A member of our team will meet you at Tribhuvan International Airport and welcome you to Nepal. We transfer by private coach to the comfortable Kathmandu Guest House situated in the Thamel area of the cit where upon arrival drinks will be served. After settling into your garden facing en-suite room which is on a sole occupancy basis, we will meet to discuss the plan for the next few days. Over dinner at the hotel you will be able to get to know your trekking companions and we can answer any questions you may have.

We have organised two fascinating and interesting tours for you today which will allow you to absorb your new surroundings and also to immerse yourself in the Nepalese culture. You will have some free time to explore this amazing city to do some shopping should you wish to buy any last minute items for your trek. After breakfast we are taken by private bus to the Monkey Temple at Swayambunath where our expert local guide will provide us with a fantastic tour of this stunning place and also point out the distant Himalayan Peaks from our superb view point. We return to the Kathmandu Guest House for lunch at Cafe Bahal and then in the afternoon take an exciting rickshaw ride around the city's famous Durbar Square where again we will have an expert tour guide. In the evening dinner ahas been arranged at a local Newari restaurant .

6:00 am: Leave Kathmandu Guest House for Nagarkot (1 hour drive) by private bus accompanied by a local expert English speaking guide. We arrive at the Club Himalaya Nagarkot Resort at approximately 7.00am and have breakfast whilst enjoying the sunrise over the mountains. The hotel has a long-established international reputation and is superbly situated on top of a hill in Nagarkot at 7200 feet, and from here we have a marvelous panoramic view of the Himalayas. After breakfast we start our walk towards Changu Narayan (one of the oldest temples of Nepal, dating back to the 3rd century) via local villages. After visiting the temple, we continue walking towards the Bhaktapur Ancient city. Around 1pm we have lunch at the fantastic Nyatapola Restaurant in Bhaktapur Durbar Square and then spend the afternoon having a guided tour of the most beautiful of the 3 cities in the Kathmandu Valley. Drive back to Kathmandu Guest House.  

Today is an early start and after a quick breakfast we are transferred by private coach to the airport for our flight to Lukla. This short but spectacular flight is quite simply stunning and is probably one of best in the world. It is well worth sitting on the left hand side of the plane to capture the distant views of the great Himalayan range. Landing at Lukla (9350ft/2850m) is exciting with the runway perched on the edge of steep sided valley over the Dudh Kosi river. Our Sherpa's and porters meet us at the exit of the terminal building and our bags are carried into Himalaya Lodge approximately 100m away where we will have some tea whilst our baggage is sorted out. After introductions we will start our trek heading north west through Lukla and descend toward the Dudh Kosi river at Phakding(8661ft/2640m) passing through the villages of Chaplung,Thando Kosi and Ghat. Phading has an impressive suspension bridge which we use to cross the Dudh Kosi. This was built in 1999 and replaces one which gave many trekkers an unexpected apprehension that they could have done without! We spend our first night at Phading staying in a wonderful Mountain Lodge called Sunrise Lodge. The first night in the mountains gives us time to get to know our Sherpa's and porters and if you are interested we have a Nepalese lesson where you can try your hand at learning this fascinating language! People normally can speak a number of sentences after a few lessons!

After a hearty breakfast we continue along the valley towards Monjo and the Sagamartha(Everest) National Park gate where we receive our permits. We drop down a path towards the valley floor and carry on towards a bridge adorned with prayer flags at the start of the steep climb up towards Namche Bazaar, the capital of Sherpa people. On our steady ascent up the many zig-zags we may be fortunate to have our first glimpse of Everest should the visibility allow it. As we approach Namche we will probably hear the 'chick chink' sound of the many stone masons at work, shaping local stone for use in the buildings that are under construction in this village. With Namche being set in an amphitheater the sound carries for great distances. Once in Namche, for your efforts on the ascent we stop at 'Hermans' the German bakery for a well earned cake to replenish you energy levels. We will be staying at the Hotel Khangri in the very heart of Namche and this is owned and run by our good friends Dorgee and Nima Sherpa, who will provide us with a very warm welcome and a high level of service in their clean and very comfortable lodge. You can then spend the afternoon browsing the village and enjoy the excellent shopping haggling to you heart's content or write your postcards or send your emails and photos to family and friends. It is all possible here!

Today we retrace our route down the Dudh Kosi and back to Lukla. Although we took two days to make the same journey on the way up, we are now well acclimatised and most people cover the distance to Lukla in five or six hours. We stop for lunch in Phakding before the final slow climb back up to Lukla. We stay at the Himalaya Lodge next to the airstrip and we will have a final celebratory meal with our Sherpa and porter team in the evening. This is a time for traditional Sherpa songs and dancing especially if the local brew of Chang appears!

After breakfast we make the very short walk to the terminal building at the airport to check-in for our return flight to Kathmandu. This flight is just as exciting and exhilirating as the landing! Hopefully we will have no delays with weather and if this is the case we should arrive back in Kathmandu around 10am. We are transferred to the stunning Park village Resort located at Budanil-Kantha, which is situated at the northwest rim of the Kathmandu valley and only 20 minutes transfer time. Once at the resort your 'suite' will ready for you for you to move ito straight away. We will enjoy a fantastic lunch at the Earth Watch Restaurant whilst enjoying the abundance of birds and butterflies that are on constant view. You have a free afternoon to make the most of the superb facilities that the resort has. Take a plunge in the infinity pool,enjoy a sauna or a steam bath and maybe even have an Aurvedic massage. Manicures and pedicures are also available if you really want to be pampered. In the evening after dinner we will show you our video from your trek to Namche on a large screen in one of the Resorts many conference rooms whilst relaxing with a drink. You will be impressed no doubt of the trekking footage that we have caputured. All of the video footage that we take on this trek is professionally edited and presented to you a number of weeks after your return home. What a memento to have!

After breakfast at 7am we have arranged a gentle walk for you in the local Shivapuri National Park via the ancient temple of the Vishnu - the biggest monolith of the Sleeping Vishnu. We continue uphill towards the National Park via Buddhist monasteries and villages and on reaching the top of the hill we walk along the jungle path guided by our expert naturalist tour guide and bird specialist who will point out many of the fascinating flora and fauna that this region has to offer. Lunch will be a scrumptious hamper prepared by the hotel and during our rest at our ridge top view point our tour guides will point out and name the many peaks in the distance. We will return to the hotel in the early afternoon. In the evening we have a group dinner at the hotel .

Enjoy the spectacular flight over the Himalaya's and get close to Everest itself! In the morning we transfer to the airport to take the short, but flight of a lifetime over and through the Himalaya's. It may be possible for you to see the area where you have trekked and you will no doubt be amazed at the huge 8000m peaks that are on show throughout you flight. Getting this close to Everest is an experience of a lifetime. Once we return to the airport we board our private coach and take the short and scenic drive to Patan. The ancient city of Patan, lying 5 km southeast of Kathmandu, is known as the city of fine arts. The city is full of Hindu temples and Buddhist monuments.The diversity of the medieval culture that allowed both Hinduism and Buddhism to flourish has left a rich legacy of impressive sightseeing in this city for today's visitors. We will have lunch here and enjoy a range of tours led by our expert tour guide who will give you a facinating insight to this fabulous place.