Overview
For those who love to do stunning and challenging treks in Nepal, Everest Three Passes is one of them, located in the prime heart of the Everest region of Nepal. Our journey itself is our longest trek and is supposed to give us an extraordinary experience for trekkers along the route. The trek connects the top three passes of the mountains: Kongma La Pass (5,535m), Cho La Pass (5,420m), and Renjo La Pass (5,340m). The travelers want to do the circuit trek during their visit to Nepal. Indeed, it is the best selection of them.
The journey starts in Kathmandu and ends at Lukla Airport by flight. Next, the wonderful trek starts by foot to the final target of our prolonged trail within the Eerest region. The trail offers the most serene view of the top snow-capped mountains, including Mount Everest, Mount Lhotse, Mount Ama Dablam, Mount Kala Patthar, Mount Pumori, and many more.
The snow-capped mountain ranges, gorges of rivers, suspension bridges, moraine, and imposing rocky dunes are some of the highlights of the trek. That we see most of the time when we go up to higher altitudes. The Everest Three Passes Trek is famously known as the best choice to explore every enthralling hour.
Trip Highlights
Sagarmatha National Park
Khumjung Village
Tengboche Monastery
Mt. Ama Dablam and Mt. Everest
Buddhist Religious Atmosphere
Gokyo Lakes
When you land at Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport, our official will be there to receive you and move you to the hotel to check in. After refreshments, a short briefing of our trek and the next morning's Kathmandu tour will be explained to you in the hotel at Thamel. Thamel has been the most popular tourism destination for a long time. Overnight in Kathmandu.
After waking up early in the morning and having our favorite breakfast, we commence our day tour, which usually involves visiting UNESCO World Heritage Sites. We visit the historically and culturally rich Kathmandu Durbar Square. Next, we head toward the holy Pashupatinath Temple. The temple is the unique built-up attraction of the pristine era. On our continuing day tour, we move on to visit the Boudhanath Stupa and Swayambhunath Stupa. The oldest stupas are the most visited places in the world. We finish the day's tour and return to the hotel. Overnight in Kathmandu.
We wake up in the morning and have breakfast. We will fly to Lukla Airport by national helicopter. When you land there, we see some of the most beautiful towering mountain peaks to make you feel the real adventure. As per the group of people, we need a few porters who will be hired from there.
Then we set out on our trek to Phadking, through up-and-down routes across lush forests, a gentle acclimatization walk, and watching the most secret views of the Himalayan ranges. We reach Phakding. Phakding is located on the bank of the Dudh Kosi River. The village offers some tasty Himalayan foods, such as thukpa, yak milk that will not be missed during the overnight stay. Overnight Phakding.
Our next morning trek to Namche Bazaar takes us through mostly ascending and some decending paths. As we pass by through lush valleys, alongside the Dudh Koshi River and suspension bridges in between the top mountains, we reach Namche Bazaar. That will be an absolutely amazing scene of Nepal trekking routes. The trails take you further uphill to adapt to the mountain's altitude. Overnight Namche Bazaar.
Namche Bazaar is a popular market for their local foods, including cheese, butter, and the traditional designs of clothing that have been part of their long-decade business. We explore the jewels of the snow-capped mountains from the Namche Bazaar and continue our steep ascent to the Everest View Hotel. From there, we marvel at the most beautiful mountains, such as Everest, Ama Dablam, and other ridges of peaks. We walk further to Everest National Park to see the abode of endangered species like the Red Panda musk deer, the Yellow-throated Marten, the Lesser Whistling Duck, etc. The hike goes steeply down to Namchebazar. Overnight Namche Bazaar.
After having breakfast, we go ahead for an up-and-down and straight moderate walk. After traversing the many forests and barren hills, we see the glaring mountain views, including Mount Everest, Mount Ama Dablam, and other snow-capped peaks in the distance. We try to arrive in Tengboche by 3:00 PM to be witnesses to Buddhist ceremonies. The village itself is rich in Buddhist culture and has numerous landmarks. That is also a unique part of trekking at higher altitudes amidst many mountains. Overnight in Tengboche.
Our next morning, we begin a trek to Dingboche after taking morning breakfast. The trek moves ahead through ascending and decending trails and close-by views of Mount Lhotse, Mt. Everest, Mount Ama Dablam, and so on. On the trek, you will not miss any mountain information; our trekking guide will give you details about the trek. Further, go past the stony zigzag walk, alongside the colorful Buddhist monasteries. Overnight in Dingboche.
Today is our rest day in Dingboche village. We start to acclimate to the day by steeply ascending to nearby Nagarjun Hill to view the most epic Himalayan ranges: Mount Everest, Mount Makalu, Mount Ama Dablam, and so on. We look over the hills and the settlement of Dingboche Valley on the bank of the Imja River, which is the most beautiful part of our trek. Next, we walk down to Dingboche village and explore for a short hour to get to know the Himalayan Sherpa cultures. Overnight in Dingboche.
