Gokyo Lakes With Everest Base Camp Trek

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Gokyo Lakes with Everest base camp trek is the most astonishing trekking expedition in the world. In this trek experience the scenic beauty of the world’s highest freshwater lake system, the high peaks, the gigantic glaciers, huge wild stream and many more. A trek to the Gokyo lakes is a once in a life time experience. This trek has everything, a challenging ...
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Overview

Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

    • A Trek to the Gokyo Lakes and Everest base camp in Nepal.
    • Cross over many mountains passes and trek on the glaciers.
    • Experience the warmth of the local Sherpa culture.
    • Visit some scenic Monasteries during Gokyo Lakes with Everest base camp trek.
    • Get a spectacular panoramic view of the Himalayan Ranges.
    • See many high peaks with height of 8000 meters or more.

What's this trip about?

    Gokyo Lakes with Everest base camp trek is the most astonishing trekking expedition in the world. In this trek experience the scenic beauty of the world’s highest freshwater lake system, the high peaks, the gigantic glaciers, huge wild stream and many more. A trek to the Gokyo lakes is a once in a life time experience. This trek has everything, a challenging trail, beautiful lakes, and reflections of high peaks on its waters, huge glaciers, high passes and reaching the base of Mount Everest. This is surely, one of the beautiful and challenging treks in the world.

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Details

Itinerary focusActive and Outdoor Sports
Group sizeSmall Group - max of 16 people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal transport included (including local flights)
Start CityKathmandu
End CityKathmandu

Travel Themes

  • 50 plus
  • Cultural
  • High Adventure
  • Transformative
  • Trekking & Expeditions

Destinations

  • Asia
  • Nepal

Attractions

  • Everest Base Camp
  • Gokyo Lakes
  • Himalayas
  • Kathmandu
  • Mount Everest

Activities

  • Adventure & Adrenaline
  • Culture
  • Hiking
  • Historic sightseeing
  • Homestays & Cultural Immersion
  • Nature
  • Trekking

Trip includes

    • Airport pick up and drop for international terminal.
    • Domestic airport transfers.
    • Accommodation in Kathmandu (2 nights).
    • Accommodation during the trekking period (14 nights).
    • Domestic return flights (Kathmandu- Lukla -Kathmandu).
    • All necessary paperwork and trekking permits (National Park Permit, TIMS).
    • Certified guide.
    • Porter service (2 trekkers: 1 porter)
    • Staff costs including their salary, insurance, equipment, domestic airfare, food and accommodation.
    • Medical kit (carried by your trek leader).
    • All government and local taxes.
    • Please Note: For single trekker we provide porter cum guide.

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: Kathmandu

Arrive at the historic city of Kathmandu and check into the hotel. Our support staff will meet you to give the details about next day’s plans as well as discuss the trekking plan. Remaining part of the day is at leisure and you can explore the city and its famous shopping street called Thamel.

Day 2: Fly from Kathmandu to Lukla (2,800m / 9, 184ft) and trek to Phakding (2,651m / 8,700 ft). 3-4 hours

Today we will check out early and head to the airport for a flight to Lukla. This is a unique flying experience on a small Dornier aircraft, which are used in these mountain ranges. The total flying time, will be of 40 minutes with some great taking views of snow capp...

Day 3: Phakding to Namche Bazaar (3,438m / 11,280 ft). 6-7 hours

We will start trekking after breakfast and it will take us about 6 to 7 hours to reach Namche. The trekking trail from Phakding will go along side of the Dudh Koshi river and will pass through several Sherpa Villages till we cross a place called Monjo. After Monjo we ...

Day 4: Rest day at Namche Bazaar.

Today’s day is reserved for acclimatization in this high altitude region. We will stay at Namche and explore the place. Namche has many attractions such as the Museum with a beautiful flat ground, The Tenzing Norgay Statue, Hike to the non operational Syangboche Airport, Visit to Sir. Edmund Hillary School, Khumjung Village and many more.

