Everest Circuit, Himalaya

Crossing the three high passes with the excellent panoramic mountain view. Walking on the Khumbu Glacier to reach the foot of Mt. Everest - Everest Base Camp, stunning sunrise and sunset view from Kalapatthar and Gokyo Ri.

Everest Circuit Trek is also called as Three Passes Trek, this trip begins with 30 minutes flight to Lukla. Trek begins from Lukla, head towards Namche Bazaar, the main tourist hub in Everest region. From Namche Bazaar following the Everest Base Camp Route up to Dingboche passing by the Tengboche Monastery and then head towards Chhukung - the jumping point for Island Peak and Kongma-La Pass. Cross the Kongma-La Pass (5535m) to reach Everest Base Camp, Cross the Cho-La Pass (5360m) to reach Gokyo and finally cross the Renjo-La Pass (5340m) to make a complete loop. Concludes, Crossing the three major passes, Walking on the Khumbu Glacier, Climb Kalapatthar, and Gokyo Ri and stunning sunrise and sunset view from Gokyo Ri and Kalapatthar are the main highlights of this trip.

There are two ways to get the starting point of this trip. The first and famous way is to take a domestic flight from Kathmandu to Lukla and the second way is take a bus ride to Jiri and trek start from here.

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Name (Elevation)	Description
Lukla 2 800 m / 9 186 tf	Lukla is a small village with a small but very busy airport in Nepal Himalaya. This is the trek start and end point for many routes of Everest trekking.
Phakding 2 640 m / 8 661 tf	Phakding is a small Sherpa village, it will take 3 hours to walk on the descending trail to reach here.
Namche Bazaar 3 440 m / 11 286 tf	Namche Bazaar is a big Sherpa Village in Khumbu Valley, this is the main tourist of in Everest Region.
Tengboche 3 860 m / 12 664 tf	Tengboche is a small village with a big monastery in this region, where you can enjoy the sunset view of Mt. Everest.
Cho-La Pass 5 360 m / 17 585 tf	One of the three high passes of this trip where you can enjoy the view of spectacular panoramic view of mountains.
Kalapatthar 5 550 m / 18 209 tf	One of the challenging hike to Kalapatthar from where you can enjoy the Sunrise and sunset view on Mt. Everest.
Everest Base Camp 5 364 m / 17 598 tf	Everest Base Camp is situated at the foot of mountains including Mt. Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse and others which is decorated with many colorful tents.
Gorakshep 5 180 m / 16 995 tf	Gorakshep is situated 2.5 KM away from Everest Base Camp and the foot of Kalapatthar.
Lobuche 4 910 m / 16 109 tf	Lobuche is a junction point for many routes so it's being very busy during the peak season.
Kongma-La Pass 5 535 m / 18 159 tf	Kongma is one of the three major passes and the highest pass in this trip.
Chhukung 4 750 m / 15 584 tf	Chhukung is a small village which is the jumping point for Island Peak Climbing and Kongma-La Pass.
Nangakarsanga Peak 5 100 m / 16 732 tf	Nangakarsanga is situated at the elevation of 5100m, so this Peak is very good practice to acclimatize your body into the thinning air.
Dingboche 4 410 m / 14 469 tf	Dingboche is a Sherpa village situated on the foot of Mt. Amadablam from here, Island Peak looks Island on the sea, Dingboche is a diversion point for Everest Base Camp route and Island Peak as well as Kongma-La Pass.

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