A classic high-altitude circuit linking Gokyo Lakes, Cho La, Everest Base Camp and Kala Pattar, with teahouse stays and time in Kathmandu.
  • Trek to Everest Base Camp beside the vast Khumbu Icefall
  • Climb Gokyo Ri for sweeping views of four 8,000m giants
  • Cross the Ngozumpo Glacier and the high Cho La pass
  • Walk the quieter Gokyo Valley beside turquoise glacial lakes
  • Visit Thyangboche Monastery with a panorama of Everest and Ama Dablam
  • Explore Namche Bazaar, the bustling Sherpa capital and trading hub
  • Discover Khumjung Monastery and view the yeti skull
  • Climb Kala Pattar for classic close-up views of Mount Everest
We combine hotel comfort in Kathmandu with Himalayan teahouses. Stay at the Royal Singi Hotel (nights 1 and 17–18), a three-star base with restaurant, bar and wifi. On trek (nights 2–16), twin-share teahouses provide basic, unheated rooms and sociable dining rooms; hot showers and device charging are payable extras.