Short EBC Trek Overview
Trekking to Everest basecamp is best but long holiday for most of the mountain lovers. To mitigate this problem, in order to save time we have shorten the EBC trek, scientifically. Short EBC trek avoids one day rest at Namche but still the trekking route is designed to acclimatize your body.
However, on arrival at 4300 meters above the sea level – one day rest and acclimatization day is unavoidable. With one day break – it helps you to collect more joy on the trip as well.
Unlike to regular Everest basecamp trek – this short EBC itinerary will give you the best insight of the Everest trek along with shortening the number of days in your Nepal holiday. Also the trekking route covers Phortse village and make a kind of circuit trek. Phortse village is village of mountaineers, located in the edge Mt Taboche base.
None of the regular Everest basecamp insights are missed but in contrast – short EBC trek adds experience of trekking into the villages of Khumjung, Phortse, and Upper Pangboche and hence gives insights of sherpa’s of Mount Everest and their culture. Monastery, schools, local village and their daily activities are interesting for any visitors.
How hard is Short EBC trek?
It would seem crazy to listen that 5 years kids has done EBC by walking themselves and 80 years old people has been to the base camp for Everest in uncountable numbers.
Believe it or not EBC is probably an easiest bucket list item, if you have courage and enthusiastic about the mountain and nature. You need to have a suitable itinerary, indeed.
At the end
Everything cannot be achieved at once so is EBC trek. Saying so I would recommend you to trek to EBC around the end of the peak season or beginning. Nothing is certain in mountains but the chance of getting good weather is still alive in those time frames.
If you are looking for the alternative way to trek to EBC in the low season, so you can enjoy the nature and the peace of the mountain in Nepal. If so, please find warm gears to wear and do EBC trekking in the season of winter that is December to February. It is cold time of the year in Nepal but the weather for the Mountain View is not bad at all. In replace of the cold you can try cloudy season of trek to EBC.
If you have short time but still want to go to EBC, there are multiple options of EBC trekking. 8 days EBC helicopter return trek or any customized itinerary can make your dream happen. Simply drop you trekking experience and your time frame Nepalgram will design a EBC trip to make it a lifetime experience.
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Short EBC Trek Highlights
- Short & scenic flight to Lukla – flying right next to the mountain range & view of Mt Everest herself upon arrival at Lukla airport
- Visit of beautiful & interesting Sherpa settlements like Namche Bazzar, Khumjung village, Phortse village, Pangboche, DIngboche, Gorakshep, Tenboche etc…
- Trekking in a short circuit loop from Namche Dingboche to Namche via Tengboche monastery
- Stunning view of the mountains and walk through the culture and tradition of the Sherpa of Everest
- Talk & share moments with Sherpa who has been to the summit of Mt Everest in tea houses we stay overnight – Phortse is village of Mountaineers
- Visit Tengboche monastery, Pangboche monastery and many other local monasteries
- Yeti scalp at Khumjung monastery and visit Sherpa museum or Sagarmatha national park museum for historical, traditional & cultural insights
- View of mountain panorama from the top of Kalapatthar – From the top we can see Mt Everest, the entire range, Everest basecamp, Khumbu glacier, Khumbu icefall, Hillary step/south col, Pumori lake, Chumbu glacier and zenith with snow capped mountains
Price & Cost Details of other packages of Nepalgram for Short EBC Trekking
Cost of Short Ebc Trek– Nepalgram Adventure
| Luxury | All Incl | Service | |
| Cost (in USD $) Details | 2370 | 1170 | 755 |
| Licensed Guide | √ | √ | √ |
| Accommodation during trek | Luxury | Private | × |
| Transportation to Lukla | Plane | Plane | Plane |
| Hot Shower | √ | × | × |
| Airport/bus terminal Shuttle service | Private | Shared | × |
| Porter | Private | Shared | × |
| Food on trek(BLD) | Unlimited | 3 Meal | × |
| Desert | From Menu | Fresh Fruit | × |
| Soft drink | unlimited | 1 | × |
| Food in the city | × | × | × |
| Company Cap & T-shirt | √ | √ | × |
| Dawn Jacket & Sleeping – bag to be returned | √ | √ | × |
| Hard drink | Local Brand | × | × |
| Warm up hike | √ | × | × |
| Farewell party/dinner | √ | × | × |
| Buffer day for trek | √ | × | × |
| Tips for Crew | √ | × | × |
Note – Minimum people in group must be 02 so as to apply above price range.
