Everest Base Camp Trek From Lukla - 13 Days

Useful Information

Best seasons:

Autumn (September-October and November) and spring (March – April and May) are the best times to EBC trek, this time offers the magical views of the Himalayas peaks and it is spectacular landscapes, providing trekkers with a greater trekking experience.

Alternative: If you do not have your holiday in the spring and autumn seasons, then you explore the EBC trek in the monsoon and winter seasons, this time will be fewer crowds and it could be the best option for you.

Accommodation During the trek:

During the trek, you'll get the basic accommodation providing a cozy room with warm blankets, pillows, a bedsheet, a mattress, and comfortable two beds in a room for the journey to EBC. However, if you are a single trekker, you might share a room with other trekkers.

Foods on the trek:

Along the trekking route, you will get the various teahouses in the Everest region treks route. The owner of the lodges will provide you with a Menu offering ethnic cuisines as well as Western foods.  You can choose food yourself, we suggest you eat vegetable items, also you get the meat items but, we do not recommend you take meat items. However, meat might be not fresh.

During the trek route, you'll able to get the typical Nepalese traditional foods alongside international options, all arranged by the well-trained cook, hygienic and tasty. A variety of drinks along with safe drinking water or Mineral water are available. If you feel the bottles of Mineral water are expensive in the mountains area, then you have another option to drink water from the tap or river. However, you must file it. If you drink the water directly from the tap or rivers, you might get stomach problems.

How to field the drinking water?

We recommend that you bring the water purification tablets, or water filtering hands pump from Kathmandu, you can use them along the trekking area or you have another option boiled water is safe to drink.

How difficult is the Lukla to EBC Trekking Trail?

There are several trekking trails from Lukla to EBC, therefore the difficulty level of the trek route depends upon which trail you prefer. From Lukla to Everest Base camp, the trails are ascending and descending as well straight. We have to across the varieties of suspension bridges, walk through the ridges, narrow paths, and shadow trekking routes to reach the EBC.

The Everest Base Camp trip is moderate/challenging too strenuous travelers must walk for 6-7 hours per day. To adjust the skinny air and to make the trek easier, companies add some additional days for acclimatization in their program with suitable protections and guidance the trails can be easily completed by travelers with average physical fitness.  

Temperature:

While you will be trekking from the Lukla to EBC, you do not expect warm temperatures during your trekking fields. The high elevation is from 2800meters to 5545meters high temperature at Kala Patthar. Himalayan Local Guide recommend to you prepare the well essentials trekking equipment's you will need a warm -15 to 20 degrees down jacket and sleeping bag, that makes you will have a good journey.

Is there any alternative route to reach the Everest Base Camp?

The route that most trekkers use routes is a flight to Lukla from Kathmandu or Ramechhap then trek to EBC. However, sometimes Lukla flights will be delayed or cancelation due to the bad weather, but you have other alternative routes to reach the Everest Base Camp from Jiri or Phaplu. Normally you need to complete these trips, around 18 to 20 Days.

Lukla Town:

Lukla is a small town. It is the gateway to Everest region trekking including likes; Everest Base Camp, Island Peak climbing, Everest three high passes, and Gokyo Lake trek traces through Lukla; Moreover Lukla is the main transit point from where every Everest region.   

Are you looking for the best trekking guides and porter services from the Lukla to Everest Camp?

If are you looking for the best trekking guides and porter services from the Lukla to Everest Camp, then do not worry about it. You can hire local Guides and porters from Lukla or Kathmandu. You can click on the links and you'll get more information about the Hiring a Guide and porters' team.

If you have any questions regarding the Everest region trekking, please do not hesitate to keep contact with us. We will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Treking Equipments List for EBC Trek:

Body Clothing:

• Sleeping Bag
• Down Jacket
• Three pairs of trekking t-shirts
• Long sleeved shirts
• Thermal Shirt for Colder place
• Fleece Jacket
• Warm wool Sweaters
• Waterproof and windproof Jacket
• Cotton Trekking pants with folding
• Waterproof and windproof pants

Head and Face:

• Sun Hat
• Wool or fleece hat
• Headlight
• Sunglass
• Sunscreen 50
• Face wipes and towel

List of Foot wears:

• Trekking Boats
• ¾ Paris Preferably Cotton Socks
• Crampon
• One pairs extra Sport Shoes

Necessary Gears: 

• Gaiters just in case if snow
• Gloves and Thick Gloves
• Big rucksack above the 40 L
• Waterproof Bag Cover
• Rain Coat
• Trekking Pole (if you needed)
• Laundry Soap
• Shampoo
• Toothbrush
• Toilet papers
• Water peals
• Bottle for drinking water
• Pen and Note Book
• Copy and Tourist Guide Book
• Camera
• Battery charger
• Memory card
• Cell Phone and Charger
• Money Wallet
• Altimeters and Playing card

First aid Kid:

• Diamox
• Cotton bandages
• Paracetamol
• Painkillers
• Loperamide to Control diarrhea (just in Case).
• Water purified tablets
• Lozenges
• Elastic bandages
• Thermometer
• Moleskin and sling.