Everest Three Passes Trek

What makes Everest Three Passes Trek special?

Everest Three Passes trek is adventurous which will take you at high altitude. Spectacular view of Everest and lifestyle of Sherpa attracts you. Trekking across the three major Passes (KongmaLa pass,Renjo La pass, Cho La pass). 

Essential materials Equipment

Comfort in the Himalayas trekking is properly to be equipped with all requirements, which assure comfort, safety, and an enjoyable trip. This includes sturdy quality trekking boots, multi-layered appropriate clothes to wear, a waterproof and windproof jacket that protects from uncertain mountain weather, a good backpack to carry personal things, while a day pack would carry your water bottles, snacks, and any essentials easy to reach. Also, don’t forget trekking poles for stability on uneven terrain, a hat, gloves, sunglasses for sun protection, and a headlamp if it’s low light.

Other things one might want to pack include a sleeping bag, a refillable water bottle with water purification tablets, and personal toiletries. If you are going to be using luxury accommodations, most of them have basic amenities, but it is always prudent to pack in light toiletries and a power bank for charging your devices. With proper preparation and the right equipment, any trek becomes enjoyable and hassle-free to take in the beauty of the journey.

Everest Base Camp Difficulty Level

Everest three passes trek difficulty lies from moderate to hardest trek in the world according to one’s strength and enduring capacity. Though this trek demand extra physical fitness but you should not be suffering from the knee or ankle problem alongside heart and lung diseases.

Everest three passes trek is completed by 6-8 hours walk per day with small backpack having enough breaks in between. But better prepare for this trek with adequate exercise and fitness 1-2 months prior the trek date. These could include, daily walking, go for a hike, a long walk once in a week, doing yoga related breathing etc.

In luxury trekking the workload is minimum and the acclimatization time are lengthened according to need and requirement to the physiology of the body.

Food and Accommodation

Food and accommodation are the priorities for every travelers during their trek. As, Everest lies in the rural part of the country and the 4 star hotels or the best food and lodging cannot be achieved. However, there are presence of excellent lodge houses and hotels. An overall 16 nights are stayed in the trek and 3 days are added to the stay in Kathmandu. The hotels are mostly twin sharing and the single bedroom can be managed upon your request.

Food is essential during the trek. Burning of food is the essence for energy to achieve this 5335 s meter trek. There’s a saying in Nepalese “Dal Bhat power, 24 hours” meaning the dal bhat gives you the power to withstand for almost a day. The national cuisine is dal bhat however Sherpa’s cuisine or the foods such as momo noodle soups and other local dishes curries, lentils and vegetable can be prepared upon your wish and request.

Breads, eggs, pizza, prawn, momo, ramen noodles, desserts such as ice-cream, porridge, and steaks are commonly found and included in the menu. No traveler must worry about their foods as we prepare a detailed list of your taste and include it to the hotel and place of your stay during the trek.

We hand select the best hotels during the trek where we provide standard meals of the day as breakfast, lunch and dinner. We may however provide you complimentary tea and coffees occasionally. We highly encourage you to drink green tea, hot or warm water, coffee and want you to be fully hydrated in course of trek.

We strongly encourage you to avoid the hard drinks and highly caffeinated drinks and dairy products as they may cause difficulties in higher elevation to your physiology and health.

Best Time to Visit

Travelling to the altitude above 5000s is the hardest and the proper sense of the climate is a must. However, the meteorological condition cannot be accurately forecasted by the weather reports. It is important to know about the proper knowledge in the season where the climate fluctuation is less and gives the immense opportunities in enjoying picturesque views with the scenic mountainous trek to the highest altitude mountain of the world.

Tourist, professional climbers or locals travel to EBC throughout whole year. However, there can be ups and downs during the path. Thus, the proper time for travelling can be in spring or autumn. The vivid and alluring blue skies and fresh verdant lushly green paths make this trek memorable.

In the spring i.e. between February and June has the best achieved climate. The temperature lies between the ranges of 20 degrees to 5 degrees in the night. The skies or clear, no hue or cloud are seen, the path are green and lushly, the adequate snow on mountains and the drizzling crystal clear water on stream alongside the pine and rhododendron forest.

Similarly, the best season is between Septembers to early November. This is also the best time as lots of traveler are seen in the trek and a rapid peak or influx in tourism is seen. No fluctuation in weather with the adequate temperature make this season excellent.  The Nepalese major festivals; Dashain and Tihar also lies in this season. The skies are clear and the season is excellent for the trekking.

Though not highly preferred, rainy season from early June to late august can be the time toachieve EBC trekking. This season has the most changeable climate i.e. from clear to rainyweather. However, the time isn’t harshest as no snow falls in this season and one can enjoy the monsoon alongside the rocky mountain terrain.

The period between late Novembers to early February is not preferred as it is the winter season and have the harshest cold. The most casualties heard occur during this season.

The continuous down pouring of icefall and the temperatures to the minus degree Celsius inminutes makes this trek almost impossible. Thus, choosing the best time is must while pursuing this luxury trek in Nepal.

Tipping During the Trekking

Tipping is your own choice of presenting the gratitude for your services and within your discretion. You may wish to tip for the services you like or just say “DHANYABAD” in Nepali terms to show your immense gratitude for the service.

Tipping is usually offered on the final day of the trip. Similarly, trekkers can tip to the hotel, lodge or people on any day they like. The amount of tipping is entirely upon personal choice and perception.

Altitude Sickness and Acclimatization

When the elevation is above 2000m from the sea level AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness) symptoms can be seen due to less oxygen in the atmosphere, which will make difficult while breathing. Dizziness, Headache, Fatigue, Nausea are the symptoms of AMS.

Remember you’ll be trekking above 5000m in Everest Three Passes trek, so there is chance to get AMS. You should walk slowly and steady to let your body get used to the thin air. If you try to walk fast and cover high altitude in a less time, there is chances to get AMS. Precaution should be used to keep condition away from worsen. Drink Plenty of water which keeps body hydrate and have balance diet food that can energize your body.

To prevent from AMS acclimatization is included in our Itinerary. Acclimatization is very important as our destination is in high altitude. Client can bring back in a worst scenario.

Travel Insurance

For Everest Three Passes trek good travel insurance policy is very important which offers suitable coverage for all your activities. Anything can happen during the trip. Though we are more conscious about safety, sometimes we cannot rule out mishaps and emergencies which can occur at our destination. 

Your travel insurance policy should cover physical injuries, helicopter evacuation, hospital expenses, and any other emergencies that you can face during trekking.

Drinking Water

Drinking Water is very essential for trekker to keep body hydrate and prevent from AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness). One should consume 3-4 liters water in a day.

We highly recommend you to carry one reusable water bottle with you which can hold hot water rather than buying bottled water. Bottled water can be expensive in trails and also it can add thrashing problems. You can use water purification tablets to purify water. But the taste will be different after using tablets. Always try to drink water after purification and proper treat. Boiled water is available at the teahouse with additional cost.

Entrance Permit and Requirement

The permits that you need for

Important Documents and Information to get these permit