Trip Overview

Everyone loves a little luxury and sometimes it is more fun. On our Luxury Everest base camp trek, you will get to experience a little more luxury whilst undertaking the journey to the base camp of Mt. Everest. Stay in 5-star hotel at Kathmandu, all the way staying at comfortable luxury lodges on trek and fly back to Kathmandu on a helicopter from Pheriche at the end of your trek.

Our Luxury Everest Base Camp Trek is an ultimate luxury holiday in Everest region with remarkable highlights such as well paced itinerary, fully guided and supported trekking to the base camp, 5 star hotel in Kathmandu, luxury lodges for 3 nights at Phakding and Namche, comfortable teahouses on higher places and a Everest helicopter tour overlooking the trail you’ve just hiked and enjoying the scenery from the air. Trek to Everest base camp following the standard itinerary with careful approach and proper acclimatization. Two rest and acclimatization days (Namche and Dingboche) are scheduled in the itinerary for proper acclimatization and also instead of going straight to Lobuche from Dingboche, you will spend a night at Dhugla. You will be guided by an experienced leader with higher staff ratio and each group will be backed up with supplementary oxygen system and comprehensive medical kit. This 14 days of adventure is perfect for people who would like a little more luxury while ticking off their bucket list of reaching Everest base camp.

Everest Base Camp Luxury Trek begins with your arrival in Kathmandu. Your trip leader will receive you at the airport and escort you to your hotel in Kathmandu. After a well rest depending on your flight time, this evening there will be a welcome dinner for you at a typical Nepalese restaurant. Next morning, your day begins with a half day sightseeing of Kathmandu’s highlights and at evening time, there will be a trip briefing covering all the important aspects of the trek. Your trek begins from Day 03 as you fly to Lukla, the flight time is about 30 mins and your journey commences from here onwards. We will follow the standard itinerary to the base camp while following careful approach and proper acclimatization. Two major acclimatization days are schedule in Namche and Dingboche. Both days you will climb high and sleep low, adapting yourself with the increasing altitude. An experienced leader with higher staff ratio depending on your group size will accompany you and guide you through out the trek. This holiday is an all-inclusive Everest base camp trek, all meals are included on trek and hot water will be provided too. With all this followed and done, we step into the base camp of Mt. Everest and conclude on journey with a helicopter flight back to Kathmandu the next day from Pheriche. You will be escorted to the airport for your flight back home as per your flight departure time.

What makes our luxury Everest base camp trek different?

‘’Luxury must be comfortable. Otherwise it is not luxury’’ Our Luxury Everest Trek has been tailored keeping this quote in mind. Service is of paramount and we have crafted a well devised itinerary including two acclimatization days and overnight at Thugla [4,650m15,250ft] instead of going straight to Lobuche [4,910m/16,109ft] from Dingboche [4,412m/14,475ft]. This trip is suitable for people with no previous experience of trekking at high altitude. Safety is of a highest importance when traveling with Highland Expeditions and on this trip you will have higher staff ratio unlike other standard itineraries. We will provide 1 assistant guide to every 3 participants.

Is this trek suitable for you?

• Our Everest Luxury Trek reaches up-to a maximum elevation of [5,500m/18,195ft] at Kalapathar with maximum elevation of overnight at [5,140m/16,865ft] at Gorekshep for one night.
• Our trek follows a properly planned acclimatization but you should be fit enough to walk for 11 days at an increasing altitude starting from [2,800m/9,185ft] at Lukla.
• Daily walk of 6 hrs on average is expected carrying your small backpack (5kgs) which should consists your valuables, water, camera, snacks etc.
• Your main duffel bag will be carried by the porter and you will be guided by an experience leader with assistant guides to assist through out the trek.