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Price(per-person)
Region
EverestDuration
19 daysAccomodation
Tea-House (Lodges)Altitude
5,643mMeals
Breakfast/Lunch/DinnerDifficulty
StrenuousActivity
TrekkingSeason
March, April, May, September, October, NovemberStart End Point
Kathmandu - KathmanduGroup Size
2-30Total Distance
90 km/56 milesTransportation
Private vehicle
Gokyo to Everest base camp via Cho-La Pass is a great adventurous walk visiting both beautiful high areas of Khumbu, an ever-exciting adventure with a flexible itinerary set by Woman Adventures. The itinerary days have ample time for acclimatization and exploring the scenic surroundings as well as to catch a glimpse of the impressive local cultures of the native Sherpa. This trek can be a perfect adventure for women of all ages whether you are travelling solo or with your fellow female explorers.
Gokyo to Everest base camp via Cho-La Pass leads you to higher mountainous and picturesque valleys, walking from the main trail to hidden pockets of Khumbu on crossing the high Cho-La Pass. Discover the lifestyle of Sherpa women in Gokyo Valley, their dedication to daily work, community support, and active role in women’s empowerment through education, tourism, and preserving cultural heritage.
The first part of the journey follows the normal and popular route to the famous Namche Bazaar, after entering Sagarmatha National Park, which is listed in World Heritage Sites. It is one of the highest-elevation parks enriched with exotic flora and fauna with the world’s tallest mountain range.
Namche Bazaar is a perfect place and height for acclimatization days and to explore its surrounding viewpoints. After Namche Bazaar, you walk on the road towards high beautiful Gokyo Valley of serene glacial lakes. The trail diverts from the main routes of Everest base camp. You will head higher to reach the picturesque Gokyo Valley enclosed by towering snow peaks. The valley is located amidst various routes to Mt. Cho-Oyu base camp and Everest base camp via Cho-La Pass including the higher trail to Thame crossing Renjo-La Pass with Nepal’s Himalayas' longest Ngozumpa glacier. The origin glacial source of the Dudh Koshi River, which you have followed in the beginning.
At Gokyo Valley enjoy leisure activities with a climb to high Gokyo-Ri for a stunning panorama of the world’s four highest peaks from Everest, Lhotse, and Cho-Oyu to Mt. Makalu with a series of snow-capped mountain ranges. After a pleasant and wonderful time at Gokyo, then head towards Everest base camp, taking the high route over Cho-La Pass. An exciting and adventurous feat to accomplish crossing the high Cho-La Pass to reach the main trail to Everest base camp. Then follow the scenic route to the second and main highlights of the adventures, at the foot of Mt. Everest. Enjoy the tremendous dramatic scenery amidst remorseless fields of moraine, ice, snow, and glaciers with massif Khumbu Ice Fall.
On completing the goal and target of the adventures, including the steep climb on top of Kalapatthar, we will return to Lukla. Kalapathhar is famous and popular, as well as the highest viewpoint of the journey for the closest views of Everest at a near distance. After exploring all the highlights around the high Khumbu Valley, the journey takes us on the scenic trail back to Lukla. The next morning a short panoramic flight brings you to Kathmandu to conclude the adventures, after a great wonderful experience on Gokyo to Everest Base Camp via Cho-La Pass Trekking.
The food and lodge accommodations around Khumbu region in Gokyo Valley, and Everest base camp is available at designated overnight stops. Overnight accommodation and meals will be served as per the itinerary set by the Woman Adventures. We provide the best lodge accommodation wherever possible. The foods are available according to those listed on the menu, from breakfast, lunch, dinner, or main courses. We also provide side snacks with warm and cold refreshment drinks, serving you in a nice and cozy dining room, with a fireplace.
