Everest Panorama Trekking  |  9 Days

Everest Panorama Trek is a savior trek for those who are not ready for the Everest Base Camp Trek. As you know the Everest Base Camp(EBC) Trek is a long, demanding, and high-altitude trek. Not everyone can dare and do that trek. The trek tests its trekkers’ and challenges them in every step. If you are someone who is not set for the challenge of EBC Trek yet, don't get upset.

There is this Everest Panorama Trek that is a great fit for you. It grants you to explore and enjoy the Everest region at modest risk.

Also popular as Everest View Trek, the Everest Panorama Trek is the safest and easiest way to admire the Everest region’s beauty. It does not end up in the foothills of Everest like the EBC Trek but leads to the serenity of the region. You’ll witness views of Mt Everest, Ama Dablam, Lhotse, and other peaks without reaching the high altitudes. The trek is excellent enough to satisfy your wildest desires of touring the home of Mt Everest.

What if you do not reach the base camp, you’ll traverse through the picturesque land of Sherpas. Amazing settlements like Lukla, Namche Bazaar, Tengboche, Phakding are explorable on foot in the trek. It is a great pleasure to spend some days around those places in the Everest region. Everest Panorama Trek’s brighter sides are the lush vegetation, amazing terrains, bustling rivers, monasteries, and amongst all the mountain panorama.

Above all, the trek does not demand much preparation before the trek and is out of the reach of the mountain sickness. Tengboche(3,870m), the lovely village of the Everest region is the last high point of the trek. Altitudes above 4,500m are the difficult ones to acclimatize but in the trek, you will not even touch 4000m. That is why the trek is desirable for anyone.

Major Highlights of Everest Panorama Trek

  • A scenic flight to Lukla and land at one of the world’s treacherous airports.
  • Do an easy trek in the most picturesque region of Nepal.
  • Trek amongst the lush vegetation, streams, and rivers of the Everest region.
  • Explore the stretch of the UNESCO world heritage site listed Sagarmatha National Park.
  • Reach the popular places of the region like Tengboche and Namche Bazaar.
  • Pay a visit to the most important monastery of Nepal, Tengboche Monastery.
  • Explore the Namche Bazaar, the beautiful town located in the hillocks of the region.
  • Enjoy the glorious panorama of alpines like Mt Everest, Mt Lhotse, Mt Cho Oyu, Lobuche, Ama Dablam, Pumori, and many others.
  • Get to know the locals of the region, Sherpas.

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Outline Itinerary:

  • 1Day 1: Day 01: Arrival at Kathmandu Airport (1350m)Altitude gain: 1400m, Kathmandu Your arrival in the land of Mount Everest will be at Kathmandu Airport. For your warmest welcome, our representative will be there at the airport before your arrival. After all the arrival formalities are done, you’ll get a hassle-less drop to your hotel. Once you all freshen and refreshed, you’ll meet the team for greetings and tour explanations in the evening. Overnight at Kathmandu’s hotel.
  • 2Day 2: Day 02: Fly to Lukla(2,850m) and Trek up to PhakdingFlight duration: 30 minutes Trek Hours: 3 hours Trek distance: 6.2km Altitude gain: 2,650m, Phakding Your day will start in excitement for the start of the Everest Panorama Trek. After having breakfast done at the hotel, you’ll leave for Kathmandu Airport’s domestic terminal. You’ll join the aircraft which will fly you to Lukla within 30 minutes. Lukla’s airport, where your airstrip will make a landing, is one of the menacing airports. After reaching there, you’ll join the other team for getting the approval done. And you’ll tear apart from Lukla to move ahead to Phakding. The trek will start on a downhill track which will take you to the riverbed of Dudh Koshi River. Along the way, you’ll explore the loaded vegetation, suspension bridges, mountains from some parts, and several villages. Continuing the riverbed trail, you’ll reach Phakding shortly after the trek of 3 hours. Phakding is the village where most of the Everest Base Camp trekkers spend the first night of their treks. There are some Buddhist shrines around the village that you can explore soon after reaching. Overnight in Phakding’s teahouse.
  • 3Day 3: Day 03:Trek from Phakding to Namche BazaarTrek Hours: 6 hours Trek distance: 9.4km Altitude gain: 3,440m, Namche Bazaar A long trekking day of the entire trek is about to start. You’ll leave the teahouse of Phakding for Namche Bazaar after breakfast. The trek will start along the bank of the Dudh Koshi river on the second day also. Today, you’ll cross numerous suspension bridges loaded with prayer flags. En route to Namche Bazaar, you’ll reach the Monjo after trekking through lush woods. The vegetation that you’ll see today is of the Sagarmatha National Park, the UNESCO Heritage Site listed park. You’ll get your permits checked at Monjo whilst a short break there. And leaving it, you’ll run to a steep climb through the woods. As you follow the trail, the glimpses of Mount Everest and other mountains start to show off. Just before Namche Bazaar, you’ll walk on the popular suspension of the area, Hillary Suspension bridge, a bridge named after Everest's earliest climber. Following the trek of around 9 km across the greenest part of the entire trek, you’ll arrive at Namche Bazaar. Namche Bazaar, the main highlight of Everest Panorama Trek, is a scenic town settled in the womb of the Himalayas. It is the most towny place around the Everest region and is dotted with cafes, bakeries, shopping centers, etc. The view from here of the hills and terrains around is just so amazing. Overnight in Namche Bazaar.
  • 4Day 4: Day 04: Acclimatization day at Namche BazaarIt’s like a trend to spend one full day at Namche Bazaar in every Everest region treks. You’ll keep on the trend by having an acclimatization cum exploration day in Namche’s surroundings. As said before, the town has so many things to keep you occupied. It is a big town with many shops, cafes, hotels, and houses of local Sherpas. You’ll explore the whole town on your foot for some hours. After enough of the town, you’ll escape Namche Bazaar for some hiking. There are plenty of places near Namche where you can go for hiking. There are several Sherpa villages like Khumjung, Thame, Khunde. Around these villages, you’ll get opportunities to explore the culture, living style, and traditions of the Sherpa people. Likewise, Everest View Hotel, one of the most sky-scraping hotels in the world, is also some KM away from Namche Bazaar and can be a perfect hike option. One full day around Namche Bazaar means a day full of exploration. The full acclimatization day around Namche Bazaar will end after the return from nearby short hikes to Namche. You’ll surely have moments to recall and rethink at the end of the day. But, without your consciousness, your body will start to act like a native body of the region. The body will be totally comfortable with the new altitudes by now. And the day will make sense now.
  • 5Day 5: Day 05: Trek from Namche Bazaar to TengbocheTrek Hours: 5 hours Trek distance: 9.2km Altitude gain: 3,975m, Tengboche Now it is time to ascend further as you will be well acclimated to the altitudes. Tengboche, the panoramic Sherpa village, will be waiting to welcome you around the dusk hours. You’ll bid farewell to Namche Bazaar for until next time by heading upwards. The trail will be a bumpy one but at various times you’ll get to see the breathtaking views. You’ll enjoy the views of mountains and attractive terrains while moving further. Mt Ama Dablam and Mt Everest are the popular peaks that can be seen most of the time today. Some Buddhist shrines will also come along the way. After some hours of ascending and then straight trail, the trail starts to descend down through forested areas. It will be an easy descend to reach the corners of the Dudh Koshi river But soon after that, the trail will start to go upward and upward. The visions along the uphill trail will be through green-lush vegetation. And the trek of 6 hours will end in Tengboche. You’ll know Tengoche is coming before actually reaching thereby seeing the big and famous Tengboche Monastery in the heart of the village. It is a nice village to be in after the long trek. You’ll pay a visit to the Monastery of the village and also tour around the villages before nightfall. The snow-clad mountain’s panorama from the village will make your heart go away. Overnight at Tengboche.
  • 6Day 6: Day 06: Trek back to Namche from TengbocheTrek Hours: 5 hours Trek distance: 9.2km Altitude gain: 3,440m, Namche Bazaar Now you’ll not proceed ahead as you have already reached the highest place of the trek, Tengboche(3,855m). It is time to descend back by retracing the same trail to Namche Bazaar. You’ll enjoy the trek’s view and happenings one more time. It will be a mixed trek of the bumpy, straight, and steep trail. There are some odds that you may encounter some wild animals roaming around in the woods. The same forested trail of rhododendron and oak will be your companion for some hours. You’ll return to the village-like Pangboche, Phunki Thenga by crossing the same Dudh Koshi river several times. As you’ll look back on the trail, your eyes will get comforted by seeing the glorious mountains. The retracing trek will end for the day after reaching Namche Bazaar. Overnight at Namche Bazaar.
  • 7Day 7: Day 07: Trek back to Lukla from Namche BazaarTrek Hours: 6-7 hours Trek distance: 13.5km Altitude gain: 2,850m, Lukla On your way back to home, today, you’ll follow the trail to reach straight to Lukla. This is going to be the longest trekking day of the entire trek. You’ll aim to reach Lukla via Phakding from Namche. For that reason, the trek will start early in the morning after a quick breakfast. At first, you’ll descend from Namche until the Hillary Suspension Bridge that is located on Dudh Koshi River. The first stretch will be mostly downhill. But then you’ll follow the sides of the river to reach Lukla. You’ll re-explore the place and trail once more. The same tree-dotted and river sided trail of Lukla to Phakding will come across. You’ll reach Lukla after the 6 to 7 hours long trek. Overnight in Lukla.
  • 8Day 8: Day 08: Fly back to Kathmandu from LuklaFlight Duration: 40 minutes Altitude gain: 1400m, Kathmandu The end of the Everest View Trek will await you in Kathmandu. As soon as the weather becomes clear, you’ll hop inside the aircraft in Lukla. It will take 30 to 40 minutes to reach Kathmandu. But we bet you that you will not know when the time passed. The scenic views of the entire Himalayas and terrains around there will keep you occupied throughout the flight time. You’ll get a hotel transfer to your hotel after reaching Kathmandu. As soon as you feel refreshed, you can tour around the capital of Nepal. Kathmandu has many places that can make your day worthwhile. Overnight in Kathmandu.
  • 9Day 9: Day 09: Departure from Kathmandu AirportHere is the official end of the 9 days long trek to explore the Everest region. You’ll bid farewell to Nepal until next time. Our representative will provide you a quick hotel transfer. Farewell!

