Gokyo Valley Treks

Welcome to Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. You will be greeted by a representative of Mission Nepal Holiday’s at the airport and transferred to your hotel for overnight as per itinerary. In the evening, you can enjoy the cultural dinner at your hotel.

On this day, we have a sightseeing tour of Kathmandu. We visit Pashupatinath, a holy temple; Boudhanath stupa, a Buddhist pilgrimage spot; Swayambhunath and Basantapur Durbar Square. The tour gives you a taste of our vivid Nepali culture and history. Stay overnight in the hotel at Kathmandu.

We take you to Kathmandu domestic airport to make you fly to Lukla, just south of the entrance to the Sagarmartha National Park and the Mount Everest region at early morning. The flight is brief and takes only about thirty minutes. We make initial step to Everest Base Camp trek. After taking a breakfast, we head towards to Phakding (4hrs.) Then we begin our trek by descending towards the Dudh Kosi River where we join the main trail to Namche Bazaar walking via the Himalaya jungle and crossing the several swing bridges. we’ll reach a small settlement of Phakding where we spend our night.

We continue trekking along the banks of Dudh Koshi, crossing the majestic river many times on exciting suspension bridges laden. We cross Dudh Koshi River and pass Chumoa and Monjo villages before reaching the entrance of the Everest National Park. Namche Bazaar is probably the biggest town in the Everest region. It is considered as the gateway to Everest. It is home to many quality restaurants, hotels, lodges, shops, money exchange services, cafes and bakeries. Stay overnight in guest house of Namche bazaar.

We will spend a day in Namche Bazaar in order to acclimatize and adjust to the thinning air. We visit Hilary and Sherpa museum for learning the traditional customs of Sherpa people. We also visit the Everest View Hotel (world’s high altitude hotel) and Syanboche Airport. Apart from this, we can also enjoy the outstanding views of Mt. Everest, Mt, Nuptse, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Ama Dablam, Mt. Thamserku, and Mt. Kusum Kanguru. Rest of the day, we can explore the beautiful Khumbu valley.

Today we leave the Namche Bazaar and start to climb the Khumjung hill and descend to the east of the village down the broad valley leading to the Dudh Koshi from where the route turns north. There are two trails and guide will choose the better option for us to follow. After the stairs, the trail become easier and passes through Dudhkoshi Valley. We see Khumbu valley which is surrounded by the mountains and Tenboche monastery. The monastery is believed to have introduced Buddhism in the Khumbu region of Nepal. After a few hours of trekking, we reach Sanasa. From here, we take the left trail leading to Gokyo Lake. We take rest at Mongla Danda for a while and enjoying the magnificent views of Amadablam, Mt.Thamserku and Dudhkoshi valley. From Mongla Danda, the trail descends in a series of steep switchbacks down a sandy slope to the DudhKoshi and enters at Phortse Thanga. Then we again take a left route. The trail climbs steeply through rhododendron forest. We pass Tongba (3,950m) and Gyele (3,960m) to reach Dole. We spend our night at Dole.

After breakfast at Dole, we have to climb uphill in order to reach Machhermo. We climb along the side of the valley. As the altitude increases, we find thick bushes and scrub junipers on the trail. We enjoy the beautiful views of Cho Oyu, Thamserku and Kantega. The trail climbs through a huge rock at Lhabarma (4,330m) and carries in to Luza (4.340m). There is Chorten right before the Luza village. When we pass Luza, we reach our day’s destination Machermo. We stay overnight at Machermo.

We take breakfast in Machhermo and start our trek to Gokyo. We pass through a ridge for a superb view of Kangtega down the valley and view of Cho Oyu above. After the ridge, our trail passes through Phangkha to reach widen valley. Then we descend to the riverbank before climbing the terminal moraine of the Ngozumpa glacier on a steep trail. At the end of the hard ascend, we cross a bridge over a stream flowing from the Gokyo. We see Longpongo (4690m) at first. After that we explore Taujung Cho which becomes mesmerized by the shimmering turquoise blue sheet of water sparkling in the sun. Gokyo Cho (Dudh Pokhari) is the third lake for visiting in this trek. Gokyo village stands by the third lake and Cho Oyu mountain as a backdrop sets an amazing spectacular sight here. We spend our night at Gokyo.

Today is our acclimatization day. We need to wake up early in the morning to climb up to the Gokyo Ri for panoramic view of the Mahalangur Himalayan Range. It takes approximately 2 hours for climb. Gokyo Ri provide a panoramic view of Cho Oyu, Mt. Everest Mt. Lhotse Mt. Makalu, Cholatse, Gyachung Kang and Tawache as well as view of Ngozunpa. Gorkyo has famous six lakes. Today we visit remaining lakes; ThonakCho, Gyazumpa Cho and Ngozumpa Cho. We stay overnight at Gokyo.

From today we start to descend, we pass through Dudh Pokhari, Raboche, Longpongo, Ngozamba Glacier and Phangga before reaching Machhermo. We descend on a hill and enjoy views of the Cho Oyu Mountain, Thamserku, Kangtega and Dudh Koshi valley.

After breakfast at Mochhermo, we continue our hike through small village. We descend from Luza village and walk above the Dudh Koshi River. We walk downhill on a steady trial through a scenic ridge with views of Cho Oyu, Kantega and Thamserku mountains. After reaching the Dole our trial passes through forests, waterfalls and bridges. On the way we can see local wildlife like pheasants, mountain goats and musk deer. After crossing a bridge over a Dudh Koshi river we reach Phorse village. We spend our night at Phorse village.

We take breakfast at Phorse village and start our hike to Namche Bazaar. Today, the trail is gradual ups and downs. Our trial ascends to Dudh Koshi river after which it is a downhill through rhododendron forests before reaching Namche Bazaar. We get a glimpse of Amadablam, Thamserku, Tawoche and Khumbila mountains from Mong. From the Sansa, we begin ascending to Kyanjuma. On the way we are likely to spot Himalayan pheasants, musk deer and Himalayan Thars. We spend our night at lodge of Namche Bazaar.

Today we begin our trek from Namche Bazaar. After crossing the Dudhkoshi river form Namche, we reach Monjo. We need to fulfill certain formalities at the Check post of Nationa Park at Manjo. We continue our hike to Phakding which takes 4 hours. The trail descends steeply downward so we need to walk slowly. We cross the suspension bridges over the fast flowing Dudh Koshi and its tributaries. We are trekking in the same route down but feel completely different views. We spend our night at Phakding.

We take breakfast at Phakding and start our trek to Lukla. After 3 to 4 hours walk, we reach Lukla. It is our last day on mountains as well as our trek. We can enjoy walking on an open rhododendrons and pine forests. We walk across the trekking route intersection at Chaplung. We cross many bridges, monasteries and villages before reaching Lukla. When we reach Lukla, we stretch those sore legs and recall the experience of the last couple of weeks. We stay overnight at Lukla.

Today we fly back from Lukla to Kathmandu early in the morning. Flights to Kathmandu are usually scheduled for morning because wind can create a problem to fly the aircraft in the afternoon. We fly back to Kathmandu after our long mountain journey and the flight takes only about 30 minutes. When we arrive at Kathmandu, our representatives transfer you to the respective hotel. Stay overnight at Kathmandu.

This is the last day of your trip. Our company representatives assist you to get to the airport as per your flight departure time. Mission Nepal holiday pray for your safe journey and hope to see you again.