After your first night in Kathmandu, you will be doing a half day guided sightseeing tour in Kathmandu at places of interest. Sometime, depending upon your flight arrival if it's late in the night we will do this tour in the afternoon instead of morning to give you a nice rest before you venture out of the Hotel in our interesting tour. The sightseeing places could be Pashupatinath, famous Hindu Temple combined with Bouddhanath, a Buddhist Shine or Kathmandu Durbar Square, famous for its old architecture and place where you can visit living goddess with Swyambhunath, commonly known as Monkey Temple. 

Adventure begins with exciting drive on Kathmandu-Lhasa highway, where drive leads up hills with views of Himalayan peaks, heading past villages and towns to reach at Charikot. We drive further following Tama Koshi river into a narrow gorge to reach Chot Chot to start the trek. 

Walk leads to a climb for an hour and then on gradual near level trail, with last climb of the day heading at Simigaon village for overnight stop. Simigaon a nice farm village inhabited by Sherpa tribe, with a monastery and offers stunning views of Mt. Gaurishankar and Melung Tse peak.

With nice cool morning, starting our walk heading North East with climb through terraced farm fields and then into serene rhododendron, oaks, magnolia, and pine forest passing several pasture areas, as walk continues above a hill side and then downhill to a river past cattle herders shades and huts at Gyalche.

From here an hour of pleasant walk leads to our overnight stop at Dovan, by the river that flows from the mountains high above. Dovan a small settlement in the middle of a forest with few houses.

Morning walk starts crossing Rolwaling Khola (stream) where our route climbs up into tranquil forest, then the path winds up reaching to Nyimare and Ramding, small farm villages with temporary settlements of Yak herders. Walk continues with a climb and then finally reaching at Beding village for overnight.

Beding village, home of large Sherpa community and last village within Rolwaling Valley, located in a narrow gorge of the valley with an old monastery situated on top of the village, a primary school near the village built and supported by Hillary Trust & Foundation.

An important and necessary to have rest day to acclimatize before heading towards higher destinations towards high Tashi Labtsa-la Pass. In Beding village options for short hike around village and to high hills for best views of Mt. Gaurishankar and Melung Tse (Jobo Garee).

Today’s walk leads at the end of beautiful Rolwaling valley beneath towering Mt. Gaurishankar (7,145m) and Melung Tse (7,181m) peaks. On leaving Beding village walking with gradual ups along with great views of snowcapped peaks of Mt. Gaurishankar, Melung Tse, Ramdung Go,  Chukyima Go, Tabayabyum, and Yalung Ri.

As walk progresses, reaching at the end of wide glacial valley of Rolwaling surrounded by high snowcapped mountains to reach Na Gaon, a temporary settlement of Beding villagers and cattle herders.

After a wonderful stop at Na Gaon, our adventure leads towards at the end of Rolwaling Valley, crossing small streams and then leading to Sangma a yak grazing pasture area. Here cross a short wooden bridge where trail leads to a steep climb over moraines and streams to reach near a dam of Tsho Rolpa. This glacial lake also called as Cho Pokhari, our camps is set on a sandy level field on southern bank of Tsho Rolpa at Kabuk, which offers views of Tsoboje (6,689m) and Dragker-Go (6,793 m) high.

Around this area being close to the mountain within peaceful wilderness with sound of ice crackling, as morning walk continues to a climb above moraine heading towards northern bank of Tsho Rolpo. Then reaching above a glacier which is the center of a rocky glacier to reach our campsite at the bottom of Drolambu icefall.

After the camp is set, our guides will scout the area for best safe and possible route to reach high Tashi Labtsa-La. Sometimes the trail can mislead due to movement of glacier with rock falls every season.

Today a tough and long day of the adventure, starting early morning for the climb towards a glacier section leading towards a spur and up to upper glacier. From here onward ropes need to be fixed with steps-ledge for trekking staffs and porters.

The climb to the pass is not of technical difficulty except in snow conditions, but needs to be careful avoiding some fatal accidents loose falling rocks might occur in some sections. After checking every member in the group with staff and porters and then climb leads you at the top of a pass taking nearly four hours with much demanding climb to reach top of Tashi Labtsa above 5,755 m high.

After a nice refreshing stop with view of Pachhermo Peak (6,273m) and Teng Ragi Tau (6,940m), the pass festooned with Buddhist prayer flags and cairns. Journey continues from the highest point towards Khumbu / Everest region with a long descend to camp at Thyangbo for overnight stop. This is a small summer pasture area for cattle and yaks herders of Thame and surrounding near villages.

After a tough and long day of previous day, from here onward walk is easier on downhill to reach at Thame village for overnight stop in the comfort of nice cozy lodge. Thame happens to be the house of famous Everest Climbing Sherpas including Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, the first person ever to climb Mount Everest for the first time along with Sir Edmund Hillary back in 1953. Time permitting visit to Thame monastery, one of the oldest Gompa of the region.

After a nice morning, walk continues crossing over a bridges of Bhote Kosi River and then reaching at Thamo and back into beautiful forest of rhododendron and pines trees as walk leads on gradual wide trail to reach at famous Namche Bazaar. Namche Bazaar is the Sherpa Capital and has good facilities of lodges, restaurants, pubs, banks.

After the hard trek, its worth staying one more night in Namche Bazaar just to relax or look around the Sherpa Capital by visiting Sherpa Museum, hike to Syangboche and have coffee at Everest View Hotel or if you are not too tired walk further to Sherpa villages of Khunde & Khumjung. 

After a rest day at Namche, now its time to descend down to Lukla to conclude the trek. Descend to Dudh Kosi river valley with easy walk to Monjo located near the entrance and exit gate of Sagarmatha National Park a nice village for lunch and continue the walk enjoying the lush greenery landscapes around, a leisure walk with short climb before Lukla and thn ending the day in the late afternoon in Lukla.
 

The flight time to Kathmandu are schedule for morning normally, because of the wind in the afternoon. Upon arrival at Kathmandu airport, transfer to Hotel. Afternoon will be free for relax after the trek. 

Again on return if the flights are not operating direct to Kathmandu, take a short 15 minutes flight to Ramechap and from there you will be driving to Kathmandu with a lunch break in between concluding a wonderful trek. 

After returning from Lukla, you will have a free or contingency day in Kathmandu, which is advisable as Lukla flights are weather dependent and by any chance if the Lukla flight got cancelled or delayed, its worth to keep a free day so that you will not miss your international flight back home. 

You can do some extra sightseeing tour in Kathmandu or just relax and keep sometime free for shopping in Thamel before returning back home. 

Today as per your international flight time, keep your confirmed air ticket, and your passport handy. Our staff will take you to the airport for your final departure from this amazing country, Nepal.