The trek gradually climbs up through mostly barren areas where yaks are grazing, and the route is wide open. The encircling snow-capped mountains, moraine, attractive dunes formations, and rocky hills across the terrain are the attractions to notice. The biodiversity of the Himalayas is mesmerizing. We finally reach Chhukung Valley, then take a steep walk to Chhukung Ri. Sitting on the side of Chhukung Valley, the Chhukung Ri offers a great view of the Amphu Lapcha and Ama Dablam peaks. It is the most unexpected moment of your life and a challenging part of your great adventure. We go back to Chhukung for an overnight stay. Overnight in Chhukung.
Today's trek is our lifetime's most beautiful journey to the highest point of the Himalayas. We start our trail on rocky trails. As we ascend, we cross the ridges of hills, which take us to Kongma La Pass. The Pass is marked by colorful Buddhist flags. When we reach there, we see the most beautiful mountains, like Nuptse and Lhotse, as well as all the other snowcapped peaks in the surrounding area. After spending our adventure time, we go back down to reach Lobuche through the Kongma La Pass Lakes. Overnight in Lobuche.
The trail keeps moving forward, up high, and down to view the charming ridge of mountains: Mahalangur Mountain, Khumbutse Mountain, and so on. The trail goes next to the Khumbu Glacier and climbs up to Gorak Shep. After spending a few minutes there, we move ahead to Everest Base Camp—the Everest Base Camp Trek is in everyone's heart. Finally, our adventure will be more remembered after we take some pictures of Everest in our own style. Then, the path leads to Gorak Shep, going past glacier streams, moraines, and rocky hills. Overnight in Gorak Shep.
Today, after having our morning breakfast, we stretch our legs to the Kala Patthar. After arriving at the Kala Patthar, we will do a further adventurous walk around the Kala Patthar to catch another great shining moment of Everest. This will be an exciting part of our lives. We will not miss out on certain moments because the weather seems to always be perfect. Walking to the higher and lower altitudes of the Himalayan ranges by viewing Khumbutse Mountain, Changtse Mountain, and so on, our decending route finally marks our trail to Lobuche. Overnight in Lobuche.
We begin the trek after having breakfast and go downward. As we move ahead, we observe the iconic view of Awi Peak. Then we go by the rocky path via Blue Chola Tsho Lake all the way to Dzongla. The ascending and somehow steep route seems rough, but it's even more adventurous and tough. Overnight in Dzongla.
It is not finished yet with the challenging paths and ascending and steep trails of our joy; somewhere we have to scramble to make our route easy. Following the mountains and grazing pastures for yaks, along with a very small shop, we reach Cho La Pass. The top of the pass is marked by Buddhist prayer flags. Wherever we are, we are in the middle of glorious mountains. Indeed, this will be our favorite day of our trek. We descend toward the Gokyo Valley. The valley, consisting of six beautiful lakes, Today, we will spend the night on the edge of Third Gokyo Lake. Overnight in Gokyo.
Gokyo Valley is known as the Valley of the Blue Lakes in the Everest Region of Nepal, offering the most stunning scenic views of six lakes. We will explore all the lakes. The lakes are very close to the Gokyo Valley. As we climb to the 5th Gokyo Lake, the views of Mt. Everest, Mt. Nuptse, and Mt. Gyachung Kang are magnificent. Overnight in Gokyo.
The trail goes down the decending ways to Marlung, following the renowned Mount Everest via Angladumba Tsho Lake and somewhere on ice-flowing routes, then finally reaching beautiful Marlung village, which is located on the bank of the Bhote Koshi River. Overnight in Marlung.
After waking up in the morning, we go down the route via Thame to Namche Bazaar. We move ahead, leaving many mountains and some memorable moments along the way. That is a slightly bitter part of our journey, even though we are witnesses to the iconic mountains. When we reach the Namche Bazaar, they always welcome us with the same hospitality. Overnight in Namche Bazaar.
This morning, after having breakfast, we start the trek downward through the encircling lush forest, crossing suspension bridges along the Dudh Koshi River. The trail is relatively easy in the lower altitudes of the Himalayas. As we go down and climb up, we might also have the opportunity to see a clear view of Mount Everest in the background. Overnight in Lukla.
An-early morning flight to Kathmandu is the best and most recommended time to reach Kathmandu. This is quite a bizarre moment of our trek: saying good-bye to our assistance porters. When we arrive in Kathmandu, we check into our hotel, freshen up, and almost have more free time. We wander the alleys in Thamel for shopping and enter a restaurant where locally made foods are offered. Overnight in Kathmandu.
This is the time to say goodbye. We take you to Tribhuvan International Airport just 3 hours before your scheduled time for takeoff. Thank you for visiting Nepal, and have a good flight.
