17 days Package | (Based on 1 Review)
Availability
Anytime
Trip Duration
17 days
Trek Difficulty
Moderate
Group Size
Private and Group tour
Maximum Altitude
5545m
Guide Language
English
Quick Overview
Introduction
Known as one of the most beautiful treks in the world with a close view of the world's highest mountain, Mt. Everest, Chola Pass Trek is a must-do trek for you. Everest Chola Pass trek is a perfect mixture of everything that the best of the Everest Region of Nepal can offer. On the way to Chola Pass, you'll get to experience ancient and historical monasteries, lush landscapes, forests, the lifestyle of mountain people, culture, glaciers, and glacier lakes. Nestled away from the hustle-bustle of the city, Chola Pass Trek is an exciting and adventurous journey with untouched panoramic beauty. Perched at an elevation of 5,420 meters above the sea level, Chola Pass is one of the remotest areas of the Everest Region offering a stunning view of mountains such as Mt. Everest, Mt. Nuptse, Mt. Pumori, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Ama Dablam and many more. It gained popularity very recently due to the thrilling adventure and amazing excitement it offers to each trekker come it's way. Months of March to May & Sept-Dec are the best months for this trek.
Chola Pass Trek starts from Lukla which possesses a captivating beauty with a glimpse of majestic mountains and colorful rhododendron forests. We continue hiking along the Dudhkoshi River and enter into Sagarmatha National Park where you get to witness numerous species of wild animals, birds, and flowers. Then our journey continues towards Everest Base Camp via Namche, the biggest Sherpa village in the region. As we move further ahead towards Gokyo Valley, you'll have an opportunity to stroll around turquoise-colored Gokyo lakes with amazing mountains in the background. The majestic view of the largest glacier, Ngozumpa glacier along will the Gokyo lakes from Gokyo RI is just mesmerizing. We also cross the icy trail along Cho La pass is a unique experience for a lifetime.
Trek Highlights
Food
Food facility during Chola Pass Trek will usually have breakfast and dinner in the Tea House and lunch will be at one of the restaurants on the way. Our team will help you with menu selection and ensure that you get the hygienic and nutritious food during trek. During breakfast, food options like cereals, bread and egg dishes are available. In lunch, you'll get selection of salad, pasta, cooked vegetable and traditional breads. Dinner comprises of soup, variety of vegetable, rice items, meat and pasta dishes etc as per your section and availability. During your Kathmandu stay, you'll have a variety of food options to choose from.
Accommodation
During your Chola Pass Trek, you'll be staying in comfortable and warm and very well appointed teahouses, but they become more basic as you go to higher elevation. Most of the rooms are twin sharing and do not have a bathroom attached unless you wish to purchase an upgrade but only in some lodges you'll find attached also. They'll provide bed with mattresses and pillows and some blankets to borrow. Almos all lodge provides hot showers which are mostly gas heated and charging facility is also provided with extra charge. If you're in Kathmandu, you'll get luxurious service.
Once you land at the Tribhuvan International Airport, our team will kindly receive you and transfer you to the hotel in Thamel. After the hotel check-in process, you can explore the vibrant city and local market or rest. Overnight stay.
You'll meet your team and guides at the hotel early morning and we'll have breakfast together and get ready for our thrilling flight to mountain land, Lukla. It takes around 35 minutes to reach Lukla from Kathmandu and we'll have lunch at Lukla and finally start our trek. We walk for 3-4 hours to reach Phakding, which is today's stopping point. Overnight stay.
This is our second day of the walk and we head towards the famous Sherpa town called Namche after early morning breakfast at Phakding. We cross the Dudhkoshi River 5 times on thrilling suspension bridges covered with colorful Buddhist prayer flags. You may also encounter different flora and fauna on the way. Overnight at Namche Bazaar.
For most of the treks in the Everest Region, Namche Bazaar happens to be the most famous acclimatization point. It offers spectacular mountain views, vibrant Sherpa culture, lifestyle, and the local market and you can even enjoy luxurious restaurants and cafes during your stay at Namche. We'll hike to nearby places and spend overnight at the same hotel.
The trail goes up leaving a cliff dropping down the Dudh Kosi river from where you can view a panoramic view of Everest, Lhotse, Ama Dablam (6,812m), Nuptse (7855m) and Tawoche (6,501m) mountain. We'll also visit Trashinga, Phunki Tenga on the way to Tengboche Monastery. Overnight stay.
We pass through the rhododendron forest and cross a suspension bridge over the Imja Khola river, and go uphill towards Pangboche village. We'll have lunch there and continue the trails towards the Imja Valley, Lobuche River and the final ascent to beautiful Sherpa settlements, Dingboche. Our place offers a stunning view of sunrise and sunset over Ama Dablam, Everest, etc. Overnight stay.
Before going to a higher altitude, we need to take a rest in order to prevent high-altitude sickness and adapt to a new environment. In the meantime, we'll also go on a hike to the Nangkartshang peak for majestic views of gorgeous Ama Dablam and Everest. Overnight at Dingboche.
Early morning trek from Dingboche takes you uphill and it rewards with a stunning view of Tawachee and Cholatse. We'll also come across the lateral moraine of the Khumbu Glacier on the way to Lobuche. We reach Lobuche and spend overnight. This is also the last stopping before we go to Everest Base Camp.
The trail to Everest base camp is steep and zigzag, depending on your walking speed it may take around 5-7 hours for a round trip. Trek to Everest Base Camp going to be a lifetime experience. The spectacular mountain view, glacier are the main highlights of our walk. We descend to Gorekshep for overnight stay.
Day 10 is going to be a long, little challenging and most importantly rewarding. Kalapatthar is the highest point of our trek which provides the unique views of mountains including Mt. Everest at its closest. We trek back to Dzongla for an overnight stay.
We wake up with a mesmerizing view of Cholatse looming over. The trail to Chola Pass is a little tricky and tough as well. This is the most challenging day of our entire trek. After reaching the top of Chola Pass, we see prayer flags flapping in the strong wind and spectacular view of majestic peaks in all directions is breathtaking. We go to Thangna for an overnight stay after crossing Chola Pass.
We walk along the Ngozumpa glacier edge after a short walk, which happens to be the longest glacier in Nepal and we reach another side of the glacier where we'll see the second of the Gokyo lakes on the series of six lakes. We walk further to reach the third lake. The pristine environment of Gokyo Lake is just beautiful to watch. We also hike to Gokyo RI for Gokyo valley view and majestic mountain panorama. Overnight at Gokyo Lake.
We go downhill towards the Dudh Kosi where we stop for lunch near the bridge that takes us to the village of Phortse. We continue through Phortse Tenga and trail climbs steeply to Dole. Overnight stay.
The trail to Namche Bazaar passes through birch and rhododendron forest and splendid view of mountains like Nuptse, Lhotse, Kwangde, Tawache, Everest, Ama Dablam, Kantega and Thamserku from the trail. We conclude today's trek at Namche.
This is the most interesting, epic and adventurous walk of the trek as we retrace the same path back to Lukla. We'll reach Lukla early and we'll have enough time to stroll around the Lukla village, enjoy the sightseeing. We'll celebrate the success of our trek at Lukla and spend overnight.
Early morning, we'll catch a scenic flight back to Kathmandu. After arriving at Kathmandu, you can take a rest or spend the rest of your day strolling around the local market of Asan and Thamel, Kathmandu sightseeing, or shopping around Durbarmarg and Thamel. Overnight stay.
The Chola Pass Adventure comes to an end on this day. Our representatives will drop you to the airport for your flight back home.
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