Gokyo Valley Trekking

Our hardworking representative will pick you up at the renowned Tribhuvan airport and transfer you to the hotel upon arrival. After taking a break for some time, you will be received by a tour guide through the assigned hotel for a half-day sightseeing tour of the great Kathmandu Durbar Square. In the evening, you will be taken to a cultural dinner. Overnight stay at hotel.

On this second day of the trek, we will have a full day of sightseeing. We will visit incomparable holy monuments like the great Durbar Square and the monkey temples known as Swoyambhunath, Pashupatinath, and the famed Boudhanath. 

You will be transferred to the airport early in the morning from where you will fly to Lukla (35 minutes). We will walk for three hours to reach the Phakding town with ups and downs along the river, Dudh Koshi.  Overnight stay at a teahouse in Phakding.

After breakfast, we move along the bank of Dudh Koshi river as we head to our next destination, that is Namche Bazar. We enter Sagarmatha National Park; from Larja Dobhan we climb the steep trail as we witness the majestic view of Namche Bazar; the gateway to Everest zone. Overnight stay at a teahouse in Namche.

On this day, we rest and take a break for acclimatization in Namche Bazar. Namche is popular for its wonderful shops and vendors, tasty food and amazing views of the mountain peaks. 
With an early hike above the town, we will be rewarded with majestic views of Himalayan sunrise and the views of Mt. Everest, Lhotse, the gorgeous Ama Dablam and so on.  We will visit the Sherpa Museum on our way down. Overnight stay at a teahouse.

On our way to Phortse Tanga, we will first climb the Khumjung Hill and then descend down a wide valley from where the trail turns north. We will see a chorten on the top of a ridge (3973 meters)  that descends from Khumbila (5761 meters). We shall visit Mohang, the birthplace of the re-incarnated Lama of the monastery of Rongbuk of Tibet who introduced Buddhism to Khumbu. The trail moves up and down with descends and steep ascends time and again. Overnight stay at teahouse.

We will climb through rhododendron forests and then move through the summer settlements called Kharkhas used by Sherpas to have their yaks graze.  Now, the trail passes through Tongba (3950 meters), Gyle (3960 meters).  Overnight stay at a teahouse.

With a short day trek, we head to Machermo as we climb alongside the valley, through rhododendron and Juniper forests. We will also pass through many summer settlements and will witness the beautiful views of Cho Oyu and Kantiaga and Thamserku while backing down the valley.  We arrive at Machermo around lunch time.

Now, the trail moves to a ridge that offers amazing views down the valley to Kantega and up to Cho Oyu (8153 meters).   The trail passes through Pangram (4390 meters) and descends to a river bank before ascending to Ngozumpa glacier’s terminal moraine. There is a steep climb on the moraine.

Now the trail follows the valley past a lake known as Longponga (4690 meters) where we can see Lama Foot Prints; we then follow the path to Gokyo (4750 meters) over the edge of the third lake.

We reach Gokyo; it is a tiny settlement which is growing gradually with around eight lodges currently. You will absolutely love the glacier lake and the view it has to offer of the snowy peaks. Overnight stay at a teahouse.

We will move to the Gokyo Ri(5463 meters) early in the morning to watch the sunrise. You will get the chance to see Mt. Everest and Cho Oyu along with the lake in the valley as well as the largest glacier called Na-Jumpa glacier.

We will get breakfast at the teahouse as we get back and during the afternoon we will explore the fifth lake and relish the view. Overnight stay at teahouse.

We trek back to Dole en route Machermo on this day. Overnight stay at the teahouse.

After breakfast, we head to Namche as we descend till Phortse Tanga and ascend to Mongla dada after which the route moves to Namche.  Overnight stay at Namche.

We will stay overnight at Lukla as reach Lukla after breakfast with few ups and downs.

You will be transferred to the airport early in the morning and return to Kathmandu via a flight.  Upon your arrival, you will be transferred to the hotel by one of our representatives. Overnight stay at the hotel.

On this day, you will be transferred to the airport from where you will head to your next destination or back home.