You land at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, where our representative from Adventure Treks Nepal will come to pick you up and transfer you to the hotel in Thamel by private car. In the evening, join a short briefing session and ask questions regarding the trip with your guide.

Wake up early with the sunrise and prepare for the guided sightseeing around Kathmandu after having a hearty breakfast. At first, an enjoyable short drive takes you to Bhaktapur city, 15 km from Kathmandu, which is popular as the home of devotees and the center of medieval art and architecture, founded by King Anand Dev in 889 A.D. Explore Nyatpola Temple, one of the most attractive temples in Nepal. Other key features of the city are the 15th-century palace of 55 windows, the Golden Gate, and many more.

The Jiri to Everest Base Camp Trek begins after breakfast with a scenic drive of 7-8 hours to Jiri, nestled in the Dolakha district of northeastern Nepal. Enjoy a thrilling road ride along some of the oldest Newar settlements of Banepa and Dhulikhel with spectacular vistas of the eastern Himalayas, such as Ganesh Himal, Langtang Lirung, Dorje Lakpa, and others. As we travel toward Jiri, we traverse over a ridge beyond Dolalghat and arrive in Charikot, the district capital of Dolakha. From here, continue your journey to today’s destination, Jiri. As you reach there, check into a hotel to unwind. Stay at the teahouse, enjoying the first night of the trek.

Depending on the Jiri to Everest Base Camp Trek itinerary, begin your trekking officially from Jiri through narrow, winding, and rough trails. You will be treated to stunning scenery after a steep climb of a couple of hours, traversing several small villages, millet fields, and green mountains. After spending a while, the descending trail takes you to the valley through pine forests and less-cultivated terrains. On the way, you meet delightful locals working in the fields with enjoyment. You will also find a suspension bridge over a rushing stream to cross. On the other hand, you will test your skills to navigate difficult paths, including rocky and slippery trails. At the bottom of the valley, you have to cross a bridge over a large river before reaching Shivalaya for the night’s stay.

With the excitement of further walking to Everest Base Camp, have breakfast. The journey begins by walking through forested trails along local settlements like Sangbadanda, Deurali, Kosaribas, and Bhanjyang Pass. After lunchtime, the trail will be harder due to the steep trails. However, the birds' chirping and the sound of trees rustling add joy to the journey. On the way, you can also explore twin stupas and a newly built monastery. Visit around Bhandar in the leisure of the evening and enjoy staying at the teahouse with warm hospitality.

After a delicious breakfast, continue the journey with descending trails to Likhu Khola. Cross the river and make your way through twisting trails to reach Kenja (1570 m), based on the Jiri to Everest Base Camp Trekking itinerary. Kinja is a beautiful village with 20-25 teahouses offering good facilities with warm hospitality. The routes will be quite challenging from Kinja until the destination. From here, a long walk will lead you up Lamjura Hill via ascending trails. After traversing some settlements, lush forests, and terraced fields, eventually reach Sete. You can witness magnificent scenery around Sète and soak up the beauty of the surrounding peaks. Stay at the teahouse for an overnight stay and enjoy their hospitality while making your heart feel relief in a peaceful place in the middle of the forests. Sete is renowned for organic vegetables and authentic Nepalese food. You can find some houses that provide facilities like battery charging, Wi-Fi, and internet networks from cellular data.

Wake up early in the morning, then begin today’s trek with gradual ascents on well-managed paths, passing some small scattered farmhouses and teahouses. After walking for a few hours through forested trails of rhododendrons, reach Lamjura Pass (3530m, the highest point between Jiri and Namche Bazar). Spend valuable time here with panoramic views of some of the Everest region’s peaks and surroundings’ atmosphere. Afterward, descend through forests filled with firs and rhododendrons to reach Taktor. Before descending to the Sherpa village of Junbesi for the night, travel around a notch on the valley's east side.

Today, if the weather favors you, you will have a first glimpse of Mt. Everest (8848m), standing against the clear blue sky. Start your journey with a trail that leads to the village of Phalpu, where you can see a domestic airport. Crossing some villages like Salung, the descending trails will take you to RingmoKhola (2650 m), accompanied by an uphill climb to Tak-Shindo Pass (3071 m). Here, a beautiful apple orchard allows you to capture them with your camera. You can taste organic apple juice, pie, and Rakshi (rice spirit). From here, the downhill path will take you into alpine forests of oaks, rhododendrons, pines, and hemlock trees. Continue the journey via monasteries and lush forests until Nuntala for the night’s stay.

