Everest Panorama Trek – 10 Days

Trip Facts

Trip Points Kathmandu-Phakding- Namche-Tengboche-Dingboche-Lobuche-Lukla
Duration 10 Days
Max. Altitude: 5,364m/17,598ft
Group size Min. 2 – Max. 12
Best Time for Visit Spring (Feb-May) & Autumn (Sep-Dec)
Activity Guided Trekking
Trip Guide & Porter Experienced | Licensed | Strenuous
Meals Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Accommodation Luxury Hotel/Guesthouse
DIFFICULTY Difficult
LOCATION Everest Region
Flights Kathmandu-Lukla-Kathmandu
Departure From Kathmandu, Nepal

Highlights

  • Nepal’s top trekking destination – ultimate trekking adventure
  • Spectacular view of Mt. Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, AmaDablam, and other mountains
  • Fly between giant mountains – heart-beating moments landing at Lukla airport
  • It offers amazing, jaw-dropping scenery and views
  • 10+ years' experience local guide and porters
  • Acute mountain Sickness friendly itinerary
  • Sherpa villages, culture, tradition, and hospitality
  • High suspension Hanging Bridges
  • Highest altitude situated Monastery (Gompa), Meet Buddhist Lama, Monks & Nuns, Tibetan Buddhism, and Practices
  • Acclimatization and Rest Day at Namche
  • Closure view of Himalayas en-route to Everest Base Camp and return
  • Closure view of Himalayas en-route to Everest Base Camp and return
  • Luxury Lodges, Tea Houses,and hygiene meals
  • Breath air at the altitude of 5,000 to 7,000 m peaks
  • Habitat of rare and endangered species – snow leopard, red panda, Himalayan black dear, musk deer, and Himalayan wolves.

Overview

Everest Panorama Trek is a customized Everest Region Trek in the Himalayas of Nepal. This is for those trekkers who have limited time or are unwilling to tackle climbing higher altitudes. If you are excited to experience the joys in the Everest Region and witness Mount Everest closely, This Trek is a perfect choice for you.

On the first day, your trek starts when you fly from Kathmandu to Lukla (2642m). After a 30-40 minutes thrilling flight, you land at Tenzing-Hilary Airport. At Lukla, you have a warm breakfast, meet your local porters and pack your bag-packs. After that, we begin trekking towards Phakding – a Sherpa village. You meet the local Sherpa people observe their culture and lifestyle.

Enjoy a natural habitat, traditional Sherpa villages, and local wildlife and vegetation!

The next day, you reach Namche Bazaar (3440m) –the main business hub of the Khumbu region. We spend two nights at Namche, acclimatize and take rest. Then, we hike up Khumjung – the largest Sherpa village with prayer flags, chortens, mani walls, and ancient monasteries resembling Buddhism in the Sherpa lives during our Namche stay. Along with these, you see spectacular mountain views.

After acclimatization at Namche, your trek continues towards your destination. You walk, follow the ridges, cross rivers and pass through rhododendron forests to reach Teng Boche. You can see Ama Dablam, Kangtega, Thamserku, and the Everest Group Panorama on the backdrop.

You start retreating when you step on to the final destination and experience the best moments. At first, you go down to Monjo – a lower altitude that allows you to sleep in greater comfort than at Namche. Then, on the final day, you reach Lukla. Finally, you catch an early morning flight and land at TIA in Kathmandu.

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Itinenary

When you land at the Tribhuvan International Airport, our representative will greet you and transport you to our luxury hotel/guest house and assist you to check-in. So, look for someone holding a placard with your name or our company’s name – Nomadways Adventure– waiting for you.

On this day, you relax at Hotel/Guest house overnight and restore your energy to accomplish your upcoming adventurous trip.

Our company organizes a short introductory meeting in the evening. You will meet your trekking guide, and our trekking expert will provide you with all the detailed information about the trek.

 Meal : Breakfast
  Accommodation : At a Luxury Hotel/Guest house

Today, you are going to enjoy the Kathmandu Valley Tour – the city full of World Heritage Sites, Nepali culture, and many more to explore.

We offer you a warm breakfast at dawn, and your sightseeing starts with our city guide. At first, you visit Pashupatinath Temple – the holiest Hindu Temple on the bank of the sacred Bagmati River, then move to Boudhanath Stupa – the massive Buddhist Stupa architecture in the world. After that, we will drive you to Patan Durbar Square. In addition, we take you to Swayambhunath Stupa – the 2000 years old legendary stupa on the hilltop also nick-named monkey temple. In the end, we come to Kathmandu Durbar Square, observe Kumari Temple (living goddess temple), Nautale Durbar, the Kaal Bhairav, the Swet Bhairav, the freak streets, and more.

