Hotel accommodation in Kathmandu with camping on the trek (individual tents) and 4 nights in Sherpa Mountain Lodges.

We fly up to the remote airstrip at Lukla and head north along the well worn trail which follows the mighty Dudh Kosi river to Namche Bazaar. From here we head up towards the remote Nangpa Valley via the wonderful little village of Thame. This valley was off-limits for many years due to its proximity to the sensitive Tibetan border. Its unspoilt authentic Sherpa villages offer a unique insight into how the area would have been when Ed Hillary first walked these paths fifty years ago. Our route takes us across the Renjo La Pass(5340m) to the cobalt-blue lakes at Gokyo.

From our campsite by the lakes we can trek to the farthest reaches of the valley for close range views of Cho Oyu (8201m) and Gyachung Kang (7922m). We can also make the ascent of Gokyo Ri (5483m) for a unique panoramic view of the Everest massif. We continue across the Cho La Pass(5420m), a route which links Gokyo with the Khumbu Glacier and the small settlement of Lobuche. The fantastic peak of Nuptse (7879m) towers over our campsite here, but Everest is tantalizingly hidden from view. Only by trekking further up the valley to Gorak Shep does the Everest gradually begin to reveal itself. Our ascent of Kala Pattar (5545m) is followed by a trek along the Khumbu glacier to Everest Base Camp where we camp for the night., Here at the foot of the mountain we can marvel at the spectacle of the Khumbu icefall cascading from the Western Cwm