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Monastery
Delight (Thyangboche Trek) Tea House Trek /
NPL – 15 |
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This trek is to the famous Tengboche
Monastery (12,900 ft) in the Everest
region of Nepal. The trek is at a
relaxed pace allowing more time to
savor the culture and the views and
also allowing more time to
acclimatize to the altitude.
Khumbu home to Mount Everest
(8,850m) - better known as
Sagarmatha among Nepalis and
Chomolongma among Tibetan -speaking
communities. Located in the
Sagarmatha National Park, many
visitors come to this region to
glimpse the world's highest peak but
come away with much more: an
appreciation of the local people who
make their home in this high and
difficult landscape, a spirit of
adventure that brings them back to
the Himalayas, and other individual
and personal experiences.
As you trek through the villages of
the famous Sherpa people, you will
be rewarded with spectacular views
of snow-capped mountains that rise
above the clouds. This trek follows
the popular Everest Base Camp trail
until Thyangboche. Return to Lukla
via Khumjung, one of the largest
Sherpa villages and site of the
famous Khunde Hospital and the
Khumjung school, both legacies of
Sir Edmund Hillary. |
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Brief
Itinerary |
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Activities |
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01 |
Arrive in Kathmandu and transfer to
hotel. |
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Free
day in Kathmandu |
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03 |
Fly to Lukla and
commence trek to
Phakding |
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04 |
Trek Phakding -
Namche Bazaar
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Acclimatization
day |
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06 |
Trek Namche -
Thyangboche
Monastery |
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07 |
Trek Thyangboche
- Namche Bazaar
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08 |
Trek Namche
Bazaar –
Phakding |
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09 |
Trek Phakding -
Lukla |
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10 |
Fly Lukla -
Kathmandu |
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11 |
Free day in
Kathmandu |
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12 |
Departure
transfer to the
airport for
onward journey |
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Day
01: |
Arrive in Kathmandu and transfer
to hotel. |
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Day 02: |
Free day in Kathmandu |
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Day 03: |
Fly to Lukla and commence trek to
Phakding
Fly Kathmandu / Lukla (2800m). The
flight will take about 40 min. Start
trek to Phakding. The trail after
Lukla drops steeply for a bit, then
descends gently at Chiplung. The
walk is easy and after passing
through several villages, we reach
Phakding at 2800m. |
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Day 04: |
Trek Phakding - Namche Bazaar
From Phakding, the trail continues
north up the Dudh Koshi valley,
staying 100m above the river. After
Benkar (2700m), the trail follows a
pleasant route alongside the river
and then climbs up to Jorsale. There
are excellent views of Mt. Thamserku
(6608m) en route. The climb to
Namche (3440m) after Jorsale is long
and steep with a gain of more than
600m. |
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Day 05:
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Acclimatization day
The main aim today is to allow your
body to acclimatize, it is important
to drink lots of water and take some
gentle exercise. Namche is a growing
town tucked into a neat little
valley, there is lots going on in
the centre with market days on
Friday and Saturday. There are some
interesting museums and shops. There
is also internet and a sauna! You
could venture further a field, take
a visit to Khumjung where the
Hillary school sits and Khunde
nearby, on the way back to Namche
you could visit the Shyangboche
airstrip, (3790m) the highest in the
world nearby is the Everest View
Hotel with stunning views. |
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Day 06: |
Trek Namche - Thyangboche Monastery
From Namche the route is reasonably
level and direct to Thyangboche that
starts at Chhorkung, winds around
the hill to the tea and souvenir
shops of Kenjoma, and joins the
trail from Khumjung just before
Sanasa. The trail descends gradually
to Tashinga and drops steeply to
Phunki Thanga. From here it is a two
hour climb to Thyangboche (3876m),
where we will spend the overnight.
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Day 07:
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Trek Thyangboche - Namche Bazaar
From Thyangboche, the route descends
to Phunki Thanga, and on to Sanasa
from where we will meet the same
route that we followed on our walk
from Namche to Thyangboche. However,
we will take a route westward that
will take us to Khunde Hospital and
Khumjung village (3790m). From
Kumjung, the trail descends directly
to Syangboche airport from where
Namche is just about 1 hour steep
descent. In Namche Bazaar, you will
have a last opportunity to buy
(mostly) fake Tibetan jewellery from
Tibetan merchants who spread their
wares alongside the trail through
the village. |
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Day 08: |
Trek Namche Bazaar – Phakding
We have a long descent today. The
trail is very good although steep in
places, so we make a leisurely pace
reaching Phakding. |
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Day 09: |
Trek Phakding - Lukla
Our final morning's walk will take
around 3 hours as we climb back up
to the Lukla ridge. Here we check in
for the return flight to Kathmandu.
Arriving in Kathmandu around mid-day
or early afternoon we check into the
hotel. The rest of the day is free
for relaxing |
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Day 10:
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Fly Lukla - Kathmandu |
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Day 11: |
Free day in Kathmandu |
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Day 12: |
Departure transfer to the
airport for onward journey |
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Highlight
of this Trek |
| This trek
is to the famous Tengboche Monastery
(12,900 ft) in the Everest region of
Nepal. The trek is at a relaxed pace
allowing more time to savor the culture and
the views and also allowing more time to
acclimatize to the altitude. |
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Trip Facts |
Minimum altitude: 2800m.
Maximum altitude: 6608m.
Grade: Easy
Mode: Tented Camp
Duration: 12 Day
Entry: Kathmandu - Lukla
Exit: Lukla - Kathmandu |
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