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If trekking to Everest base camp is just not enough adventure for you, join our Ultimate Everest Trek, the trip that veteran leader Brian Weirum calls “the most comprehensive exploration of the most outrageous real estate on the planet.” Designed on a scale to match the mountains, this trek features the unbelievable scenery of the remote Gokyo Valley and its festival of beautiful turquoise lakes, moonscape-like glaciers, and stunning mountain vistas that include Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, and Cho Oyu - four of the eight highest peaks on earth! (The 360-degree view from Gokyo Ridge is the best in the Khumbu!)

Other highlights (literally) include dramatic hikes to Kala Patar, Everest Base Camp, and Chhukhung Ridge, from where you'll feast your eyes on the Everest "trinity" (Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse) and other mystic Himalayan giants. The experience of being so close to such awesome mountains - and the spirituality of it - is something you'll never forget.

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS

• The most comprehensive Everest trek possible
  
• Feast your eyes on some of the highest - and most beautiful - mountains in the world
  
• Explore the other-worldly grandeur of the Gokyo Valley
  
• Optional challenging hikes to Everest and Ama Dablam Base Camps
• Sleep in new comfortable lodges for eight nights

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Day 1 - Meet in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Day 2 - Tour Kathmandu, one of three former medieval city-states in the Kathmandu Valley.

Days 3-5 - Fly to Lukla (9,200'), meet the Sherpa porters and camp crew, and trek to Namche Bazaar (11,270'), the unofficial capital of the Khumbu.

Days 6-12 - Hike to Thame, Khunde, and Khumjung (12,475'), and on to Gokyo (15,580'); hike to Gokyo Ridge (17,600') for spectacular views of an ocean of ice-clad peaks.

Days 13-14 - Cross the Ngozumpa Glacier, the largest glacier in Nepal. Hike steeply across the Cho La (17,780') to camp beneath the striking north wall of Cholatse.

Days 15-16 - Trek to Gorak Shep (17,000'), nestled under the summits of Pumori and Nuptse. Close up views of Everest from Kala Patar (18,192').

Day 17 - Optional hike to Everest Base Camp (17,600'), with its views of the Khumbu Icefall and its 50-foot-tall seracs.

Days 18-19 - Explore the Chhukhung Valley, including a hike to Chhukhung Ridge (18,300').

Days 20-22 - Optional hike to Ama Dablam Base Camp. Trek back to Lukla via Tengboche Monastery, with its spectacular views of Ama Dablam and Everest.

Day 23 - Fly to Kathmandu.

Day 24 - Morning tour of Kathmandu. Afternoon free to relax or shop for treasures.

Day 25 - Depart Kathmandu, or join one of our extensions in Nepal or to India, Vietnam, or Cambodia.

Photo Credits
©Tara Starr-Keddle (MTS staff)