Top 3 Most Popular Options to Visit Everest Base Camp

Nov 3
19:41

2020

Rajesh Bhardwaj

Rajesh Bhardwaj

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Most of adventure lovers may have a dream to reach the base camp of the world's highest mountain Everest. There are several options of reaching Everest base camp from Kathmandu. Normally, people are following 12 days trekking itinerary flying in Lukla and flying out after the trek but, there are other options as well. Check it out those availabe options of visiting Everest base camp from Kathmandu.

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There are multi options for visiting the Everest base camp from Kathmandu. Of course,Top 3 Most Popular Options to Visit Everest Base Camp Articles trekking is one of the most popular ways to reach the base camp of the world’s tallest mountain. But, you can step to the bottom of Mt. Everest without a walk.

Two places of the Everest base camp trekking entries from Jiri and Salleri start with a long drive, and they are longer trekking itineraries of the Everest trip. Lukla to Everest base camp trek is a famous route that most trekkers are using. It is a 12-days trip plan which begins with a short flight to Lukla from Kathmandu and flies out from the same airport after the trek on a plane.

The same Everest base camp trek itinerary can finish in 8 or 9-days starting with a Lukla flight and returning by helicopter from the base camp. Another fast and easy option for visiting Everest base camp is a helicopter tour. You can reach the bottom of the world’s highest mountain with high passes, Cho La pass, Jiri Everest, and Salleri Everest treks but, most trekkers are doing three popular ways to visit the Everest base camp. So, what are those most honoured ways and options to visit this well-known mountain base camp from Kathmandu?

12-Days Everest Base Camp Trip

Millions of trekkers are doing a 12-days Everest base camp trek every year during the high trekking season. It runs with a scenic mountain flight to Lukla and leads the trail to the base camp. You will have mainly 2-rest days for altitude practice on the way up. It takes eight days to reach the destination and 3-days to trek back to Lukla and fly out to Kathmandu.

Everest base camp trek trail is in Sagarmatha National Park, which is one of the natural UNESCO world heritage sites in Nepal. Natural beauties of the National Park, wildlife and more attraction are on the trail which attracts people. Traditional Sherpa towns like Namche Bazaar, Dingboche, Pangboche and others with religious monuments and monasteries are good to see on the Everest base camp trekking route.

You need to have 14 to 16-days in Nepal for a 12-days Everest base camp trip. If you don’t have this much time, you can try a shorter trekking plan which has given below.

9-Days Everest Base Camp Trip

Helicopter return Everest base camp trek is a 9-days mountain trip. The 8-days Himalayan tour also follows the itinerary as 12-days one until the last destination and flying out by helicopter rather than waking back to Lukla.

Flight back trek by helicopter also can do in eight days escaping one acclimatization rest day. It is the perfect trip if you won’t like to trek back following the same path that you walked on the way up. Flight back tour offers two different experiences trekking and scenic mountain flight.

Still, you don’t have time or can’t trek to Everest? Never mind, You have the quickest option here that can take you within a couple of hours to the base camp from Kathmandu. What is that shortest option then? Let’s check now.

One Day Excursion to the Top of the World

Everest base camp helicopter tour is the best option to explore the great Himalayas and visit the top of the world. It is a sharing helicopter tour that takes off from Kathmandu. There are five travellers who can fly from Kathmandu and then divides into 2-groups from Everest view hotel.

The first group who off from the helicopter here, they enjoy a panoramic view and delicious mountain breakfast and the rest of the others fly to Kala Patthar and base camp. The first group turns back to the Everest view hotel after enjoying the scene, and the second group does the same as the first one. After that, altogether will fly back to Kathmandu.