trek in Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park
Everest Base Camp
Nepal's signature Himalayan route through Sherpa settlements, ancient monasteries and glacial terrain beneath Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse.
- Duration
- 12 days
- Journey style
- trek
- Region
- Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park
- Best timing
- Set after a local conditions review
More than a route on a map
This is a starting point. The final journey is built around access, weather, the right pace and what your group wants to understand.
What it asks of you
High altitude with two acclimatisation days and a maximum walking elevation of 5,545 m.
How WildWalk guides
Wakif brings local context, nature-guide training and a photographer's patience to every day in the field.
Your route
12 days, planned with purpose
The sequence below is the working shape of the journey. Timing may change when safety, access or the season asks for it.
Ask about this journey- Day 01
Fly Kathmandu to Lukla; trek to Phakding
2,610 m
- Day 02
Phakding to Namche Bazaar
3,440 m
- Day 03
Acclimatisation day in Namche Bazaar
3,440 m
- Day 04
Namche Bazaar to Tengboche
3,860 m
- Day 05
Tengboche to Dingboche
4,410 m
- Day 06
Acclimatisation day in Dingboche
4,410 m
- Day 07
Dingboche to Lobuche
4,940 m
- Day 08
Lobuche to Gorak Shep; hike to Everest Base Camp and return
Base camp 5,364 m; overnight 5,170 m
- Day 09
Kala Patthar at sunrise; trek to Pheriche
Kala Patthar 5,545 m; overnight 4,370 m
- Day 10
Pheriche to Namche Bazaar
3,440 m
- Day 11
Namche Bazaar to Lukla
2,860 m
- Day 12
Fly Lukla to Kathmandu
1,400 m
Guided by someone who knows when to slow down
Wakif learned the land through years of exploration, wildlife photography and nature-guide training in Bardiya. He built WildWalk because rushed, crowded itineraries never felt like the real Nepal.
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Make this journey yours
Share your dates, group and interests. Wakif will reply with the right questions and a realistic next step.
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