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About this trip
The Everest Base Camp Trek offers a unique and unforgettable adventure, enriched with historical significance and breathtaking scenery. As you embark on this journey, you will find yourself surrounded by majestic mountains, providing a humbling experience. Additionally, you will have the chance to delve into the profound Buddhist culture that has deep roots in the region. While trekking through this remarkable landscape, you will also encounter a living testament to the history of climbing. Our Everest Base Camp Trek seamlessly blends the wonders of nature with an immersive experience of village life, providing a rare and precious opportunity in the modern world.
Dave Ashley, Mount Everest/7 summits climber will be the trip leader for this adventure.
What’s included
- Western Trip LeaderDave Ashley, Everest and 7 Summits climber, will lead the trek
- Sherpa Guide1 Well-experienced, licensed, trekking guide (his salary, insurance, equipment, domestic airfare, food, and accommodation)
- Assistant GuideAssistant guide as per required by the group size (their salary, insurance, equipment, domestic airfare, food, and accommodation)
- Kathmandu TransferAirport Pick-up and Drop-off service in a private tourist vehicle
- Kathmandu HotelAccommodation in Kathmandu for 3 nights at Hyatt Regency on sharing basis along with breakfast
- Nepali DinnerWelcome dinner in Kathmandu
- Local flightsKathmandu - Lukla – Kathmandu
- Trek AccommodationsAccommodation during the trek in Teahouse/Lodges
- Meals on TrekFull Board (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner) during the trek
- PortersPorters (1 for every 2 members) (their salary, insurance, equipment, domestic airfare, food, and accommodation)
- Park FeeSagarmatha (Everest) National Park entrance fee
- PermitKhumbu permit
- Emergency KitFirst Aid Kit (Carried by trek guide)
- TaxesApplicable local and government taxes
- Lobuche East Add OnFor those climbing Lobuche East, your trip includes a certified mountain guide, climbing permit, and associated taxes and fees. It also includes extra teahouse nights and one tent camping night.
What’s not included
- International FlightsYou flight to Kathmandu and back home
- Nepal VisaSmall fee for Nepal Visa payable on arrival
- Meals in KathmanduAny meals in Kathmandu except for Nepali welcome dinner and hotel breakfasts
- Personal GearYour personal equipment and other expenses such as mineral water, soft beverages, confectionaries, laundries, phone calls, hot drinking water, bar bills, showers, internet facility, battery chargers
- InsuranceYour travel insurance that covers Helicopter evacuation as well as medical expenses and trip cancellation
- TipsTips to guide, porters, and driver as a token of appreciation
- Excess BaggageExcess baggage charges on the flight to/from Kathmandu and Lukla
- Anything ElseAny other expenses or charges that are not mentioned in the “cost includes” list
- Early DepartureAll expenses incurred in the event of early departure (evac fees, transport, extra hotel nights, etc)
- Lobuche East Add OnClimbing gear required for Lobuche East (crampons, harness, ascender, helmet)
Available Packages
Note: Dash Adventures highly recommends trip cancellation insurance for all programs. Due to the nature and heavy costs of government and operator permits, Dash Adventures must adhere to a stringent refund policy.
Payment and Refund Policy:
- Initial deposit is non-refundable.
- Full payment is required 60 days prior to trip start
- 50% refunds, less the non refundable deposit, will be provided for cancellations made 60-30 days prior to the expedition start date.
- No refunds will be provided for cancellations made 29 days or less prior to the expedition start date.
- Dash Adventures will attempt to accommodate changes and cancellations when necessary, waiving certain fees when feasible.
Available options
Summit a 20,000+ foot glaciated peak! This non-technical climb requires crampons, harness, helmet, and jumar (ascender) which you can rent or bring. It’s ok for those without any fixed line or glacier experience.
Lobuche East towers above the village of Lobuche, one of our stops near EBC. For this excursion we’ll sleep in Lobuche the evening we depart from EBC. Up early the next morning, we climb to Lobuche East camp and have a rustic tent camp for the night. We’ll be up early in the morning so we can ascend the glacier while it is coldest, arriving there as the sun comes up. It’s only a few hundred meters in fixed lines to narrow summit ridge, you may even have a small crevasse to cross. Then back down to camp, where we pack up and descend to Lobuche for a well earned night of rest. We could continue down to Namche the next day and follow the EBC trek itinerary from there.
Itinerary
Kathmandu (4,386 ft)
Fly into Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. Pay for your visa, collect your luggage, and meet an Expedition Himalaya representative just outside baggage claim for a ride to our group hotel.
Lodging: Hyatt Regency Kathmandu
No meals included