Feb 26 - Mar 10, 2025  unconfirmed
Private trek | 2 interested and 0 confirmed trekkers
Price drops to $317 if 2 interested trekkers join this trek
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 $325 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
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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.
February has a slightly higher chance of precipitation than January and a slight increase in the chance of clouds, but in general it is typically a very dry month. While there is little rain, skies in the hills and valleys further from the high mountains can be hazy from dust and pollution. At high altitudes, temperatures can drop to well below freezing. Even during the day, temperatures may not rise much above freezing, if at all, and the snow that does fall doesn’t melt and can become hard and icy. This can make crossing high passes more difficult. During this season it may be wise to bring crampons or at a minimum a good trekking pole.
At a glance
On average there are 3 days with precipitation in
February. The highest point on the trek is
Kala Patthar at
5643 m. During
February, expect high temperatures of around
-4.5°C (24°F)
and lows down to
-21.5°C (-7°F)
at Kala Patthar.
Itinerary
(13 days /
12 nights
)
created by
Dylan
Wed Feb 26 (day 1) |
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Kathmandu (1337 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 21.4°C (71°F) and lows of about 4.4°C (40°F) in February. |
Flight from Kathmandu to Lukla
(Not Included)
Estimated cost:
$230.00
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Lukla (2860 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 12.2°C (54°F) and lows of about -4.8°C (23°F) in February. |
Phakding (2860 m)
About 3 hours from Lukla Overnight |
Thu Feb 27 (day 2) |
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Namche Bazaar (3440 m)
About 5 hours from Phakding Overnight |
Fri Feb 28 (day 3) |
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Namche Bazaar (3440 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 8.8°C (48°F) and lows of about -8.2°C (17°F) in February. Overnight |
Sat Mar 1 (day 4) |
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Tengboche (3870 m)
About 5 hours from Namche Overnight |
Sun Mar 2 (day 5) |
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Pangboche (3930 m)
About 2 hours from Tengboche |
Dingboche (4410 m)
About 5 hours from Tengboche or 3 hours from Pangboche (also possible to stay in Pheriche) Overnight |
Mon Mar 3 (day 6) |
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Dingboche (4410 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 6.9°C (44°F) and lows of about -10.1°C (14°F) in March. Overnight |
Tue Mar 4 (day 7) |
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Lobuche (4940 m)
About 4-5 hours from Dingboche (or Pheriche) Overnight |
Wed Mar 5 (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 |
Thu Mar 6 (day 9) |
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Kala Patthar (5643 m)
About 1-2 hours to climb Kala Patthar from Gorak Shep |
Gorak Shep (5164 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 2.4°C (36°F) and lows of about -14.6°C (6°F) in March. |
Lobuche (4940 m)
About 2 hours from Gorak Shep Overnight |
Fri Mar 7 (day 10) |
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Phortse (3840 m)
About 5-6 hours from Lobuche Overnight |
Sat Mar 8 (day 11) |
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Namche Bazaar (3440 m)
About 3-5 hours from Phortse Overnight |
Sun Mar 9 (day 12) |
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Lukla (2860 m)
About 5-7 hours from Namche Overnight |
Mon Mar 10 (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 25.4°C (78°F) and lows of about 8.4°C (47°F) in March. |