Three Pass Trek

Arrival in Kathmandu / welcome dinner / stay at hotel in Thamel.

Mountain Monarch representative receives you at Airport and transfers to the hotel check-in briefing about Hotel facilities. Pre – trek briefing and trek pack distribution. Traditional Nepali dinner with cultural show in the evening.

Cultural Tour / Preparation for the adventure journye.

Half-day guided city tour World Heritage sites Boudhanath Stupa and Pashupatinath Hindu temple. Trek preparation in the afternoon/evening free for last-minute gear shopping

Fly to Lukla (2,800 m) and hike to Phakding (2,850 m) to start the Everest 3 pass trip.

Early morning 40 minutes flight to Lukla. 3 hours picturesque trek to Phakding for first night sleeping in a mountain. Follow Dudhkoshi River valley and encounter trekkers/ mules and Zopkyos and Buddhist monuments along the trail.

Hike to Namche (3,440 m).

Enter into the Sagarmatha National Park World Heritage site with spectacular high mountain views including the majestic Mt. Everest.

Acclimatization rest day.

Morning Acclimatisation hike to Everest view hotel. Afternoon explore Sherpa Museum and explore the local market of Namche Bazar.

Walk to Thame.

Trek clockwise direction of Everest Base Camp following the West Bhotekoshi river valley towards Nyangpala Pass a gateway of Tibet-Nepal traditional way. These valleys have a high profile of mountaineers and have set records on climbing histories since the first ascent to Mt. Everest by Late Tenzing Norgay to Appa Sherpa who climbed Everest 21 times.

Walk to Lungden.

It is a short day trek from Thame to Lungden takes about 4 hours in the direction of the Nangpa La, the glaciated pass on the Nepal Tibet border.

Exploration day at Lungden.

Second acclimatization day hike to the surrounding Hills, climb high for proper adjustment in Altitude.

Climb to Gokyo.

Start early to reach Rinjola on top of the time for a great view. The views from the pass are incredible Majestic Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Makalu the fourth highest of the world, many more gigantic Himalayan peaks, and Cho- Oyu above 8000m in very closed view.

Descend all the way into Gokyo at an elevation of 4,800 meters.

Exploration climb to Gokyo Ri and hike to Thangna

• We start a steady ascent of Gokyo Ri early in the morning. Average 4 hours walk to top Nepal’s best panoramic viewpoint. 
• Afternoon we cross the glacier sections on the way to Thangna for the overnight stay at the local teahouse.

Trekking to Zhongla via Chola pass.

We start walking early morning to avoid unforeseen situations during the mid-day. The frozen condition has more advantages of stability so there are fewer chances of fallen loose rocks before a pass. After the Pass, there are no hazardous sections to come across

Hiking to Lobuche (4,910 m).

After a cozy breakfast with exposes a dramatic panorama of the spectacular snow-capped peaks, we traverse high pasture land before we reach Lobuche. We reach Lobuche normally by lunchtime.

Hike to Gorak Shep and explore Everest base camp (5,365 m).

Walk Westside of Khumbu Glacier and pass the moraine on the way to Gorak Shep. Light lunch at Gorakshep to continue for Legendary Everest Base Exploration. Strenuous day due to EBC excursion and high altitude.

Climb Kalapathar and walk to Lobuche.

Early morning Ascent Kalapathar with help of a flashlight. The trail is difficult to follow in the dark but gets rewarding views from the summit of Kalapathar. After sufficient shots of dramatic mountains we decent down to lodge and take breakfast before continuing to Lobuche.

Hiking to Chukung crossing the Kongmala.

The route leads to another absolute wilderness away from the main trekking area, the trek follows the upper moraine. We walk carefully to climb and cross the glacier and reach nearby the Nuptse wall. Steady climb toward the Kongmala pass 5535 meters the highest pass on our trip, the walk leads higher up and then descending towards the glacier pond and the walk leads to the Chukung village.

Climb the Chukung ri and explore the valley.

Chhukung Ri 5,550 meters is being open since the year 2015 for the free trekking peak which used to be an NMA peak required climbing permits to scale it. Don’t require any specific climbing gear and skills to summit this trekking peak. The view of Mt. Nuptse, Lhotse, Makalu, Baruntse, Amadablam, Cholaste, Thamserku, Kantega and Tawache peak is simply breathtaking.

Descend to Pangboche.

Descend the windy trail to Pangboche passing the beautiful village Dingboche set on the Imjatse valley. After late lunch, there will be still spare time to explore the oldest monastery in Khumbu valley.

Descend to Namche.

There can be a tendency to rush as everyone long been waiting for proper hot showers however can’t prevent visiting Tengboche Monastery awesomely setting on the lap of snowy peaks. After the Monastery visit, we walk down to the bottom of the riverside then continue towards Namche uphill initially to level the elevation.

Trace to Lukla to end the Everest 3 passes and 3 peaks trip.

We retrace the trail back to Lukla with full of memories of Himalayan Journeys and last night dining with Mountain Monarch staff who accompanied you on your trek.

Fly to Kathmandu after the Everest 3 passes and peaks trip.

Possibly in the morning we fly back to Lukla to Kathmandu and transfer to the hotel. There will be ample time in hand choices is yours.

Three passes trekking ends / Airport transfers.

Transfer to the airport to fly back home with exhilarating Everest three pass trek experiences with us.