All Inclusive package
Price for All Inclusive Package = USD $1170 per person – for Min 2 people in the group
“All inclusive package is a common package offered by all most all the trekking agencies in Nepal.”
COST DETAILS OF ALL INCLUSIVE PACKAGE
Cost Includes of Short EBC Kalapatthar Trek- All inclusive package
- Air fare from Kathmandu to Lukla – both way flight cost; with airport shuttle
- Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner during the trekking – any food from Menu
- All accommodation hotel/tea house/local lodge
- All kind of entrance fees while visiting attractions which costs money – during short ebc trek
- All necessary paper works, local entry permit & Sagarmatha national parkentrance fee.
- Fluent English speaking and trained, Government license holder trekking guide including all his expenses; food, drinks, accommodation, transport, insurance & salary
- Helpful porter with proper equipment and all his expenses & accommodation-1 porter for 2 ppl
- Medical supplies (first aid kit). And regular oxygen saturation check up by oxymeter.
- All government taxes and office expenses.
- Added Value- (1) Dawn sleeping bag, Dawn Jacket to be returned after the trek (2) Waterproof duffel Bag, Walking Poles, quick dry T-shirt, Cap – to take away (3) Oxymeter to check your oxygen saturation and Heart beat and thermo meter to keep track of your body temperature; with medical kit box carried by Guide (4) Satellite Phone for extremely remote destination
- Card fee for online parable amount
Cost Excludes of Short EBC Kalapatthar Trek-All inclusive package
- Nepal entry visa fee (you may easily issue the visa upon your arrival at International Airport – Kathmandu). You need 30$ dollar visa fee for 15 days, cash money will be easier.
- Your Travel and medical insurance.
- All the alcoholic and non-alcoholic hot and cold drinks, tea or coffee in the morning are included with breakfast.
- Tips for the guide, porter and driver (Tipping is expected).
- Anything not stated in Inclusion section
Guide+B/B Package OR Service package
“Service package comes with all arrangement for your trek except food and accommodation in the cities – which you can do by yourself on this modern era.”
Price for Guide+B/B Package (service Package) = USD $755 per person – for Min 2 people in the group
COST DETAILS OF SERVICE PACKAGE
Cost Includes of Short EBC Kalapatthar Trek-Guide+B/B Package
- Air fare from Kathmandu to Lukla – both way flight cost; with airport shuttle
- All necessary paper works, local entry permit & Sagarmatha national park entrance fee.
- Fluent English speaking and trained, Government license holder guide including all his salary, food, drinks, accommodation, transport and insurance during the trekking.
- All government taxes and office expenses.
- Added Value– (1) Dawn sleeping bag, Dawn Jacket to be returned after the trek (2) Waterproof duffel Bag, Walking Poles, quick dry T-shirt, Cap – to take away (3) Oxymeter to check your oxygen saturation and Heart beat with medical kit box carried by Guide (4) Satellite Phone for extremely remote destination
Cost Excludes of Short EBC Kalapatthar Trek-Guide+B/B Package
- Nepal entry visa fee (you may easily issue the visa upon your arrival at International Airport – Kathmandu). You need 30$ dollar visa fee for 15 days, cash money will be easier.
- Your Travel and medical insurance.
- All the alcoholic and non-alcoholic hot and cold drinks.
- Tips for the guide, porter and driver (Tipping is expected).