Today’s journey will also consist of downhill trails towards the Dudkoshi River. After crossing the roaring river via a suspension bridge, you will be on trails along terraced cultivated fields and yards of houses. Continuous walking through downhill trails to Chataura, followed by forested areas, and to Jubing (1,667m). From Jubing, the trail will lead you to ascend to the villages around a ridge and reach Bupsadanda for the night’s stay through Sikali and Khari Khola.

After having a delicious breakfast, begin today’s journey by leaving Bupsadanda behind. The trail of the first stage will take you to Bhumsing (2300m) and continue the journey uphill via a small valley filled with prickly, lean oak and rhododendron forests. While traversing the jungle, you might get to observe wildlife such as langur monkeys. From here, head down to the river that awaits you to cross over it and follow the path to Puiyan (2,796m), a small settlement nestled in the middle of the trail to Surkhe. After Puiyan, the trail leads on the long curving route with a few ups and downs just before the long downhill to Surkhe, today’s destination, where you spend the night.

Wake up refreshed to continue an odyssey. Jiri to Everest Base Camp Trek, following uphill trails that lead to the scattered village of Chauri Kharka. Before you reach Chaurikharka, cross a deep gorge with a high waterfall (2408m). You can see locals who are working on fertile land to grow crops. People grow various grains such as barley, wheat, and green vegetables here, making it a breadbasket for the Khumbu Valley area. After observing the beautiful sights of the surroundings, make your way down towards the Dudkoshi River, following the forested trails adorned with pines and rhododendrons until Phakding for the night. After reaching the destination, you will savor the beauty of the scenery around you and enjoy staying at the teahouse.

Today’s journey will be interesting, following the trails that cross the Dudkoshi River twice before entering Sagarmatha National Park, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site. If luck favors you, you can have glimpses of rare animals like Himalayan tahr, snow leopards, black Himalayan bears, etc., while passing by rhododendrons and pine forests to Namchebazar, a Sherpa town. You might get to see numerous yaks grazing on pasture lands or transporting goods to different places in the Everest region while heading to the destination. Enjoy stunning mountain vistas like Nupla (5,885m), KongdeRi (6,093 m), and Thamserku (6,808m) that rise majestically above us throughout most of the day. Overnight stay in Namche Bazaar.

It’s your rest day at Namche Bazar to acclimatize, giving you enough time to adjust your body to the environment. If you want to stretch your legs, you can visit nearby places for mesmerizing scenes. Namche Bazar is a vibrant market, primarily dominated by Sherpa people who have a strong bond with the mountains of the Everest region and help mountain climbers navigate difficult trails while trekking and on expeditions to summit Everest. In the afternoon, you will have a short hike up to the Everest View Hotel in Shyangboche for breathtaking vistas of Mt. Everest and Mt. Dablam. After spending time here for a while, return to Namche Bazar. In the evening, you can stroll around the Namche Bazar to learn more about the authentic cultures of the Sherpas, which are majorly influenced by Tibetan Buddhism.

Leaving Namche Bazar behind, head to Tengboche early in the morning via a trail that goes through a ridge that offers picturesque mountain vistas of Ama Dablam while proceeding forward. When you continue your journey via rhododendron forests, you will reach the spot where you will have lunch to push yourself to reach the destination. After lunch, cross the Dudhkoshir River once more to join the route with steep ascents to Tengboche Monastery, which Sir Edmund Hillary donated to rebuild after a fire devastated the original building. While hiking in the forest, there is a good chance of running across some wild species like musk deer, mountain goats, and pheasants.

Today’s journey will take you to Dingboche, the beautiful high settlement of the Everest region at 4350m. Begin the trek with descending trails to the Imja Khola, leading to the quaint village of Pangboche (3,901m). From here, you climb uphill towards Dinboche after exploring the historic monastery where Lama Geishi blesses people who seek to stand on the summit of Sagarmatha. As you reach the destination, you will be treated to the beautiful scenery of majestic peaks like Taboche, Lhotse, Amadablam, etc.

