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JIRI TO EVEREST 21 DAYS TREK

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 In general the Everest trek takes from two weeks to many weeks to finish. But it all depends on your pace and the time you require to spend in each place on the way to and from. We do advice you to do it slowly as it is good for your health ( acclimatization to heights should be done gradually ) and the places are absolutely beautiful. So take your time and enjoy every moment while you're here.

High lights:
  • The highest mountain of the world
  • Sherpa villages and monasteries
  • Rich culture
  • Breathtaking sceneries of mountains


    • Trekking itinerary:
Day Destination Attractions
Day 01 Kathmandu to Jiri 7-8 hours drive on the narrow road by local bus, excellent view of villages and mountains on the way and new experence in life.
Day 02 Jiri to Bhandar 6-7 hours, about 1000m ascent and 700m descend, the trail takes you though the forest and Newaries villages, Deurali provides excellent villages, hills and mountains views and finally you arrive in Bahndar, nice village.
Day 03 Bhandar to Sete 6-7 hours, 700m descent and 1100m ascent, the trail descend through the Bhandar village and deep forest to the Likhu khola and the trail takes you along the Likhu Khola to Kenja excellent place for rest and the path ascents to Sete.
Day 04 Sete to Junbesi 6-7 hours,1300m ascend, 1250m descend, Now you are taken completely in Sherpa country. Today the trail takes you to Junbesi through the rhododendron forest and over the 3530m Lamjora pass and descent to Junbesi. Excellent trek where there are no villages on the way.
Day 05 Junbesi to Nunthala 6-7 hours, about 1000m ascend, and 1200m descend, the trail crosses wooden bridges and brings you to Khurtang where you can see first excellent view of Mt. Everest. After some time walk trail brings you in Ringmo, where you can get apples, peaches and apricots and the trail goes stright up to Trakshindu and after few minutes walk you see a isolated monastery. From there you can see the view of Nunthal and the trail descends through the forest to Nunthala, a pretty good village.
Day 06 Nunthala to Bupsa 5-6 hours, 800m descent 900m ascent, the trail continues descending through the forest and villages to Dudh Koshi river and ascents through Jubing, a little village. The trail carries on to khari Khola a small Magar community and finally the trail takes you to Bupsa which provides you an old monastery and excellent view.
Day 07 Bupsa to Surkhe 6-7 hours, about 1000m ascent and 650m descent, extremely steep, many places you can see the river about 1000m below most of walk through the forests, finally you arrive Surkhe just below Lukla.
Day 08 Surkhe to Phakding 4-5 hours trek, about 700m ascend through the Sherpa villages, altenative route via Lukla also possible
Day 09 Phakdig to Namche Bazaar 6-7 hours ,about 1000m ascent the trail follows Dudh Kosi through Zamphuti, Benker, Monjo(there is a Everest National park where army check your trekking and national park entry permit. The path goes gradually steep and just before Namche it really gets steep. Namche is the gateway city of Everest trkking.
Day 10 Namche Bazaar Acclimatisation in Namche Bazaar/ site trekking to Thame and Khumjung.
Day 11 Namche to Tengboche 4- 5 hours about 400m descent and about 800m ascent through rhododendron forest, excellent mountain views
Day 12 Tengboche to Dingboche 4-5 hours, about 500m ascent, slowly surrounded by the peaks and mountain and gradually getting colder and getting harder as well.
Day 13 Dingboche Acclimatisation day in Pheriche and side trip to Chhukung
Day 14 Dingboche to Duglha 2-3 hours about 400m ascent
Day 15 Duglha to Lobuche 2-3 hours about 300m ascent, the trail goes through or by the Khumbu glacier and amazing mountain views
Day 16 Lobuche to Gorak Shep 2-3 hours, and climb to Kala Pattar( 5545m high) for excellent view of mountains and Everest base camp as well.
Day 17 Gorak Shep to Lobuche
2 hours about 250m descent
Day 18 Lobuche to Tengboche 5-6 hours about 1100m descent
Day 19 Tengboche to Namche 4-5 hours and about 800m descent and 400m ascent
Day 20 Namche Bazaar to Lukla 6-7 hours and about 1000m descent
Day 21 Lukla to Kathmandu Fly out from Lukla


Price is per person, based on twin share basis and includes
  • Transportation from and to Kathmandu airport
  • Trekking staff, specially a guide and porter/s
  • Trekking equipment for the trekking
  • Accommodations on the trekking
  • Three meals (Breakfast, lunch and dinner) in a day
The price excludes the following:
  • Any type of drinks.
  • Personal or travel insurance.
  • Personal expenses.
  • Food in Kathmandu.
  • Tips etc.
Items you should have for this trek:
  • Good walking boots- well broken in. Remember it is not a day walk.
  • A rucksack and a day bag.
  • Sun hat and sun block - very important to protect against sunburn.
  • Sunglasses.
  • Scarf and gloves - it can get very cold out of the sun.
  • Iodine or purification tablets - for purifying water (bottled water is expensive and bad for the environment).
  • Map and compass.
  • Torch-light
  • Basic first aid kit - including headache tablets.
  • Camera with sufficient film.
Cross-Country Treks and Travell (P.) Ltd
P.O Box 10342
Thamel, Kathmandu
Nepal