Day 01: Kathmandu / Jiri (1951m) – 8 hrs drive
Day 02: Jiri / Deorali (2705m) – 7 hrs walk
Day 03: Deorali / Sete (2575m) – 6 hrs walk
Day 04: Sete / Junbesi (2675m) – 7 hrs walk
Day 05: Junbesi / Numtala (2360m) – 6 hrs walk
Day 06: Numtala / Khari Khola (2100 m) – 6 hrs walk
Day 07: Khari Khola / Puiyan – 7 hrs walk
Day 08: Puiyan / Phakding (2610m) – 5 hrs walk
Day 09: Phakding / Namche Bazaar (3440m) – 5 hrs walk
Day 10: Rest at Namche Bazaar
Day 11: Namche Bazaar / Dole (4200m) – 5 hrs walk
Day 12: Dole / Machchhermo (4470m) – 4 hrs walk
Day 13: Machchermo – Gokyo (4790m) – 4 hrs walk
Day 14: Excursion to Gokyo Ri (5357 m.) trek to Thagnag Kharka (5025 m.) – 7 hrs walk
Day 15: Cross Cho La Pass (5330m), descend to Dzongla (4830m)– 8 hrs walk
Day 16: Dzongla – Lobuche (4910m)– 5 hrs walk
Day 17: Lobuche - Gorak Shep – Everest Basecamp (5364m)- Gorak Shep (5140m)– 7 hrs walk
Day 18: Excursion to Kalapattar (5545m) return to Gorak Shep – 4 hrs walk
Day 19: Gorak Shep / Dingboche (4343 m.) – 6 hrs walk
Day 20: Dingboche - Tyangboche (3860m) - 4 hrs walk
Day 21: Tyangboche / Namche Bazaar (3440m) – 5 hrs walk
Day 22: Namche Bazaar / Phakding (2652 m.) - 4 hrs walk
Day 23: Phakding / Lukla (2840 m.) - 4 hrs walk.
Day 24: Fly back to Kathmandu

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Day 01: Kathmandu / Jiri (1951m) – 8 hrs drive
The first day is spent on a seven to eight hours bus ride from Kathmandu to Jiri, the starting point . Jiri (1905m) is the central village of this area. The Sherpas, Tamang, Chhetris and various other people live together in this village. For about 100m on both sides of the bus road, there is a bazaar with many stores and lodges.

Day 02: Jiri / Deorali (2705m) – 7 hrs walk.
Leaving the bazaar behind , start trekking on the Everest Trail. From the turning point of the bus take the path on the mountain flank and cross over the small ridge overlooking the whole village of Jiri. Trek through several small hamlets and you will be on pass. Descending to the bank of the Khimti Khola, cross the suspension bridge to Shivalaya (1767m) which has a losge. Here you start the ascent to Deurali, the first pass.

There is a big hill with a mendan and flapping prayer flags. Descend from the pass by the path with stone steps through the forested flalnk and before long you will come across a chorten,. You are now in Bhandar or Changma (2194m). There are several lodge and you can camp in their front yard.

Day 03: Deorali / Sete (2575m) – 6 hrs walk
Descend along the stream on the aide flank for a while, cross the wooden bridge by a bhatti, and away from the stream, s steep slope begins to descends through the woods. In the valley ahead you will soon be overlooking the hamlet of Gholunda and the river Likhu Khola. Keep descending the steep hill until you reach Gholunda. From here, trek down the path with stone walls through farm fields to the bank of Likhu Khola. Go upstream, you will soon come to Chiddarin which has several houses and a suspension bridge. After you reach Chinbu, the path continues to go zigzagging up. When it enters the forested area, the slope becomes slightly gentler. Now you will see the houses of Seti up ahead. A little further and you will be in the village of Seti, which has a lodge. The elevation is 2575 m above sea level, which means that you gained 940 m since you left Kinja.

Day 04: Sete / Junbesi (2675m) – 7 hrs walk.
A steep ascent continues. Keep climbing up through the rhododendron forest to Dakuchu and then to Goyam. You will sometimes find stone steps. The ascent continues further from Goyam through the forested slope. From here, follow the path on the open flank, go through Takuto and trek down along the firmland. You will soon come to the edge of the ridge, which commands the view of junbesi village in the valley and Numbur. A little more descent will bring you down to a village with a gompa and a chorten. Junbesi (2675 m) has many lodges and you can camp in their courtyard.

Day 05: Junbesi / Numtala (2360m) – 6 hrs walk
Today, you will cross the third pass and reach Tragsindho. Leaving the village behind, go down along the Junbesi Khola, cross the river to the left bank using the wooden bridge and climb to the flank on the left. Do no miss this point. If you continue on the path down along the river, you will come to Phaplu, which has an airfield.
Descend from the pass through the woods. You will soon come to a gompa and will be in the Tragsindho, where there are two or three lodges. Continue walk for approximately two hours to reach Nunthala where you will stop for overnight at Lodge.

