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Everest Panorama & Tengboche Monastery Trekking

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Package nameEverest Panorama & Tengboche Monastery Trekking
Duration11
Max. elevation3867 m
LevelModerate
TransportationAll ground transportation and domestic flight as per itinerary.
Accomodation???Hotel in Kathmandu and Lodge / Tea house during the trek
Starts atKathmandu
Ends atKathmandu
Trip routeKathmandu - Lukla -Namche Bazar - Tengboche
CostUSD 1,250 per person

Highlights

Overview

Everest Panorama & Tengboche Monastery Trekking with Epic Adventurers leads you to picturesque high country around the land of Sherpa’s. The highlanders of Everest and scenic Khumbu valleys, interwoven to a fascinating culture of Buddhism with impressive monasteries and villages.

Everest Panorama & Tengboche Monastery Trekking suits all types of travelers from family to school/college students. Including corporate executives of all age groups, as the trek heeds slowly along with gradual gain in altitude.
Adventure of a little more than a week, where one can experience glorious scenery in the harmony of local immense culture. Besides stunning views of giant peaks, a walk into lovely rhododendron and pine forest make the trek more interesting.

Our wonderful journey to Everest Panorama & Tengboche Monastery Trekking starts from the capital Kathmandu. A city steeped with ancient history, age-old culture, where a tour takes you around famous landmarks listed in World Heritage Sites. After a great experience of both Hindu and Buddhism culture, then our adventure begins taking a sweeping flight to Lukla.
Lukla with a small airstrip, the gateway town to various adventure destinations around Khumbu, where all treks start and end. From Lukla walk starts on a gentle trail towards Dudh Kosi River valley, trek through nice villages lined with prayer monuments. Route follows the river to enter Sagarmatha National Park, Sagarmatha a name in Nepal for Everest for Sherpa its Chomolungma. 

From here onward walk into the beautiful forest of rhododendron and pines as the climb starts towards the famous Namche Bazaar. The hub of Khumbu Sherpa and for trekkers, a place with various facilities from banks, classy hotels to fresh bakeries.

At Namche Bazaar, once a week Saturday market takes place an interesting bazaar to observe. Namche is a perfect place and height for rest and acclimatization day to explore scenic viewpoints and the streets of Namche.

After a pleasant rest in Namche, the adventure takes you to our main highlight at beautiful Tengboche and the monastery. On leaving Namche Bazaar walk on a scenic winding trail following the lovely views of snow peaks to Tengboche.
Short downhill and a few hours climb reach you to scenic spot at Tengboche and its colorful majestic monastery. Truly a photogenic spot surrounded by high snow peaks with a great vista of Mt. Everest, Lhotse with magnificent Ama Dablam.
Enjoy the spectacular panorama of a mountain range, with a tour of an impressive monastery enriched with ancient Buddhist colorful religious arts and idols.      

At Tengboche Monastery, the religious festival Mani-Rimdu takes place in an auspicious time of October or November according to the Buddhist Lunar calendar. From Tengboche, after an enjoyable time return journey on the same route, with a visit to traditional Khumjung and Khunde villages. Located on a high glacial valley beneath towering Mt. Khumbila, the patron god of Khumbu Sherpa’s, visit the old Gompa. An interesting monastery treasures a scalp believed of a Yeti, visitors can get a glimpse of Yeti scalp with some donation. 

On completing most of the interesting places and monasteries of high Khumbu, walk towards Lukla via Namche Bazaar and Monjo. A pleasant trek back on the same scenic trail to Lukla for the last overnight stay around Khumbu and Everest region. Next early morning a swift flight from Lukla brings you to Kathmandu, where our wonderful adventure concludes. After a most fabulous time and experience on Everest Panorama & Tengboche Monastery Trekking.

Trip Itinerary

Day 1 : Arrival in Kathmandu and transfer to hotel.

On first arrival in Kathmandu and Nepal international airport, received by our Epic Adventures staff and guide for short transfer to your hotel in the hub of Kathmandu. After a short refreshing rest in your room then join with other group members for trek briefing, our expert guide will provides full information regarding the trek, culture, tour of Kathmandu at places of interest.

Evening a welcome dinner in a typical Nepalese restaurants with local folk cultural program entertains, while you have dinner.

Day 2 : Tour of Kathmandu UNESCO World Heritage sites of great interest.

A day in Kathmandu for trek preparation and tour at places of great interest around best historical and cultural places. Our city tour guide will take you to famous areas listed in World Heritage Sites and then back to hotel after a wonderful time at sightseeing tour with time for preparation for next day adventure to Everest Panorama & Tengboche Monastery Trek.

Day 3 : Fly to Lukla 2, 820 m and trek to Phakding 2,645 m - 04 hrs.

