Chola Pass Trekking – 21 Days

Trip Facts

Duration 21 Days
Max. Altitude: 5,420 meters (17,782 feet)
Activity Trekking
Trip Starts Kathmandu, Nepal
Trip Ends Kathmandu, Nepal

Overview

We start our trek from Lukla after taking half an hour flight from Kathmandu to Lukla. When we land at its tiny airstrip, the adventure trekking really begins.
 
Home to three 8000m peaks (Everest 8850, Lhotse 8441 and Cho Oyo 8188) and with an abundance of other major peaks probably makes this place the best mountain trekking area in the world. Sagarmatha National Park is completely surrounded by peaks above 6000m (except for small gap where we trek in from Lukla and few very high passes) and cut by three major river valleys divided by smaller peaks and valleys; and so giving the trekker huge scope for adventure. From the classic trek to Kala Patar, 5550m, with it’s unparalled views of Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Pumori and the Khumbu Glacier to the holy lakes of Gokyo, 4790m, and Gokyo Ri (peak- 5360m) with it’s views of Everest and Cho Oyo, you can find a multitude of other options Gokyo and Kala Patar can be linked by the isolated Chola Pass, 5330m – you can trek to Gokyo from Namche Bazar via the Renjo Pass, 5340m – or join up the Renjo, Chola and Kongma Passes to experience Gokyo, Kala Patar and Island Peak Base Camp (you can even walk from Kala Patar to Gokyo around the back of Chola along a glacier and high pass). For the more adventurous, with winter alpine mountaineering experience, there are many high passes (Tasi Lapche, Henjo La, Kangchu La, Chola Col, Changri La, Amphu La, Mingbo La and the Sherpini Col to Makalu) and Peaks to Climb.

 

Itinerary

Accommodation Hotel

We will pick you up at Tribhuwan international airport in our private vehicle and drop you at hotel.

Accommodation hotel

On this day we will take you for Kathmandu sightseeing where you can capture beautiful scenery on your camera.We will visit bouddha, swoyambhu: the monkey temple, durbar square .After sightseeing we will have lunch at thamel and also roam around thamel and again back to hotel.

Accommodation At Phakding.

Wake up early and take a flight to Lukla.We will enjoy the most scenic views in 30 minutes flight to lukla. After reaching there we will start the Everest Base Camp trek to Phakding through Chaurikharka and Chheplung.

Trek starts after breakfast. The first couple of hours trek is easy following the Dudh Koshi river and after that the trail starts steep hiking to Namche Bazar. Once arriving at Namche you will be enjoying the beautiful view including Kwongde, Thamserku and Kusum Kangru Mountain.

After the breakfast hike to Khumjung for acclimatization and a tiny view of Mt. Everest and Kwongde, Thamserku and Kusum Kangru, Amadablam. Further, if you would like to continue you can hike down to Khumjung and visit the first school established by Sir Edmond HIllary in the region. Back to Namche Bazar and night rest at Guest House.

Hike for hald an hour and continue an easy trail till Dudh Koshi river. After crossing the river the trail starts hiking for about 2:30hr. Arrive in Tengboache and rest at the guest house. Tengboache is an old monastery in Khumvu region. You can visit the great Lama and listen their philosophy about life and religion or back to guest house and rest.

At an altitude of 4000m. You might feel difficulties of breathing. Pheriche is an easy trek today. It has a health clinic running by HRA, you can visit and consult about altitude sickness (AMS, HAPE, HACE ) and can buy some medicine if you need.

You will be wondering seeing the towering mountain. Many mountain lovers stop their walking and looks like they have never imagine that they could see the giant mountain just some hundred meters ahead of them.

Arrive to Gorekshep and after lunch visit Everest Base Camp. Enjoy a highest living for this time.

This is the biggest day of your trekking. Wake up early in the morning and hike to view point. Take enough photos; enjoy the sun rise from the top of the world, and a life time experience to see the Great Himalayas. Start to trek back.

We will take trail to Everest base camp through Gorak Shep where we cross rocky dunes; moraine.The walk is strenuous due to thin air in the high altitude. We can view tents of bright colors of mountaineers upon reaching the Everest base camp.We then get back to GorakShep and overnight at Gorak Shep.

On this day we will trek back to Lobuche from Gorekshep and overnight at Lobuche.

We will start our trek to catch the amazing views.We will see Lingtren, Khumbutse, Changtse tower to the east.We can pause to catch our breathe at several outstanding view points to take a snap.After several hours we will reach to Dzongla where our eyes rook taking in the unvelievable Himalayan panaroma .

Early morning we will start to walk basin across stream and in a hour we will reach to Chola from where we can see mountains as Ama Dablam ,Cholatse ,Chola.Upon reaching there we can see majestic peaks in all direction .We will reach Thangnak ,a small village.Overnight at Thangna.

Early morning we will start our trek to Gokyo.We will move upwards where we have to cross several streams .The trail then will take us towards Ngozumpa glacier.A short distance away is the third Gokyo lake .On the edge of this lake there is Gokyo village.

We will trek from Gokyo Ri this day and trek back to Machhermo through Gokyo village where we will see highest mountains, deepest Georges, beautiful landscapes and also we can enjoy festival and culture of ethnic groups.We will have lunch and walk to the village of Machhermo following Dudh koshi stream.

On this day we will have lunch at Machhermo and trek to Namche bazaar .The walk from Machhermo is mostl y downhill to Phortsetenga following the forest .The trails upwards take us to Khumjung and finally we reach Namche.We can view Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Ama Dablam, Thamserku and Kusum Kangaru from Khumjung.

We will wake early and have tea at Namche bazaar and again we will trek to Lukla . It will be our last day trek where we will have lunch on our way.Upon arrival at Lukla, we will get refreshed and take rest.

We will early fly back to Kathmandu in about 30 minutes. Here our representatives will pick you up and transfer to hoel.You can visit spa or have massage in this day.

On this day will wake up and have breakfast .After that we will be out for sightseeing.We will visit boudhhanath, monkey temple, Kathmandu durbar square.In between that we will have our lunch.Then after we will be back to hotel and you can walk to Thamel street and Ason for shopping.

This day you will be given farewell and be back to your home country.

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