Everest Panorama View Trek For Senior Citizens

On your arrival day, we welcome you as per the Nepali culture at the Kathmandu Airport. Then, we assist you for getting the on-arrival visa for which you shouldn’t forget to keep USD 50 and 2 copies of pp-sized photos.

Then, we transfer to the hotel booked for your comfortable accommodation. After becoming fresh, you take a stroll around Thamel Bazar, the most vibrant township with a crowd of international tourists.

Today, our tour guide takes you for Kathmandu City Excursion after you have healthy and delicious breakfast. He/She will usher you to 4 of the 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Katahmandu. You will visit the Monkey Temple, Patan Durbar Square, Pashupatinath Temple and Bouddhanath Stupa. The guide will make the schedule to visit these cultural sites by consulting with you.

When you come back to the hotel, the team leader meets you and describes about Everest Panorama View Trek for Senior Citizens itinerary. Take enough food, water and sleep to keep yourself physically fit and mentally sound. Do your regular workouts in your time, too!

After breakfast, a private jeep or taxi drops you at the Kathmandu Airport so that you can catch morning flight. By enjoying the aerial view of the Himalayas, plains and green forests, you reach Lukla in about 30 minutes.

Lukla, which is also called the gateway to Everest Base Camp, is a small Sherpa town of Everest region. From here, you have the first glimpses of the Mighty Mountains.

Then, you formally begin the trek along the trail that move across the Dudhkoshi River Valley. Walking leisurely through the uphill and downhill trail, you reach Phakding to end up today’s trip. After becoming fresh, visit the local monastery decorated with the colourful prayer flags and prayer wheels!

Today is the second day of trekking in Everest region. The journey begins after you have warm and energetic breakfast while enjoying the sunrise view. Following the snaky trail, you walk up to Monjo, where you get your trekking permits checked. From here, you enter into Sagarmatha National Park, one of the 10 UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Nepal.

While moving through the dense forests of subalpine forests, you might have glimpses of birds and animals. If you make this trip in spring, the entire area looks pretty beautiful due to the multi-colour rhododendron flowers.

Crossing a few suspension bridges including the Hillary Suspension Bridge, named in reverence to Sir Edmund Hillary, you reach Namche Bazaar. This Himalayan town is also called the Sherpa Capital as it is the main trading center of Khumbu region. All types of modern services are available here. Visit the township crowded by the people going to or returning from Everest trek. The town looks really vibrant and lively due to the movement of thousands of people in most of the months of the year.

Today is allocated for acclimatization purpose as you have already arrived above 3,000m. It is not only for acclimatization but for exploring the nature and culture of the surrounding area.

First, you will hike to Everest View Hotel, one of the highest placed hotels in the world. From here, you can see Mt. Everest (8,848m) and other peaks looming with it. Imagine the scenery that you enjoy while having your breakfast or lunch!

Then, you have the Sherpa Museum that is a gallery of the photos of Everest Expedition right from 1953. The Hall of Fame has preserved the photos from the 1953 Everest Expedition led by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. On the other hand, the museum has preserved the culture and tradition of the Sherpa ethnic communities.

There is a 300-years-old monastery in Namche Bazar to make the day more memorable!

Following the easy trail along the pine and rhododendron forests, you move towards Thame Village. On the way, you go across a few Sherpa villages that have typical housing style and potatoes-growing fields. The splendid view of Mt. Cho Oyu (8,188m) makes the trip more interesting.

This route used to be the ancient trading route between Everest region and Tibet via Nangpa La Pass (5,809m). Moving further along the little snaky trail along the thick forests, you go across Sanasa and Samden villages. Together with Thamserku (6,608m) and Kusum Kangru (6,389m), you enjoy the close up view of Kongde Ri Peak (6,187m). It is one of the most difficult trekking peaks of Nepal.

Upon crossing a suspension bridge over the Bhotekoshi River, you reach Thame village. It is the home of Ang Rita Sherpa, also known as the Snow Leopard, who climbed Mt. Everest without oxygen. And, Tenzing Norgay spent his childhood in this mountain village as well. There is Thame Monastery where a few monks and nuns live to visit after you reach there.

