Island Peak Climbing

Upon arrival at the Tribhuwan International Airport, you will be greeted and transferred to the designated hotel by an airport representative from Himalayan Trekkers. On your own once checking-in. 

There are 7 cultural Heritage Sites (Pashupatinath Temple, Boudhanath Stupa, Swoyambhunath Temple, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Patan Durbar Square, Bhaktapur Durbar Square, and Changu Narayan Temple) within a small periphery of Kathmandu valley. We will take you to at least 3 Heritage Sites for sightseeing today. In the evening we will have a short trip briefing session & help you prepare for the trek.

After a warm breakfast, we take an early flight to Lukla. Once we land at Tenzing Hillary Airport in Lukla, we begin our trek to Phakding. Phakding is located at an altitude of 2652 meters where we halt overnight at the lodge.

After breakfast, we start today's trek towards Namche Bazaar. We walk through serene pine, fir, and juniper forest along the Dudh Koshi River. Our trek continues utill we reach the Sagarmatha National Park entrance also the gateway to Mount Everest, Namche Bazaar. 

Stay overnight at the lodge.

Today is a rest day for you, as we have to acclimatize with the altitude. You can do many activities at Namche Bazaar. You can go for a short hike, visit the village, try amazing food and coffee, you can try the locally made yak cheese, do any last-minute shopping for trekking (if any). 

After spending a day-off, we again continue with our trek. Today we trek to Tengboche, a beautiful village located at 3867 meters. The village offers an amazing panoramic 360-degree view of the Himalayan peaks such as Mount Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Ama Dablam, and Thamserku. The largest and famous monastery in the Everest region, Tengboche Monastery is the prime highlight of the village. 

After breakfast, we will pay our visit to Tengboche Monastery and continue our walk towards a beautiful settlement of Pheriche passing through a traditional Sherpa village named Pangboche. 

Stay overnight at lodge in Pheriche. 

You have already climbed above 4000 meters so, it is needed to acclimatize with this height. Today we rest at Pheriche and explore the beautiful valley and its surrounding. We enjoy the day with the stunning view of the mountains and stay overnight at a guesthouse.

After acclimatization at Pheriche, we trek to Lobuche today. It will take us about 5 hours walk to reach at 4930 meters- Lobuche.

Spend overnight at the lodge.

With the basic facilities of the lodge, Gorak Shep is a halt point before moving to the famous Kala Patthar. So, after walking for 3 hours from Lobuche, we reach Gorak Shep at 5184 meters.

From there, we again continue hiking to Everest Base Camp at 5357 meters. It takes about 5 hours walk and we again trek back to Gorak Shep for an overnight stay.

After early morning breakfast, we start our hike towards Kala Patthar, a popular landmark among the trekkers trekking in the Everest region. You get the stupendous panoramic view of Mt. Everest, Nuptse, and Changtse from Kala Patthar.  After spending some amazing time here, we continue trekking to Dingboche for an overnight stay.

After breakfast, we head towards Chukung valley, which is another beautiful place in Khumbu region. You can explore the village once you reach and spend overnight at a lodge.

We will reach one step closer to our destination today. After walking for 5 hours from Chukung, we reach the Base camp of Island Peak.

Overnight at Base Camp. 

After having breakfast at the camp, we now move forward to the High Camp. We will spend the rest of the day practicing peak climbing techniques using the gears. 

Overnight at High Camp. 

Finally, the day we have most awaited has come, climbing Island Peak. 

We start very early in the morning as we have to reach the top by noon. Situated at 6173 meters l, it would be an amazing and exciting experience to climb this peak. After spending some time taking pictures and admiring the summit views, we descend to Island Peak Base Camp and spend the night. 

After ascending the Island Peak aka Imja Tse, we are sure that you would want to explore more of this region. So, we have included a spare day for you today.

With the immense pleasure of conquering the Island Peak, we retrace back our route to reach Pangboche. Today, we celebrate our success in climbing Island Peak once we reach the village. 

Overnight. 

After morning breakfast, we follow the same route back down towards the Imja Khola to Tengboche. After lunch in Tengboche, we continue our walk down to Namche Bazaar. 

Overnight. 

From Namche, our trail makes a steep descend towards the suspension bridge over the Dudh Koshi River. From here, we walk on a leveled trail until we reach Lukla. 

Overnight in Lukla. 

It is time to say goodbye to Sagarmatha Region and enter Bagmati Region.

After breakfast at the lodge in Lukla, we take a 40 minutes scenic flight to Kathmandu. We will transfer you to your hotel to freshen up.

You can have a long spa day to avoid your tiredness from the trek.
Then, in the evening we offer you a complimentary dinner from our side.

With a heavy heart, it is now time for us to depart but we certainly hope to see you again in Nepal for another adventurous trip.

We wish you a happy and safe journey back home or onward destination.