- All food and accommodation
- Anything not illustrated on the inclusion section
LUXURY PACKAGE
“Luxury package comes with comfortable trip possible in the Himalayan circumstances and inside Nepal. Every service we use for your Luxury package will be best available.”
Price for luxury package = USD $2370 per person – for Min 2 people in the group
COST DETAILS OF LUXURY PACKAGE
Cost Includes of Short EBC Kalapatthar Trek-Luxury Package
- 5 star Hotel in Kathmandu (according to the itinerary), B/B (bed and breakfast)
- Best available (Luxury hotels where available) accommodations with Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner with all drink during the trek
- All necessary paper works, local entry permit & Sagarmatha national park entrance fee.
- Fluent English speaking and trained, Government license holder guide including all his salary, food, drinks, accommodation, transport and insurance during the trekking.
- Air fare from Kathmandu to Lukla – both way flight cost; with airport shuttle by private car
- A helpful porter with proper equipment (one porter for one trekker).
- Medical supplies (first aid kit). And regular oxygen saturation check up by oxymeter.
- All government taxes and office expenses.
- Card processing fee for online payable amount
- Added Value– (1) Dawn sleeping bag, Dawn Jacket to be returned after the trek (2) Waterproof duffel Bag, Walking Poles, quick dry T-shirt, Cap – to take away (3) Oxymeter to check your oxygen saturation and Heart beat with medical kit box carried by Guide (4) Satellite Phone for extremely remote destination
- Both the non-alcoholic & local alcohol – hot and cold drinks, tea or coffee.
- Tips for the guide, porter and driver.
- Possible hot shower
- Buffer day if needed during the trekking period
Cost Excludes of Short EBC Kalapatthar Trek-Luxury Package
- Nepal entry visa fee (you may easily issue the visa upon your arrival at International Airport – Kathmandu). You need 30$ dollar visa fee for 15 days, cash money will be easier.
- Your Travel and medical insurance.
Detailed itinerary for Short EBC Trekking
• Altitude - 2600 meters
• Special – beautiful landscape and mountain view
• Time – 40 minutes flight and 3 hours hike
• Activity – Flying in plane and 3 hours downhill trek
Flying to Tenjing Hillary airport to Lukla is always dependent on the weather. This airport is famous as world’s dangerous airport. It might be interesting to the reason that it is, due to its beautiful landscape and the serene Mountain View.
Today, we will take early morning flight to Lukla. Flight to Lukla is 22 minutes on the side of beautiful mountains in a small plane. Once you get near to Lukla airport you can see Everest in front of the cockpit. If you have choice, try to be in the left side of the small plane to Lukla.
On arrival at Lukla, we will trek 3 hours, mostly downhill to get to a village on the side of river called Phakding.
• Altitude - 3440 meters
• Special – Namche Bazzar
• Time – 7/8 hours
• Activity – Trekking and exploring the Namche village
• Altitude - 3700 meters
• Special – Tengboche monastery and view of tall mountains
• Time – 6/7 hours
• Activity – Trekking uphill for 30 minutes and continue the flat trail
After breakfast at Namche, we will trek uphill for 30 minutes and continue the flat trail toward our lunch place. After having lunch at the river side with nature, we need to trek uphill to get to Tengboche monastery. Tengboche monastery is one of the oldest and biggest monasteries of Everest region.
At Tengboche view of Kangtega and its glacier is really close. Everest and stunning mt Amadablam is near from Tengboche. At this spiritual place of Tengboche monastery, at the evening we will attend evening prayer.
• Altitude - 4410 meters
• Special – Magnificent landscapes of Everest
• Time – 5/6 hours
• Activity – Trekking in the trail of imja river
Trekking from Tengboche after sunrise on the top of Everest is a good start. At the beginning the trail descends a little bit and once it reach imja river trekking trail to Pangboche is uphill walk. At Somare we will have our lunch and start hiking on the completely different landscape of EBC trekking trail.
Trail after lunch at Somare might be windy so be prepared with wind stoppers. But make your camera ready for the magnificent landscape of Everest. Here, no tree line starts and we get really close to Mt Amadablam. But sadly, Everest will disappear from our sight.
Dingboche village is another acclimatization place. This village being above 4000 meters is considered a must acclimatize destination of EBC trekking trail.
Trekking to EBC is not hard, but underestimating the nature and forgetting how high you are climbing a day, might hurt you and success might turn into failure. So take a break at this point.
For acclimatization, we hike uphill to Nangkarsang peak which is 5081 meters above the sea level. But trekking to 500 meters above the Dingboche will help in acclimatization. Hike up, rest for a while and trek down before it is hard, it will help to acclimatize and be strong for the rest of the trip to EBC.
View from today’s hike is the chola pass trail, chola lake, Mt Makalu (5th highest mountain of the world), mt Amadablam, mt Lobuche and many other peaks and studding valley view.
• Altitude - 5000 meters
• Special – view from the top of Thukla Pass and view of lobuche
• Time – 4/6 hours
• Activity – 2 hours uphill and flat trail entire day
Today the hike is flat for the entire day except 2 hour uphill for Thukla pass. On the top of Thukla pass, the view of Pheriche valley and the surrounding mountain is admiring. At the top of Thukla pass there are memorials of 100s of people who died in Everest. You can find the memorials of Scott fitcher, Rob hall, Babu chhiri Sherpa and many other mountaineers.
After getting to the top of this pass, walk to Lobuche is pretty flat. The view on the other side of Lobuche is stunning. Lobuche has world’s highest bakery, visit the small bakery at 5000mteres above the sea level.
• Altitude - 5364 meters
• Special – Everest base camp
• Time – 9/10 hours hike
• Activity – Trek to Everest Base camp before the sunrise or exactly with sunrise
This a long day in high altitude, so we will walk steady and slow. In the morning, at Lobuche we start our trek to Everest base camp early in the morning. Mostly, before the sunrise or exactly with sunrise; this depends on the weather condition; trekking guides are allowed to decide the best.
Trekking along the no tree line zone above 5000 meters above the sea level is admiring. Everyone will be happy and a slight headache is normal at this altitude. Along the entire route, we will walk by the glacier, on top of boulders of glacier stones and very close to the mountains.
After checking in the hotel at Gorakshep, we will resume our hike t Everest base camp. Gorakshep is a lunch spot and our overnight camp for the day. Trekkers with cough and sufferings will be seen as a normal, along the trail from Gorakshep to Everest base camp.
• Altitude - 5545 meters
• Special – View of mountains from Kalapatthar
• Time – 8 hours
• Activity – Sunrise hike to Kalapatthar and trek back to pangboche village
Trekking to EBC is always the matter of getting to the base camp of highest mountain of the world. So most of the people trekking to EBC skip Kalapatthar, but I do not recommend skipping it. Kalapatthar
From Gorakshep we will leave around 9am in the morning and try to get as lower as we can, but Pheriche is the commonly chosen camp by most of the trekkers. Walk is downhill for most of the time and it gets windy after Thukla pass all the way to Pheriche village, so getting ready with wind stoppers is a good idea for today. As today is the first day of downhill walk, if you have knee problem, use your Knee caps and let your guide know if any assistance needed. Scenery of river valley seen from Thukla pass and view of Pheriche village from the corner of the river valley is magnificent.
• Altitude - 3550 meters
• Special – view of Ama Dablam
• Activity – Trekking in the balanced uphill and downhill trail
Today the trekking trail is mixed up of balanced uphill and downhill. That is why Kyangjuma is the best place to stop before pushing yourself to Lukla on your last day.
Pangboche to Kyangjuma is a short day hike, but this is the best place to farewell Everest Himalaya range. We suggest you to be in this place for the last night at the front of Everest range. This destination will also help you to stable your energy after walking days.