Cost Includes

Transport

  • All Airport and Hotel transfer with private vehicles.
  •  Kathmandu valley sightseeing by private Vehicles.
  •  Both way (Round Trip) flight fare KTM –Lukla-- KTM and domestic airport taxes in Kathmandu and Lukla.
  • Drop and pick up to Nepali restaurant.

Accommodations:

  • Kathmandu (3Ns): 2** Category Hotel

(But it can be customized according to your requirement).

  •  Everest panorama trekking (6Ns): Best Available Lodge Accommodation during treks on twin sharing basis room.

Meals:

There are multiple selections in meals item in Everest region trekking. But, it can be basic and may not have choices in menu some of the rest places.

  • Breakfast: includes full trip.
  • Lunch: During the trekking (6Lunches)
  • Dinner: During the trekking (6 Dinners)

Guide and Potter

  • English speaking tour guide in Kathmandu valley
  •  Trekking Guide leader in mountains.
  • 1 Sherpa potter for 2 trekkers in mountain.

Trekking Package:

  • Best Lodge Accommodations Mountain , all meals during trekking, all necessary staff with experienced leader (guide) and Sherpa porters to carry luggage (2 trekkers: 1 porter) including their salary, insurance, equipment, flight, food and lodging.

 Taxes and Entrance Fees:

  •  All the applicable services charges, government taxes, all necessary paper work and permits (National park permit, TIMS card).

 Others

  • Good Vibe Adventure’s t-shirt, Down Jacket, sleeping bag and trekking map (down jacket and sleeping bag are to be returned after trip completion).
  • Arrangement of Emergency Helicopter service which will be paid by your Travel insurance company.
  • Exclusive Medical Kit Bag.
  • Good Vibe Adventure offers you Farewell Dinner on last night.

Cost Excludes

  • International airfare.
  • Nepal Visa fee (bring accurate USD cash and two passport photographs).
  • Entry fees for city sightseeing.
  • Travel and rescue insurance (necessary).
  • Lunch and Dinner while you are in Kathmandu city.
  • Personal expenses (phone calls, internet, laundry, bar bills, bottle or boiled water & Hot Drinks Tea and Coffee, Hot Shower, Batteries charge, Heater during the Trek and Sweet things like dessert).

Trip Note

Best Time for Everest Panorama Trek

You need to plot the voyage of Everest Panorama Trek at the right timing. For that, you got two most suitable times: Autumn and Spring. As you have to experience the beauty of the right place at the right time. These two seasons are the best times for Everest Panorama Trek.

To start with Autumn, the season starts in September and lasts until late November. It is a peak season for trekking in Nepal. People seem to be attracted by the good climatic conditions of these months. The Autumn is a post-monsoon season, thus, the first few weeks of September can be wet but after that, the region remains completely out of the reach of rainfall. The mountains and landscapes are all crystalline during this season because of Monsoon’s rainfalls. Autumn’s temperature chart also does not fluctuate much. Instead, you’ll feel warm and stable temperatures in these months.

