Mount Everest Trek Difficulty
Difficulty of Everest Panorama Trek is moderate. No prior trekking experience is necessary. The trek is suitable for all age group trekkers. You have to walk normally 5 to 6 hours on each day trek. The 9 days Everest Panorama trek is doable if you are physically fit and never mind to walk for a couple of hours on a rugged mountain trails.
Best Time to Trek Mount Everest
Spring (March to May) and Autumn (mid-September to November) are the best time for Everest Panorama trek. Because, the weather is dry and clear offers the stunning views of Himalayas. During spring, the hillside is colorful with wildflowers, and the trails are embellished with colorful rhododendron. The Autumn features a clear sky with fresh air and pleasant temperature. The trek is doable in winter as well if you bear the cold, yet want to play with snow and love snow walking. If you trek around October, you can celebrate the Mani Rimdu festival, the most important festival in the Everest region. The festival held Tengboche.
Everest Trek Permit/Documents
Two major documents-Sagarmatha National Park and Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality entry permits are required for Everest Panorama trek. We at Mission Eco Trek handles and arranges this permits for you. Please make sure that you are carrying your valid passport and passport copies, PP size photos and personal travel insurance
Accommodation on Everest Trek
Basic to luxurious accommodations are available on the trek now. Please let us know which kind of accommodation you would prefer. Basically, tea house and lodges are warm, comfortable with all the basic services.
Basic room with twin beds for two people and common toilet for all. Some lodges offer rooms with private, attached bathrooms. Thus, you can upgrade it if you want. In the bed, you will get pillows, mattresses and blankets. Besides, there will be a big living room where you can eat and relax meeting with other trekkers. You have to pay extra cost for WIFI, hot showers, boiled water and miscellaneous services.
In luxurious accommodation, you will get deluxe rooms with attached bathrooms, hot showers, electric blankets, charging plots, wi-fi, and more. Besides, comfortable accommodation, you will get a variety of national and international cuisines.
Food on the Everest Trip
The Food is basic, but fresh, nutritious, and sufficient for you to walk for miles. The most popular food on the trek is dal Bhat i.e. boiled rice with lentil soup and seasonal vegetable is the best choice you can eat as much as you want and is fully nutritious.
There is a popular saying ‘Dal Bhat Power’ 24 hour. You can have it either as your lunch/dinner or both. Besides this, you can choose a wide range of food options from the Menu.
For breakfast like boiled/fried eggs, omelets, boiled/fried noodles, French toast, porridge, oats/muesli, tea, coffee, hot chocolate.
For lunch and dinner like soups (mushrooms, chicken, garlic, seasonal vegetables), Dal Bhat, Macaroni, spring rolls (chicken, veg, mixed, cheese), fried potatoes, meat steak, pizza (cheese, meat), lasagna, and more depending on the teahouses.
Deserts like fruit pie, chocolate cake, rice pudding, chocolate pancakes and chocolate bars. Breakfast and Dinner, you have to eat at the tea houses where you stayed and lunch on the way. It is nice to carry snacks like snickers, cookies and fruits to eat midway
Nepal Visa
You will get Nepal visa easily upon your arrival at Kathmandu Airport. For this, two copies of passport size photos is necessary. The cost of the tourist visa with Multiple Entries for 30 days is USD 50 or equivalent foreign currency. Similarly, a tourist visa with Multiple Entries for 90 days costs USD 125. Likewise, you can also apply for a visa via an online application and payment.
Drinking Water
We highly recommend you to carry your own reusable bottles. You can refill your bottles from the teahouses where you stay. Also, you can buy bottle water and order boiled water at an extra cost. If needed, we can refill the drinking water on the way as well. It is nice to bring with you water filter or water purification tablets if you want to drink the Spring water.
Altitude Sickness
Tengboche is the highest point of the trek which is at an altitude of 3800 m. So, there is less probability of altitude sickness. Please walk up slowly, avoid alcohol and keep you re-hydrate to get rid of altitude mountain sickness(AMS)
Preparation for Mount Everest Hike
No intense strength training is necessary for this trek. Simply, focus on the exercises that will improve your core strength and endurance like walking on the treadmill, aerobic training, running, jogging, rowing, and swimming.
Walking on mountain is not easy since the trail is narrow ups and downs. The journey is tougher. Thus, it’s better to prepare your body and mid for it like carrying some loads and wear comfortable gear. It gives you a true feeling of the trek you’re going to. Also, do take care of your mental health while traveling. You need to have a good mental state as it adds more energy and preparedness. Likewise, meditation and yoga ensures safe and sound mental health. Along with training, please keep sense on your diet too. It is nice to have balance diet including calories, protein and minerals that you can get from green vegetables, meat, fruits, milk, curd, and so on.
Flight and Travel Information
Everest Panorama trek starts with a scenic mountain flight to Lukla from Kathmandu. Lukla is the most challenging airport due to its high altitude and short runway. Despite all the challenges, you will get the once in a lifetime experience and enjoy it thoroughly. The flight you take to Lukla will be on a small plane. The spaces in between the seats are narrow as well. The seats will depend on the airlines you’re traveling by. But, the flight gives you the best view of the Himalayas.
If you want to avoid flights, you have two other options. You can either charter a helicopter or take the route from Salleri. The cost of chartering a helicopter to Lukla is USD 500 per person. So, it might affect the budget you planned before. Whereas, to reach Salleri, you’ll have to take a long drive alongside the Sunkoshi river and valleys like Okhaldhunga. You’ll travel for about 12 hours to get there.
Equipment/Packing List for Mount Everest Tour
We recommend the below below equipment and packing list that you buy and pack for the trek.
Clothing- Base Layer Thermals, Long-sleeved hiking shirt, Hiking Shorts or Leggings, Trekking Pants, Fleece Jumpers, Waterproof Rain Jacket, Waterproof Rain Pant, Down Jacket, Sports bra (for women), Thermal underwear, Gloves or Hand Warmers, Bandana, Neck Gaiter, Cap or Hat, Beanie or Head warmers
Footwear-Hiking Boots/Shoes (Waterproof and properly broken-in), Hiking socks (Quick drying and sweat absorbing), Merino Liner Socks for night. Sandals or Slippers for teahouses.
Backpacks-Hiking or Trekking Bag (of 60-70 liter), Backpack Rain Covering Duffel, Day pack-Small side bag for quick necessary stuff.
Other Miscellaneous Gears and Appliances-
Lightweight and Comfy Sleeping Bag, Trekking Poles, Water Bottles, Water purifying tablets or Steripen, Toiletries (Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Hand sanitizer, Wet wipes, Medium-sized quick-drying towel), Sunscreen with 50+ SPF, Sunglasses with UV-Rays protection, First aid kit, Lip balm, Binoculars (optional), Headlamps and Torches, Large Stuff Sack, Money Storage, Solar Power Charger, Power Adapter, Small backpack locks.
