Everest Panorama Trek

Name: Everest Panorama Trek
Brand: Trek Guiders
SKU: PKG-10065
Availability: InStock

Trip Overview

Everest Panorama Trek, also named Tengboche Trek, is designed to be a short trip with the final destination up to a world-famous 'Tengboche Monastery' located in the Tengboche village at an altitude of 3867m. The trail follows the path to the Everest Base Camp route and passes through the local villages with authentic Sherpa culture allowing the wonderful experiences of Sherpa cuisine and warm hospitality.

Highlights

Visit the most popular and renowned town of the Everest Region.
Visit the largest monastery - Dawa Choling Gompa at Tengboche village.
Watch Sherpa culture and lifestyle from close.
Enjoy the close view of Mt. Everest, Mt. Nuptse, Mt. Ama Dablam, and many other Himalayan Giants.

Itinerary

Welcome to Kathmandu. You will be received by one of our office representatives at the TIA exit section and escort you to your hotel afterward.

Depending on your arrival time, you will have the chance to stroll around the places nearby your hotel on your own.

Hotel

Today you will have a free day in Kathmandu while your specialist will take time to arrange permits for your trek. You will have time to explore around the Kathmandu valley on your own or enjoy the cultural tour with an experienced tour guide arranged by Trek Guiders.

In the evening, you will be met by your specialist in your hotel lobby. S/he will introduce you to your guide for the trek and brief you shortly about your trek, things to do/ not to do, and any optional activities you may enjoy during the trip. You can ask any queries or share feelings with your specialist during the briefing.

Hotel

Breakfast

You will be picked up by your guide 1.5 hours prior to your flight time to make sure you will reach the domestic airport on time. Make sure you already have your breakfast by the time your guide reach your hotel lobby.

After a scenic 35 minutes flight to Lukla, your guide will arrange local porters there to help you with your luggage throughout the trip. Today is the first day of the trek. So, intentionally you will be having a short trek today to get used to the altitude. You will be descending to Chaurikharka first and then head up the Dudh Koshi Valley to Phakding where you will be staying overnight.

Tea House

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast in Phakding, you will continue north following the Dudh Koshi River towards Monjo and Jorsale. From here you will enter the Sagarmatha National Park area. Here your guide will complete the check-post work whereas you can enjoy some time clicking pictures. After lunch here, you will get to cross two rivers viz. Imja River and Nangpo Tsangpo (Bhote Koshi) River followed by a steep climb to Namche Bazaar.

Namche Bazaar is the main village in the Khumbu area and is renowned for a central market area of this region. It is an important trading center with a weekly Saturday market locally known as "Haat Bazaar".

Tea House

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today is the first acclimatization day of your trek. So, you can rest and relax in your lodge. Optionally, you can choose to hike to Kunde Hospital set up by Sir Edmund Hillary in 1966 A.D in Kunde Village located at an altitude of 3840m. This hospital serves approximately 8000 people of Khumbu area and carries significant importance in this area.

Or to speed up the acclimatization process, you can hike for an hour to reach Hotel Everest View, located in Khumjung village at an altitude of 3880m. This place is quite popular for a great view of Mt. Everest, Mt. Ama Dablam, and Mt. Lhotse. If you have time, you can also visit the Sherpa Culture Museum which houses traditional Sherpa households, old artefacts, and everyday objects. It is the perfect place to get a sense of Sherpa life through the ages.

Tea House

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast in Namche, you will follow the trail to the side of the valley, high above the Dudh Koshi. From here, you will start getting amazing views of the Khumbu peaks viz. Mt. Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, and Ama Dablam. Passing through several small villages and tea shops, you will descend to a bridge over the river at Phunki Tenga where you can have lunch. It's good to have adequate rest and collect your energy for a steep climb to Tengboche. No matter how much you get tired of the trail, the beautiful sights of Rhododendron, beautiful birds and superb Himalayas views will make you forget your tiredness in a matter of seconds.

Tea House

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After enjoying the last breakfast at Tengboche, you will descend to the bridge over the Dudh Kosi. At Phunki Tenga, you will get to see the water driven prayer wheels, before making your way back to Namche. Upon reaching Namche, take some rest enjoying some tea. Walk further down to Monjo where you will stay overnight.

