HIGHLIGHTS
- Visit the legendary Everest Base Camp
- Follow the traditional Everest Expedition route from Jiri
- Hike along the Khumbu Glacier
- Climb Kala Pattha (5550m) for amazing views of Everest
- Trek amongst the highest mountains in the world
- Visit ancient monasteries and the little visited Phortse village

OVERVIEW
Classic Everest Base Camp via Jiri (24 Days)
Starting with a 6 hour (188km/118miles) drive to Jiri (2,100m/6,888ft) this trek follows the traditional route taken by the early Everest expeditions and still serves as the main artery to the roadless Sagarmatha (Everest) region. Known as the Solu-Khumbu it is the home of the Sherpas. This relatively tiny society of 8,000 people is the best known and most admired of all Nepal's ethnic groups.

According to their oral history Sherpas migrated to high valleys south of Mt. Everest from eastern Tibet about 450 years ago, hence the name Shar-pa, "peoples of the east." Many families along this route have converted their homes into trekkers' lodges catering to foreign hikers. Although a popular trekking route the Everest area is visited by only some 8,000 visitors each year - a fraction of the number that visits the Annapurna region. Trekking through the Sherpa villages we share many of their hearths and enjoy their generous hospitality. Trekking in from Jiri has the advantage of helping you to acclimatize en route.

This trek is about 190km/120miles long and the total altitude gained on the inumerable uphill portions totals 9000m - much higher even than Mt. Everest! After Namche we follow the main trail to base camp. We explore the Sherpa villages of Khunde and Khumjung before heading for Thyangboche Monastery. After visiting Chukung Ri we trek to Lobuche for a day-hike along the Khumbu Glacier to Everest Base Camp (5,364m/17,600ft) and a climb of Kala Patthar Peak (5,550m/18,200ft) for a close encounter with Mt. Everest. Surrounded by some of the highest mountains on the Earth you will bask in this incredible mountain scenery before swinging back by way of, little visited, Phortse village to fly out of Lukla. A legendary trek to a legendary destination.