october 2024
Travsessed is
heading to Nepal!!!
About Travsessed Everest
Join us for a once in a lifetime…BUCKET LIST TRIP as we hike above the clouds, through tiny Napalese villages in the middle of the beautiful Himalaya Mountains to the iconic Everest Base Camp!!
Get ready for a Magical, Transformative, Life Changing Adventure of a lifetime!!!
If you’re looking for a hard core physical adventure with cultural immersion & personal renewal braided in — Then hiking to Everest Base Camp should be on your Bucket list!
This one is for all of our Active Adventurers who have the Grit, Grind, & Mindset it takes to experience hiking at the top of the world.
This hike is going to be physically & mentally challenging, but you’re never alone. We are ALL in this together as a team – as a family. You’ll draw on strength you didn’t even know you had and we will support, encourage and uplift each other every step of the way!!
We combine our own travel experience with insights & tips from our local guides & friends on the ground to create the most FUN, Unique, Next Level Adventure that you won’t find anywhere else!!
IMPORTANT: This is no walk in the park!
This is 11 days of hiking through the Himalayan mountain range in Nepal. We will be hiking long days at high altitudes.
The EBC requires being in good physical shape but you don’t have to be an Olympic athlete to sign up. Most people that exercise a few days a week will be fit enough to do the hike.
If you don’t exercise yet, you will need to have a training program leading up to the trip. We can help you with this. This is going to be both physically and mentally tough and you want to be in your best shape to feel good and have an enjoyable experience.
This is a big hiking trip but like all Travsessed Trips we have other fun things sprinkled in!! We like a well rounded trip experience!
We will also be exploring the bustling city of Kathmandu, eating delicious food, visiting monasteries & immersing ourselves in the local culture.
Let us take care of you!!
Get yourself to Nepal & we’ve got the rest covered!!!
We’ve already done all the researching, planning, organizing & heavy lifting for you.
All you have to do is show up with an open mind…a positive attitude & be ready to RELAX, EXPLORE & HAVE FUN with your new travel buddies!!!
So much thought, love, and detail went into the creation of this trip & we hope that you are just as obsessed & excited as we are!!!!
We’ve personally curated a unique itinerary that you won’t find anywhere else
we’ve created the perfect adventure that encompasses all the things:
trip highlights:
As with all Travsessed Adventure Trips, we partner with locally owned companies and work very closely with local guides for a true insider experience & to help support the local communities & people of the places that we travel to.
Trip Details:
Total Cost:
$4,470.74
**shared accommodations Per Person
What’s Included:
- All Taxes & Fees
- All the government taxes and operating charges
- ALL TIPS: We have tipped generously on your behalf for all of our Guides, Porters, Drivers, All Tours, Massage & all Dining Experiences.
- All airport transfers
- Five nights hotel accommodation in Kathmandu in Deluxe category rooms including breakfast
- Welcome Dinner with cocktails
- Trek Briefing with hiking guides before hike
- Farewell Dinner with cocktails
- Massages post hike
- Local food tour
- Local city tour
- Private Helicopter from Kathmandu to Lukla
- Flight from Ramechhap to Lukla post hike
- Private car and transport from Ramechhap back to Kathmandu post hike
- 2 Fully licensed, English speaking trekking guide (including salary, food, equipment and insurance)
- Flights for your trekking guide to/from Lukla
- Porter to carry your gear (including salary, food, insurance).
- All teahouse accommodation during trek
- Sleeping bags
- All meals during trek (breakfast, lunch and dinner) with tea or coffee
- Clean drinking water
- National Park/Conservation area permits
- Local municipality entrance fees
- Medical kit carried by guide
- Trekking map
- Everest duffel bag for use during trek (your porter will carry your gear in this)
- Coordination of rescue services if needed (costs covered by your insurance plan)
- Fun welcome package from us
What’s Not Included:
- Nepal Visa Fee ($30 for 15 days, $50 for 30 days)
- Mandatory high altitude Travel Insurance
- Add-on expenses in teahouses (wifi, charging, bottled drinks, candy bars, hot showers above Namche)
- Trekking Poles (Bring your own or rent for cheap in town)
Trip Itinerary:
Subject to change…but this is the overall vibe.
