20 Days Island Peak Climbing

You will be warmly greeted by Well Nepal at your arrival at Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA), Kathmandu and escorted to the hotel, evening brief explain about Peak climbing by our officer. Evening free overnight at hotel.

Destination:	Kathmandu
Transportation :	Private Transport
Major Attraction	Kathmandu
Altitude :	4461

Today you are going to explore the several cultural and natural sightseeing in this ancient city Pashupatinath, Boudhanath Stupa, Swayambunath Stupa, and Kathmandu Durbar Square. After exploring these places you will do preparation for trek. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Accommodation :	Hotel
Destination:	Kathmandu
Meals :	Breakfast
Transportation :	Private Transport
Major Attraction	KTM Durbar Square Swoyambhunath Kathmandu Pashupatinath Boudhanath Stupa Kasthamandap
Altitude :	4461

After breakfast, you will head toward Tribhuwan airport to fly for Lukla. It is about 40 min. flight above the great green and white mountains. After you reach Lukla airport our other team member will meet you there and help in your packing and other arrangement and then you will head through the beautiful village of Lukla And trek till you reach Phakding. Stay overnight at Phadking.

Duration :	3-4 Hours
Accommodation :	Lodge
Destination:	Phakding
Meals :	Breakfast, Lunch & Diner
Major Attraction	Lukla Phakding Lukla Airport
Altitude :	8562
Distance :	8 Km

After breakfast you will be walking through a beautiful pine forest, along the Dudh Koshi River, you will see a wonderful prospect of the Mt. Thamserku (6618 m), you will arrive at the check post and entrance to Sagarmatha National Park. Then we pass through the last village of Jorsale and following the trail through the forests and bridges until we reach the confluence of the Dudh Koshi and Bhote Koshi rivers. After a final steep climb of about two hours, you get first sight of Mt. Everest peering over the Lhotse-Nuptse ridge. From there you still need to hike about 1.5 hours to reach Namche Bazaar, a gateway to Mt. Everest and main trading center of this region. Stay overnight at Namche Bazaar.

Duration :	5-6 Hours
Accommodation :	Lodge
Destination:	Namchebazar
Meals :	Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Major Attraction	Namche Bazaar Sagarmatha N.P.
Altitude :	11286
Distance :	10-12 Km

Today is acclimatization day especially programmed taking care of your health. This day is a rest day and you can explore Sagarmatha National Park or Namchebazar and Khumjung Valley. It offers you internet, cafes, shops, restaurant, bakery and other where you can hang out and feel better for next day hike. Stay overnight at Namche Bazaar.

Accommodation :	Lodge
Destination:	Namchebazar
Meals :	Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Major Attraction	Namche Bazaar
Altitude :	11286

After breakfast in Namche, you start your trek towards Tengboche enjoying a superb view of Mt. Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Ama Dablam and close up view of Thamserku. Enjoying wild lives like pheasant, musk deer, or a herd of Himalayan Thar, through alpine forests, Dudh Koshi River, you reach Phunki Thenga where you’ll have lunch relaxed lunch then steep up through the pine forests while before we reach Tengboche. Tengboche is a great place for close up views of Ama-Dablam, Nuptse, and Everest and a biggest Buddhist Monastery in Khumbu region which you will visit too. Stay overnight at Tengboche.

Duration :	6 Hours
Accommodation :	Lodge
Destination:	Tengboche
Meals :	Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Major Attraction	Tengboche Mt Everest Nuptse Tengboche Monastery
Altitude :	12696
Distance :	10 Km

After breakfast, you gear up for your day hike to Dingboche. you pass through several Chortens and Mani walls and small villages. On the way, you can see a fantastic close-up view of Mt Ama Dablam. From here onwards, the walk is fairly moderate as you enter the Imja Valley to Lobuche River. you descend into the river and begin the steep climb of the day up to Dingboche. On arrival at Dingboche, You will see a beautiful array of fields enclosed by stone walls to protect barley, buckwheat, and potatoes from the cold winds and grazing animals. Stay overnight stay at Dingboche .

Duration :	6 Hours
Accommodation :	Lodge
Destination:	Dingboche
Meals :	Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Major Attraction	Dingboche Ama Dablam
Altitude :	14304
Distance :	11 Km

After breakfast, you start the day with a climb to through the Khumbu Khola valley to Phulung Karpo Above which is Chola Lake. As we move on, the majestic view of Mt. Pumori (7138 m/ 23418 ft) comes into view. After crossing a small wooden bridge, we ascend to Duglha. You can see the tip of Mt Nuptse, Mt Cholatse, Mt Thamserku and several other magnificent peaks. Stay overnight at Dulgha

Duration :	5-6 Hours
Accommodation :	Lodge
Destination:	Duglha
Meals :	Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Major Attraction	Duglha
Altitude :	14304
Distance :	10 Km

After breakfast, you climb up the steep moraine of the Khumbu Glacier. At the top of the ridge of Chupki Lhara, you will find an array of stones with prayer flags used as memorials to Scott Fischer (American mountaineer) and 10 times Everest submitter Babu Chiri Sherpa (a Nepali mountain guide) who perished on a mission to climb Everest. As the trail drops to the Khumbu Glacier moraine, you find ourselves facing several great peaks. You are now in the surrounding of Everest but the great mountain still remains elusive. Stay overnight at Lobuche.