Day 06: Numtala / Khari Khola (2100 m) – 6 hrs walk
Today’s journey goes down quite a distance to the bank of the Dhud Kosi and climbs back up to Kharikhola. From Jubing to Kharikhola, the course is an ascent. Climb the path, which has stone steps here and there, on the steep flank and you will finally come to a pass like place. The Dudhkosi can be seen far below and Khumbila (5761 m) soaring up far beyond the valley. The Sherpa regards this as a holy mountain and worship it. The path becomes level and it will soon lead you to Kharikhola village (2027 m). There is a lodge and a store. The courtyard of the lodge can be the campsite

Day 07: Khari Khola / Puiyan – 7 hrs walk
Today, you will finally reach Lukla. After leaving the village, cross the Khari Khola using the suspension bridge. Climb the mountain flank and go up on Kharte, which is like a pass. It is Khari-La, the border of the Solu area and the Khumbu area. The level path continues further. Trek around a number of branch ridges that are stretching from the upper right side, and you will reach Phuiyan.

Day 08: Puiyan / Phakding (2610m) – 5 hrs walk
From Phuiyan, continue trekking further through the forested area. When you come to the end of the branch ridge, the view ahead opens and you can see deep into the Dudh Kosi valley and Lukla area. Trek down to Surke in the valley and after going through a village and by a stream, you will find that the path forks into two. The fork that crosses the bridge is the old path. It travel level on the flank, passes Chaurikharka, and goes around Lukla. The other fork that goes upstream on the left bank will lead you to Lukla. You will zigzag up the flank on the left and come to the end of the runway. Go to its upper end and you will be in the Lukla village, where there are many lodges. after this village the trail from Lukla joins towards Phakding, making the path quite busy with more trekkers, porters and pack animals and few hours of good scenic walk brings you at Phakding for the overnight. We check in to the hotel and explore the surrounding area.

Day 09: Phakding / Namche Bazaar (3440m) – 5 hrs walk
Your destination today is Namche Bazaar. Namche Bazaar is the central village of the Sherpa in Khumbu region. It is situated on a horseshoe shaped flank and is crowded with about 100 buildings including lodges, bhattis, store and banks. There is a plateau in the right side of the village entrance, where they have a bazaar every Saturday. It is thronged with people especially in the morning

Day 10: Rest at Namche Bazaar.
Namche Bazaar is a very old trade point. You can see Tibetans by crossing the Nangpala Pass to sell cheap goods from China. The village itself is a beautiful place to spend a day for proper acclimatization. Along the way you can see the changing vegetation as we gain height. Trees give way to bushes and shrubs. Around Namche there are numerous ridges for day's hiking.
Rest to acclimatize. You can relax and take a look around the shops and Sherpa houses, observe their culture and life style. Overnight in lodge.

Day 11: Namche Bazaar / Dole (4200m) – 5 hrs walk
Today’s course to the Dole will first go down about 250 m to the Dudh Kosi bank and climb up about 670m. It is tiring and you may start showing symptoms of altitude sickness. The path on the flank meanders down toward the valley. Once you are on the sunny mountains flank, the slope become gentler. Follow the path on the right side flank of the ridge, go up on the plateau and you will reach Tengboche (3867m) with a Gompa. Every year in October, when the moon is full, Mani Rimdu, which is a Tibetan Buddhist dance-drama of 14 scenes, is held in this Tengboche Gompa. Overnight at lodge in Dole.

Day 12: Dole / Machchhermo (4470m) – 4 hrs walk
Trekking is not only walk and get to destination. It is something that you should enjoy with how the local leads their life under the harsh environment. From Dole, climb up the slope behind the lodge, go onto the mountain flank overlooking the Dudh Kosi, and move on crossing over the branch ridge. You will then come to the Kharka in Lhabarma. After you cross over another branch ridge and you will come to a wide valley and arrive at Machermo (4465), where several lodges are found scattered in the farmland. Up the valley, the spire of Kyaji Ri (6186m) is soaring high and it is very impressive

Day 13: Machchermo – Gokyo (4790m) – 4 hrs walk.
Today, you will finally arrive in Gokyo. If everything goes well, you should be able to reach there by noon. First, climb on the mountain flank ahead and get on the ridge, from where you are over looking the Kharka in Panka. High up beyond Panka, you will see Cho-Oyu, Ngojumba Kang (7743m), II (7446m),

Gyachung Kang (7952m), and other mountains lined up on the border. It looks like they are embraced by the Ngojumba Glacier. Over the opposite bank to the right Cholatse (6440m0 and Tawetse are towering.