Morning transfer to Kathmandu domestic airport for short scenic flight to Lukla, a smaller model aircraft (Twin Otter or Dornier) enjoy 30 minutes flight overlooking Himalayan peaks including Mt. Everest.

On landing at Lukla small airstrip named Tenzing - Hillary airport, from Lukla few hour walks downhill past Sherpa farm villages with views of Kwangde and Kusum Khanguru peaks. After a pleasant first day walk then reach Phakding village for overnight stop in a nice local lodge close to glacial Dudh Kosi River.

Day 4 : Trek to Namche Bazaar 3,440 m / 11, 350 feet - 06 hrs.

Enjoy a hearty breakfast as this will be a long day to Namche Bazaar, walk starts on gradual path, following the river upstream crossing bridges then enter Sagarmatha National Park near Monjo village.

Sagarmatha a Nepalese name for Everest, the Sherpa call Chomolungma in both languages means 'a Great Mother' from here a pleasant walk on a river bed with climb for some hour within forest lined with rhododendron and pine trees facing lovely views of snow peaks, as walk takes you to Namche Bazaar for two overnight stops. Namche one of the largest village a size of a town, lined with well-stocked stores and shops with many good restaurants, café’, banks and ATM facilities. Includes view of Kwangde and Tharmasarku.

Day 5 : At Namche for acclimatization and a short scenic hike.

A rest day at Namche Bazaar a perfect height for acclimatization at 3,440 m high important to spend extra nights at this altitude, before heading higher areas. At Namche to support acclimatization taka a short scenic hike above Namche for grand views of Everest and other high peaks.

Rest of the day relax and take a stroll on the streets of Namche an interesting place to browse around, especially on Saturday Market which is held once a week.

Day 6 : Trek to Tengboche 3,867 m - 05 hrs.

After an enjoyable rest day at Namche, morning walk starts with short up and then on gradual scenic trail and descend to Imjatse River for lunch stop at a small place called Phungitenga. After lunch and refreshing break, afternoon starts with climb within cool shade of rhododendron, pines, fir forest with grand views of snowcapped peaks.

After few hours of scenic and strenuous climb reaching at Thyangboche Monastery area, here enjoy the marvelous views of Mt. Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Kantega, Tharmasarku, Kwangde with magnificent Mt. Amadablam, afternoon with time to visit its interesting monastery and observe monks and priest on prayer. 

Day 7 : Trek to Khumjung 3,800 m - 05 hrs.

Morning walk downhill for an hour to a bridge, after a short refreshing an hour or less climb to reach a wide trail, above the river as walk follows on gradual up to a nice quiet settlement near at Kyanjinma. A place for grand views of Everest-Amadablam with Thermasarkhu, as well chances of spotting some wild life like Musk deer and Danfe the colorful pheasant a national bird of Nepal.

From here our route diverts from the main trail with slow gentle climb to Khumjung village, located on a glacial valley with its close village Khunde. 

Khumjung unlike Namche a quiet settlement and one of the major village of Khumbu after Namche Bazaar, stand beneath the holy Mt. Khumbila the patron god of Khumbu. Afternoon time for short visit of Khumjung old monastery treasures a scalp believed of a Yeti. Preserved in a glass box, with some donations can take pictures of the Yeti scalp. Khumjung a large village with one and only Higher Secondary School built by Edmund Hillary and Himalayan Trust.

Day 8 : Trek to Monjo 2,880 m via Namche Bazaar- 05 hrs.

Morning on leaving Khumjung a short hour walk to its near village Khunde, visit the only hospital of whole of Khumbu area, built by Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation. After a visit of Khunde hospital walk continues heading towards Syangboche a place with a small airstrip. 

From the high ridge of Syangboche downhill to Namche Bazaar for possible lunch or refreshing break. Walk continues with long descend to Dudh Kosi River bed, then on gradual trail to Jorsalle with last short steep climb to Sagarmatha National Park, from the park entrance and exit short walk to Monjo for overnight stop.

Day 9 : Trek to Lukla - 04 hrs.

Final and last day walk of the adventure, morning starts on pleasant trail crossing over a bridge, as walk follows to Phakding, from here few hours to Lukla as walk leads to few ups and downhill, and then a last hour climb to Lukla for last overnight stop in Khumbu and Everest region.

Day 10 : Fly from Lukla to Kathmandu with afternoon free at leisure.

Morning as per the flight time walk to Lukla or Tenzing & Hillary airport, and then board in a small aircraft for exciting scenic flight to land at Kathmandu airport, and back within hustle and bustle city life in Kathmandu. On checking into your hotel rooms, rest of the day free at leisure. 

Day 11 : International departure for homeward bound.

Last day in Kathmandu and in Nepal, as per your international flight time our staff and guide will accompany you for a short drive to international airport for final departure, after a memorable and fabulous adventure Everest Panorama & Tengboche Monastery Trekking, around amazing Nepal Himalaya. 

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