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Everest expedition

A typical plan runs 55 days from Kathmandu and back, with the climb to Everest / Sagarmatha at 8,848.86 m.

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Guide price from US$40,000: our 2023 price for the 43-day itinerary. We confirm this season’s price in your quote.

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Yellow expedition tents below the icefall and trekkers on the rocky glacier trail, Everest Base Camp, Khumbu Glacier

सगरमाथा

Everest

8,848.86 m
from US$40,000

Trip facts

Days
55 days
High point
Everest / Sagarmatha, 8,848.86 m
Grade
Full mountaineering expedition
When to go
Spring, with summits from about 9 May to the end of May before the monsoon
Starts
Lukla (2,860 m)
Finishes
Lukla (2,860 m)
Days on the trail
48
Walking each day
5 to 7 hours

Typical figures for this route, checked on 1 October 2026. Narbin's team confirms the days, heights and grade for your dates.

Getting there

Fly to Lukla. In the spring and autumn peak seasons most Lukla flights leave from Manthali airport in Ramechhap district, not Kathmandu: about 130 km and 4 to 5 hours by road from Kathmandu, then a flight of about 20 minutes. Some teams drive the day before and sleep near the airport; others leave Kathmandu at about 2 to 3 am. Outside the peak seasons, and for a minority of peak-season flights, planes fly direct from Kathmandu, about 35 to 40 minutes.

Getting back

Walk back to Lukla, then in the peak seasons fly Lukla to Manthali (Ramechhap) and drive about 4 to 5 hours to Kathmandu; when direct flights run, fly Lukla to Kathmandu (about 35 to 40 minutes).

Route and altitude

Phakding2,610 mNamche Bazaar3,440 mTengboche3,867 mDingboche4,410 mLobuche village4,940 mGorak Shep5,164 mEverestBase Camp5,364 mCamp 47,906 mLukla2,860 m5 km
Each dot is a place you sleep, joined in the order you walk. High point: सगरमाथा Everest / Sagarmatha, 8,848.86 m.
  1. Phakding, 2,610 m
  2. Namche Bazaar, 3,440 m
  3. Namche Bazaar, 3,440 m
  4. Tengboche, 3,867 m
  5. Dingboche, 4,410 m
  6. Dingboche, 4,410 m
  7. Lobuche village, 4,940 m
  8. Gorak Shep, 5,164 m
  9. Everest Base Camp (south), 5,364 m
  10. Camp 4 (South Col), 7,906 m
  11. Namche Bazaar, 3,440 m
  12. Lukla, 2,860 m

Heights on the way

Passes, viewpoints, camps and side trips, highest first.

Camp 4 (South Col)
7,906 m
Camp 3 (Lhotse Face)
7,162 m
Camp 2 (Advanced Base Camp)
6,400 m
Camp 1
6,065 m
Khumbu Icefall
5,486 m
Everest Base Camp (south)
5,364 m
Gorak Shep
5,164 m
Lobuche village
4,940 m
Pheriche
4,371 m
Altitude by dayEach dot is an overnight stop, in walking order. The days depend on your plan.
Altitude each night on the Everest expedition. The highest night is at Camp 4 (South Col), 7,906 m, stop 11.
StopOvernightAltitude
1Phakding2,610 m
2Namche Bazaar3,440 m
3Tengboche3,867 m
4Dingboche4,410 m
5Lobuche village4,940 m
6Gorak Shep5,164 m
7Everest Base Camp (south)5,364 m
8Camp 16,065 m
9Camp 2 (Advanced Base Camp)6,400 m
10Camp 3 (Lhotse Face)7,162 m
11Camp 4 (South Col)7,906 m
12Namche Bazaar3,440 m
13Lukla2,860 m

Day by day

The overnight stops of a typical expedition, in walking order.

  1. 1Phakding2,610 m
  2. 2Namche Bazaar (2 nights)3,440 m
  3. 3Tengboche3,867 m
  4. 4Dingboche (2 nights)4,410 m
  5. 5Lobuche village4,940 m
  6. 6Gorak Shep5,164 m
  7. 7Everest Base Camp (south)5,364 m
  8. 8Camp 16,065 m
  9. 9Camp 2 (Advanced Base Camp)6,400 m
  10. 10Camp 3 (Lhotse Face)7,162 m
  11. 11Camp 4 (South Col)7,906 m
  12. 12Namche Bazaar3,440 m
  13. 13Lukla2,860 m

Narbin's team sets the days for your dates. Ask us on WhatsApp for this season's plan for the Everest expedition.

