Tour overview
Everest Gokyo Ri Trek features the unbelievable scenery of the remote Gokyo Valley and its festival of beautiful turquoise lakes, moonscape-like glaciers, and stunning mountain vistas that include Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, and Cho Oyu – four of the eight highest peaks on earth! The 360-degree view from Gokyo Ridge is the best in the Khumbu!
The beginning of this trek is the same as hiking to Everest Base Camp. On the way, we’ll stay two nights in the village of Namche Bazaar to acclimatize. Namche is considered the trading center for the Khumbu region, and people walk from as far away as Tibet every Saturday to sell their wares here. This is also the hub onto which each trail converges, so yaks and people compete for space in this amphitheater style city.
After visiting Namche, we’ll head up the valley leaving the usual Everest trail and following the rivers run off from the Ngozumpa glacier. After two days we will stop again in the village of Machhermo for another rest day and the chance to hike up Machhermo RI. Our Next stop will be the Gokyo Valley.
Your arrival into this high mountain valley called Gokyo is welcomed by a string of cobalt blue lakes that continue for the 3-hour hike to Gokyo Village, which sits at the foot of Gokyo Ri (18,300 ft) a huge black mound of rock and dirt. The next morning, you’re invited to take the 3-hour hike to the summit of this black, rocky mound to witness the 360-degree Himalayan view offered only from this vantage point. The Himalayas stand like giants guarding the border into Tibet. From Gokyo Ri you’ll see much more than Mount Everest — there are magnificent views of many of the other 8000-meter peaks from here as well.
Click on itinerary for detail program of 15 days. We can customize this itinerary as per your demand and the days you will be in Nepal. Indicated price is per person based on 2 trekkers on a group. Higher the number of trekkers lesser the price.
Included
- Welcome at the Kathmandu airport and transfer to hotel.
- Standard hotel accommodation in Kathmandu with breakfast.
- Tea house accommodation during the trek.
- All meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) during the trek ordered by guide.
- All ground transportation on a comfortable local bus as per the itinerary
- Domestic flights (Ramechhap- Lukla -Ramechhap).
- An experienced English speaking government-licensed trekking guide.
- Porter service (2 trekkers: 1 porter, backpack 20KG maximum).
- Staff costs including their salary, insurance, equipment, domestic airfare, food and accommodation.
- All necessary paperwork and trekking permits (National Park Permit, TIMS).
- Medical kit (carried by your guide).
- All government and local taxes.
Not Included
- 3 / 4 /5 Star Hotel accommodation in Kathmandu.
- Private vehicle to and from Ramechhap.
- All type of drinks, such as alcoholic beverages, tea, coffee, soup, drinking water, juice, etc.
- Travel insurance, trip cancellation costs, accident or health emergency, loss, theft or damage to baggage and personal expenses.
- Helicopter search and rescue.
- Any type of personal expenses such as, hot Shower/bath, Single Room in hotel/lodge, Dessert, Laundry, WIFI Internet , Telephone, etc.
- Unforeseen expenses due to delay/cancellation of domestic flights.
This is tentative day by day itinerary, we can customize it as per your demand and the days you will be in Nepal.
Day 1 Welcome at the Kathmandu airport and transfer to Hotel.
Day 2 Free day in Kathmandu. (You can go for sightseeing in Kathmandu valley, we can provide guide and transport with an additional cost.)
We will do all necessary paperwork and trekking permits (National Park Permit, TIMS).
Day 3 Early in the morning drive to Ramechhap to catch flight to Lukla airport (2,886m/9,437 feet). Trek to Bengkar (2,698m /8,822 ft.), 5 hrs.
Day 4 Trek to Namche Bazaar downtown (3,440m/11,249 feet.), 6 hrs
Day 5 Trek to Khumjung (3,789m/12,390 feet) via Sengboche hill, 3 hrs
Day 6 Trek to Dole village (4,040m/13,211 feet), 6 hrs
Day 7 Trek to Machhermo village (4,150m/13,571 feet), 4 hrs
Day 8 Machhermo to Gokyo lakes trek (4,750m/15,580 feet), 5 hrs
day 9 Gokyo lakes & glacier excursion day tour
Day 10 Gokyo Ri trek (5,483m/17,984 feet). Descend down to Machhermo, 6 hrs
Day 11 Downhill to Namche Bazaar trek (3,440m/11,283 feet), 5 hrs
Day 12 Namche Bazaar to Lukla airport (2,886m/9,337 feet.), 8 hrs
Day 13 flight from Lukla to Ramechhap and drive on local bus to Kathmandu.
Day 14 Free day in Kathmandu.
You can go for shopping or go for sightseeing in Kathmandu valley, we can provide guide and transport with an additional cost.
