Mount Everest Gokyo Trek - 12 Days
Overview
Everest Gokyo Trekking provides some tremendous high altitude trekking and a visit to the second largest glacier in the World. It trekking is ideal for those who like to walk in the Everest region without the physical stress of reaching the base camp of Everest or crossing high passes in the vicinity. It is instead for travelers who wish to try something new in the Everest region. Being a fairly popular trekking route, the trekkers can enjoy being at a higher altitude and visit the second largest glacier in the World.During this trip you will observe the romantic villages of stone houses and walled pastures on the shores of Gokyo Lake. It offers you the chance to observe the local peoples way of life and also you may encounter yaks. While trekking to Gokyo Lake you will be astounded by the ice ridge between Cho Oyu and Gyanchungkang located in Khumbu region. Gokyo Lake trekking provides panoramic views of Cho Oyu, Gyanchungkang, Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, Chola Tse and Tawachee. 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 beginning of this trek is the same as trekking to Everest Base Camp. On the way, we'll stay two nights in the village of Namche Bazaar to acclimatize. Then we’ll head up the valley leaving the usual Everest trail and following the rivers run off from the Ngozumpa glacier. After two days we will reach Machhermo from where our next stop will be the Gokyo Valley. The route itself ends at Gokyo Ri, and trekkers typically turn around at this point and retrace their steps back to the trail head. Your arrival into this high mountain valley called Gokyo is welcomed by a string of cobalt blue lakes that continue for the 3-hour hike to Gokyo Village, which sits at the foot of Gokyo Ri (18,300 ft) a huge black mound of rock and dirt. The next morning, you're invited to take the 3-hour hike to the summit of this black, rocky mound to witness the 360-degree Himalayan view offered only from this vantage point.
Outlined Itinerary
Day 01: Fly Kathmandu / Lukla - 45 minutes flight and trek to Phakding – approx 4 hrs walk
Day 02: Trek Phakding /Namche Bazaar (3446 m) – approx 6 hrs walk
Day 03: Rest in Namche Bazaar for acclimatization
Day 04: Trek Namche bazaar / Dole (4200 m) – approx 6 hrs walk
Day 05: Trek Dole / Machhermo (4470 m) – approx 6 hrs walk
Day 06: Trek Machhermo / Gokyo (4790 m) – approx 6 hrs walk
Day 07: Excursion around Gokyo Lake climbs Gokyo Ri (5357 m) – approx 6 hrs walk
Day 08: Trek Gokyo / Phortse – approx 6 hrs walk
Day 09: Trek Phortse / Namche Bazaar (3446 m) – approx 6 hrs walk
Day 10: Namche Bazaar / Phakding (2610 m) – approx 7 hrs walk
Day 11: Trek Phakding / Lukla (2840 m) – approx 4 hrs walk
Day 12: Fly back to Kathmandu
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