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Start datesA quieter alternative to Everest Base Camp. Leave the main trail above Namche Bazaar and follow the Dudh Koshi valley north to the turquoise Gokyo Lakes, a chain of glacial lakes beside the Ngozumpa, the longest glacier in Nepal. The high point is a dawn climb of Gokyo Ri (5,357 m), whose summit looks across to four of the world’s 8,000-metre peaks: Everest, Lhotse, Makalu and Cho Oyu. The route climbs gradually, with an acclimatisation day in Namche.
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13 days
Day 1
Our team meets you at Tribhuvan International Airport and takes you to your hotel in Thamel. In the evening your guide checks gear and briefs you on the trek.
Day 2
A 35-minute mountain flight lands at Lukla (2,860 m). Walk down the Dudh Koshi valley to Phakding (2,610 m).
Day 3
Cross the high Hillary Bridge, enter Sagarmatha National Park at Monjo and climb to Namche Bazaar (3,440 m).
Day 4
Hike to the Everest View Hotel (3,880 m) and the village of Khumjung, home of the school founded by Sir Edmund Hillary, then return to Namche.
Day 5
Leave the Everest trail at Kyangjuma, climb to the Mong La ridge (3,975 m) and drop to the river before climbing through rhododendron forest to Dole (4,038 m).
Day 6
A short, steady climb past summer yak pastures at Luza to Machhermo (4,470 m). Afternoon talk on altitude sickness at the rescue post when it is open.
Day 7
Climb beside the Ngozumpa Glacier, pass the first and second lakes and reach Gokyo (4,790 m) on the shore of Dudh Pokhari, the third lake.
Day 8
A pre-dawn climb of Gokyo Ri (5,357 m) for sunrise on Everest, Lhotse, Makalu and Cho Oyu. Afternoon walk to the fourth lake or a rest day by the lake.
Day 9
Descend past the lakes and Machhermo back to Dole.
Day 10
Down through forest to Phortse Thanga, back over Mong La and along the contouring trail to Namche.
Day 11
The last day on the trail: down to the Dudh Koshi and back up to Lukla. Farewell dinner with your guide and porters.
Day 12
Morning flight to Kathmandu (Lukla flights are weather-dependent, so keep a spare day before onward travel). Afternoon free.
Day 13
Transfer to the airport for your flight home.
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