In Nepal, the most favorite and popular meal is Nepali Dal Bhat, boiled or steamed rice served with a mild curry of seasonal vegetables, including Dal, a lentil bean soup with homemade pickles, and hot sauce as options. The food menu lists from breakfast, lunch, and dinner to snack items. Breakfast from oats porridge, and cereals to cornflakes with toast/ chapattis, and pancakes includes a choice of egg variation. Lunch and dinner options include a variety of main courses from Continental, Chinese, Indian, Nepali, and Tibetan cuisines, along with a selection of soups.
The lodge accommodation and food are best in the Khumbu areas en route to Gokyo to EBC via Cho-La Pass. The lodge accommodations from Namche Bazaar onwards, are simple and nice rooms. From Namche Bazaar till Tengboche and few places like Dingboche, most lodges provides common bathrooms and toilets. But they serve with a good food menu of limited varieties, also some villages offer fresh homemade bakery items. In most places, the rooms are on a shared basis with common bathrooms and toilets due to harsh terrain conditions. The plumbing systems for running water freeze in the morning, evening, and nighttime. Due to freezing temperatures from Namche Bazaar onward, using hot showers is at an extra cost.
All lodges have electricity to light the large dining room powered by local hydro or solar power. For charging electronic items, you have to pay an extra cost per hour and for each gadget. Internet and Wi-Fi are available, but it is slow and disturbing in some places due to weather conditions. In a large group with more than 4 people, it is best to order a set meal for all. It saves time and fuels energy, which is important around remote areas of the Himalayas. Following the norms and rules as Responsible Trekkers is a good practice for Eco-Tourism and involves properly managing garbage and litter throughout the trek.
Trekkers must be aware that the Khumbu region from Lukla to Namche Bazaar offers various standard of Lodge accommodations. From budget to tourist standard and luxury lodges, interested people can upgrade the standard of accommodation on booking with Woman Adventure (P) Ltd. It is important to know that alcohol drinks is not healthy and good while going up to higher altitude. But can enjoy after completing the main highlights, on return journey to Lukla, and losing altitude to safe heights.
Nepal is a country of great diversity of landscape and people with their age-old religions, cultures, and heritage. The mid-hill people around the high Khumbu of North Mid-East Nepal is populated by the Sherpa. The highlanders of eastern Himalayas, the Sherpa menfolk are famous and renowned, as the world’s best mountaineers and guides. The Sherpa’s follows strong Buddhist religion, similar to their early Tibetan predecessors. The walk leads across many Buddhist monuments and shrines, as well the famous monastery of Tengboche and Pangboche. The religious monuments include a series of prayer walls and spinning wheels with impressive monasteries of great religious and cultural interest.
Trekkers joining for Gokyo to EBC via Cho-La Pass or other adventures around Nepal Himalayas must be aware beforehand. Nepal is a country with the world’s highest mountain range from foothills to the world's tallest peaks with rugged mountainous landscapes and terrains. The walk leads to many ups and downhill with few gradual sections to enjoy. The only flatland is the low sub-tropical Terai belt around southern Nepal.
En route to Gokyo to EBC via Cho-La Pass, the trek starts with a pleasant gradual path with a few short steep ups till Jorsalle.
We then cross the high bridge on leaving Jorsalle village and reach Dudh Koshi River Valley. After a steep undulating climb for a few hours, the path leads to Namche Bazaar, Namche onwards the path is on wide scenic winding gradual ups. We continue our walk for a few hours and climb into the lovely forested path to Dole, and then with short steep ups, we reach Gokyo Valley. From Gokyo to cross Cho-La Pass, the path leads to a steep climb on rocky moraines to the top of Cho-La Pass. After the pass a steep descent to negotiate, taking care of a slippery path of ice and snow sometimes. From then on it is a straightforward route to Everest base camp walking on moraines and over glaciers. After completing the main highlights rest of the walk is more or less downhill with few short ups until Lukla.
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The items mentioned on the list are recommended by us but not compulsory so you can pack your stuff according to your necessity. Women Adventures lends you down jackets, fleece liner and sleeping bags as a part of their service but if you have your own then you can bring it according to your preference.