Day 5: Namche Bazaar to Dole (4, 038m / 13, 248 ft). 6-7 hours

We will start the trek a little early today and head for Dole. We will proceed on broad trail from Namche and till a village called Kyangjuma. After this point, we will get an inclining trail till Mongla. The portion between Kyangjuma and Mongla will be the difficult ...

Day 6: Dole to Machhermo (4,470 m/ 14,663 ft). 3-4 hours

A very small distance at the beginning of the trek be little tough and post that it will be an easy day of trekking.  Once we ascend on the trail from Dole, we will get huge view of Mt. Cho Oyu (8,188 m /26,864 ft). In fact, we will get the views of Cho Oyu through th...

Day 7: Machhermo to Gokyo (4, 800 m / 15,744 ft). 5- 6 hours

We will start early today for Gokyo. The trail will be of moderate difficulty level. The views from this trail are really beautiful. The trail will descend to a river and get a steep incline till the moraine of Ngozumpa glacier. En-route to Gokyo we will see 3 Gokyo L...

Day 8: Gokyo to 5th Gokyo Lake.

We will be visiting the 4th and 5th Gokyo Lakes today. The 4th Gokyo is very close by from the 3rd lake. After visiting the 4th lake, we will trek further for another 1.5 hours to reach the 5th lake. The views from the 5th Lake can be considered as the best view in th...

Day 9: Thangnak (4,750m / 15,580ft) after hiking Gokyo Ri (5,357m / 17,575 ft). 6-7 hours

We will start early for the hike to Gokyo Ri. In morning, the views of high peaks are much clear from Gokyo Ri. The views of Gokyo Lakes are simply breathtaking from Gokyo Ri.  The sky scarping Himalayan ranges, that are placed as single line will be much clearly visi...

Day 10: Thangnak to Zongla (4, 830m / 15,850 ft) via Chola Pass (5, 368m / 17,611 ft). 6-7 hours

This is the toughest day of our trekking expedition as we set ourselves to cross the mighty Chola Pass. It is one of the highest mountain passes in the Khubu Region. Threfore, it is best we start early and give ourselves enough time to trek at our pace. One we cross T...

Day 11: Zongla to Lobuche (4, 940 m / 16,207 ft). 3-4 hours

It is going be a short and easier trek in comparison to the previous day. We will trek from only 3 to 4 hours and reach Lobuche. On our way we will get to see the Chola Tso Lake and Thokla Pass memorials. The train then goes past a river bed and merges with the bigger trekking trail that is coming from Pheriche.  We will reach Lobuche and take rest in a tea house

Day 12: Lobuche to Gorakshep (5,164 m / 16,942 ft) and visit Everest Base Camp (5,364 m / 17,598

ft). 7-8 hours

The smallest part of trek in beginning will be a flat trail till the Lobuche pass. After we cross Lobuche pass, the trail becomes uneven till we reach Gorakshep.  You will get to some gigantic views of Mt. Nuptse and Pumori. One we reach Gorakshep, we will keep our ba...

Day 13: Pheriche (4,371 m / 14,340 ft) after Kala Patthar (5, 645m / 18,520ft) hike. 7-8 hours

We will start early and hike to Kala Patthar. It will take about 3 hours to reach atop Kala Patthar. You will get a panoramic view of the Himalayan ranges from this point and also get a full vertical view of Mt. Everest.  If we can reach really early, then we can see ...

Day 14: Pheriche to Namche.6-7 hours

This is going to be an easy trail, till Namche. The trail will go past the villages of Shomare, Pangboche, Deboche and Tengboche.  The trail between Deboche and Tengboche is an uphill trek where we to climb several steps to reach Tengboche. The village of Tengboche is...

Day 15: Namche to Lukla. 6-7 hours

It is our last day of trekking in this journey. The trail is downhill trek for most of the part and goes along side of the Dudh Koshi River. We will pass by small villages like Jorsale and Monjo. While the trail is a very moderate one, the potion just before Lukla may be a little tough as we have to climb several steps.

Day 16: Kathmandu.

We will fly back to Kathmandu on the same flight that we took while coming. Most of the flights are in the morning and we can reach in Kathmandu before 10 AM. Spend the day at leisure and explore the historic city.