Have some breakfast first and then, today’s trek begins following yesterday’s trail for some time. Thereafter, you leave the trail going to Namche Bazar and follow the one going to other side i.e. to Khumjung village. Walking for about 5 hours along the trail sometimes up and the other times down, you reach Khumjung Village.

This village is also called the sister village of Khunde as Hillary Foundation has done many developmental activities to facilitate the society. Here, you can visit a community school established by Sir Edmund Hillary in 1961.

The astounding appearance of Mt. Khumila (“Khumbu Yul-Lha” meaning “God of Khumbu”) is the most pleasant sight from here. Khumjung Monastery is one of the prominent Tibetan Buddhist shrines of Everest region. Here, you can see the Yeti Scalp as the major attraction and also meet some monks and nuns.

Enjoying the superb view of Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Cho Oyu and close up view of Mt. Khumbila (5,761m), you continue towards Sanasa Village. Crossing a little tough trail, you reach Mong La Pass (3,975m).

Then, the trail goes through the dense rhododendron and pine forests until you cross the Phortse Tanga River. While on walk, you might have the glimpses of some birds and animals of the Himalayan ecosystems. Then, waking for short time, you reach the destination, Phortse Village, which is an agricultural village.

Have your breakfast by enjoying the stunning view of Mt. Khumbila and other peaks. Now, you begin the retreat journey towards Tengboche walking along the Imja Khola Valley by witnessing Taboche Peak (6,367m).

Walking downhill, you arrive in Pangboche Village, another popular Sherpa village of the Imja Valley. Here, you visit Pangboche Monastery, which is the oldest monastery of the entire Mt. Everest region. It is also popular for the best view of Mt. Ama Dablam (6,812m).

Afterwards, you trek down across the Milingo Village where you can visit a nunnery. Then, by crossing some forested lands, you finally come down to Tengboche Village.

Tengboche Village is named after Tengboche Monastery, which is the largest Tibetan Buddhist site of Khumbu region. Meet the Guru Rinpoche and talk with him about their lifestyle, culture and tradition.

Take a round of Tengboche Monastery to take the firsthand experience of worshipping before you begin the retreat journey. Then, have some warm and yummy breakfast so that you can cover the distance easily.

Following the downhill trail, you walk past the forests of Sagarmatha National Park and some Sherpa cultural villages. The enchanting view of the Everest and other peaks keeps on inspiring you to move your pace further.

Descending lower, you arrive in Namche Bazar where you spent a couple of nights enjoying the food and excursion side by side. If you want to buy something as a token from Everest region, you can stop at this Sherpa Capital. Or else, the trek continues along the Dudhkoshi River banks across Jorsalle Village and finally at Monjo. Monjo is the place where the Sagarmatha National Park office is located. Visiting the gallery of this office, you can know about the biodiversity of this Himalayan conservation center.

After having breakfast, you begin the last day’s trek in Everest region down to Lukla, Tenzing Hillary Airport. Following the main trail of Everest Base Camp trek, you walk past Chumoa Village. Then, the trail leads you across the Dudhkoshi River and some villages like Benkar, Phakding and Chuthawa. The view of the Himalayas, green forests and river valleys looks familiar as you have already done Everest trek!

This is the last night you are going to stay in Khumbu region. Therefore, why not you make some celebrations with the fellow trekkers! Cheers! (If only you like, hmmm….!)

Relishing the silvery peaks of Mt. Everest region for the last time this session, you take a flight back to Kathmandu from Lukla. During the flight, you will again see the same mesmerizing sight you did a few days back.

When the plane lands at the Kathmandu Airport, you will be guided up to the hotel. Take rest for some time and take a visit of Thamel Bazar so that you can buy some handicraft products of Nepal. They can really be good presents to your people back in the home country.

In the evening, we invite you for farewell dinner at restaurant in the Thamel Vicinity. Enjoy the typical Nepali delicacy and cultural shows.

Today, our representative takes you up to the airport as per your flight schedule. Have a wonderful journey ahead! See you next time!