla is an amazing journey from where you start your fist hike to Phakding. It covers the forest areas, small villages and rivers on the way. Lukla is situated at an altitude of 2840m whereas Phakding is at an altitude of 2640m.

An overnight stay at Phakding.

Drive duration: 30 minutes 

Flight duration: 30 minutes

Hike duration: 3-4 hours

Accommodation: Tea house/Lodge at Phakding

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 you take breakfast at Phakding, you set out for a hike to Namche Bazaar. This hike is estimated to be around 5 to 7 hours as per your strength and body condition and Namche is located at an altitude of 3440m.

During this hike, you encounter with outstanding mountain ranges and Dudhkoshi river flowing along the side of the Namche Bazaar. You have your lunch before you go ahead than Monji as this place is the last point to get food until you reach to Namche Bazaar.

This hike covers the dense forest with a glimpse of Everest and Lhotse before you reach to Namche Bazaar only in the condition i.e. the weather must be good and the view must be clear and visible. This inclining trial becomes more exciting as you are heading towards the gateway of Mt. Everest and the well-known trading center of Nepal.

An overnight stay at Namche Bazaar.

Hike duration: 5-7 hours

Accommodation: Tea house/Lodge at Namche Bazaar.

This day is allocated for acclimatization in order to adopt with the increasing altitude. Along with this, there are lots of exciting and beautiful spots like coffee shops, bars and restaurants to spend a quality time in a peaceful way.

As this is the trading center so that you can visit around Namche Bazaar and Namche Museum which is 20 minutes hike from Namche eventually hiking to Namche Monastery.

An overnight stay at Namche Bazar.

Hike duration: 2/3hours

Accommodation: Tea house/Lodge at Namche Bazaar.

After breakfast at Namche Bazaar, you set out for a hike to Dole (4038m). On the way, you can find steep trial for around 15 minutes and the trial goes on expanding making it to the junction to EBC and Gokyo Valley after couple of hours. You take Gokyo Valley trial to reach Mangla Danda and Phorse Thanga eventually to reach the destination i.e., Dole where you can find the check point of the National Park with a view of various Himalayan Sheep and Kasturi (Musk deer) on the way.

And, overnight stay at Dole.

Hike duration: 6-7 hours

Accommodation: Tea house/Lodge at Dole.

After breakfast at Dole, you set out for a hike to Machermo where you reach above the tree lines and you can feel the shortage of cool air and green vegetation. On this day, you can see one of the beautiful mountains i.e, Choyu and other mountains like Cholache, Tawache etc. With this scenic beauty of the mountain ranges, you reach to Machermo passing through Luja Village where you can find the beautiful Yak farm and green pastures.

An overnight stay at Machermo

Hike duration: 3-4 hours

Accommodation: Tea house/Lodge at Machermo

After breakfast at Machermo, you set out for a steep upward trial for 15 minutes and then you go through the plain pastures trial for an hour. And, again the steep trial for some time and then you can see the Gokyo Valley where the first Gokyo lake can be seen and on the other of side of the path, you can feel the vibes of Largest Glacier of the world which is Ngozumpa Glacier. Further up, the view of Gokyo region keeps on expanding making your vision clearer and mesmerizing.

Along with this, you reach to second lake eventually reaching to Gokyo.

An overnight stay at Gokyo

Hike duration: 3-4 hours

Accommodation: Tea house/Lodge at Gokyo

Early morning, you set out for a hike to Gokyo Ri to view the beautiful sunrise through the mountains making it the stunning sunrise ever to witness. The more you move upward the more exciting scenes keep on approaching. As the trial is steep upward, it is considered to be quite challenging trial because this is the trial which takes you above 5000m eventually reaching to Gokyo Ri which 5357m. From the top, you can see the stunning view of Choyu, Mt. Everest, Mt Amadablam, Mt. Makalu etc. You are surrounded by huge Himalayas where you stay at the top looking at the panoramic views of the mountains. After that, you go steep downwards to Gokyo. And, after breakfast, you set out for a hike to Machermo by

An overnight stay at Machermo.

Hike duration: 7-8 hours

Accommodation: Tea house/Lodge at Machermo

This day is allocated to return back form Machermo to Namche Bazaar as you return back the same way, you can flow with the left memories from the Gokyo Ri, the best platform to view the highest mountain of the world. Along with this, the trial from Machermo to Namche Bazaar is amazing as you go steep downward with an outstanding scenario of the Everest Region. This 8-hour hike is going to be your memorable period to share with your loved ones in future. With this, you reach to Namche Bazaar, the Gateway to Mt. Everest.

An overnight stay at Namche Bazaar.

Hike duration: 7-8 hours

Accommodation: Tea house/Lodge at Namche Bazaar

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: 30 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