May 16 - Jun 1, 2025 | Change
Three Passes & Everest Base Camp
via Lower Gokyo Valley Loop
trek
(17 days)
Everest Region, Nepal
- With 1 Side Trip: via Lower Gokyo Valley Loop
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Highlights:
Tengboche, Imja Tsho (Lake), Kongma La Pass, Everest Base Camp, Kala Patthar, Cho La Pass, Gokyo, and Renjo La Pass
Difficulty:
strenuous
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 $400.00 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.Currently you have 0 guests trekking with you.
- Permits Sagarmatha National Park Entry and Local Everest Region Tax
- Guide Guide's wages, food, lodging, and insurance
- Guide's Transport
- VAT Tax 13% Nepal Government Tax
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Porter
Each porter may carry no more than 20 kg (44 lb). One porter is usually enough for 2 people's gear.
Government required insurance covers the porter in case of an accident while on the trip.
$20 per day per porter
+ $30 per porter for porter's insurance
+ $2.21 per day per porter for vat tax (porter)
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Flight from Kathmandu to Lukla
Booking the flight with the trek insures that the guide will be able to be on the same flight in addition transport to/from the Kathmandu airport from your hotel is included.
$230 per person
+ $15 per person for service/transport fee
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Flight from Lukla to Kathmandu
Booking the flight with the trek insures that the guide will be able to be on the same flight in addition transport to/from the Kathmandu airport from your hotel is included.
$230 per person
+ $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.
A grand tour of the Everest Region, this trek explores four valleys of the Khumbu region and climbs over three passes in excess of 5000 m. If you want to feel like you’ve covered the Everest Region, then this trek is for you. If trekking over the passes from east to west, then the Kongma La Pass is the first pass encountered. It probably the least traversed of the classic three passes in the Khumbu region, the path to the Kongma La (5535 m) offers a spectacular but strenuous route between Chukhung and Lobuche. While in Chukhung, you may wish to spend an additional day and climb Chukhung Ri for a panorama of the Chukhung Valley, or hike to the alpine lake of Imja Tsho. After a visit to Everest Base Camp and Kala Patthar the next pass to the west is the Cho La. The Cho La, is most popular of the three passes in the Khumbu region providing stunning vistas along the high route between Everest Basecamp and the Gokyo Valley. With its series of lakes, the Gokyo Valley is probably one of the most beautiful valleys in the Khumbu Region, while the view from Gokyo Ri rivals any of the trekking viewpoints in the Khumbu, including a more complete – if a bit further away – view of Mt Everest than any of the other trekking viewpoints. The most western of the three passes is the Renjo La the path via the Renjo La (5340 m) provides a more strenuous route from Gokyo back to Namche Bazaar via the barren and beautiful Bhote Valley, and the Sherpa Village of Thame. The ascent to the Renjo La from Gokyo provides jaw dropping views of Mt. Everest with Gokyo Lake below.
Side trip via Lower Gokyo Valley Loop: Explore the lower Gokyo Valley, following the east side of the valley up to Nha and returning down the west side of the Valley via Dole, before crossing back to the east side at Phortse and returning to Pangboche.
Weather Conditions in May
change startMay is the end of the ‘Spring Season’ when temperatures are more moderate and the pre-monsoon moisture increases the chance of precipitation as the month progresses. It can be hot and humid in the valleys at low elevations, so make sure you carry enough water. Like the rest of the spring, clear mornings typically give way to cloudy afternoons. At high altitudes, the precipitation can turn to snow, although at trekking elevations the accumulation does not usually get too deep. May is also the season when many 8000 m peaks are climbed so base camps of these mountains will be busy with activity.
At a glance
On average there are 12 days with precipitation in
May. The highest point on the trek is
Kala Patthar at
5643 m. During
May, expect high temperatures of around
3.5°C (38°F)
and lows down to
-9.5°C (15°F)
at Kala Patthar.
Three Passes & Everest Base Camp
via Lower Gokyo Valley Loop
Trek
(Elevation Profile)
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(17 days)
- 1 Side Trip: via Lower Gokyo Valley Loop
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Extra rest days and overnights can be added once the itinerary is created. However any side trips must be added in this step before the itinerary is created.