Your city tour ends in the evening. So, you take a light dinner and take a rest restoring energy for the upcoming adventure.

  Activity Duration : Full-Day City Excursion
 Meal : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  Accommodation : At a Luxury Hotel/Guesthouse

We take an early morning flight (30-40 minutes) from Kathmandu to Lukla. As the plane passes between towering mountains, the flight offers you the heart-pounding experience of the turbulence and tranquil picturesque of the Himalayan range. Finally, you land at Lukla airport – the gateway to the Everest Region.

How would you feel landing on the airport with just a single runway on a cliff? You will get surprised. Right? Lukla airport is one of the most dangerous airports in the world.

At Lukla, you get to rest for some time, meet your local porters and arrange the luggage.

From Lukla, after showing your Trekking Permit at the Lukla checkpoint, your footsteps head towards Phakding – a Sherpa village renowned for the 500 years old monastery. You follow the trails down to Thalsaroa and then to Cheplung. Then, the trail traces along Dudh Koshi valley, enjoying the introductory view of Mt. Khumbila (5,761m/18901ft). You continue your pace for a few hours and reach Ghat (2,520m/8,350ft). Further a short walk from Ghat, we reach Phakding –today’s destination. Enjoy the best hotel, hygienic cuisine, and friendly hospitality with superb service at Phakding.

  Activity Duration : 30-40 min Flight + 3-4 Hours Trek
 Meal : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  Accommodation : At a Luxury Hotel/Guest house

Today, we trek from Phakding to Namche – the most significant tourism hub in the Everest region.

Passing through the dense fir, alpine, and rhododendron forest along Dudh  Koshi River, we go up to Benkar. From Benkar, we further walk through dense forest and cross suspension bridges which take us to Chhumuwa and Monjo.

At Monjo, you must register your trekking permit at the check-post and then trek inside the Sagarmatha National Park. You feel completely enthusiastic about the wonderful environment of the park. Also, you may encounter wild animals and several species of vegetation. Watch them out!

Ahead, we cross the Tenzing-Hillary suspension bridge over Dudh Koshi River ascend via the pine and fir forest to the ridge.

We have the first glimpse of Mt. Everest on the trail toward the ridge. Enjoy it.

Continue your uphill pace for a couple of hours; finally, you arrive at Namche Bazaar. Enjoy the rest of your time at Namche – standard lodging and modern facilities like ATMs, internet, cyber cafes, pubs, and restaurants.

  Activity Duration : 11 Km, 6-7 Hours Trek
 Meal : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  Accommodation : At a Luxury Hotel/Guest house

On this 5th day of our trip, we acclimate, explore, and rest in Namche.

As a part of acclimatization, we walk towards the Sagarmatha National Park Museum after breakfast. Enjoy and learn about the Sherpa culture, local flora, and fauna of this region.

After leaving the museum, we head towards the Everest view hotel – one of the world’s highest hotels. You find yourself speechless when you see the panoramic view of snow-capped mountains such as Mt. Khumbila (5,761m/18,901ft), Mt. Thamserku (6,623m/21,729ft), Mt. Everest (8,848m/29,029ft), Lhotse (8,516m/27,940ft) and Ama Dablam (6,812m/22,349ft) mirroring and shining in front of you.

Other places to explore are Khumjung and Kunde villages with Hillary school, Hillary Hospital, and Syangboche Airstrip.

In the end, you come down to Namche Bazaar. We take a rest or explore the beautiful tourist hub and enjoy other facilities at Namche Bazaar.

  Activity Duration : 4 Km, 4-5 Hours Hiking
 Meal : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  Accommodation : At a Luxury Hotel/Guest house

After taking an early breakfast, we start climbing up to the Namche village. On the way, we visualize a spectacular view of Mt. Everest.

A few hours walk from Namche takes to Sanasa junction – the intersection of Everest Base Camp Trek and Gokyo Lake trek. We take a right turn to get to EBC. Trekking down to the villages Lawichasa and Tashinga with the majestic view of sparkling Ama Dablam (6856m/22,493ft) and walking again, we reach Phunki Thanga. After enjoying lunch at Phunki, we climb to Tengboche, passing through the dense rhododendron, juniper, and alpine forest.

Tengboche is well-known for the Tengboche Gompa – one of the oldest monasteries of this region. Inspect evening prayer at Gompa and enjoy comfortable lodging and delicious meals.

  Activity Duration : 9 Km, 6-7 Hours Trek
 Meal : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  Accommodation : At a Luxury Hotel/Guest house

From Tengboche, our trails descend to the Dudh Koshi River, where we cross the suspension bridge. Then, you ascend the trail and reach Sanasa – the intersection of Everest Base Camp Trek and Gokyo Lake Trek. After that, we continue following the wider trail round aside the hill to Namche Bazar. Finally, moving down towards the Sagarmatha National Park checkpoint to lower green valley Jorsalle, we come at Monjo – today’s final destination.

