Jiri Everest Trek, 23-day program

Arrival in Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport

Transfer to the hotel

Briefing on the itinerary

Overnight at Hotel

Sightseeing with a professional tour guide: Pashupatinath Temple, Boudhhanath Stupa , Swayambhunath Stupa or Kathmandu Durbar Square, and others

 Overnight at Hotel

Drive from Kathmandu to Jiri, towards the Sherpa country (drive duration: between 7 and 8 hours)

Crossing of the Sun Khoshi “River of Gold”

Arrival in Jiri

Overnight in Jiri

Trek along the East Ridge of the river, across the Tamang villages

Arrival in the Kharubas Pass (2,713 m)

Climb through arhododendron forest

Descent to Chyangma

Entrance in the Sherpa country and the village of Chyangma, where Tamang and Newar, but predominantly Sherpa, people live

Trek past the main village to a grassy field campsite

Trekking time: 6 hours

Steep descent across terraced fields to Phedi, a small Chhetri settlement

Cross of the suspension bridge and walk along the River to Kenja

Visit to a bustling bazaar with a primary school, tea houses and fabric shops

Visit to the village population, which is a combination of the Sherpa, Newar and Chhetri cultures

Steep climb through rhododendron forest

Arrival in the Sete monastery village (2,575 m) through the Mani walls – Visit to the Tibetan Buddhist monastery on the Everest trail

Trekking time: 6 hours

Climb up to to the Lamjura Pass (3,530 m), through pine forest

Ascent through a Rhododendron forest – Views of unnamed rocky summits at the head of The Rowaling valley

Trek across Lamjura, towards the Solukhumbu valley

Descent through Rhododendron and Pine trees to Thakdor, a Sherpa village with huge carved rocks

Descent to Junbesi (2,675 m), large Sherpa village with a Chorten, a large Monastery and school – views of Number (6,957 m)

Camp near this village

Trekking time: 7 hours

Climbs out of the Junbesi valley – A glimpse of Everest’s summit pyramid is possible on a clear day

Trek along the ridge to Salung, a Sherpa village with small water-spun prayer wheels

Descent to the Ringmo Khola

Climb through the apple orchards of the Sherpa village of Ringmo, pass the Takshindu pass (2,988 m) – views of Kangtega (6,779 m) and Thamserku (6,623 m) across the Dudh Koshi valley

Descent to the Takshindu monastery

Trekking time: 5 hours

Steep descent to Manidingma, a Rai and Sherpa village

Descent into the valley of Dudh Koshi

Cross of the suspension bridge

Gradual climb to Jubing, a Rai village

Arrival in the Sherpa village of Kharikhola (2,072 m)

Trekking time: 5 hours

steep climb to Kharte

Trek towards Kharte Danda

Descent to river, through rhododendron and birch, pine and bamboo to camp in forest near the stream

Trekking time: 5 hours

Views of the airstrip at Lukla

Steep descent to small river at Surkya

Trek to the village of Chaurikharka

Camp near bridge at Phakding (2,611 m) – mani rock carved in commemoration of the families killed with the Dudh Koshi torrent after an avalanche that created the slopes of Ama Dablam (6,812 m)

Trek along the Bhote Koshi through forest and pasture landS

Steep climb to Namche Bazaar (3,440 m), Sherpa village – views od Mt Everest and Mt Lhotse

Traverse along the Bhote Koshi trail

Crossing of river – views of Thamserku (6,623 m) and Kusum Kanguru (6,367 m)

Ascent through rhododendron forest and pasture lands

Arrival in the secluded village of Thame (3,801 m) where Tenzing Norgay, the first person to climb Mt Everest, was born

Camp in meadows at the edge of village

1-hour climb to the Cliffside monastery is available

Trekking time: 6 hours

Descent back to the valley via Thamo

Arrivsal in Khumjung (3,791 m), one of the most charming in the Khumbu region with stone houses symmetrically laid out

Possible tea at a Sherpa house

Trekking time: 6 hours

Descent from Khumjung – view of Ama Dablam (6,812 m), Sagarmatha (Everest in Nepalese), Lhotse and Nuptse

Descent through rhododendron forest, with possible sights of pheasants

Crossing of the Dudh Koshi at Phungithanga

Ascent to Tengboche (3,863 m), the central monastery of the Khumbu region at the base of Kangtega

The views from here are unforgettable. Tengboche lies at the base of Kangtega and the spur of this ridge affords

Trekking time: 5 hours

Descent form Tengboche

Crossing of the Imja Khola

Trek towards Pangboche

Arrival in Dingboche (4,343 m)

Trekking time: 5 hours

Trek towards Thugla

Steep ascent over to the Khumbu Glacier

Camp-site at Lobuche (4,930 m), between the glacier and the Lobuche Peak (6,145 m) – views of Tawoche and Nuptse

Trekking time: 5 hours

Early start

Trek along the Khumbu Glacier

Ascent to Kala Pathar (5,545 m) for views of the giants Pumori (7,161 m), Everest, the Tibetan peak Changtse (7,501 m), Nuptse, Lhotse and others

Gradual descent through Pangboche

Trek to the Sherpa village of Phortse (3,447 m)

Trekking time: 6 hours

Descent to the Dudh Koshia

Steady climb to a chorten with views of Phortse, Tengboche and their surrounding mountains

Descent down a giant rock pathway

Trek to the twin villages of Khumjing and Khunde (3,791 m)

Trekking time: 5 hours

Trek through Namche and off down the hill

Arrival in campsite close to the National Park boundary

Trekking time: 5 hours

Early morning flight to Kathmandu (1,350 m)

Transfer to the hotel

Optional: last minute shopping, or explore any sights or landmarks

Overnight at Hotel

Full day at leisure

Options:

• Go on a new program

• Explore the Thamel and do last minute shopping

Farewell dinner

Overnight at Hotel

Transfer to the International Airport

End of program