We will provide a full trip itinerary, packing list, restaurant guide & more detailed trip info, once you have joined the trip:)
Day 1
Arrive in Kathmandu– the capital of Nepal.
You will be picked from the airport and driven to your hotel. Once you shower, relax and get all settled in, you will meet up with your new travel buddies to kick off this adventure with a fun rooftop welcome dinner overlooking the city.
Meals Included: Welcome Dinner
Day 2
City Tour + Welcome Briefing w/ Trekking Guides
After breakfast we will meet with our local guide for a tour of the city. We will visit temples, markets, monasteries and learn about the culture, people & way of living in Nepal.
Tonight we will have another fun group dinner. We will have our trek briefing & meet our local hiking guides. We will get to know each other over a delicious meal & discuss all the details about our upcoming adventure to Everest Base Camp!! We will receive our duffel bags for the trek, and the guides will check that you have the proper gear.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3
Local Food Tour & Prepping For Our Hike
The morning is yours to relax, wander around town and get prepared for our hike.
It wouldn’t be a Travsessed Trip without a local food tour!
We will all meet up in the afternoon for a delicious food tour with our local foodie guide Shazia.
We will immerse ourselves in the rich culture of Kathmandu and explore the local Nepali cuisine at places most loved by locals. Tingle your taste buds with Nepali flavors at hole in the wall eateries and experience the real taste that locals eat regularly.
Meals included: breakfast, Food Tour
Day 4
Private Helicopter Ride: Begin EBC
Today we get to do something super exclusive and special!
We have charted 3 private helicopters that will fly us directly from Kathmandu to Lukla. (Instead of driving 5 hours). Our flight will be 40 minutes and we will have insane panoramic views of the majestic snow capped Himalayas.
This is a once in a lifetime experience and something that you’ll remember forever!!
Once we arrive in Luka, we will meet our porters and the rest of the team & begin our hike to Everest Base Camp.
The first day of our trek is quite easy as we will walk through the vibrant villages, sherpa houses, and lower alpine forests of the Everest region. We will walk about 3 hours through the ridges of Dudhkoshi River, beautiful hills, and stunning landscapes until we reach our tea house where we will have dinner and sleep for the night.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hiking: 3-4 Hours
Miles: Approx 4.5
Max Altitude: 8,694 Ft
Day 5
Hiking to Namache Bazaar
We will hike slowly today, as our bodies adjust to the altitude. We will hike by many small mountain towns & cross several suspension bridges.
Namache is a Sherpa settlement and considered the gateway to Everest. The town is carved on the side of the steep mountain face. Namche is the biggest town along the Everest trail & has many shops, money exchange services, internet cafes, and bakeries.
This will be home for the evening.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hiking: 6-7 Hours
Miles: Approx 4.7
Max Altitude: 11,283 Ft
Day 6
Acclimatize Day In Namanche
Today we will stay in Namanche to give our bodies time to acclimatize to the altitude as we prepare for the coming days.
We will hike to a higher altitude to visit some stone Buddhist monuments & The Everest View Hotel, one of the highest-placed hotels in the world. From this point, we can see rewarding views of the Himalayas including Mt Everest.
We will hike back down to sleep. Hiking high & sleeping low allows our bodies to adjust to the altitude quicker.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hiking: About 5 Hours
Miles: Approx 2-3
Max Altitude: 13,074 ft
Day 7
Hiking Namanche to Tengbohche/Deboche
Today the views of Everest and Ama Dablam are excellent. We will be hiking to Tengboche Monastery that sits at 12,696 ft. Tengboche has a panoramic view of the Himalayas. It has the most magnificent view of the Himalayan giants: Kwangde (20,299 feet), Tabuche (21.463 feet), Ama Dablam (22,349 feet), Everest (29,029 feet), and Nuptse (25,850 feet).
