EBC Via Chola Pass & Gokyo Lake Trek

Duration: 20 Days 1 review

About EBC Via Chola Pass & Gokyo Lake Trek

EBC via Chola Pass and Gokyo Valley trek is an adventurous trek. These place are regarded as the home land of Sherpa people. This place lies towards northeastern Nepal. Chola is a summit located 5420 m above the sea level. It is in between the Dzongla village in the east and Thagnak in west. People get a chance to wet in Buddisht culture and see the beautiness of Mt. Everest so closely. Exploring Gokyo Valley through almost all of the high valleys of Khumbu region will turn out to be an unbelievable trekking.
On the beginning of our trek, we will pick you up from Tribhuwan Internal Airport, next day, we'll take you for sightseen in Kathmandu, and on the third day we'll take a flight to Lukla. Then on trekking through Phakding, Namche Bazzar, Tengboche, Dingboche, Lobuche and Gorakshep, we'll reach Everest Base Camp. Within the trek, you'll get a chance to hike too. Finally we'll reach reach Kala Patthar(5545m) on the 11th day of our trek. From there, you will see outstanding views of mountains and get relaxed. When we cross the Chola Pass and move towards Gokyo Valley trekking through Thangnak, the local Nepalese and Tibetan culture will hypnotize you. The scenery out there is really fascinating. Once you reach there, you'll surely get affected by the environment. This 20 days on this trek will turn out be the most amazing days of your life.
In this trek we will observe four famous peaks Cho Oyu(8201m), Lhotse (8516m), Makalu (8463m), world's highest peak i.e. Mt. Everest (8848m) which all are above 8000 meters along with the fascinating view of worlds largest glacier Ngozumpa Glacier. We will also climb up to Gokyo Ri (5480m) after visiting Gokyo Lake.
After the completion of our trek, we will drop you for your onward destination after having breakfast. This days with us will surely inspire you and create ideal reminiscence throughout your whole life.

Highlights

Spectacular view of the Mountains such as Mt. Everest ,Choyu , Lhotse, Makalu , kallapatthar and Gokyo Ri
Visit to the beautiful Gokyo lake along with Ngozumpa glacier
Experience Sherpa people , their culture and hospitality
Natural UNESCO world heritage site, Sagarmatha National Park
Visit to Lukla Airport, Namche bazaar , Tangboche Monastry and base camp of Mt. Everest
You will fallow the Foot Step of Tenzing and Hillary to Everest

Itinerary

Day 01 : Arrival in Kathmandu (1,345m) (TIA)

Day 02 : Sightseeing tour of Kathmandu

Day 03 : Flight KTM to Lukla (40min) trek to Phakding

Day 04 : Trek Phakding to Namche Bazzar

Day 05 : Acclimatization day in Namche Bazaar

Day 06 : Namche Bazzar trek to Tengboche

Day 07 : Tengboche trekking to Dingboche

Day 08 : Acclimatization day in Dingboche

Day 09 : Dingboche Trekking to Lobuche

Day 10 : Lobuche - Gorakshep - Everest Base camp

Day 11 : Gorak Shep hike to Kala Patthar-Lobuche

Day 12 : Trek Lobuche to Dzongla

Day 13 : Trek Dzongla-Chola Pass to Thangnak

Day 14 : Trek Thangnak to Gokyo Lake

Day 15 : Trek Gokyo to Dole

Day 16 : Trek Dole to Namche Bazzar

Day 17 : Trek Namche Bazaar to Phakding

Day 18 : Trek Phakding to Lukla

Day 19 : Flight Lukla to Kathmandu

Day 20 : Final departure

What’s Included

Included Excluded

International & Domestic airport pick up & drop by private transport.
Domestic flight tickets + Airport taxes for both ways (Kathmandu to Lukla and Lukla to Kathmandu)
Guided tour in Kathmandu (Private car + tour Guide)
3 night standard accommodation on B/B plan at Hotel Himalaya Hub or similar category in Kathmandu
Guide during the trek (his salary, food, insurance, accommodation, Our Company Sherpa guide Kathmandu/ Lukla their flight tickets)
Your food 3 meals a day (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner) during the trek in the guesthouses.
Porters (their salary food, insurance, accommodation from Lukla, 1 porter for two clients) Your accommodation in the mountain (Normal but neat & clean on twin sharing basis) in the teahouse during the trek
Permit fees (Sagarmatha National Park)
TIMS card (Trekker’s Information Management System)
Medical kits
Sleeping bag & Down jacket during the trek (need to be return after finish your trek)
Rescue Arrangements for emergency evacuation (just in case if you have any problem in the mountain during your trek rescue help from our company but money paid by your insurance company, need personal insurance)
Register your name in the embassy
Last Night cultural/Farewell dinner at typical Nepali restaurant
All Government tax