We spend a night here enjoying delicious meals and comfortable accommodation.

  Activity Duration : 14km, 6-7 Hours Trek
 Meal : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  Accommodation : At a Luxury Hotel/Guest house

On this 8th day, we keep on retracing back. From Monjo, we catch the trails down to Dudh Koshi River and reach Phakding. Further, we trek passing by various Sherpa settlements and cross a suspension bridge above Thado Koshi. Ultimately, after ascending for about 45 minutes, we reach Lukla. You are thankful that you have accomplished Everest Panorama Trek successfully. Reconfirm your flight Ticket and say goodbye to thehard-working local porters.

You can participate in a farewell ceremony and thank your hard-working and ever-smiling local porters. And take ample rest.

  Activity Duration : 14km, 5-6 Hours Trek
 Meal : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  Accommodation : Luxury Hotel/Guest house

On this second last day of your trek, we fly back to Kathmandu from Lukla. Restore your memories in the plane flying between giant mountains. After landing at TIA, you will be transferred to your hotel.

Relax!

Also, you can explore local markets nearby, taste Nepali and other continental cuisines at various restaurants and observe the hustle-bustle lifestyle in Kathmandu.

  Activity Duration : 30-40 min Flight
 Meal : Breakfast
  Accommodation : At a Luxury Hotel/Guest house

On this final day, offering you a light breakfast, we transfer to the Tribhuvan International airport via our private transportation. We bid you a happy ‘Goodbye’ and wish you a safe flight.

 Meal : Breakfast

Cost Includes

  • All airport transfers
  • Luxury Hotel in Kathmandu for two nights with breakfast
  • Flights Kathmandu–Lukla–Kathmandu
  • All airport taxes
  • All necessary paperwork and trekking permits (National Park permit and TIMS)
  • An experienced English-speaking Govt. registered trekking guide and local porters to carry luggage (2 trekkers: 1 porter)
  • Guide and porter salaries, insurance, equipment, transport, food, and lodging
  • Full meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner of your choice
  • Supplementary snacks: energy bar and cookies
  • Seasonal fresh fruits desert every day
  • Unlimited Chlorine treated Safe Drinking water
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • A comprehensive First Aid kit
  • Oxi-meter: To check heart rating and oxygen saturation to Everest Base Camp and return
  • All government and local taxes
  • Trekking equipment: down-filled sleeping bag, walking poles, and duffel bag
  • Trekking equipment: down-filled sleeping bag, walking poles, and duffel bag

Cost Excludes

  • Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu
  • Hot and bottled drinks
  • Electronic device re-charge
  • Wi-Fi
  • Hot shower
  • Travel insurance and medical evacuation
  • Tipping

Equipment

Trekking requires careful selection of gear to ensure comfort, safety, and efficiency on the trail. Depending on the conditions (terrain, weather, duration), the equipment you need may vary, but here’s a comprehensive list of essential trekking gear:

