Everest Gokyo Ri Trek - 13 Days

Upon your arrival on Tribhuvan International Airport, Nepal Trekking Path’s representatives will greet you and then transferred to a nice hotel where you can take rest. You can take the edge off your hunger with some decent Nepali meal at the hotel. The guide will then give you a brief explanation of our trekking destination. You can take a light walk around to get some fresh air. You can check out the local stalls selling foods, and other items. We’ll end the first day with a good night sleep.

On the second day of our Everest Gokyo Ri Trek package, we will wake up with the sunrise and get ready to start our journey to an exhilarating trekking in Nepal. We will take a direct flight from Kathmandu Airport to Lukla Airport. The 30 minutes long flight from Kathmandu to Lukla in itself is exciting and adventurous. Lukla village is at a modest height of 2,830m which is 10 days far from Everest gokyo ri trek . As soon as we land, we will go for a downhill hiking to Phakding which will apparently take 4 hours to reach. Have lunch and explore the village.

Phakding is a beautiful village at an elevation of 2,610m across the Dudh Koshi river. This village is also cited as the UNESCO World Heritage site. After a tiring trek down to Phakding, we will stop by at a nice and cozy hotel, have lunch. Phakding is the final trekking destination for the second day. We will then prepare ourselves for an exciting trek to Namche Bazaar the next morning.

On the third day of our Everest Gokyo Ri Trek , we will leave the Phakding village and head towards Namche Bazaar. Namche Bazaar is about 5 hours far from Phakding. The uphill trekking trails leading to Namche Bazaar encompasses small gorges, Dudh Koshi river, Hillary suspension bridge, Buddhist Mani stones, Buddhist prayer flags, teahouses, farms, and local Sherpa people performing their duties. We will stop in Jhorselle, the last village until we reach Namche Bazaar for lunch.Trekking while exploring the beauty of this region will probably lessen our tiredness to some extent.

Namche Bazaar is a trading hub for people there. Located at an altitude of 3,440m, Namche Bazaar is mostly populated by Sherpa people. It is the busiest city in the Everest area. Trekkers usually do their last minute shopping at Namche Bazaar and buy some essentials they would require later during their trekking as there will be no vendors/stalls available beyond Namche Bazaar.

To trek in higher altitude, acclimatization is must and most of the trekker choose Namche Bazaar as their first acclimatization day. The Namche Bazaar is the major trading hub for the locals and Tibetans for centuries. You can also find communication facilities in Namche Bazaar. While you are in Namche Bazaar you can explore the Sherpa culture and history and visiting some museums and monasteries. The Tengboche trail leads to the Sherpa museum which is a mine of Sherpa culture, history, photos, pieces of evidence and artifacts. You can find some rare photos of first Everest mountaineers Tenzing Sherpa and Edmund Hillary there.

We will also see the Hillary hospital, Healing center, Namche Library nearby Khunde and Namche monastery, a little walk far from the market.The Khumjung monastery at Khumjung village is an interesting place to explore as it displays the Yeti scalp and many other interesting artifacts.

Namche Bazaar is also known for selling varieties of dairy products which are actually loaded from Khotang and Bhojpur. The distinct traditional handicrafts are also sold in the market of Namche Bazaar. You can buy and take them as a souvenir to your homeland. You can also explore the Sherpa community with a closer glimpse at Namche Bazaar. Excursion of Namche Bazaar will be a good way of acclimatizing so the next day, we’ll be able to trek all the way to Dhole.

After a quick breakfast, we will leave Namche Bazar to head towards Dhole which is at a height of 4,200m and 6 hours far from Namche Bazaar. Trekking about 220 m above the Namche Bazaar is the Phortse Tenga village. It would take around 5 hours to reach Phortse Tenga along that rocky trail. This 5 hours walk will probably test your physical and mental strength. From Phortse Tenga, it’s a 2 hours walk to Dhole. Till you reach Dhole, you’ll have stretched to 4,200m. We’ll spend the night at a hotel in Dhole. You can view some of the highest peaks including cho oyu from Dhole.

