Dec 16 - Dec 28, 2024 | Change
Teahouse lodging, food, & transportation paid separately.
Food & Lodging
In order to provide you with the best possible price and to get as much money as possible directly to the people who are actually doing the work, we do not charge you in advance for teahouse lodging and food. The guide will be able to book accommodation for the group in advance during high season. However, you will pay the teahouse owner directly for food and lodging. Budget at least $25 a day for food and lodging to be paid in cash directly to the teahouse. Estimated food & lodging for this trip $300.00 per person.
Transportation
For 'Guide & Permit Only' treks we do not include transportation to/from the trail head. Your guide will help you arrange transportation to the trail head in the case where public bus tickets or a hired private vehicle is required. In addition to your own fare, please pay the fare of your guide and porter (if you have hired one) for public buses and public jeeps. In the case of flights, a fee for the guides transportation is included in the price. You have the option of allowing us to also book your flight this ensures that your guide can be on the same flight. You are also free to book your own flight with the airlines directly if you wish please let us know your flight information if you book your own tickets. If you are on trek in which multiple trekkers have joined we will provide you with the contacts of other members of your trek so that you can arrange your transportation together.
+ $30
per porter
for porter's insurance
+ $2.21
per day
per porter
for vat tax (porter)
+ $15
per person
for service/transport fee
+ $15
per person
for service/transport fee
This trip has optional side trips. Would you like to see the options?
Would you like to request a specific guide?
If you do not specify a guide, a request will be sent to all available guides (once a payment is made and the trek is confirmed). Once confirmed, you can choose from the guides who indicated that they would like to lead your trek, or ask us to recommend a guide.
We will try to respond within 24 hours.
This is the most popular and iconic trek in the Khumbu. Follow the footsteps of Tenzing Norgay, Edmund Hillary, and those that followed to the base of the highest mountain in the world. En route, you’ll pass the centuries old Buddhist monastery of Tengboche and hike alongside the Khumbu glacier to Gorak Shep, the last permanent encampment before Everest Basecamp. In addition to Everest Basecamp, you will climb to the dizzying height of 5643 m (18,513 ft) and view one of the most magnificent panoramas in the Himalayas atop Kala Patthar. Those with a little more time and a sense of adventure can add side trips via the spectacular Kongma La pass, the Cho La pass, and the Renjo La Pass.
December is probably the most underrated month to trek, one of the driest months of the year skies are often clear from sunrise to sunset. The trails and teahouses are less crowded than in November. At higher altitudes, temperatures drop as the winter season approaches so it is important to carry warm enough clothing and sleeping bags. When properly prepared December can be a great month to trek
At a glance
On average there are 1 day with precipitation in
December. The highest point on the trek is
Kala Patthar at
5643 m. During
December, expect high temperatures of around
-5.5°C (22°F)
and lows down to
-21.5°C (-7°F)
at Kala Patthar.
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Mon Dec 16 (day 1) | |
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Kathmandu (1337 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 20.4°C (69°F) and lows of about 4.4°C (40°F) in December. |
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Rating:
| 1 review
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Flight from Kathmandu to Lukla
(Not Included)
Estimated cost:
$230.00
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Lukla (2860 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 11.2°C (52°F) and lows of about -4.8°C (23°F) in December. |
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Phakding (2860 m)
About 3 hours from Lukla Overnight |
Tue Dec 17 (day 2) |
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Namche Bazaar (3440 m)
About 5 hours from Phakding Overnight |
Wed Dec 18 (day 3) |
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Namche Bazaar (3440 m) Overnight |
Thu Dec 19 (day 4) | |
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Tengboche (3870 m)
About 5 hours from Namche Overnight |
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Rating:
| 1 review
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Fri Dec 20 (day 5) | |
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Pangboche (3930 m)
About 2 hours from Tengboche |
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Dingboche (4410 m)
About 5 hours from Tengboche or 3 hours from Pangboche (also possible to stay in Pheriche) Overnight |
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Highlights: Imja Tsho (Lake) and Kongma La Pass
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Sat Dec 21 (day 6) |
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Dingboche (4410 m) Overnight |
Sun Dec 22 (day 7) |
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Lobuche (4940 m)
About 4-5 hours from Dingboche (or Pheriche) Overnight |
Mon Dec 23 (day 8) |
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Gorak Shep (5164 m)
About 2-3 hours from Lobuche |
Everest Base Camp (5380 m)
About 3 hours from Gorak Shep |
Gorak Shep (5164 m)
About 3 hours from Everest Base Camp Overnight |
Tue Dec 24 (day 9) | |
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Kala Patthar (5643 m)
About 1-2 hours to climb Kala Patthar from Gorak Shep |
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Gorak Shep (5164 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about -2.6°C (27°F) and lows of about -18.6°C (-1°F) in December. |
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Lobuche (4940 m)
About 2 hours from Gorak Shep Overnight |
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Rating:
| 7 reviews
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Wed Dec 25 (day 10) |
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Phortse (3840 m)
About 5-6 hours from Lobuche Overnight |
Thu Dec 26 (day 11) |
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Namche Bazaar (3440 m)
About 3-5 hours from Phortse Overnight |
Fri Dec 27 (day 12) |
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Lukla (2860 m)
About 5-7 hours from Namche Overnight |
Sat Dec 28 (day 13) |
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Flight from Lukla to Kathmandu
(Not Included)
Estimated cost:
$230.00
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Kathmandu (1337 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 20.4°C (69°F) and lows of about 4.4°C (40°F) in December. |
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