After we visit the monastery we will descend for about 30 minutes to the village of Deboche where we will spend the night at an idyllic Sherpa lodge
meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hiking: 5-6 Hours
Miles: Approx 3.7
Max Altitude: 13,074 Ft
Day 8
Hike Deboche to Dingboche
From Tengboche, the trail drops to Deboche, crosses another suspension bridge on the Imja Khola, and climbs to Pangboche amongst thousands of mani stones. Our uphill trek continues, taking us to the quaint traditional Sherpa village of Dingboche which will give the most epic views of Lhotse, Island Peak, and Ama Dablam.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hiking: 6 Hours
Miles: Approx 5.6
Max Altitude: 14,468 ft
Day 9
Acclimatization day in Dingboche
To help insure our proper acclimatization before ascending further up to EBC we will spend another day in Dingboche. The acclimatization hike to Nangkartshang Peak is one of the highlights of the trek to EBC. From its summit you can see Kangtega, Ama Dablam, Nuptse, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu and Taboche in their full glory. There are numerous stopping points along the way to rest, have a snack and take in the views.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hiking: 2-3 Hours
Miles: Approx 1.9
Max Altitude: 14,468 ft
Day 10
Hike Dingboche to Lobuche
From Dingboche the trail goes directly up a ridge overlooking the deep valley and the village Periche. After a steep climb from Dulgha where we can stop for tea we reach the memorial area known as Chukpilhara which was built in memory of six Sherpas who died in an avalanche during the 1970 Japanese skiing expedition on Everest.
From here, the trail drops a bit and follows the western side of the valley to Lobuche, a summer settlement at 16,174 ft. This is one of the last overnight stops on the trail to Everest Base Camp. The sunset on Nuptse, seen from here, is a memorable sight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hiking: 5-6 Hours
Miles: Approx 4
Max Altitude: 16,210 ft
Day 11
Hike to Everest Base Camp!! Woohoo!!
This is a big and difficult day hiking along the Khumbu Glacier and up to Everest Base Camp at 17,598 ft, the closest you can get to Mt. Everest without mountaineering equipment. The view of the Khumbu Icefall from Base Camp is spectacular.
We will take a moment to take it all in, celebrate and take pictures with our Travsessed family, and then return back to Gorak Shep for the night to sleep.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hiking: 7 Hours
Miles: Approx 4.7
Max Altitude: 17,598 ft
Day 12
Hike Gorak Shep to Pheriche
This will be one of the most difficult, yet rewarding days of the trek. We will start hiking very early in the morning to Kala Patthar, a small peak at 18,225 ft. We will get an incredible panorama view of Mt. Everest & the Range.
We will then start hiking down. We will move faster going downhill and descending to lower elevations will feel AH-MAZING!
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hiking: 7-8 Hours
Miles: Approx 10
Max Altitude: 18,514 ft
Day 13
Hike Pheriche to Namche
Leaving the mountains behind us, we hike down through Pangboche and Tengboche before continuing to the town of Namche Bazaar.
We will be sleeping in Namache tonight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hiking: 7 Hours
Miles: Approx 8
Max Altitude: 11,286 ft
Day 14
Hike Back To Lukla
This is our final day on the trail!!
We will celebrate tonight with our guides & sherpas, taking in what we just accomplished!! We will sleep in Luka and drive to Ramechhap the next day, where we will catch our flight back to Kathmandu!
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hiking: 6-7 Hours
Miles: Approx 8
Max Altitude: 9,317 ft
Day 15
Fly back to Kathmandu
Today we will say goodbye to the mountains and begin our long journey back to Kathmandu. We will fly from Lukla to Ramechhap and then drive about 4-ish hours back to Kathmandu.
We will check back into our hotel. Tonight is yours to chill, relax and get a good night’s sleep.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 16
Massages & Farewell Dinner
The morning is yours to relax. In the afternoon, we all meet to go and enjoy a very much deserved post hike massage.
