Trek to Everest Base Camp – the ultimate guide

The trek to Everest Base Camp Trek is a tea house trek. There is no other place on the planet where you can go trekking like Nepal. Villages dot the landscape, each with its own set of hotels, restaurants, and tea houses (mini-hotels) where you can stop for lunch, buy supplies, and eat apple pie. You do not stay in tents on the EBC Trek. You stay in teahouses with comfortable beds, wood-burning fireplaces, and restaurants. They are a welcome sight after a long day of trekking, and they contribute to the

Trek to Everest Base Camp

How is the trek to Everest Base Camp in Nepal? It’s life-changing, exhilarating, and challenging. In this step-by-step EBC trek guide, we cover everything you need to know, from planning to packing for your trip to breaking down each day. So relax and join us on a journey through Nepal’s legendary Sagarmatha National Park.

Itinerary for Everest Base Camp Trek

On the map, the distances between villages on the Everest Base Camp trek appear to be relatively short. Eight days appears to be more than enough time to cover a mere 63 km (39 miles) (one way), but with several days above 4000 metres in a row, the walk is slow and steady. To avoid altitude sickness, it is critical not to push too hard. Expect to hike between 7 and 17 kilometres per day.

Since 1976, Sagarmatha National Park has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is one of the most beautiful places we have ever visited, covering 1148 square kilometres (443 square miles). Plan your trek to Everest Base Camp now.

Begin in Kathmandu and fly to Lukla.

Flight from Kathmandu to Everest Base Camp

Our journey began in Kathmandu, Nepal, where we spent a few days gathering all of the necessary equipment and booking a tour with a local company. We chose Simreak Real Nepal, which is owned by Kathmandu resident Dipendra Simkhada.

He organised the entire trip for us, and all we had to do was wait for him to pick us up at our Kathmandu guesthouse and take us to the airport to board our Tara Air flight to Lukla.

See Us Fly to Lukla

At only 525 metres, the Lukla airstrip is a short landing strip (1,729 feet long.) Built on the side of a mountain, it also has a very steep grade that is required to quickly slow the planes down. Needless to say, we held our breath as we touched down.

We made it through that flight, but it was the flight back to Kathmandu that made me nervous. It was nerve-racking to take off on such a short runway. We’d fall thousands of feet into the valley below if we made a mistake. Read about our trip to Lukla and

Getting into Sagarmatha National Park

Sagarmatha National Park trek to Everest Base Camp

Because Everest Base Camp is located in Sagarmatha National Park, a permit is required to hike there. Dipendra took care of everything after we checked in at the national park headquarters. He had everything in order, so all we had to do was start walking.

We were ecstatic as we walked through the welcome gates just outside of Lukla. This was it; we were following in the footsteps of our era’s great adventurers. Hiking through the Khumbu region while surrounded by the Himalayas was breathtaking.

Everest Base Camp Accommodation – Tea Houses

We spent the rest of the day following the Dudh Koshi River Valley to the village of Pakding at a steady but leisurely pace. The weather was warm, and the first day of trekking was pleasant. We arrived at our first night on the trek after about 5 hours and spent the night in a comfortable teahouse.

It was a cute little hotel/teahouse that resembled a cottage. The wood-burning stove smelled delicious as it warmed the restaurant while our meals were being prepared. The rooms were spotless, and we slept soundly in our thick down sleeping bags.