It’s your 2nd acclimatization of the Jiri to Everest Base Camp trekking itinerary before ascending above the tree line. If you want to take a rest, explore the village of Dingboche in the evening, resting a whole day. If you want to encounter more, you can briefly tour Chhukung Valley. Dinboche is a graceful settlement, a perfect hub to acclimatize and rest, which offers wonderful views of stunning Mt. Everest and others. Like this, on the way to the Valley of Chhukung, you can see yak pasturelands for the neighboring villages. Before, Chhukung had no permanent settlements, but these days it has started to serve trekkers by managing lodges for Everest trekkers and Island Peak climbers. Several tourists love to summit the Chbukung Ri since it's a non-technical climb that gives a unique experience. After spending valuable time in Chhukung Valley, get back to Dingboche and prepare for the next stage of the trek.

After having breakfast, we will head to Lobuche, a beautiful village before Gorakshep. We will walk on flat terrain in the first section of today’s trek. After walking for a few hours, we continue our journey on more rugged landscapes with less vegetation and rocky trails while enjoying captivating peaks like Cholatse, Pumori, and Lobuche. We will pass several settlements like Thukla (Dugla) and traverse difficult ascending trails along the hillside before reaching Lobuche. At Thukla, you can witness numerous rock cairns honoring climbers who passed away while attempting to summit Mt. Everest (8848 m). Afterward, follow the path along the Khumbu Glacier until the destination, where you spend a wonderful night. You will feel colder when you reach the valley’s upper slopes because the temperature starts to fall.

Wake up early in the morning with excitement to reach the Everest Base Camp (5340 m), the most anticipated part of the 24-day Jiri to Everest Base Camp Trek, after keeping some backpacks at Gorakshep. Continue the journey to EBC via challenging terrains that require extra stamina. As you reach EBC, the major attraction of the day, you will admire the natural splendors. You will enjoy panoramic vistas of gorgeous mountains such as Pumori (7,145m), Lingtren (6,697 m), Nuptse (7,745 m), and Mt. Everest (8,848 m). Get back to Gorakhsep for the night after spending a few hours with a sense of achievement.

After yesterday’s wonderful moment at EBC, you head to Kala Patthar (5545 m), the most elegant vantage point of Jiri to Everest Base Camp for Mt. Everest and peaks in the Everest region. Trekking for 2 to 3 hours with ascending trails will take you to the top of the Kala Patthar. As you reach there, you find an attractive atmosphere from where trekkers can see glorious sunsets and sunrises over the Himalayan ranges. After savoring the charm of the scenes, get down to Pheriche for the night’s stay.

You are very near to the end of official trekking in the Everest region as you will descend back to Namche via Tsuro, Orshor, Shomare, and Pangboceh, reflecting on the memories in high settlements and viewpoints. Enjoy walking through lush forests and several villages with easy trails while exploring the once-popular Pangbohe Monastery, the oldest one in the region. From here, you can soak up the allure of Amadablam. Reach Namche Bazar after walking for 7 to 8 hours via diverse landscapes for the night.

It’s your last day of waking after a prolonged trek in the Everest region. It will be easier trekking with descending trails along the Dudh Koshi River. On the way, you can also enjoy birds chirping and witness wildlife’s activities while passing through rhododendron forests. In a similar vein, relish the beauty of peaks like Kusum Kanguru and other popular mountains. Afterward, you will climb out from the river valley and reach Lukla, the ending point of the official trek.

It’s time to say goodbye to local supporting crew members and leave Lukla behind for Manthali with a short, thrilling flight. As you land in Manthali airport, a private car will take you back to Kathmandu along traditional villages, beautiful hillsides, and rivers. Our official will transfer you to the hotel after you arrive. Check into the hotel to unwind, as you will be tired because of walking for a long time through several challenging terrains.

Before heading to your homeland, you can explore more in Kathmandu city. If you want to buy souvenirs for your family members and loved ones, you can visit the bustling markets of Lagankhel, Asan, Boudha, and Thamel. You can find things at a reasonable price. There are several places like Chandragiri Hill, Shivapuri National Park, the central zoo of Kathmandu, the Kathmandu Fun Park, and the Garden of Dreams to visit if you want to stretch your legs after resting.

Today, you are returning to your homeland with incredible memories of the Himalayan country. Our representative from Adventure Treks Nepal will transfer you to the Tribhuvan International Airport 2 or 3 hours earlier than your scheduled flight.