We will be getting massages at Seeing Hands which is a really unique and special place. Seeing Hands Nepal is a social enterprise dedicated to providing life-changing opportunities for visually impaired individuals in Nepal. The organization was founded with a simple but powerful vision: To train and employ the visually impaired while providing professional and quality massage services for our clientele.
The afternoon is yours to relax or wander the streets of Kathmandu.
We will meet in the evening for our farewell celebration!
We will enjoy one last meal together, while sharing memories & celebrating the incredible journey that we all shared together.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 17
Today we say “Goodbye for now”
Today you will be driven back to the airport to begin your journey home.
It’s never goodbye, It’s always—see ya next time!!!
Flight Info:
Do not book flights until we’ve given you the GREEN LIGHT!! (We will reach out directly & let you know when to book flights)
All International flights will arrive & depart from:
Kathmandu International Airport in Nepal
There will be a driver from our team at the airport to pick you up and take you to the Hotel.
Flights must be flexible.
Make sure flights are able to be changed if needed leaving Nepal.
After our hike, We fly domestically from another airport back to Kathmandu and if there are any weather delays and we get stuck, you may need to change your international flight back home.
We’ve allotted a window of time to try and accommodate any delays but in the Himalayas there are no guarantees.
Hiking & Trip Facts:
We will send you more detailed trip info once you sign up.
How many miles is EBC?
80 Miles Round Trip.
We will be hiking over rough, uneven terrain and very rocky terrain for an average of 6–8 hours per day
How Many Days will we be hiking?
11 total with days to acclimatize on the trail.
What is the altitude of this hike?
We will be hiking above 10,000 ft.
Everest Base Camp is 17,598 ft.
Why are higher altitude hikes more challenging?
The challenge with hiking at higher altitudes is that the air is thinner & there is less oxygen, making it more difficult to breathe. We will be hiking at a very slow pace & taking many breaks along the way.
Our hiking route has been carefully planned to allow for proper acclimatization and our guides have been trained to recognize symptoms of AMS (acute mountain sickness). Our guides will also carry a supply of Diamox that can be used to treat mild symptoms. Our team of support has decades of experience in handling these circumstances and will do everything possible to ensure your safety along the trek.
Training for EBC:
The EBC requires being in good physical shape but you don’t have to be an Olympic athlete to sign up. Most people that exercise a few days a week will be fit enough to do the hike.
If you don’t exercise yet, you will be required to have a training program leading up to the trip. We can help you with this. This is going to be both physically and mentally tough and you want to be in your best shape to feel good and have an enjoyable experience.
Will I be carrying all of my stuff on the trail?
No we will have porters who will carry our main bags but you will be carrying a 30-40 liter day pack.
You will keep all of your layers, water, snacks, and camera in this bag.
What are the sleeping arrangements on the trail?
We will stay in tiny Sherpa villages & sleep in tea houses with shared rooms and bathrooms. Most tea houses do not have hot water.
Tea houses are family-run guesthouses and are an integral part of the trekking experience
Food on the Trail:
Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated.
All of your meals include tea & coffee. You will be able to order off the menu at each tea house. Choices will be a mix of local cuisines and international dishes.
Weather on EBC:
The temperature and weather will vary quite a bit as you make your way to higher elevations.
EBC is our highest elevation of the hike.
We will be hiking in October.
Average High at EBC: 39 degrees
Average Low at EBC: 21 degrees
Why Travel With Travsessed
We’re Kim & Erran, a healthcare traveling couple & the founders of travsessed.
We are travelers who are obsessed with travel!! We love traveling and researching & planning and we put our heart, souls and so much love and thought into every single detail and trip that we plan!!
We create one of a kind, small group, boutique travel experiences for healthcare workers (and their friends or partners)
We plan & organize all the things…so all you have to do is show up & have a good freakin time!!
We work closely with small local businesses, friends, and local guides to create a unique, one of a kind experience that you will not find anywhere else!!
We always get off the beaten path & dive into the local culture, food, people & experiences!
We go beyond the surface & way past the “highlights” to create experiences that will give you a deeper perspective, understanding & appreciation for the places you visit.
And we have a lot of fun along the way!!!
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