Amazing Everest Base Camp Trek
The Mount Everest Base Camp trek is indubitably one of the most popular multi-day treks in the world. It’s only host to the Everest Base Camp (5364m) and a wonderous view of Everest with the delightful Himalayas.
The 11-day hike takes you from the mountainside Sherpa village of Lukla to Everest Base Camp and back, as you take in some of the most scenic landscapes that the Himalayas have to offer.
This guide will go over everything (yes, literally everything) you will need to know about the Everest Base Camp trek experience, how to prepare for it, and what to expect along the way.
Everest Base Camp Trek (also known as the EBC Trek), is an 12 days from Kathmandu to Kathmandu. The trek route makes its way through Sagarmatha National Park of the Himalayas, where you will experience first-hand some of the best trekking that the world has to offer.
You will begin the trek in the Sherpa village of Lukla at an elevation of 9,383 feet / 2,860 meters. Over the course of the first 8 days, you will slowly make your way further into the national park as you hike during the day and sleep in the local village's guest houses at night.
Sometime on day 8, you will reach your final destination of Mount Everest Base Camp at an elevation of 17,598 feet / 5,364 meters. Here is where the top climbers from around the world begin their ascent up the tallest mountain in the world — Mount Everest (29,029 feet / 8,848 meters).
Within the three days of the trek, you will retrace your route back down towards Lukla. Since this will be mostly downhill and you won’t need to spend time acclimatizing (more on that later), you will be able to complete the return journey in less than half the time. Throughout you will reach a maximum height of 5545 meters at Kalapthar and it’s the best place to discover the Everest with unbelievable Khumbu Himalayas.