Tea House

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today is the last day of your trekking day. You will cross several bridges over the fast flowing Dudh Koshi River. Following the same trail back, head off until Lukla and have some rest for the remaining time of the day. This day is the perfect day to thank your trek guides and porters for their help and offers tips for their special services on your trip. The porter will leave for their home from here but the guide will fly back with you to Kathmandu if he has no other trips afterward in the following days.

Tea House

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today is the return day from Lukla. Your guide will finish all the airport formalities while you are having breakfast at the lodge. The porters will manage your luggage to be transported from your lodge to the airport. Once the guide get news about your flight arrival at Lukla airport, you will be called to see how the airplane gets landed in the small strip of Lukla airport. Afterward, you will get to the airport to get into the plan for flight back to Kathmandu.

Upon reaching Kathmandu, you will be escorted to your hotel. After lunch, the day is free. You can opt to enjoy some scenic cultural tours or relax during the day.

Hotel

Breakfast

Today is an extra day kept as a buffer day in case the flight back to Kathmandu gets disturbed due to any weather contingencies. However, if you succeeded in landing Kathmandu on the previous day, you can enjoy a short day tour or have some shopping in the market to purchase a token of memory from Nepal to your home.

Hotel

Breakfast

You will be picked up from your hotel 3.5 hours before your international flight time by one of our office representatives to escort you to the TIA. Trip concludes !!

Breakfast

Commencing this trip

The trek to Tengboche village follows the same route that leads the travelers to the Everest Base Camp. The trip starts from Kathmandu with a short flight to Lukla where you will meet your porter team. The trek starts the same day you land Lukla and walk up to Phakding. Walking further the next day to Namche Bazaar the next day, you will get the chance to explore the local Sherpa market area and some great viewpoints a few hundred meters above the central market area on acclimatizing day.

Your final destination will be a walk up to Tengboche village where you will explore one of the most popular and greatest monasteries of the Khumbu region which is named Dawa Choling Gompa. You can make a morning visit to the monastery with some local fruit offerings and get some blessings from Lama/ priest.

Best time to do this trip

Everest region can be visited year-round but the most recommended time to visit for the trek will be between March to May for spring and Mid-September to Mid-December for autumn. Other months can have a high possibility of the flight getting delayed by uncertain days or canceled due to bad weather conditions in Lukla which is frequently faced during off-season time.
If you want to experience pleasant weather with a good chance to catch a glimpse of Everest and other Himalayan giants, springtime is the best time to go. As this trek is the dream trip of most of the travelers from around the world, expect to face a bit crowd during the peak season time.

What is included?

4 nights accommodation in Kathmandu with breakfast on twin sharing basis.
6 nights accommodation in standard tea house during the trek on a full board twin sharing basis (Breakfast, Lunch, and dinner with tea/coffee).
Experienced English speaking trek guide and porter/s for the trek (1 porter assigned for 2 travelers).
Kathmandu to Lukla and return airfares.
Trek Guide's airfares.
4 International and domestic airport transfers in a private vehicle.
All permit fees required for the trek.
Equipment allowances, salary, and insurance for the trekking staff.
Kit bags/duffle bags for the trek (size 45/ 55L).
A first aid kit with basic supplies for staff.
All government taxes.

What is not included?

Single room supplement charges.
Lunches and Dinners in Kathmandu.
Additional airport transfers besides mentioned in the 'included' section.
Soft Drinks and Alcoholic beverages like Coke, Beer, etc. and cigarettes.
Any sort of guided/ unguided city tours and transfers for the same.
Entrance fees for monasteries and museums (if any).
Nepal entry visa fee.
International airfares.
Hot shower and hot drinking water during the trek.
Your personal trekking gears and equipment like the sleeping bag, trekking poles, down jackets, etc.
Personal nature expenses related to the phone, wifi, gadget charging, laundry, gratitude/ Tips, snack expenses, extra meals, tea, and coffees, etc.
Your travel insurance and emergency rescue evacuation if any.
Any activities or services not mentioned in "Service included section"

Important points to be noted:

The mentioned trip price is per person price quoted for an open trek* based on 5 travelers group. The trip price will vary depending on the final size of the group. The trip price for a customized private trip arrangement may alter.