Fact of the program

Trip Name : Everest Base Camp Trek & Volunteer Program in Nepal
Trip duration : 5 weeks
Accommodation : Hotel/ Home stay
Group Size:3 to Max 15
Price : USD 1050.00

Itinerary
Kathmandu sight seeing, Orientation and Cultural Program
Day 1 Kathmandu
Receive at Tribhuwan International airport, Kathmandu and taken to the hotel. After a briefing about the program, there will be a welcome dinner

Kathmandu
The historic capital of Nepal, Kathmandu has long captured the imagination of travellers worldwide. It is a living museum, with a unique experience around each corner! Literally hundreds of Hindu temples sit alongside Buddhist stupas and Tibetan monasteries, with their evocative prayers flags flapping in the breeze.

Day 2 Kathmandu
8:00 – 9:00 Break fast
9:00 – 11:00 Survival Nepali language and Cultural Class
11:30 – 17:30 Sight seeing trip to Swoayambhunath Stupa and Durbar Square. The afternoon is free to explore at your leisure (B)

Swayambhunath stupa and Durbar Square
The Swayambhunath Stupa is situated 4km outside the Capital on a hilltop and is believed to date back to around 500BC. Legend has it that a sage named Manjushree, who is credited with the creation of Kathmandu saw a celestial lotus in bloom on the hill top and bressed it. Swayambhu is an important pilgrimage site as well as a centre of art, architecture, religion and culture of Mahayana Buddhism. Durbar Square is Kathmandu’s focal point. Durbar Square holds the places of the Malla and Shah Kings who once ruled the city. Along with these palaces, the square also contains a series of temples, the oldest dating back to the 16th century. The square is also known as Hanuman Dhoka, a name derived from the statue of Hanuman, the monkey god, near the entrance of the palace

Day 3 Kathmandu – This day we embark on a full days’ exploration of some of major tourist sites in the Kahmandu valley such as Pashupatinath Temple, Baudhanath Stuap and Patan’s Durbar Square. (B)

Pashupati Nath Temple and Boudhanath Stupa
Pashupatinath is one of the world’s most sacred Hindu temples. During the annual Shivaratri pilgrimage, thousands of Siva Devotees come here to pay homage. On the other side of the sacred Bagmati River is a sacred funeral site, where bodies are taken to be cremated before the charred remains are swept into the waters that ultimately flow into the Gangas. The Boudhanath Stupa is thought painted in pastel colours and adored with colourful prayers flags. The Stupa is set in a Mandal design (the diagram of the Buddhist cosmos) with nine levels. Altogether108 Buddha images and 147 insets of prayer wheels adorn the base pf the huge circular edifice. Boudhanath is also home to Nepal’s largest Tibetan community with twelve thousand in all.

Day 4 Kathmandu – Kirtipur

Day 5 Patan
8:00 – 9:00 Break fast
9:00 – 11:00 Survival Nepali language and Cultural Class
11:30 – 17:30

Sight - seeing trip to Patan, the afternoon is free to explore at your leisure (B)
17:30 Briefing about the project

Day 6-17 Project work (12 days)

Volunteer work at orphanage in Nepal
or
Construction Volunteer in Nepal

Day 18 Preparation for trekking
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Days 19-34 Trekking Everest Base Camp

Days 1: Flight from KTM – Lukla. Trek to Phakding (2,652m).

Days 2: Phakding to Namche (3,440m)- Beginning with a slight climb to Jhorsalle, the trail passes a waterfall. All day, we pass villages interspersed with magnificent forest- rhododendron, magniolia trees and giant firs. And on the way to walking you will be rewarded (weather permitting) your first glimpse of Kusum Kanggru (6369m) Thamserku (6608m) Everest (8848m) and Nuptse (7879 m). A steep climb up to the beautiful village of Namche bazaar (3440m).

Days 3: Acclimatization day in Namche. Acclimatization is most important before proceeding to a higher elevation. It is therefore recommended that you take a short days hike to Thame, Khunde or Khumjung or relax and explore the sherpa culture of Namche.

Days 4: Namche to Tengboche (3,867m): after walking one hour you arrive in phungithanga from there the trail climbs through forests where you can spot musk deer. Tengboche sits on a saddle at 3870m in a clearing surrounded by dwarf fires and rododendroms. Kwongde (6187m) Tawache(6542m) Everest (8848m) Nuptse (7855m) Lhotse (8618m) Amadablam (6856m) Thamserku (6608m) provide and inspiring panorama of Himalayan giants. We visit the Bhuddist Monastry at Tengboche, the largest in Khumbu region.

Days 5: Tengboche to Pheriche: Beyond Tengboche the altitude really starts to tell. The trail droops down to Dingboche, crosses the Imja Khola and climbs past superb mani stones ( carved with the Tibetan Buddhist chant om mani padme hum) to Pangboche at 3860m The gompa here is worth visiting. Then the trail start climbs to Pheriche 4240m. Where there is a medical facility, which gives lectures everyday on Altitude Sickness.

Days 6: Another acclimatization day, again walking up and then coming back down is better than just resting in high altitude, you can make a day trip to Nangkartshang Gompa or up the hil to lok down onto Dingboche, Either walk offers good views.

Days 7: Pheriche to Lobuche - The trail climbs to Phalang karpo at 4340m then Duglha at 4620m,From Dughla the trail ascends the broad, gently slopping valley and climb steeply in to the terminal moraine of the Khumbu glacier then left in to the memorial area Chukpilhara, before reaching the Lobuche at 4930m

Days 8: Lobuche to Gorakshep. The trail from Lobuche follows the grassy ablation valley with great views of Pumori then crosses tributary glaciers to reach the dry lake bed of Gokrakchep. Stop for lunch then climb Kalapattar to get the best views of Everest and the surrounding mountains, then and back to Gorakshep for the evening.

Days 9: Gorekshep to Everest Base Camp back to Lobuche - Early morning we walk to Everest Base Camp , visit base camp area and work
down to Lobuche.

Days 10: Lobuche to Dingboche - Staying the night at Dingboche, makes an interesting accommodation alternative.

Days 11: Tengboche

Days 12: Namche

Days 13: Lukla, hotel

Days 14: Flight from Lukla - KTM, transfer to hotel

Days 15: Kathmandu free day, evening culture show with nepali dinner, hotel

Days 16: Final departure, transfer to airport

Cost Includes
• 2 nights hotel in Kathmandu B / B
• All meals during trekking [3 meals a day + tea & coffee]
• Valley Sightseeing with English speaking guide
• English Speaking trekking guide and porter
• All ground transportation as per itinerary
• Trekking permits or national park entrance permits
• Insurance for Nepali staffs

Cost Excludes
• Airfare domestic (Kathmandu- Lukla-Kathmandu US 190 ) international
• Visa Fee US $ 30.00
• Airport tax domestic / international
• Hard / Soft Drinks like alcohol and coke and mineral water
• Any kind of personal expense / Helicopter rescue
• Personal travel and medical insurance
• Tips for guide / porter / sherpa