The Tengboche trek starts with a 30-minute mountain flight from Kathmandu to Lukla. The flight to Lukla offers stunning and breathtaking landscapes of Nepal’s hills and the Himalayan mountains. After two days hike, the journey heads to Namche Bazaar, the heartland of the Sherpa and Everest region. The journey further to Phortse village experiences the lush green alpine forest, architecturally distinct Sherpa monasteries, mani walls with carved Buddhist mantras on stones, and Buddhist stupas with colorful prayer flags. Thus this journey familiarizes with the region’s geography, vegetation, culture, and religion and its people until Tengboche Monastery. The majestic close view of Mount Ama Dablam, Lhotse Shar, Thamserku, and Mount Everest is excellent from the Balcony of Tengboche Monastery.
Tengboche trek region is the homeland of the famous Sherpa ethnic group of Nepal. The Sherpa people are famous for high-altitude competence and caliber throughout the world. The region is not only popular for the highest mountains of the world and the Sherpa people but also for its glaciers, deep valleys, and the Himalayan wild lives, such as Snow leopard, Blue sheep, Tibetan fox, and Red Panda. Besides that, the region has a long history of being one of the most prominent trekking and expedition regions of the Himalaya. Which predates the first successful ascent of Mt Everest by Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Sherpa.
Over the period, the trekking trails have drastically expanded; they are now well maintained. This significantly contributes to the trekkers’ successful and memorable trek in the region. The lodges and hotels have also significantly improved the quality of their service with the primary emphasis on freshness of the food serve and hygiene of accommodations. The region provides all needs of a tourist of all variation despite the region is in a remote area and far from Kathmandu or any other cities of Nepal.
Wild Yak Expeditions firmly believes in outdoor adventures as a window to rejuvenate physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing to achieve our every potential in everyday life. Our everyday life and its hassle often disconnect us from nature and its wonders. Wild Yak Expeditions aims to serve your needs, and hence positively want to bring in best of you with outdoor adventure in Himalaya.
WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS Team welcomes you in the Himalaya. We are experts in organizing small groups of 4 to 6 participants for trekking and expeditions to the Himalaya. Our core value is teamwork and the essentiality of mutualism and respect with the Team to achieve a common goal. Therefore, we prioritize the safety and security of our clients by providing the best quality services during the Trek. Finally, Wild Yak Expedition contributes to Butterfly-Help project to build better and safe schools in the mountainous regions of Nepal.
For the safety, good ambiance and flexibility we focus on a team of 4 to 6 members only supplementary 4-liter Oxygen bottle with mask and regulator and oximeter are part of the emergency kit
Please be advised that we are at your disposal for a customized Tengboche Trek. The WILD YAK TEAM
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WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS’ philosophy is: as much as possible is included in the quoted price so that each participant knows the total costs of his/her Adventure Trip in advance!
WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS is focusing on group sizes of 4 to 6 participants for this Trekking because our experience has found this to be the best way to have a successful trip while providing excellent services. Furthermore, it creates a pleasant ambiance within the group, including an exchange of cultures and traditions with our team and local guides.
Last but not least, WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS focuses on small groups that permit more flexibility and support to the participants individually.
Your safety is of supreme concern while traveling with WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS. In a case of emergency, the Group has a four (4)-litre oxygen bottle with a mask and regulator, along with a first aid kit and 24-hour medical assistance by a high altitude medical team of doctors.
The Guide is equipped with communication means, only to use in emergencies. WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS also works with the national rescue helicopter airlines.
Depending on the difficulty of some itineraries, WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS will secure the route using the necessary technical gear, if needed.
Please note that the above-mentioned itinerary information is purely indicative and can likely modify during the trekking by your Guide, who has the authority to make such changes if it is deemed necessary (due to safety concerns, etc.). Every effort will be made to keep to the scheduled itinerary. However, as this is an adventure trip in remote mountain regions and at high altitude, we are not able to fully guarantee it as it is necessary to take into consideration each situation as it occurs and consequently to adapt the program in its best way. Elements such as weather conditions, health conditions of a group member, unexpected natural disasters, among others, can all contribute to changes in the scheduled itinerary.
The Guide will try to ensure that the Trekking runs according to the foreseen plan to the benefit of all the participants, but we thank you for being prepared for some flexibility and comprehension if so required.
Please check the degrees of difficulty while choosing a Trekking with WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS. The majority of the itineraries proposed in our Trekking Programs are in remote areas of the Himalaya and at high altitudes, mostly higher than the Alps. A good physical condition is necessary to appreciate the whole richness of this adventure.
The success of this Journey depends on both the personal status of each participant and the experience of our Team. WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS' team carefully selected according to their expertise in a particular environment and individual aptitudes. Our Team is thus highly experienced, skilled, trained, courteous, and supportive.
WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS' is proud to support our local staff by providing them with a fair salary, encouraging them to take mountaineering workshops, wilderness first aid training, environmental preservation courses, garbage management, team leadership, and language refreshers on a regular basis.
Our Trekking Guide and his role: WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS' Trekking Guide is a professional government-trained Sherpa guide with experience in directing and trekking around the Himalaya, including first aid training and in-depth knowledge of the local flora, fauna and general environment preservation. Our Guide leads you all the way through trekking while giving you interesting information about the mountains, culture, traditions, and landscapes. He will help as an interpreter with the local populations. He is ensuring your safety and is checking your needs throughout the trail, monitoring symptoms of high altitude sickness. The Guide plays a vital role in taking care of our members' needs, supervising the team and porters, and assuring the safety requirements. He also makes sure that the rubbish managed, and the trail/campsite is kept clean throughout the whole trekking trip. WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS will frequently be informed about the Group during the entire trekking experience.
Our Assistant Guide: Our Assistant Guide also has a government license but must work as an assistant guide during some time to become a company approved Guide. He assists the Guide with all the essential duties, ensuring the safety and checking that the performance of the Group runs smoothly.
Our Porters: WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS has its own reliable porters. It is their responsibility to carry your luggage during the trekking with proper handling standards.
WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS is very concerned about the porters. We support and respect the porters' rights and have high standards to make sure that they treated well. We pay them a fair salary, including a bonus and providing them with good food allowances, clothes, shoes, sunglasses, and medical insurances.
Kathmandu: We stay at high standard Hotels (Tibet International and Yak & Yeti) on a sharing basis, including breakfasts. Depending on availability, single rooms can be booked upon request at an additional cost. All dinners are served in excellent restaurants in town where you can enjoy various types of cuisine, from the typical Nepali, Thai, and even steaks and Italian meals. Each restaurant has been screen by WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS representatives to ensure that it is of suitable quality for our guests.
During Trekking: We stay in the lodges (small traditional mountain guesthouses) that are recommended by WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS as per defined itinerary destination. Please be aware that single rooms are not available. Though there are blankets available at the lodges, we recommend bringing your sleeping bag, as the sleeping rooms are not heated, but the dining hall will be heated in most of the lodge every evening. Showers are available at the majority of lodges at an extra cost. Please note that the majority of the lodges the toilets are common, except in a few of them where we provide you with attached rooms (if available), in particular at Namche and Lukla in order to fully enjoy your rest day with a shower.
Many lodges serve a variety of cuisines such as continental, Indian, Tibetan, and local cooking. Please note that the beverages are on each participant's charge, except coffee and the selection of teas that served for breakfast and in the afternoons upon your arrival, as well as some special snacks provided by WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS. Lunch packages are also available on some specific days.
All transportations in Kathmandu are by private vehicles. Flight to Lukla and back, are by two-engine Otter Aeroplane.
Everest Region paths are broad and well maintained as compared to other parts of Himalayan trekking trails. While we are in trekking, our day starts with a warm wake up tea/coffee. After refreshing ourselves, we pack our luggage and proceed for breakfast. As day sets off, considering the altitude and acclimatization, we walk slowly towards our next destination making frequent rest breaks to take photographs, treasure the landscape, confront the culture and admire the fascinating mountain sceneries.
A 1 to 2 hours relaxing lunch break is taken. After the lunch break, we will at least spend 2 to 3 hours more on the trail before reaching the next lodge where you will be welcomed by some warm hot tea/coffee and cookies/biscuits. Our trained Guide will accompany the group for the whole day. Before dinner, we might enjoy a short walk through the village, photographing, or chat with other group members or exceptional staff. After dinner, you will be briefed on the next day's program.
Trekking is good for everyone! A daily walk in a beautiful landscape with a consumption of significant volumes of water, chatting with local people and understanding the culture, observing your body limits, all combine to make much healthier your body and mind than they ever have been before.
Before you embark for this Journey, WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS recommends a regular aerobic exercise including some stretching exercises for a couple of hours per week. Ideally, you should concentrate on cardiovascular fitness, building excellent stamina, and undertake a bit of strength training to be more efficient in the mountains. It is worth going for at least once a week for a 3 to 4-hour hike, which familiarizes already your body to sustain the long-time effort in the Himalaya. The fitter you are, the faster and more easily you will get the trail, acclimatize and enjoy the trekking days.
WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS proposes a simple grading system that gives you a first idea of the difficulties of the Trekking for which you might apply and enables you to determine which is the best for you.
TENGBOCHE Trek: Easy
The natural trekking grade takes into consideration the following factors:
It requires the following skills from each participant:
