Everest Base Camp Trek 7 Days

Everest Base Camp Trek 7 Days Overview

Everest Base Camp Trek 7 Days with Family Adventures expert guides will reach you in the heart of the world’s highest mountain, Everest. Every country on this planet has its special charms and beauty. Similarly, the Everest Base Camp trek is an exceptional feat to complete in a week. Majestic Mt. Everest and the Himalayan mountains are nature’s masterpieces.

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Where trekkers can feel and experience the refreshing clean air in the harmony of towering snow peaks and local cultures. Enjoy the serene sunrises and sunsets, reflecting on the gigantic mountain ranges.

The scenic views of snow peaks en route Everest Base Camp offer a unique charisma for trekkers with an ultimate adventure. On daily scenic walks, trekkers will capture the essence of natural wonders amidst the snowy mountain ranges. It offers a peaceful serenity and peacefulness from busy hectic urban life, making this adventure a perfect holiday destination.

Enjoy the trek visiting beautiful high locations, where the air is crisp and the spirit of nature with amazing landscape scenery. The seven-day Everest Base Camp trek 7 days is one of the most dramatic adventures to enjoy and experience exciting moments. Standing beneath the world’s highest peak, Mt. Everest, in just a week adds an extra effort to the challenge.

Everest Base Camp trek of seven days, most trekkers and adventurers might wonder how this is possible. Family Adventure has designed this special express Everest base camp trek in the shortest time. This is for the strong contenders and healthy persons having limited time in Nepal. For the trekkers with lifetime dreams of standing on the foot of Mt. Everest, this trek accomplishes one’s goal. The trek starts with a normal flight from Kathmandu to Lukla and follows the main trail. Walking through lovely traditional and cultural Sherpa Villages to reach the base of Mt. Everest.

On achieving the spirits of a lifetime of thrills with exciting moments, climb on top of Kalapathar. A famous and popular high viewpoint for close views of Mt. Everest at a mere distance. Then, the tough, mesmerizing adventure slowly ends, reaching the picturesque Pheriche Valley for a panoramic flight on a chopper to Kathmandu. This great adventure fulfills the urge and challenge for interested trekkers to complete the Everest Base Camp Trek in 7 days.

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TRIP FACTS FOR EVEREST BASE CAMP TREK 7 DAYS:

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Interested trekkers joining the Everest base camp trek for 7 days will have an unforgettable experience. Everest Base Camp Trek leads to high-altitude walks from above 2,800 meters to the highest point, the top of Kalapathar.

Reaching a height of 5,643 m /18,514 feet at Kalapathar, and Everest Base Camp 5,364 m/17,599 feet high. Mt. Everest, the world’s tallest peak, with several names besides Mount Everest, is also called Sagarmatha in Nepal.

The mountain is known as Chomolungma by the native Sherpa and in Tibet. Mt. Everest straddles the borders between Khumbu, Nepal, and Tibet, China. The North Face base camp is in Rongbuk, Tibet/ China, while the South Face base camp is in Nepal. Mt. Everest, the first ascent was by the late Tenzing Sherpa and Edmund Hillary on May 29th, 1953. From then on, worldwide mountaineers visits for the climb to Everest, in the best seasons. It is the spring from late March to early pre-summer of June. As for the normal treks, trekkers can visit nearly all seasons of the year from spring to autumn. Except for the wet seasons of June to August, it gets overcast with low clouds obstructing the views. Autumn is one of the peak seasons for the Everest Base Camp trek. Interested trekkers can dare the Everest base camp trek in winter, despite the cold and freezing mornings and nights.

Everest base camp falls within Sagarmatha National Park, which has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. Everest Region and base camp treks, where all foreign visitors require permits, are issued by the Khumbu Village Community.

Includes the Sagarmatha National Park entrance fee, the home of the Sherpa, a highlander of the Eastern Himalayas. The park is enriched with varieties of rare flora and fauna, like the elusive snow leopard the Himalayan Thar. Include Musk deer and mountain antelopes, as well the colorful Impeyan Pheasant called Danphe (national bird of Nepal).B

BEST SEASONS FOR EVEREST BASE CAMP TREK:

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Nepal has four seasons: spring from March to May and summer with monsoon wet months of June to August. Includes autumn/fall starts from September to November, and the winter cold months of December to February.

The best seasons for the Everest Base Camp 7 Days Trek are spring and autumn/fall. Also, for various adventures and treks around the Nepal Himalayas, most days have clear views. Spring, from March to May, is the high season and is favorable for pleasant scenic walks. Days are longer with enough sunshine hours from early 6 a.m. till 6 p.m. It gets overcast with light snowfall sometimes above 3,000 meters high. It leads to enjoyable walks with eye-catching views of the Snowy Mountains throughout the treks.

During spring, cold mornings are below -0° to -05° Celsius and in shades, including the night times. Most days are fine and clear with strong sunshine, a maximum of + 15° to 20° Celsius.

The next best season for the Everest Base Camp Trek is autumn/fall, from September to November. Most days are fine, with crystal clear blue skies for excellent views of the surrounding scenery and snow peaks. Gets dark soon by dusk from 5 p.m. onwards and sunrise by 6 a.m. Cold mornings, late afternoon, and nights with minimum temperatures of -05° to -10° Celsius, altitude wise. Daytime has a maximum of 15° to 20° Celsius, a perfect temperature for walks and views.

It can get cloudy with light snowfall sometimes during autumn, late October, and November. Trekkers can enjoy the Everest Base Camp Trek during the winter months of Christmas and New Year Holidays. Although freezing temperatures in the morning, late afternoon, and night. Most days are clear and full of sunshine, with a lesser crowd of trekkers to encounter during the low season in winter.

The daytime can be bright with strong UV lights during the spring and autumn. Good sunglasses and sunblock cream are required, and wearing hats and long-sleeved shirts to avoid the strong sunlight.

DIFFICULTY ON EVEREST BASE CAMP TREK 7 DAYS:

The difficulties on Everest base camp completing the treks in 7 days. It can be quite strenuous for some trekkers. For those not familiar with the Himalayan landscapes of steep ups and downs. But overall, it is a nice and scenic trek and a straightforward route from Lukla to Everest base camp. It leads to a few steep ups to encounter, like climbing uphill to Namche Bazaar and a few hours of ups to Tengboche. The rest of the walk is ups and downs with short climbs to Everest base camp, with options for the climb to the top of Kalapathar. Leads to long steep ups for a few hours, to enjoy the glorious mountain panorama.

The difficulties can be overcome by taking a slow pace with enough short rest from being breathless on steep climbs. As well as drinking enough water to be fit, taking care of dehydration, and having good healthy food en route to Everest base camp.

PREPARATION FOR EVEREST BASE CAMP TREK 7 DAYS:

Everest base camp trek in 7 days, a short express trekking adventure without rest days for acclimatization. Interested trekkers who are fit and healthy with athletic physical fitness. Require enough exercise walking up and down hills or on stairs every day before and after booking for the treks. As well as consuming good, hygienic food and checking your health with your doctors. Take advice and suggestions from medical personnel and Family Adventures.

After packing the necessary items and gear for the trek, check the airlines for the direct route if it’s possible to reach Kathmandu. Arriving early in Kathmandu a few days before the trek, trekkers get oriented with the local customs and cultures. As well as the landscapes, trekkers can enjoy short hikes around the Kathmandu Valley hills. It provides good exercise before the trek to Everest Base Camp, to buy and rent some trekking gear.

PACKAGE TRIP COST FOR EVEREST BASE CAMP 7 DAYS:

The Everest base camp trek package cost depends upon the group size. Especially sharing the cost of a Helicopter flight from Pheriche to Kathmandu. Besides the Heli cost, the price is normal and less than other Family Adventure standard itinerary days. On this trip, the prices are included only for the trekking portion of 7 days from Kathmandu to Kathmandu. The rest will be on clients’ expenses, hotels and meals in Kathmandu, and options for sightseeing tours.

According to the group size of 2-4 persons, it comes to around approx. US$ 850 to US$ 950 per person. Apart from the cost of Helicopter flight, it depends on a sharing basis, with group size.

The trek cost included 6 nights and 7 days with a regular domestic flight to Lukla. On full board with twin sharing rooms on treks include Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. Accompanied by FA guides and strong porters and their wages and meals Transportation from your hotel to the airport and vice-versa, includes all applicable permits for treks and national park fees.
The rest is on personal expenses like buying water per liter, charging electronic items, and hot showers. As well as extra meals, snacks, and drinks, including the tipping for the guide and porters.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR EVEREST BASE CAMP 7 DAYS:

Check and carry the right clothing for the trek, season-wise. This short, tough trek of 7 days requires good and comfortable trekking boots and camp shoes or sandals. If it is too much to carry from home with all of the trekking gear, as well the airline’s weight limit. Trekkers can buy or rent in Kathmandu before the trek departure. Warm sleeping bags, down jackets, rain/snow proof, walking poles and water bottles, head torch, etc. It is also good to carry rehydration stuff to mix with the drinking water. Extra gear not required for the trek can be stored in the hotel or with Family Adventure. Your passport and documents can be stored in a safe deposit at the hotel. Carrying a Passport Photo Copy with Visa is important. Carry smaller Nepali currency bills for extra expenses, as the mountain villages might not have small change.

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions and Queries):

1) How fit should one be for this express Everest base camp 7 days?

✓ Trekkers should be physically fit and healthy for long-distance walks on high-altitude terrains. To withstand the cold morning and freezing nighttime temperatures above 4,000 meters high. All trekkers’ attitudes should be positive and take things as they come. As the adventure takes you around the remote corners of the Himalayas. Unexpected bad and unfavorable weather and walking on the deep snow sometimes.

2) Which season is best for Everest base camp 7-day treks?

✓ The best seasons are spring, from March to May, and autumn/fall, from September to November. Spring is the right time, when sunlight hours are longer, to cover a good distance for overnight stops. Autumn is best with bright, clear sunny days, but it gets dark soon due to limited sunlight hours.

3) What ages are allowed on this 7-day Everest base camp trek?

✓ Age is no bar in most treks but for the Everest Base Camp in 7 days.
Family Adventure is for those above 16 to 70 years; all trekkers should be in good physical shape and with sound health. Participants must purchase Medical and Travel Insurance, which is most important for an emergency.

4) How are the food and accommodation on treks?

✓ Trekkers will be amazed on treks to Everest base camp around the high Khumbu region. The lodges en route are well established, from budget to standard and luxury comforts. Foods are equally the best with a comprehensive menu ranging from Continental, Chinese, Indian, Tibetan or Sherpa, and Nepali food. Trekkers can enjoy extra snacks, with hot and cold refreshments throughout the trek in homely comfort. Above Dingboche onward to Gorak Shep, due to harsh terrain and freezing morning temperatures. The lodge offers common toilets and bathrooms, and single rooms may not be available during the high seasons of trekking.

5) What happens if one is sick?

✓ Our guides are fully prepared for this kind of situation, our guide carries medical and First Aid kits. All Family Adventures guides attend Basic Medical Training and Workshops. If unfortunate incidence occurs and serious sickness from HAS
(High Altitude Sickness). The sick person will be carried down to safe heights to recover if the sickness continues. By using the fastest means of transport, like a Helicopter, to bring the patient back to Kathmandu’s best hospitals for treatment.

6) What is the distance to cover in Everest base camp on a 7 7-day trek?

✓ Approx. 68 / 69 km or 43 miles from Lukla to Everest base camp and back to Gorakshep. The mileage is not included on the climb of Kalapathar, which is optional.

7) Are there facilities for re-charging our electronic items and Wi-Fi?

✓ Internet, Wi-Fi, and phones are available around every village and large settlement en route to main areas like Everest. The internet and WI-FI are slow and disturbing due to unfavorable weather. Depending on the landscapes around the gorge and deep valleys, the internet and WI-FI will not reach the areas. Around high places, communication works better. Electricity is run by hydro and solar power nearly in all main villages en route trekking. At every lodge, charging fees include per hour and item, the price differs at every overnight stop.

8) Can we have hot showers on treks?

✓ Hot / Cold showers are available in every lodge where you stay overnight, mainly around popular trekking routes. All lodges charge some amount for hot showers in all standard lodges.

9) Is the guide trained for Altitude Sickness symptoms?

✓ All our guides are well-trained in Acute Mountain Sickness or AMS, and the guides have trained on basic medical treatment annually. For minor illnesses and wounds, the guide can help. But for major critical situations of illness. The patient needs to be evacuated immediately by the fastest means of transportation.

10) Does the company provide oxygen and Gamow / Pressure Bags?

✓ Family Adventures provides portable oxygen cylinders, small light canisters, and Gamow Bags for climbing peaks. For trekking that includes high passes, the company provides the necessary items for clients’ safety. The guides carry only basic medical equipment and a First Aid Kit. If trekkers need it, they can request Family Adventure for Oxygen and Gamow Bags.

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