Demo Trek (No Booking)

• DAY01 Kathmandu
• DAY02 UNESCO Heritage sites
• DAY03 Kathmandu – Lukla – Phakding
• DAY04 Phakding – Namche Bazaar
• DAY05 Namche Bazaar
• DAY06 Namche Bazaar – Dole
• DAY07 Dole – Machharmo
• DAY08 Machharmo – Gokyo Lake
• DAY09 Gokyo – Gokyo Ri
• DAY10 Gokyo Lake – Lumde via Renjo Pass
• DAY11 Lumde – Thame
• DAY12 Thame – Namche
• DAY13 Namche – Lukla
• DAY14 Lukla – Kathmandu
• DAY15 Leisure day
• DAY16 Departure international flight

ACCOMMODATION & MEALS

Kathmandu: we stay at Tibet International and Yak & Yeti hotels 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 majority of the lodges the toilets are common, except in few of them where we provide you with attached rooms (if available), in particular at Namche, Gokyo 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 package will serve the day we cross the Pass.

TRANSPORTATION

In Kathmandu, all transportations are by private vehicles. Flights to Lukla and back, by a small two-engine Otter Aircraft.

TYPICAL TREKKING DAY

Everest Gokyo 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 the 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 mountains 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 during 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 program.

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.

 GOKYO Trek: Moderate

A moderate trekking grade takes into account the following factors:

• An altitude up to 5500 m above sea level
• An average trail inclination of about 30%-45%; some sections may consist of loose, sandy, gravel ground and boulder
• An average of 400 to 800 elevation ascents a day (especially when crossing passes)
• The capacity to walk comfortably on glacier moraines
• A trail, which may be rough paved, loose dirt, slippery, in a landslide area, icy or snowy (in some parts, you might be assisted by the guides)
• The aptitude for walking at least 4-7 hours daily (longer days when crossing the passes 8-9 hrs.)

It requires the following skills from each participant:

• Good stamina, to be able to walk for several hours at a sustained walking pace in a high altitude environment during several subsequent days
• You are familiar with assessing obstacles and hazards along the trail and walk confidently (depending on the trail conditions, you may need some help in certain sections, especially while crossing the passes)
• You can carry a small personal backpack (4 to 5 kg)