The Lukla to Everest Base Camp Trek is the most popular trekking route that leads you for 130 kilometers long distance’s trek beginning and ending in Lukla reaching Kalapathar and Everest Base Camp by passing several local Sherpa villages.
If we only measure the distance of Lukla to Everest Base Camp, it will be only 65 kilometers which do not sound like a long distance. But it takes far longer because you need to acclimatize your body to get rid of the potential altitude sickness problem. However, the trek duration also depends upon how much trekking experience you have in previous time.
The standard trekking duration in Everest Base Camp should be of 11 days also includes an acclimatization day at Namche Bazaar. But if you have crossed the age of 50, then I want to suggest you make 12 days trek beginning and ending in Kathmandu. In 12 days trek, you will also have a rest day at Dingboche Village.
When you walk higher elevation, you need to take a normal pace – the average trekking time will be 5-6 hours every day.
In the below, we have provided the day-wise distance and altitude of the itinerary of Lukla to Everest Base Camp Trek.
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First things first – it’s not a climb! Getting to Everest Base Camp is a trek and for most parts it’s on mountain paths with the last two days on lateral moraine. There are a couple of steep hills to tackle but the paths are zigzagged to make it easier and there is plenty of time to stop for a rest and a chat. On the moraine the terrain can be slippy sometimes with ice, but there is no need for any technical equipment or skills. It is a straight forward trek and the only item you might want to carry are some mini spikes to put on your boots when it is icy. The trek takes 14 days from Kathmandu to Kathmandu if you fly into and out of the mountain airstrip of Lukla and take the normal route to base camp. You should allow 4 or 5 days on top of this for travel days to reach Kathmandu and to get over jet lag and to explore the city. There are other Everest Base Camp route options for the trek such as Jiri, Saleri and Phaplu which are all beautiful, less travelled and take longer. If you’re doing these routes it’s worth stopping off for a few days in the villages below Lukla where our charity Moving Mountains works. There are also differing route options above Lukla on the way to Everest Base Camp, which add length to your trek such as going via Gokyo Lakes, or taking a some interesting detours – so really it depends on how long you have.
Yes Ma’am you are right, it’s not a climb…. It is sometimes hike and more a trek. We have tried to cover most possibly the best information about the Everest Trek.
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