  1. Backpack
  • Capacity: Typically, for a multi-day trek, a 40-60L pack is ideal.
  • Fit: Adjustable straps for shoulder, chest, and hip.
  • Features: Hydration system compatibility, side pockets for easy access, and a rain cover.
  1. Footwear
  • Trekking Boots: Look for boots with good ankle support, durable soles (Vibram is a popular choice), and waterproof features.
  • Trail Shoes: For lighter treks or well-maintained paths, trail shoes may suffice.
  • Sock Layers: Merino wool socks or synthetic socks that wick moisture and reduce blisters. Avoid cotton.
  • Gaiters: To keep debris, mud, and snow out of your boots.
  1. Clothing (Layering System)
  • Base Layer: Moisture-wicking (synthetic or merino wool) long-sleeve top and bottoms.
  • Mid Layer: Insulating layer, such as a fleece or down jacket.
  • Outer Layer (Shell): Waterproof, windproof jacket and pants. Gore-Tex or similar fabrics are excellent choices.
  • Trekking Pants: Convertible pants (with zippers for shorts) can be useful.
  • Trekking Shirt: Lightweight, moisture-wicking, and quick-drying.
  • Gloves: Lightweight gloves for warmth, plus an additional heavier pair if trekking in cold climates.
  • Hat/Cap: A sunhat or beanie depending on the weather.
  • Neck Gaiter/Buff: For sun protection, warmth, or dust.
  1. Sleeping Gear
  • Sleeping Bag: Temperature-rated for the conditions you’ll face. Down bags are warmer and lighter but lose effectiveness if wet, while synthetic bags dry quicker.
  • Sleeping Pad: Inflatable or foam pads that insulate from the cold ground.
  • Tent: Lightweight trekking tents (1-3 person) that suit your conditions. Some options include 4-season tents if you're trekking in harsh weather.
  1. Hydration System
  • Water Bottles: Collapsible or hard plastic bottles (ensure they’re BPA-free).
  • Hydration Reservoir: Camelbak or similar bladder systems for easy access to water.
  • Water Purification: A filtration system (e.g., Sawyer, LifeStraw) or chemical tablets to purify water from streams or other sources.
  1. Food and Cooking
  • Stove: Compact gas or alcohol stove for cooking on the trail.
  • Cookware: Lightweight pots or pans, often titanium or aluminum.
  • Fuel: Compatible fuel for your stove (check for availability in the region you’re trekking).
  • Food: Dehydrated meals, energy bars, trail mix, nuts, and fruits. Lightweight, high-calorie, and easy-to-prepare foods are best.
  1. Navigation Tools
  • Map and Compass: Always have a paper map as a backup, even if you use a GPS.
  • GPS Device or Smartphone with a Trekking App: Make sure to download offline maps.
  • Altimeter Watch (optional): Useful for tracking elevation and route progress.
  1. Lighting
  • Headlamp: Hands-free lighting for night-time use, with extra batteries.
  • Flashlight: A backup to your headlamp.
  1. First Aid Kit
  • Include basic supplies: Bandages, antiseptic wipes, blister treatment, pain relievers, and any personal medications.
  • Personal Medications: Always bring enough for the whole trip, plus extras in case of delays.
  • Sunscreen and Lip Balm: Protect your skin from sun exposure.
  1. Safety Gear
  • Multi-tool/Knife: A good multi-tool (like a Swiss Army Knife or Leatherman) is very useful for repairs and emergencies.
  • Whistle: For signaling.
  • Emergency Blanket: Lightweight and compact for warmth in case of emergency.
  • Firestarter: Matches or a lighter, and waterproof if needed.
  1. Miscellaneous
  • Trekking Poles: Help with balance, reduce strain on knees, and improve traction on uneven terrain.
  • Towel: Quick-dry, compact towel.
  • Sunglasses: UV protection for your eyes.
  • Camera/Smartphone: For documenting the journey, with extra storage or a portable charger.
  1. Personal Hygiene and Toiletries
  • Toilet Paper: Always carry biodegradable toilet paper and a small trowel for digging a "cathole" if there are no facilities.
  • Hand Sanitizer: To keep clean without access to water.
  • Wet Wipes: For cleaning yourself when there's no shower.
  • Biodegradable Soap: If you need to wash, use eco-friendly soap.
  • Toothbrush/Toothpaste: Compact travel versions.
  1. Weather Protection
  • Sun Protection: Sunglasses, sunblock, and a wide-brimmed hat for sun protection.
  • Rain Gear: A high-quality waterproof jacket, pants, and gaiters, especially if you're trekking in areas with unpredictable weather.
  • Cold Weather Gear (if needed): Depending on the trek, you might need additional gear like down jackets, insulated gloves, or even crampons for ice or snow.
Extra Considerations for Specialized Treks:
  • High-altitude Treks: Consider gear for altitude sickness (like Diamox), extra layers for extreme cold, and an oxygen system if necessary.
  • Long-distance Treks: You might need additional gear like extra food storage, a larger stove, or a lightweight trekking umbrella.
Always check the weather forecast and understand the terrain and altitude of your trek to fine-tune your gear selection.

FAQ's

The Everest Panorama Trek is a relatively short trekking route that offers incredible views of the Everest region. It typically starts in Lukla and takes trekkers to places like Namche Bazaar, Tengboche, and other nearby villages, with breathtaking views of Mount Everest and other surrounding peaks. It's a great option for those who want to experience the beauty of the region without going to Everest Base Camp.

The trek is considered moderate in difficulty. While it does involve some uphill walking, especially on the way to Namche Bazaar and Tengboche, it doesn’t go as high in altitude as the Everest Base Camp trek. The highest point of the trek is Tengboche, which is around 3,860 meters (12,664 feet), so altitude sickness is generally less of a concern, but it’s still important to acclimatize properly.

The best time to trek in the Everest region is during the pre-monsoon season (spring) from March to May and the post-monsoon season (autumn) from September to November. These months offer the clearest skies, the best views, and pleasant weather for trekking.

Accommodation is in tea houses or lodges along the trekking route. These basic accommodations provide a comfortable, though simple, stay. Rooms generally have twin beds, and shared bathrooms are common. Tea houses offer meals, and the food is generally Nepali and Western (dal bhat, noodles, soup, pasta, etc.).

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