All bar bills during the trek (soft drinks, hot drinks & alcoholic drinks)
Monument entrance fees while sightseeing in Kathmandu
Extra night accommodation in Kathmandu
Lunch & Dinner in Kathmandu (except farewell dinner)
Travel insurance required for emergency rescue and evacuation.
Sweets, Cigarette, Telephone bills, hot shower, Battery Charge, Wi-Fi, Heater Charge and your
personal expenses, equipment during your trek beyond I mentioned above in a price-included section
Any loss arising due to unforeseen circumstances is beyond Himalaya Hub Adventure.
Tips for field staff (Driver,Guide,porter)

Useful Information

Note – Lukla is one of the most sensitive airports in the world, there is always chances of flight getting delayed or cancelled. Just in case, if it get cancelled for few days and if you got limited time, you can take a Helicopter ride to Lukla which cost you around 500$USD extra for one way each person but in that case Flight ticket money you will get refund . We suggest you to have a few days extra at the end to make sure this trip will not affect your international flight back home only if you have a tight schedule.

Customer Reviews - 1 review

EBC VIA CHOLA PASS TREKKING

We booked a 2 week trek to Everest Base Camp and over Cho La pass to Gokyo - plus flights in and out of Lukla - through Himalaya Hub Adventures in April ‘18. We had read a bit about the trek before going and had decided that we wanted a porter/guide with us.

We initially contacted Himalayan Hub on Facebook and the replies from Puru were very fast and comprehensive. He answered all of our questions quickly and clearly and coped with us changing our plan/itinerary at least 3 times! He made sure the trip was just how we wanted it.

At first we were quoted for an all-inclusive trek with a porter and guide and whilst reasonable this was a little expensive for us so we decided on a porter/guide and to pay for tea houses and food/drink ourselves. Going alcohol and meat free for the entirety of the trek, this worked out significantly less expensive for us overall.

We unfortunately had trouble both ends of the trek flying in and out of Lukla due to weather, and Puru was extremely easy to contact and helped re-organise flights both ways using his contacts. We ended up needing to take a helicopter back to KTM and Puru arranged this through appropriate channels. After we were back in Kathmandu he helped us extensively to gather paperwork for insurance purposes due to the delayed flights & extra expense of the helicopter. Nothing was too much trouble.

The porter/guide he organised (Kunga Sherpa) was excellent! His English was great and he was knowledgable about the area. He also accommodated us walking quickly and us choosing our tea-houses to stay in along the way. He was fine with us walking 34km in one day from Gokyo to Namche Bazaar despite the other Sherpas thinking we were mad! He was also a very nice guy - we had a good time with him.

We would definitely recommend Himalaya Hub Adventures for organising your trekking trip. The level of customer service was excellent and they went above and beyond before and after the trek to make sure we were happy. Thanks for all your help throughout :)

General advice re: Lukla. There are many delays and cancellations due to weather with often little or no updates from the airlines about what is going on. We lost one day at the start and were delayed 2 days at the end of our trek. As mentioned, we ended up chartering a helicopter as we needed to continue our trip- this was very expensive ($1000) and felt very much like we were being taken advantage of by the helicopter companies and touts at Lukla. Advice would be either to make sure you have plenty of days to spare either end of the trek and are mentally prepared to continue staying in teahouses in Lukla, or to have good insurance that will cover the cost of a helicopter back to Kathmandu. Beware paying in cash to a tout at Lukla!

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2 - 5	US$ 1780
6 - 11	US$ 1630
12 - 18	US$ 1510

EBC Via Chola Pass & Gokyo Lake Trek