Gokyo Chola Pass Trek in 20 days, Nepal

After arriving at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), you will meet a member of the team and transfer to the hotel.

We will fly to Lukla first thing in the morning before beginning our trek to Phakding via a gentle mountainside path.

After breakfast, we begin the trek to Namche Bazaar passing alongside a riverbed before hiking up through a forest and into more mountains. After awhile, we will pass into the national park and make a steep ascent up to Namche Bazaar, from which we will get our first views of Everest.

We will spend the day exploring the Namche Bazaar, acclimatizing for the rest of the trek.

We will spend the day slowly ascending up to Khumjung.

We will have the option to follow one of two trails to Mong La before they meet and we steadily ascend up to Dole.

We will spend the day hiking through alpine meadows and highlands on the way to Machermo.

We start the day by climbing the moraine on the far side of Machermo and continuing downhill until we reach a steeper ascent up steps carved into a cliff. After ascendiong this, we continue on to Gokyo Lake.

From Gokyo Lake, we will hike up to the summit of Gokyo Ri, where we will enjoy stunning views out over the whole valley, before returning back to the village.

We will spend the day trekking from Gokyo Lake on through the valley to Tagnag.

We will spend the day hiking from Tagnag to Dzongola, passing through yak pastures and crossing the Cho La Pass en route.

We will spend the day hiking on to Lobuche.

We will start the day by hiking to Gorakshep. Here we will have lunch before continuing on to Everest Base Camp, before returning back to Gorakshep.

We begin the day by climbing up to the top of Kala Patthar, from which we will enjoy some phenomenal views of the sunrise. From here, we will continue on to Pheriche.

We will spend the day trekking from Pheriche to Phortse, getting the chance to see local wildlife and several monasteries along the way.

We start the day by trekking up to Mongla (4,000 m) from which we will get some great views of the iconic Ama Dablam, before descending down to Khumjung.

We will spend the day trekking to Thame, where we can visit an ancient monastery.

We will spend the day trekking on to Monjo.

We will spend the day descending back down to Lukla, crossing some of the region’s iconic suspension bridges as we go.

We will fly back to Kathmandu first thing in the morning and transfer to the hotel. In the evening, we will have our farewell dinner at a traditional Nepalese restaurant.