Everest Base Camp Trek

Included

• Airport pickup, drop-off, and other ground transport by private vehicle
• Twin-room accommodation at a standard hotel in Kathmandu
• Accommodation on a twin-share basis in a lodge or a teahouse during the trek
• Full board meal (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) with tea/coffee during the time of trekking
• Meals as indicated in the itinerary
• Round trip flight from Kathmandu-Lukla-Kathmandu
• An experienced, English-speaking trekking guide
• Insurance of field staff, including their meals, salary, lodging, and transportation
• Everest National Park permits and local fee
• Trekkers’ Information Management System (TIMS card)
• A comprehensive medical kit
• Farewell dinner in a restaurant with a cultural show
• A trekking accomplishment certificate

What's not included

• International flight tickets
• Travel insurance with high-altitude rescue and evacuation included
• Nepal entry visa fees
• Personal trekking equipment
• Expenses that are personal in nature, like drinking water, laundry, hot shower, phone calls & bar bills
• Additional accommodation in Kathmandu because of early arrival, late departure & early return from your trip due to any reason. Expenses due to events beyond our control, like natural disasters
• Tips to your guide, porter, and driver
• Anything not mentioned in the 'What's Included section

Most trekkers who join us have never been to Nepal before. It can feel intimidating at first, but the guides are great at making you feel confident and ready for the challenge from the moment you arrive in Kathmandu. 

We do suggest however that you train before your trip with a sport of your choice - e.g. jogging, swimming or hiking. The fitter you are the more enjoyable your trek will be!

Yes, you can charge it. You need to pay approx. $1-$4 an hour for charging.

If you are seriously affected by altitude mountain sickness or get badly injured then you will be flown to Kathmandu for treatment.

Documents

Passport

Travel insurance details

Boarding passes for flights

Passport photos- 3 copies

Cash

Credit/Debit card

Accessories

Sleeping bag (comfort rating -15 Celsius recommended)

Duffel bag

Adjustable trekking pole (optional)

Sunglasses, sunscreen, lip balm

Toiletries, and a small washcloth

Day backpack: 35 liters

Gloves

Water bottles

Headlamp, spare batteries

Camera

Footwear

Hiking boots

Hiking socks

Sandals

Headgear

Brimmed sunhat and bandana

Clothing

Rain shell, waterproof/breathable jacket

One or two cotton shirts

Fleece jackets

Warm top, such as a long-sleeved sweater

Long pants

Rain pants, waterproof/ breathable trekking pants 

Lodge/Mountain Teahouse might charge approx. USD3-10 for Wi-Fi (this needs to pay by yourself). Another option is you can buy a local SIM card for internet and phone call. Or you can use our trekking guide phone and later you can reimburse him. 

Everyone experiences some effects of the altitude - it makes exercise a little harder, and if you try to run you'll quickly get out of breath. 

However more serious effects can include high altitude sickness, which includes symptoms such as strong headaches and nausia/vommiting. In such more severe cases the priority will be to bring you to a lower altutde as quickly as possible, and/or to administer bottled oxygen. This is quite rare, but the guides are trained to deal with such scenarios.

We recommend speaking to your doctor about Diamox, which can sometimes be prescribed as a precautionary measure to help your body first acclimatise.

If you are doing a private trek (private tour), you can add extra days but it’s not possible in a group trek. In a private trek or tour, we can do it according to what you want. 

You need to have a good level of fitness - able to walk 8 hours a day with a light rucksack. We recommend training before this trip with a sport of your choice e.g. hiking/swimming/running.

The maximum group size will be 12 people.

•   A morning flight to a close distance of mountains in a small aircraft
• The only beautiful Buddhist monasteries you can see in this part of the world. 
• Once in a lifetime ascend to an altitude of 5300 m plus  

In Kathmandu, you are going to stay at a tourist standard hotel. During the trekking, you will stay overnight at Lodge/Mountain Teahouse.

If you are below 18, you need to do the trek with your guardians, there is no such age limit because we have had families who trekked with us with their kids like below 16 years old as well as senior people aged 70. 

Yes, we will provide you the mountain rescue in case of emergency cases. So, it's most important to do travel insurance before you head to Nepal. One copy of travel insurance needs to submit to the company before your trip. Our guides use a local sim card to communicate to the office. If in case it happens, they will inform directly to the Kathmandu office.

It’s is not compulsory, but it is the custom in Nepal to tip your guides and porters. As a rule of thumb we recommend a total tip of around $100 per customer.

Travel Max Guide is a local tour operator and we promote sustainable and responsible tourism in Nepal. We do care about our community and the Environment. As a part, we contribute certain income for a good cause to our communities and the people. We do have a team called First Act Nepal (FAN) working on behalf of the children of Nepal. Specially support in educational assistance. Right now, we are running child sponsorship programs for the needy children of Nepal. Support in fees, educational materials and do the counseling to the partners and the schools.

You need to be physically fit and able to walk approx.-5-6 hours a day

Start point: Lukla 

Endpoint: Lukla  

Yes, one of our company representatives will receive you outside at the airport and then
transfer you to the hotel as well as drop you on your last day (departure).   

Yes, our guide will carry the first aid kit at the time of trekking but we recommend you bring your first aid kit.

Everest National Park permit, local taxes & Trekkers Information Management System (TIMS) card for trekking is included.

 Start point: Our
company representative will receive you outside at the airport (Tribhuvan
International Airport) and transfer you to the hotel. The company
representative will meet to brief you about the trip. 

Endpoint: On your last
day, the company representative will pick up you from the hotel and drop you at
the Tribhuvan International airport in a private vehicle.  

In Nepal, most people use cash; that does not mean there is no ATM. You will easily find the ATM in the city areas like Kathmandu. We would like to recommend you to exchange into Nepali currency before you trekked.

You can get an arrival visa at Kathmandu airport. 

15 days- USD 30

30 days- USD 50

90 days- USD 125

It might be changing, for your kind information, please check the below link.

For more details: https://www.immigration.gov.np/page/tourist-visa