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Spirit of Everest: Sherpas and Monasteries Tea House Trek

Spirit of Everest: Sherpas and Monasteries Tea House Trek

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8 days
Starts in
Kathmandu
Ends in
Kathmandu
This trek will lead you to the mystical Mount Everest by travelling through the eyes of the local people: the legendary Sherpa and their distinct culture. We'll get up close and personal through their villages and their monasteries, the centers of their spiritual life, and immerse ourselves by speaking with the local monks and nuns. We'll traverse Solukhumbu, which is the land of Sherpa, and admire Mount Everest on our very first day on the road. This journey is probably one of the best short treks to absorb the panoramic views of the mountain ranges close to Kathmandu and you'll ascend above 4,000 meters for that once-in-a-lifetime mountain sunrise.
Included: Meals: 8 Breakfasts, 8 Lunches, 7 Dinners
Accommodations: 7 nights in a standard tea houses (shared rooms and shared bathrooms/toilets)
Transportation: Kathmandu to starting point and back by local transportation
Miscellaneous: Porters, English speaking guide
 
Not included: Travel Insurance (Compulsory), specifically covering emergency evacuation from remote mountain locations
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Walk along the spectacular long mountain range from Mt. Annapurna to Mt. Kanchajunga
Enjoy perfect views of Mt. Everest in short time
Visit Thuptincholing monastery (a monastery with about 900 monks & nuns)
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Spirit of Everest: Sherpas and Monasteries Tea House Trek

Day 1: Kathmandu to Patale 

After meeting at Go Beyond Nepal Office located next to Kathmandu Guesthouse by 05:30 am,We will take you an early drive from Kathmandu through Sindhuli highway following magnificent Sunkoshi river, terrace fields and villages. While driving, you could already enjoy Mountain View of Everest region.  
 
The mixed village of Patale will be our first overnight place, the majority of the village is Sherpa. At your very fist day, the village of Patale welcomes you with the great view to Mt. Everest. Spend your free time walking around to explore the village and admired the beautiful view. 
 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Overnight at Basic Tea House

Day 2: Patale to Jhapre (trekking time about 5-6 hours)

Continue the journey by following the mountain ridge with great view over Everest region. Today, you will enjoy the gentle walk through rhododendron and pine forest with great view over the valleys. Enjoy the view and explore Jhapre, a small Sherpa village with old monastery.
 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Overnight at Basic Tea House

Day 3: Jhapre to Base Camp (trekking time 5-6 hours)

The day begins with gradual uphill walk through pine and rhododendron forest, enjoy both sides valley view and the view of Mera peak range. Today, we have some steep climb waiting for us before reaching the basecamp. You will be able to see the view of Pikey Peak, which we are going to climb the next day in close distance.
 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Overnight at Basic Tea House

Day 4: Jhapre to June Bensi (trekking time 7-8 hours)

Today is the longest day of our trek. The day begins very early with uphill walk to the top for about 2 hours to see the sunrise and great mountain views. From there, you'll get to see the magnificent view over the Everest region with numerous mountains including Everest, Lhotse, Kanchanjunga, Makalu, Nuptse, Numbur, Thamserku, Mera peak and many more. 
 
After capturing the beautiful view, we will be taking a steep downhill trail to Jarse Bhangyang. From here, we have gradual uphill for about 2 hours and steep downhill walk through dense forest to Jun Bensi, which is a big Sherpa village with monastery and Hillary school. 
 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Overnight at Basic Tea House

Day 5: June Bensi

Today, we will explore the Sherpa village of June Bensi and visit the Tashithongmen monastery. From June Bensi, there'll be a gradual walk of about 1 hour to Thuptincholing monastery. The Thuptincholing is a big monastery filled with over 900 monks and nuns, it's surrounded by lots of colorful praying flags and refugee camp. 

From here you will have enough time to drink some tea and have a chat with the monks/nuns. We will be visiting the Phungmoche monastery before heading back to June Bensi to spend the night.
 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Overnight at Basic Tea House

Day 6: June Bensi to Takshindu (trekking time 6-7 hours)

A gradual 2 hours walk from June bensi takes us to the view point which offers excellent view of Everest, Thamserku, and Mera. Passing the Salung village we arrive at another Sherpa village of Ringmu from there we continue steep uphill walk to the pass of Taksindu la (at 3,071 m), then walking a little descend to Takshindu. 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Overnight at Basic Tea House

Day 7: Takshindu to Phaplu  (trekking time 5-6 hours)

Visit Takshindula monastery in the morning and follow the dense forest up to Ratnange. Then we'll continue walking steep downhill to the town of Phaplu. Phaplu is a small mountainous town in north-east with fabulous sceneries of the village and region. From here, you can see the view of Mt. Numbur just right in front of you.
 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Overnight at Basic Tea House

Day 8: Phaplu to Kathmandu 

Early in the morning, we will take a long drive through marvelous scenery back to Kathmandu. 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
 
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