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Kathmandu (1337 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 29.4°C (85°F) and lows of about 16.4°C (62°F) in May. |
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Flight from Kathmandu to Lukla
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Estimated cost:
$230.00
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Lukla (2860 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 20.2°C (68°F) and lows of about 7.2°C (45°F) in May. |
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Phakding (2860 m)
About 3 hours from Lukla Overnight |
| Sat May 17 (day 2) |
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Monjo (2835 m)
About 2.5 hours from Phakding |
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Namche Bazaar (3440 m)
About 2.5 hours from Monjo or about 5 hours from Phakding
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| Sun May 18 (day 3) |
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Namche Bazaar (3440 m) Overnight |
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Tengboche (3870 m)
About 4-5 hours from Namche Overnight |
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| Tue May 20 (day 5) |
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Pangboche (3930 m)
About 2 hours from Tengboche |
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Phortse (3840 m)
about 1-2 hours from Pangboche |
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Thare (4390 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 11.1°C (52°F) and lows of about -1.9°C (29°F) in May. |
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Nha (4440 m)
About 3-4 hours from Phortse Overnight |
| Wed May 21 (day 6) |
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Machhermo (4400 m)
About 30 min from Nha |
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Dole (4090 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 12.9°C (55°F) and lows of about -0.1°C (32°F) in May. |
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Phortse Thanga (3650 m)
About 2-3 hours from Machhermo |
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Phortse (3840 m)
About 30 min from Phortse Thanga |
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Pangboche (3930 m)
About 2-3 hours from Phortse Overnight |
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Dingboche (4410 m)
About 3 hours from Pangboche Overnight |
| Fri May 23 (day 8) |
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Chukhung (4730 m)
About 3 hours from Dingboche Overnight |
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Imja Tsho (Lake) (5010 m)
Acclimatization hike to the Glacial lake of Imja Tsho about 3-5 hours round trip from Chukhung other destinations can also be requested tat the desecration of the group and guide. Island Peak Base Camp can be reached on the same day hike adding about 2-3 hours round trip to the hike. |
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Chukhung (4730 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 9.0°C (48°F) and lows of about -4.0°C (25°F) in May. Overnight |
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| Sun May 25 (day 10) |
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Kongma La Pass (5535 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 4.2°C (40°F) and lows of about -8.8°C (16°F) in May. |
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Lobuche (4940 m)
About 6-9 hours from Chukhung via the Kongma La Overnight |
| Mon May 26 (day 11) |
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Gorak Shep (5164 m)
About 2-3 hours from Lobuche
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Everest Base Camp (5380 m)
About 3 hours from Gorak Shep |
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Gorak Shep (5164 m)
About 2-3 hours from Everest Base Camp Overnight |
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Kala Patthar (5643 m)
About 1-2 hours to climb Kala Patthar from Gorak Shep |
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Dzongla (4800 m)
About 5-6 hours from Gorak Shep Overnight |
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Cho La Pass (5420 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 4.9°C (41°F) and lows of about -8.1°C (17°F) in May. |
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Dragnag (4800 m)
About 5-6 hours from Dzongla via the Cho La
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Gokyo (4750 m)
About 2-3 hours from Dragnag. If you want to climb Gokyo Ri you should add an extra day in Gokyo. The view from the Renjo La is similar but of course not identical to the view from Gokyo Ri. Overnight |
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Highlights: Gokyo, Gokyo 5th Lake, and Gokyo 6th Lakes
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Renjo La Pass (5340 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 5.4°C (42°F) and lows of about -7.6°C (18°F) in May. |
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Lungden (4380 m)
About 6-8 hours from Gokyo via the Renjo La Pass. Overnight |
| Fri May 30 (day 15) | |
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Thame (3820 m)
About 3 hours from Lungdhen. With an early start it is possible to reach Thame from Gokyo. To stay overnight here once you have created the itinerary add a night in Thame and then remove it from Lungdhen. It is also possible to decide in route with your guide where to stay depending on how you feel. |
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Namche Bazaar (3440 m)
About 2-3 hours from Thame Overnight |
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Lukla (2860 m)
About 5-7 hours from Namche Overnight |
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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 29.4°C (85°F) and lows of about 19.4°C (67°F) in June. |
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