Day 17: Departure.

Kindly check out before 12 noon and we will drop you at the airport for your further journey. We will hand over the trekking completion certificate after your check out.

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H Shah

Nov 2023

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Cant recommend WeRamblers as a trekking company to anybody

I just completed GokyoRi Trek with Ramblers. They are a company only and only meant for budget or shoe string budget travellers. If you are 5% inclined to get good/b...

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Abhijit

May 2019

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EBC via Gokyo. Excellent trek and nice support from We Ramblers.

Had an excellent trek to EBC via Gokyo. Thanks to Subid for suggesting this trek. It has an absolute fascinating views. Its bit hard and awesome views . Would like t...

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Adventure Holidays in India and Nepal including trekking in the Himalayas, Everest Base Camp Trek, Annapurna Circuit Trek, Frozen River Trek, Bike and Motorcycle Trips. We are an end to end active holiday operator and we do not outsource any of our services. All our services are offered after thorough planning and we provide the best adventure at the best price.

We Ramblers is an adventure Holiday company that believes in providing the best standard, top adventures at the best price. We provide a range of options for each of our activities that allows customers to choose the best plan as per their need. Our flagship offerings such as Everest Base Camp Trek and Annapurna Circuit Trek, Ladakh experience are known for their highest standard and are managed with deep knowledge of the  sector.

We are known for our ability to customize a trip that our customer demands. We are the pioneers in handling trekking activities on Himalayas across India, Nepal, and Bhutan. Every year, over 100s of trekkers join us for a trekking activity or several other active holidays. We are known for providing the best experience and we ensure there is high level of customer satisfaction by removing all gaps before each booking. Join us for an experience of life time.

 

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • Travel expenses to reach and return from Kathmandu.
    • Food and drinking water throughout the trip.
    • Soft-drinks / Beverages / Alcohols / Snacks / Chocolates Etc.
    • Additional accommodation and food expenses if trek gets delayed due to weather, flight cancellation, health or any other reason.
    • Personal expenses (phone calls, laundry, bar bills, battery recharge, extra porters, bottle or boiled water, shower, etc.).
    • Health Insurance, Personal Insurance and other travel insurance.
    • Expenses for evacuation and rescue operations due to natural calamity, mishaps, injury or any health problem.
    • Nepalese visa fee.
    • Tips for guide(s), porter(s).

Accommodation

,Type of Accommodation: Hotel or tea houses on a twin sharing basis.
Travel Insurance
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Visa requirements
Visa requirements vary depending on your country of origin and your country of destination. It is your responsibility to familiarize yourself with the relevant requirements. For a handy tool that can help you quickly find the requirements, please visit this link .
Age Requirements
No age restrictions
Additional Information
Important points to be noted:
  • Maximum Altitude Gain: 5, 645 meters.
  • When is the best time to trek: Mid March to mid June and September to December. 
 

Items to bring with you

  • Trekking Bag.
  • UV Protected Sun Glasses.
  • Best Quality Hiking Shoes (Preferably Water Proof).
  • Trekking Poles.
  • Crocs Shoes/sandal.
  • Water disinfection Drops / Tablets.
  • Knapsack / Backpack / Rucksack.
  • Good jacket to protect from cold.
  • Sleeping Bag.
  • Windcheater.
  • Thermals – Top and Bottom.
  • Poncho (for rain).
  • Knee Cap 1 Pair.
  • Moisturizer.
  • 1 quick drying towel.
  • Sun blocks (SPF 50 and above) and Lip Salve with Sun blocks.
  • Toilet Paper.
  • Wet-Tissue Papers/ Baby wipes.
  • Headlamp, Torch with spare batteries.
  • Gloves.
  • Trekking Socks.
  • Gaiters for hiking in winter.
  • Basic First Aid Kit.
  • 3 light weight trekking pants.
  • 4-5 light weight trekking T-Shirt.
  • 6 pairs trekking socks.
  • Dry Fruits and Chocolates.
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