Duration :	6 Hours
Accommodation :	Lodge
Destination:	Lobuche
Meals :	Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Major Attraction	Lobuche
Altitude :	16207

After breakfast, you continue your journey through Khumbu Glacier to Thangma Riju from where 360-degree views of mountains can be observed. Climbing steeply up to the top through the torrent of Changri Glacier, you catch your first glimpse of Kala Patthar, a grey-green knoll beneath the Mt. Pumori and you will be at Gorakshep finding snow-capped mountains bright all around us including Mt. Everest. Stay overnight at Gorakshep.

Duration :	2-3 Hours
Accommodation :	Lodge
Destination:	Gorakshep
Meals :	Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Major Attraction	Gorakshep
Altitude :	16994
Distance :	4.5 Km

After a brief breakfast, you take the trail to Everest Base Camp through the once vast Gorakshep Lake. Finally, you are at your destination. Mountaineer's tents stand out in bright colors against the monotony of gray surroundings. Nuptse, Khumbuste, and Pumori are the mountains you can view from the base camp.

Duration :	5-6 Hours
Accommodation :	Lodge
Destination:	Everest Base Camp
Meals :	Breakfast, Lunch & DInner
Major Attraction	Mt Everest Everest Base Camp
Altitude :	17716

After breakfast same way back to Duglha. Stay overnight at Duglha

Accommodation :	Lodge
Destination:	Duglha
Meals :	Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Major Attraction	Duglha
Altitude :	14304

After breakfast, you enter the Imja Khola valley at the beautiful village of Dingboche and further walk about three more hours of trek finally bring us to Chukung which is the last settlement of the valley. You will encounter nomadic huts at the foot of the Imja glaciers. Chukung is the point of departure of Island Peak base camp which also offers great views of Lhotse, Nuptse and Ama Dablam. Stay overnight at Chukung.

Accommodation :	Lodge
Destination:	Chukung
Meals :	Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Altitude :	15518

After breakfast, you follow your trails for 3 hours and you reach to Island peak Base camp and you will be given training on how to use climbing gears like axe, climbing boots, and crampons, ascender, use row to go up and climb down, etc. It is not mandatory but it will certainly boost up your confidence. Then you climb this peak. At first, the trail is sandy, then turns to grass and later steep and narrow hillside. After several hundreds of meter climb. Stay overnight at Island Peak High Camp.

Accommodation :	Camp
Destination:	Island peak Base camp
Meals :	Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Altitude :	18372

After breakfast, you start climbing this peak. It is not so difficult but should be careful on rocks. Your guide will help to fix ropes and climb up glaciers and finally we reach the summit. You will feel like you are on top of the world. Enjoy summit top views and stunning mountain vistas of different mountains including Mt. Everest and after capturing some views and moments you head back to Chukung. Stay overnight at Chukung.

Accommodation :	Lodge
Destination:	Island peak Summit
Meals :	Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Altitude :	20305

After breakfast, you have to walk for very long so we start early. You visit Pangboche Village and is believed to have the oldest Gompa in the Khumbu region. Your trail descends out of the alpine desert and back into landscapes of pine forests. You pass through the village of Tengboche and Visit the Tengboche Monastery. Making a steep descent leads back to the Dudh Kosi river. The final steep climb traverses the hillside into Namche Bazaar. In case our contingency day remains unused and you want to take today's trekking in a relaxed manner, you can divide today's long trekking into two days.

Accommodation :	Lodge
Destination:	Namche Bazaar
Meals :	Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Major Attraction	Namche Bazaar
Altitude :	11286

Today will be a complete rest day at Namche Bazaar. You can explore this area, village, people, its culture or you can enjoy communication and lodging facility at this place. Stay overnight stay at Namche Bazaar

Accommodation :	Lodge
Destination:	Namche Bazaar
Meals :	Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Major Attraction	Namche Bazaar
Altitude :	11286

After breakfast, you now head back from Namche Bazaar to Lukla from where you started your real hike. The trail descends steeply downward so you need to walk slowly and under control as our shaky legs continuously battle the rocky terrain. Way down through Sherpa villages noticing impressive faith in Buddhism and culture of prayer stones and prayers flag, we feel completely different views. Upon arrival in Lukla, you stretch those aches and sore body parts and recall the experiences of the last couple of weeks. you experience the culmination of a fantastic trek on a happy note with everyone back safe and sound with smile on faces. Stay overnight at Lukla.

Duration :	6-7 Hours
Accommodation :	Lodge
Destination:	Lukla
Meals :	Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Major Attraction	Lukla
Altitude :	9120

This day you fly back to Kathmandu and do some shopping for gifts, memory, collections and some traditional items and they all rest at a single venue, Thamel. There will be a small party upon the successful campaign. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Duration :	1 Hour
Accommodation :	Hotel
Destination:	Kathmandu
Meals :	Breakfast
Transportation :	Flight
Major Attraction	Lukla Lukla Airport
Altitude :	4461

Today is the last day of your trek. Departure From Kathmandu to your home country. If you have plenty of time to stay in Nepal so you can make a call for us to plan for your trip.

Destination:	Kathmandu
Transportation :	Private Transport
Major Attraction	Kathmandu
Altitude :	4461