Kyangjuma has stunning View of Amadablam and is a best place to rest your legs.
• Altitude - 2860 meters
• Special – Flash back of first and second day trek
• Activity – Celebration on success
Long walk to conclude our EBC trek, trek to Lukla is another stable last day in the EBC trek itinerary. Along the trail all the flash back of first and second day of Everest base camp trekking will be flooded.
On arrival at Lukla there are series of happiness waiting you. Celebrate your success with your EBC trek support team. This might be the last night with your supporters – trekking guide, porters etc…
• Altitude - 1350 meters
• Special – scenic view from the plane
• Time – 40 minutes
• Activity – Flying in Plane
In the morning, take a short flight from Lukla to Kathmandu. Flight is arranged by Nepalgram, our ground support team will assist you to get in & out of the airport.
Enjoy the view from the window of small plane. The rip with Nepalgram ends here. Towards the end of trip if you are looking for any kind of trip extensions program, we have plenty. Feel free to ask any help or package trips.
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Surely, even without acclimatization day at Namche, you can do this short ebc trekking with above mentioned fitness level. Even if you are not a runner but you train one month prior to trek to maintain that level by cycling, mini football or swimming like activities; you can easily choose this trekking option over 12 days Everest base camp trek.
In short EBC trek – you will be walking exactly the same number of hours as in the normal ebc trek. It is 7 to 8 hours hike per day.
If you are fit, not taking acclimatization stop at Namche is okay for many fit trekkers as trekking from Namche to Tengboche itself is similar to the acclimatization hike if done as Nepalgram route.
The trek is not long, but it is uphill and at altitude. For a standard trekker it should take anywhere from 1.5 – 2 hours to reach the view point. The top of Kala Patthar cannot be seen for some way up which adds to the mental difficulty.
The Kala Patthar hike is about a 3-4 hour return trip so not very long. Most tours will do the hike early in the morning of the first day of descending back down to Lukla.
Kala Patthar is the spot for those who wish to see an up-close unobstructed view of Mount Everest. And at 5,643 meters, Kala Patthar is more than just a viewpoint.
To get to Lukla, you can either take a 25-minute flight from Kathmandu or a 2-day jeep ride and half-day hike via Phaplu. Once at Lukla, you will have to walk for around 8 days to reach Gorakshep, the village that is nearest to Kala Patthar. From there, it is a steep 2-3 hours climb to the summit.
Kala Patthar is considered the highest altitude most will reach without a climbing permit, which must be obtained in Kathmandu, at the Nepal Mountaineering Association. Kala Patthar. Kala Patthar with Pumori in the background. Highest point. Elevation.
Everest Base Camp is either one of two base camps on either side of Mount Everest. South Base Camp is located in Nepal at an altitude of 5,364m and North Base Camp is at 5,5150m in Tibet. These camps are primarily used by mountaineers to ascend and descend the World’s highest mountain.
The difficulty level of the Everest Base Camp is moderate. The trekking time often requires two weeks. Even though the EBC Trek requires no prior trekking expertise, it is suggested that the trekker should be determined and be physically fit.
A trek to the base camp of Mount Everest, in particular, will make your trekking experience a life-changing one. The highest mountain on earth, Mount Everest is often considered to be the tallest mountain in the world. With a height of 29,029 ft, it is worth a visit.
The quickest way to get from Kathmandu to Kala Patthar is to fly which costs $170 – $220 and takes 1h 18m.
The height of Kala Patthar is 5,644 m
More Information About Short EBC Kalapatthar Trek
Everyone has desire to climb Everest and get to the top of the world but all of us cannot make it because of various reasons. But getting to the base camp of this tallest mountain of the world is not hard as you would imagine.
Complete 8 days of trekking till the base camp of Everest makes Kalapatthar EBC Short trek possible.
