Everest Home Stay Trek is one of the best itineraries starting from Salleri (near Phaplu airport) to Mount “Everest base camp “staying with local Sherpa, Rai Limbu either Tamang families.
On 14 Days Everest home stay trek to base camp we will enjoy our real faces of Himalaya. Our home stay trek mission is not only to save money but also to give an opportunity to local families in the region. Ninety-nine percent of the trekkers in Everest Base Camp of Khumbu region stay in hotels, lodges run by professional business people.
There are many good reason to overnight with local family with their cozy rooms and testing local meals like Sherpa Soup, tea mo:mo:, little spicy rice curry ,pickle from Himalayan black paper (Timbur in Nepal).
Local people in Everest regions need our help and money for better living comparing with the hotel owners in the Everest khumbu. People who running a hotels, lodges in higher altitude earned good money and one people runs many hotels lodges in several places like Lukla, Phakding, Namche, Dingboche, Lobuje, even in Gorakshep 5200m of sea level as well.Our mission is very simple staying with many local families and trek with real faces of Himalayas Nepal and travel like locals and be like local to understand each other’s.
Short and sweet itinerary
Today Day 1: Arrival to Kathmandu (Tribhuvan International Airport) .meet our guide and transferred to Home stay Thamel Paknajol overnight.
Today Day 2: Morning flight by Tara Air to Lukla (40minutes ).Meet our Sherpa supporters .Have a short tea break and start trek to overnight first mountain Home stay at Phakding or Benkar .9km walk,Takes 3-4 hours.Lunch break and continue to Benkar 3km Overnight at Pema’s Home Stay.
Today Day 3: Trek to Namche Bazar6 hours from Phakding and 5 Hours approximately from Benkar Monj. 12km walking distance crossing Hillary Bridge over Dudhkoshi River.including 2 hours steep hill before overnight a Namche Bazar.
Today Day 4: Explore around the National Park Head quarter and continue to overnight Hillary Village Khumjung via Hotel Everest View.5km hiking takes 3-4 hours with lunch break with enjoying mount Everest (Sagarmatha in Nepalese).
Today Day 5: Trek continues to Phortse Village 3-5 hours. Trek distance 7-8km overnight Dorje Home Stay .Trek start gradually up and steep downhill to river side and final uphill to reach Phortse.
Today Day 6: Trek to Upper Pangboche .the second last big Sherpa settlement before Everest base camp via Phireche. 3-4 hours walking and 6 km total distance of walk.
Today Day 6: Trek to Phirche 3-5 hours rest after lunch visit view point 7-8 km trek overnight Nima Lodge.
Today Day 7: Trek to Lobuje Camp 5 hour lunch break, visit Italian Pyramid overnight Lobuje Camp.
Today Day 8: Trek to Mount Everest Base Camp 5364meter of sea level.the world’s Tallest Mountain Base Camp. Overnight back to Gorekshep Camp Lodge
Today Day 9: Morning hike to Highest Kalapathar Peak View Point 5545meter.here our dream became in reality .trek dow to Dinboche Village overnight at Good Luck Home Stay.
Today Day 10: Trek rapidly down to Namche Bazar 6-8 hours with 18km walking distance
Today Day 11: Trek back to Lukla 8 Hours around 22km .final day of trek, overnight at Tamang Homestay
Todat Day 12: Morning fly back to Kathmandu 40minutes transferred to Paknajol home stay
Today Day 13:Explore Kathmandu temples including Swayambhunath,Basantapur Durbar Square,Bouddha Stupa,and Holy Pashupatinath Temples.overnight at Home stay.
Today Day 14: Transferred to International Airport departure for Sweet home from Nepal.