The 6th day of our Everest Gokyo Ri Trek is to be spent on trekking towards Machhermo from Dhole. Trek to Machhermo is easy as the trekking trails to Machhermo is not offbeat. Trekking on the straight forward trail of 4 hours, it will take you to a small yet astounding village of Machhermo. The view of the Machhermo village and sneaking mountains from the trekking trails will already drop your jaw. Our destination for the 6th day of the tour package, Machhermo gives us a splendid view of snow-capped Cho Oyu mountain which stands on the 6th position on the list of World’s tallest mountain with a height of 26,864 ft.

The 7th day of our Everest Gokyo Ri Trek will take us to Gokyo. From the plain terrain of Machhermo, we will now head towards the heavenly Gokyo village. 4 hours of elevated trekking from Machhermo will lead us to the Gokyo valley . Below the majestic Gokyo Ri mountain resides a beautiful Gokyo village which is located at an altitude of 4,790m. Gokyo village is one of the highest settlements of people in the world. You can see Buddhist monasteries, Buddhist prayer flags, Mani stones there which manifest Buddhist influence in the village. The warm hospitality of Sherpa people is worth a stay at Gokyo village.

To witness the spellbinding sunrise from the Gokyo Ri, we will leave for Gokyo Ri early in the morning. The Gokyo Ri sunrise view is insanely beautiful. The shining golden colored Mountain View is what you don’t want to miss. As the sun rises above Gokyo Ri, its rays slowly cover the blue Gokyo Lake making it shimmer like glitter. If it is winter, a snow blanket can be seen over the Gokyo village. You can witness the panoramic view of the mountain range surrounding the Gokyo village from the vicinity. The highest peaks like Mount Everest, Mount Lhotse, Mount Makalu, and Mount Cho Oyu will appear so near to you as if you can touch it with your finger. The Ngozumpa glacier, the largest and the longest Himalayan glacier stretches down from the feet of Peak Cho Oyu. At Gokyo Ri, you will be literally standing above the clouds and can see the mountain peaks penetrating the white clouds to touch the sky. After we’re done with mountain viewing, we’ll trek back to Gokyo villages, have lunch and pave our way back to Dole. We will stay overnight in Dole and this marks the end of the 8th day of our Everest Gokyo Ri Trek.

We will now trek down to Tengboche from Dole on the 9th day of Everest Gokyo Ri Trek. Descending the same trekking trails will be comparatively easier. We will follow the same downhill trekking trail to Phortse Tenga. Phortse Tenga is about 220m above Namche Bazaar. You can enjoy the cool breeze, the view of snow-capped mountains and the wonderful landscape at Phortse Tenga. Walking ahead, we will take a quick lunch break at Upper Pangboche, a small village at a height of 4,050m. After a short lunch break, we will head towards Tengboche which is at a height of 3,867m and 6 hours far from Namche Bazaar. We will encounter huge mani stones and numerous prayer flags in between. We will walk through beautiful rhododendron forest and embrace the wonderful view of mountains Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Makalu, Mt. Ama Dablam, Mt. Kangtega and Thermasharkhu. There is an important Buddhist monastery in Tengboche, the largest in the Khumbu region. All the trekkers heading towards Everest Base Camp pass through Tengboche. It’s a great place to relax and watch other trekkers and exporters go about their business. There is a large green area in the center of the village for camping too. We’ll spend the night at a hotel in Tengboche.

Monjo is 8 km far from Namche Bazaar. We will walk 5 hours downhill and reach Mojo at 2,880m. Stop in a fine tea house for lunch then head to Monzo. From Tengboche, we’ll cross the Imja Tse river and then after a gradual walk, we’ll cross the Dudh Koshi river. We’ll pass the Sagarmatha National Park to finally arrive Monjo. End the 10th day of Everest Gokyo Ri Trek at Monjo.

We’ll trek back to Lukla, from where the trek had started. Spend the night at Lukla so that the next day we’ll be free from tiredness and escape exhaustion during the flight.

We’ll wake up early in the morning and have some quick breakfast. We’ll bid farewell to the guides and locals and get on the flight to Kathmandu. Within 35 minutes, we will reach our final destination and that is Kathmandu. Then, we will head towards our hotel rooms. We will have lots of free time on the 12th day. So after reaching our hotel rooms, we’ll freshen up and visit some places of Kathmandu .

Lastly, the 13th day of Everest Gokyo Ri Trek package marks the departure day. You will be dropped safely to the airport. Our representatives will bid you farewell and you will fly back to your homeland.