Short EBC trek itinerary for Kalapatthar Everest basecamp is one of the best options for fit people to get to the base camp of tallest peak of the world. Note that, EBC trek in this short option is not 100 percent.
After years of testing 10 days Everest base camp trek for years; now Nepalgram is in a conclusion of 11 days EBC trek as short and best option for trekking. Spending a day of acclimatization at Dingboche village of 4410 meter above the sea level will help to make this EBC trek itinerary more or less 99%.
Add a day in 10 days rapid Everest base camp trek and trick the AMS. Believe it or not 10 days Everest base camp trek could also be done but surely with bad headache & worst state of mind. This is strictly not recommended. What is the point of being in the beautiful place with injured health?
In general, there are 2 days of rest & acclimatization; one at namche (3440 meters) and another at Dingboche (4350 meters). But in this short EBC trek itinerary we will acclimatize in one place, at Dingboche.
8 hours of walking in average, slow pace of trek, multiple breaks while trekking, lunch break for an hour during the trekking day makes short EBC trek, possible.
Video GalleryWho can do Kalapatthar EBC Short trek?
It is possible to get to Everest base camp in our itinerary for the following people; Find out who can do short everest base camp trekking?
- Who goes to Gym regularly
- If you feel you can do it and are fit with indoor or outdoor exercise
- Runners
- Athletes (professional or semiprofessional)
- Military folks
- People who do yoga
There are surely some hard times during short EBC trek. You must be physically, mentally and spiritually strong enough for base camp adventure to Everest. Regular physical exercise in 2 weeks advance is good for your EBC trekking fitness.
If you are regular gymer or do sport often, your fitness would not be a problem for this short EBC trek. Just lower amount of oxygen and longer hours of walking for multiple days bothers your trekking to EBC. But there are multiple options from horse riding to EBC to helicopter tour of EBC to make your EBC dream to come real.
Will you get private time?
Do not expect yourself to be in peace and alone in the trekking to the Himalaya even on short EBC trek, as it is a famous mountain destination. As it is on the bucket list of millions of people all around the world, this trail will certainly be one of the busiest trekking trails. If you are coming on the high season of trekking in Nepal then do not expect to be alone at all.
If you want to find a place away from the crowd, choose the nature, find a stone to sit on and find the solitude you want. Apart from that you can avoid the heavy traffic to EBC trekking by choosing right time to travel to EBC. Good season for trekking to EBC is in fall and spring. Fall in Nepal starts from late September to late November whereas, spring is the expedition season of Everest and it is on the month of March to May.
If you avoid this best season of trekking to EBC you will avoid the crowd. The weather in the perfect season or high season of trekking to Nepal is perfect but certainly overcrowded.
During June to august the temperature is not bad at all, but the views of the mountains are not good as well. But in fact, both these season of trekking to EBC might give you solitude feeling and peace in the Himalaya of Nepal. You can find more information about Everest Base Camp guided trek here.
Video GalleryOutline itinerary for Short EBC Trek
- Day 1 – Fly to Lukla & 3 hours Trek to Phakding; Phakding is at 2600meters altitude
- Day 2 – Trekking to Namche; 7-8 hours, Namche at 3440 meters altitude.
- Day 3 – Trekking to Phortse village; 3700 meters; 6-7 hours of walking
- Day 4 – Trekking from Phortse village to Dingboche via upper Pangboche; 5-6 hours trek, Dingboche at 4350 meters
- Day 5 – Acclimatization hike at Dingboche, overnight at Dingboche village.
- Day 6 – Trek to Lobuche; 5000 meters; 4-6 hours trek
- Day 7 – Trek to EBC and sleep at Gorakshep; 9-10 hours hike; 5364meters
- Day 8 – Sunrise hike to Kalapatthar & Trek down to Pangboche village; 8 hours; 5545 meter to 4000 meters
- Day 9 – Trek back to Kyangjuma
- Day 10 – Trek to Lukla
- Day 11 – Fly to out of Lukla
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