The Everest base camp is Ace's choice of adventure travelers to visit. There are thousands of excursionists from all around the world every year. If you also are a mountain lover, you might have a big dream to reach Everest base camp at least once. There are various ways to be at Everest base camp from Kathmandu.
You can reach Everest base camp from Kathmandu using the land way and airways. There are single-day and multi-day trips to the Everest base camp starting from the capital city of Nepal.
Trekking to the base camp is the most popular way to reach Everest base camp and explore the region well. There are different trekking entries to go to the base camp. You can do a long or short base camp trip from Kathmandu using air or land transportation.
You can also visit the base camp within a couple of hours from Kathmandu rather than a long trek. Everest base camp helicopter tour takes you there directly. Here, we talk about the trekking routes first.
Jiri To Everest Base Camp
Jiri to Everest base camp tour is a long and classic Everest base camp trekking route. There used to be hundreds of trekkers each day during high trekking season a few years back. But after Lukla airport started scheduled flights directly from Kathmandu, only a few trekkers were using this path. And after the land road made to Salleri, there are almost no trekkers on this route.
Jiri Everest base camp trekking begins from Kathmandu, driving on a bus to Jiri from Kathmandu. It takes about 7 hours of bus journey through the hillside road. After spending the first night in Jiri, you will trek to Bhandar via Shivalaya with a couple of up and downhills. Then, you will hike to Sette on the second day with a big climb. Then the next destination after Sette is Junbesi passing through Lamjura La Pass. Spending a night in Junbesi, you will go further to Nunthala. Here, you will meet the Salleri trail at the lunch stop before Taksindo hill.
Saleri To Everest Base Camp
Saleri to Everest base camp trekking route is a new and long adventure trip to the Everest base camp. If you have a long holiday in Nepal and would like to make a lengthy Everest base camp trip, You can choose this trail. It also prevents altitude sickness because the trek starts from a lower elevation above sea level. There are lots of up and down hills on the trip.
Salleri Everest base camp trek starts with a jeep drive to Salleri from Kathmandu. A long jeep journey brings you to Salleri, passing some traditional villages and beautiful landscapes. You will spend a night here in Salleri and start walking the next morning. You will cross Phaplu town after about a half an hour walking from Salleri. There is an airport, so you may also start the trip from Phaplu after taking a flight to Phaplu.
You will reach Nunthala on the first-day trek and follow the path to Kharikhola, Paiya, and Chaurikharka. You will meet Lukla Everest base camp trail in Chheplung after a few day's walk from Salleri.
Lukla To Everest Base Camp
Lukla Everest base camp trekking trail is using by hundreds of trekkers every day in the high trekking season. It is about one week shorter than the other routes. Then the people who have two weeks of vacation can trek to the Everest base camp from Kathmandu.
A short adventurous scenic flight connects to the Everest base camp trekking trail from Kathmandu. You will fly to Lukla on a small aircraft early morning. Right after landing at Lukla, you will start walking towards Phakding, passing through Chheplung, Thadokoshi, and Ghat.
After spending the first night in Phakding, the trip goes to Namche Bazaar through the Sagarmatha national park. You will issue a trekking permit in Monjo before having lunch on the second day. After spending an extra day in Namche Bazaar for the altitude practice, you will trek to Tengboche on the third day.
It takes eight days to reach Everest base camp from Kathmandu, including two acclimatization days on the way up. Then you will hike back to Lukla in a three-long day trek and fly out to Kathmandu. It is a 12 days trekking trip from Kathmandu to Kathmandu, but you can make it in nine days. You will follow the same itinerary with twelve days one until the base camp and fly out on a helicopter directly to Kathmandu from Gorakshep.
Direct Visit To Everest Base Camp From Kathmandu
Everest base camp helicopter tour takes you directly to the Everest base camp from Kathmandu within a couple of hours. It is the fastest and easiest way of reaching Everest base camp from Kathmandu. There are a few landings on the viewpoints to see stunning mountain views. So it is a helicopter trip with landings.
You will fly from Kathmandu to Lukla, and it lands to refill the fuel. After that, the helicopter flies to Pheriche and drops two or three passengers here. Only two to three people can fly to Kala Patthar because of the wind and pressure. It means one group divides into two shuttles from Pheriche. Both shuttle lands on Kala Patthar, fly over the base camp and Khumbu glacier and fly back to Kathmandu altogether.
These are the main ways to reach Everest base camp and explore the Everest region from Kathmandu. If you don’t want to go to Everest base camp but would like to explore the Himalayas in a short period, you have an option for it.
Everest scenic mountain flight takes you to closer to the great Himalaya in a few hours from Kathmandu. It is the cheapest option to explore the Himalayas and see the world’s highest mountain.