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To make your journey exclusive, we take you to the little visited Renjo-La pass, which lies at 5390m. We go off the beaten track for 3 days on this 9 days trek, and it is worth every minute, where you experience authentic Sherpa Culture, relatively untouched by the hustle of tourism in the main circuit. We stay in Sherpa homes in Thamo and Phortse, both stunning villages.

The route lies in the highest wildlife reserve in the world, the Sagarmatha National Park. It covers an area of 1,148 sq.km. of Himalayan ecological zone. The park altitudes range from 2,845m at Monjo to the top of the world, UNESCO listed the park as a World Heritage Site in 1979 for its unique natural, cultural and landscape characteristics.

A trek in this region takes one to the foothills of the mightiest of the mountains in the world. Enroute, one traverses through rhododendron and pine forests, rivers, Sherpa villages and Buddhist Monasteries from temperate to snow line regions. The Himalayas are best seen on this trek as one traces the  main route through the Khumbu region from teh Sherpa town of Namche Bazaar. Trekkers get a close view of the world's greatest mountiins, Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Thamserku, Tawache and others.

itinerary

The itinerary provided below is tentative. We tend to customise the trip according to each travellers requirements and level of fitness.

Day 01: Kathmandu
Arrival at the Kathmandu airport. Pick up by socialtours representative and transfer to hotel. Evening welcome dinner.
Overnight at hotel

Day 02: Kathmandu
After breakfast, heritage sightseeing tour of Kathmandu valley (including world heritage sites like Swayambhu, Pashupatinath and Boudhanath)
Overnight at hotel

Day 03: Kathmandu - Lukla - Monjo
Early morning flight to Lukla from where we start our trek. After breakfast, we trek 2-3 hours to reach the village of Monjo.
Overnight at Monjo

Day 04: Monjo - Thamo
After breakfast we trek to Thamo via Namche Bazaar. The trek will be around 5 hours with stopover in Namche Bazaar. Thamo is also for acclimatization

Day 05: Thamo - Thame
This day is meant for acclimatization and hence we do not embark on any serious trekking. Instead we go to a slightly lower altitude of Thame, the birthplace of Tenzing Norgay, the first man on Everest. We conduct soem sightseeing of the monastery there and generally rest.

Day 06: thame - Lungden (4300m)
Today we start our serious high altitude trekking. We walk for aobut 4 hours through a stunning landscape on an old trade route to Tibet to the village of Lungden. This village has only one lodge and very aptly called Renjo La Support Lodge

Day 07: The High Pass: Lungden - Renjo-La (5390m) - Gokyo (4400m)
The big day starts real early and it is a long day, as we have to walk about 5 hours to reach the pass, going slow because of the high altitude. After a brief stopover to enjoy the stunning beauty of the Everest Range and take photographs, we start on a remarkably difficult downhill journey for about 3 hours to reach the village of Gokyo walk along the stunning and beautiful Dudh Kunda (milk lake)

Day 08: Gokyor Ri (5483m) and return
Unlike the Kalapatthar hill from Lobuche, the foot of Gokyo Ri lies five minutes from teh stream teh feeds the Gokyo lake. after two or three hours "huff and puff" you reach the summit not to be disappointed for your effort at all, as the views from here are awellworth the effort you put in. Everest (8848m), showing more of it's nothern flank than from Kalapatthar, with Makalu (8475m) further to the east and Cho Oyu (8153m) towards the north make a mesmerizing view to watch. Return from Gokyo Ri after spending a wonderful break at the summit.

Day 09: Gokyo - Phortse
It takes four to five hours of walking to reach the very beautiful vilalge of Phortse, for our second home stay compnent in Sherpa houses. This village has over 23 Everest summiteers, and you meet a lot of them right there in the vilalge. The village is famous for its tolerance and consevation of wildlife, so sights of deer and pheasants is common here.

Day 10: Phortse - Namche Bazaar
We now start our return form the Everest Region to trek about 3 hours to reach Namche Bazaar through Khumjung, a lovely village with excellent bakeries and restaurants

Day 11: Namche - Phakding

Day 12: Phakding - Lukla

Day 13: Lukla - Kathmandu
Early morning, fly from Lukla to Kathmandu on a twin Otter. Upon arrival, meet and transfer to hotel. Rest of the day is free.
Overnight at hotel

Day 14: Departure
free till departure

fixed departure

fixed departure 2010

Aug: (14 Aug - 27 Aug)

Sep: (04 Sep - 17 Sep), (25 Sep - 07 Oct)

Oct: (02 Oct - 15 Oct), (22 Oct - 04 Nov), (30 Oct - 13 Nov)

Nov: (19 Nov - 02 Dec)

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