Likewise, Spring is the second most feasible duration for Everest Panorama Trek. March to May is a timeline of the Spring season in Nepal and in this time period trekkers start to flock again. It is the favorable conditions of Spring that lure many people to Nepal for trekking. Sound temperature, sunny and long days, low precipitation level, greenery, and crystal clear mountain views. That is how Spring is another top season for doing Everest Panorama Trek.

However, you can do the trek in the Winter season as well. You just have to be ready to face the extreme cold of the season in the Himalayas. Everest Panorama Trek is a low altitude trek and you can bear the cold of those areas with the right clothing. Pick either the early or late Winter for trekking, the Winter is less active in those periods. But it is too treacherous to trek in Monsoon, the wettest season of all. The trails start to get wet and slippery during the season. There are very high chances of landslides in the Himalayas.

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Difficulty level of Everest Panorama Trek

Everest Panorama Trek does not come into the list of difficult treks at all. Rather it makes it to the list of the easiest treks to do in Nepal quite easily. The trek is not a challenging and testing one as compared to others. But that does not mean it’s totally an easy trek at all.

The trek includes around 6 days of trekking on the steep, rough, and sometimes straightforward trail. You’ll be demanded to trek for 5 to 6 hours a day throughout the trek. If you have never done any kind of hilly trek then you can find it a bit difficult. Otherwise, it is not a big deal to walk for that many hours per day. An inexperienced trekker can complete the trek if he/she prepares for the trek before 1 to 2 months. The preparation can be cycling, swimming, day hiking, etc. And a trekker must have to be in a sound health condition.

Moreover, the trek’s peak point is Tengboche which stands at an altitude of 3,870m. You’ll not end up at the high altitude places like Everest Base Camp Trek. Once you reach Tengboche, you’ll not ascend any further. That is how this trek is not difficult altitude wise also. And no fear of mountain sickness in the trek in any way. If you plan the trek in the right times, Autumn and Spring, you are guaranteed to have an easy trekking time.

Frequently asked questions of Everest Panorama Trek

How much length do I have to trek in Everest View(Panorama) Trek?

The total distance you are expected to cover in this trek is around 50 KM. To cover this distance, you’ll be asked to trek for around 5 to 6 hours per day.

What is the highest point of the trek?

Tengboche village is the highest reach of the trek and you’ll not ascend more than that altitude. The village sits at an altitude of 3,867m above sea level.

How difficult is this trek?

As said before, the trek is not among the challenging treks. Rather it is introduced as the easiest trek to do in the Everest region. The trek is for those who have problems with high altitude and are not prepared yet. It doesn't achieve high altitudes like other Nepali treks. You’ll barely touch 3,900m altitude. And trek-wise you will cover 50 km in 6 days. With some preparation, anyone with sound health and capability can do this trek.

What kind of accommodation service is available on the trek?

The basic sorts of accommodations are available in most parts of the trek. Teahouse will be your place to spend nights where you’ll get a twin-sharing room with two beds and clothes. The bathroom is not personal in these places and you have to pay for extra services like hot showers, wifi. However, you can get some good luxurious accommodation in Namche Bazaar.

What is food availability during the trek?

You’ll get food menus from across the countries on your plate on the trek. Indian, Chinese, Continental, and Local(Nepali) are popular cuisines. However, everyone’s favorite is the Nepali trekking food, Dal Bhat. It is an energy-packed meal that consists of fried lentils, vegetables, steamed rice, and pickles. A Dal-Bhat meal can make you walk a long trail. There are teahouses, cafes, and bakeries that supply food to your plates during the trek.

Will I get clean water to drink on the trek?

Yes, the water you get in most of the places of the trek is clean and safe to drink. The tea houses and shops around the trail sell the mineral water. If you want to save the cost of water, you can bring water purification tablets to purify the tap water available there.

Will altitude sickness be a problem in the trek?

Well, the answer would be mostly no but anything can happen in the Himalayas. The trek is not the high-altitude trek and thus it is not that much in the reach of the sickness. There is one full day acclimatization day at Namche Bazaar to help trekkers acclimate to the altitude. It would be a rare case that someone got caught by sickness in the trek.

Can I do the trek solo?

Yes, you can do the trek on your own. For that, you’ll need all the required trekking permits. Plus you will be responsible to book everything for you throughout the trek.

That can be a hassle packed job for you in a foreign land. If you go through a trekking agency, you’ll be free from all the headaches of the trek. The team will manage everything for you on the trek.

  • Trip Duration 9 Days
  • Destination Nepal
  • Trip Difficulty Moderate
  • Trip Style Tour and Trekking
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