Day 14: Excursion to Gokyo Ri (5357 m.) trek to Thagnag Kharka (5025 m.) – 7 hrs walk.
The Panoramic view from the summit of Gokyo Peak is the highlight of Gokyo. The 360 degrees view is as wonderful as that of Kala Pattar.

To reach Gokyo Peak, cross the wide stream at the north of the Lake, stepping from one stone to another and start climbing the ridge right ahead of you. The path will change from steep screed slope to a grassy slope and zigzag up the flank
The site of the four 8000 m in the Khumbu Himal and a cluster of high peaks are overwhelming. Just like a Kala Pattar, the climax comes in the evening. If you are planning to enjoy Everest burning red in the dusk, do not forget to take a torch light and gear to combat the cold with you.

Day 15: Cross Cho La Pass (5330m), descend to Dzongla (4830m)– 8 hrs walk
Today the trail is the test of man's spirit & soul. The high mountain passes are what normally made up of mountain people but who are less known about the passes of mountain, it should not be easily taken. Walking over glacier for 45minutes continue is not a joke. Once you reach Dzongla(4,830m), you will feel that you are capable of doing anything that you desire. Overnight in the lodge.

Day 16: Dzongla – Lobuche (4910m)– 5 hrs walk
From Dzongla to Lobuche the trail leads you little down and rest flat. The trail could have been proved very difficult one but in fact it is very easy since you've already seen the toughest part. At Lobuche (4,910m), you spend night where mt. Pumori keeps it eye watching over you.

Day 17: Lobuche - Gorak Shep – Everest Basecamp (5364m)- Gorak Shep (5140m)– 7 hrs walk
On this day, you keep gaining height and reach Gorakshep after traversing big boulders and Khumbu glaciers beside you, finally to EBC to catch the grand views of mountains and feel the exhilarating accomplishment of being in the footstep of early Everest summiters. A while later after the excavation, we get back to Gorakshep. Overnight in Gorakshep (5,140m).

Day 18: Excursion to Kalapattar (5545m) return to Gorak Shep – 4 hrs walk
To escape from the neverstopping wind of the day, we start our day pretty early. The best way to beat the coldness of mountain is physically warming up. Walking in the early morning under the darksky of mountain is never to forget. The early sun welcomes you at the top of Kalapathar and the gorgeous view of Mt. Everest is simply stunning along with Nuptse, Loste, Pumori, and many more surrounds you. With getting fully saturated for the lust of natural beauty you calmly step down and keep walking until we reach Gorakshep for breakfast. Overnight Gorakshep

Day 19: Gorak Shep / Dingboche (4343 m.) – 6 hrs walk
Trekking is not only walk and get to destination. It is something that you should enjoy with how the local leads their life under the harsh environment After breakfast we move on to Dingboche via Lubuche. At Dingboche, we get early, start interacting with local people and enjoy evening with talking and sharing joke and see through culture shock.Overnight at lodge.

Day 20: Dingboche - Tyangboche (3860m) - 4 hrs walk
The holiest monastery of Khumbu region lies in Tyangboche. If you clearly see the bank note denomination Rs. 500, you can the picture of it. Imagine now how important it is! At Tyangboche you visit monastery and join with lama performing puja if you wish. There are also museum to entertain if it comes to your liking. Overnight in the lodge.

Day 21: Tyangboche / Namche Bazaar (3440m) – 5 hrs walk.
After breakfast proceed to Namche Bazaar from Tyangboche. It is 5 hours walk from Tengboche to Namche Bazaar, the trail descend all the way down until you reach to cross the river by a bridge. From here it is the gradual ascending through the beautiful forest. Your lunch will me between the forest where are hotels.

Day 22: Namche Bazaar / Phakding (2652 m.) - 4 hrs walk
Trek from Namche Bazaar to Phakding which is situated high above the river on shelf, and it takes about four hours to reach to Phakding from Namche Bazaar.

Day 23: Phakding / Lukla (2840 m.) - 4 hrs walk.
Trek from Phakding to Lukla [2886m] and it takes about three hours. Your final day's trekking follows the Dudh Kosi back down to Lukla. Lukla is another classic paradox in determining altitude because the runway is on a slope and there is a difference of almost 60 meters between the lower and upper ends of the runway This last evening in the mountains is the ideal opportunity for a farewell party with the sherpa guides and porters, where you can sample some chhang, try Sherpa dancing and look back on a memorable trekking experience

Day 24: Fly back to Kathmandu
The flight to Kathmandu from Lukla takes 45minutes. In Kathmandu the day is yours. Enjoy strolling or ambling round the tourist hub. Or go for Sightseeing with your guide. Overnight in the hotel.