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What is included

From our 2023 trip notes; to be confirmed in your quote.

Included

  • Airport pickup and drop-off by private car
  • Two nights in a tourist hotel in Kathmandu, with breakfast
  • A welcome dinner and a farewell dinner in Kathmandu
  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner on the trek
  • Tea or coffee four times a day on the trek
  • A sightseeing day in Kathmandu: Durbar Square, Swayambhunath, Boudhanath and Pashupatinath
  • Rooms in family-run lodges on the trek
  • TIMS card (a trekker registration card)
  • Sagarmatha (Everest) National Park entry permit
  • Toilet paper on the trek
  • The paperwork for your permits
  • Transfers to and from the domestic airport
  • A trekking guide
  • Porters: one porter for every two trekkers
  • Wages, meals, rooms, transport and insurance for your guide and porters
  • A certificate to mark your trip
  • A rescue helicopter arranged in an emergency, paid for by your travel insurance
  • A first-aid kit
  • Government taxes
  • Our service charge

Not included

  • Your Nepal visa fee
  • Travel insurance with rescue cover
  • International flights and departure tax
  • Other meals in Kathmandu
  • Extra costs if you come down from the mountains early
  • Extra costs from strikes, delays or cancelled flights
  • Extra hotel nights in Kathmandu
  • Drinks and personal costs: phone, laundry, battery charging, water and showers
  • Tips for your guide and porters

Permits and rules

We arrange these permits for your expedition. Fees are as the issuing office lists them, with the date we checked.

  • Sagarmatha National Park entry permit

    Issued by Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation

    Foreign visitors
    NPR 3,000person per entry
    Citizens of SAARC countries
    NPR 1,500person per entry
    Nepali citizens
    NPR 100person per entry

    Issued by Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation; paid at the Tourist Service Centre, Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu, or at the park entry points. Children under 10: free.

    Source: Nepal Tourism Board (figures supplied by the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation), checked 1 October 2026

  • Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality trek card (local entry permit)

    Issued by Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality

    Foreign visitors
    NPR 3,000person
    Citizens of SAARC countries and China
    NPR 2,000person

    Issued by Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality, Tourist Information Centre, Lukla.

    Source: Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality (Wayback capture of 2026-06-13), checked 1 October 2026

  • Department of Tourism expedition royalty: Everest, normal (South Col) route

    Issued by Department of Tourism

    Spring
    US$15,000person
    Autumn
    US$7,500person
    Winter and summer
    US$3,750person

    Source: Department of Tourism, Government of Nepal, checked 1 October 2026

  • Khumbu Icefall route fee (Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee)

    Issued by Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee

    Each climber
    US$600climber

    Source: The Himalayan Times, checked 1 October 2026

Rules on this route

Is this trip right for you?

A high-altitude expedition for experienced mountaineers, normally with bottled oxygen above Camp 3 or Camp 2. The Khumbu Icefall is crossed on fixed ropes and aluminium ladders over crevasses and below unstable seracs; the Western Cwm is crevassed glacier walking in intense heat; the Lhotse Face is hard ice at about 20 to 45 degrees (up to 65 degrees in places) on fixed ropes; the Yellow Band and Geneva Spur are rock bands with fixed ropes; above the South Col (the 'death zone') the Southeast Ridge, South Summit, Cornice Traverse and Hillary Step are exposed and crowded, all on fixed lines. Climbers must be fluent with crampons, ascenders and abseiling.

Ask us if this expedition suits you
Walking each day
5 to 7 hours
Highest night
Camp 4 (South Col), 7,906 m
High point
8,848.86 m

Price and booking

from US$40,000

2023 price for the 43-day itinerary

This is a guide price for the Everest expedition. The typical plan on this page runs 55 days, so your quote sets this season's price for the plan you choose. It depends on the size of your group, the season and whether you travel privately or join a group.

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