Phaplu Everest base camp Trek

15 Days

Overview

Are you wondering about how scary will the flight to lukla be? Do you want to avoid this short flight and rather make trekking little bit longer? You got in the right trekking trip to Everest basecamp.

Phaplu EBC trek not only deceives the flight from Kathmandu to lukla but also help you to gain more insights of lower Everest region.

How is salleri to Lukla trek?

Salleri to Lukla passes through lots of village trek and the trail is confusing as there are many local walking trails from one village to another. With Not starting trek with flight to Lukla – you need to walk 3 days extra. These 3 days extra walking is completely different than upper region of Everest base camp trek.

You will enjoy it. Dense villages, many locals faces, people working in the field, passing by local people and local lives happening in the villages of bupsa, surkey and Nantahala makes stay during those 3 days an interesting stay.

The trail from salleri to Lukla can be muddy and dirty with yak and muels shit but you will pass through the forest and rivers in abundant amount; this part is interesting during whole Everest base camp trek from salleri.

Difference between Lukla to EBC trek and salleri to everest base camp trek

As you do not take flight to go to Lukla you will be driving to salleri Bazzar near Phaplu, this consumes time but for sure does not stress you to be in the small plane and land over the short runway of Lukla airport.

Extra 3 days will increase the length of trekking but if you have time this trek worth. Trekking to EBC from Phaplu or salleri has wide variation in the trekking trail. You start trek from the capital of solukhumbu district and end your trek at the edge of Nepal – once you get to Everest base camp.

Saying so; the variation of scenery from close up Mountain View to close up village and culture, walking though the dense forest to trekking above the tree line is more than amazing, it is nice trekking to know about the lower khumbu region.

Why do you need to choose this option of Everest base camp trek?

Phaplu Everest base camp Trek starts trek over land that means Everest base camp trek without flight to Lukla is possible in this case

You will see the variation in trekking route – from people to the vegetation and the local houses.

Trekkers will have best experience of life with multiday hike to Everest base camp – 16 days. Starting Everest base camp trek from salleri even helps you to acclimatize more comfortably.

 

Who can do Everest base camp trek without flight to Lukla? Is this suggested?

Trekkers like bag packers, students can do this trek. Those who have ample of time can sign up for this trekking. 12 days Everest base camp trek becomes 17 days; in case you start from Phaplu or salleri.

This kind of itinerary for Everest base camp trek from salleri is recommended for those who are scared of small plane and are fine with bus ride for a day.

phaplu Everest base camp trek would be a best option for those who want to see the verities of landscape from Everest trek. phaplu to Lukla  trek serves scenery of hills as well as, culture and tradition of Sherpa in lower region of khumbu. It is a heritage trek to Everest.

Note – If you have time & looking forward to skip the plane landing in short runway of Lukla airport this is a best option – till 2019. But sooner the road connectivity will go all the way to Lukla and trek will start from Lukla but trekkers will use bus instead of planes.

Major things to see in Phaplu Everest base camp Trek

  • Trekking to Everest Basecamp over land (skip the flight from kathmandu to Lukla )
  • Historic trail used by Eudmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgey Sherpa
  • Buddhist monasteries like in Junbesi and Tengboche
  • Far and wide landscape variation
  • River valley to White Mountain valley
  • Mount Everest
  • Everest Base camp and Kalapatthar
  • Namchhe Bazzar
  • Local villages like Surkey, Nunthala, Khumjung
  • Khumbu Glacier and Khumbu Icefall
  • Majestic view of EBC, Khumbu ice fall and Khumbu glacier from the top of Kalapatthar
  • Sleep above 5000m, gorakshep at 5170meters

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Phaplu Everest base camp Trek
From $1,275
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From $2,000
/ person for Luxury Package
From $500
/ person for Self Guided Package
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/ person for Service package
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Phaplu Everest base camp Trekking Trip Info

  • Tourist bus/Jeep-Car-Plane
  • 5545 meter / 18188 feet
  • Hotel-Lodge
  • Kathmandu
  • Kathmandu
  • Autumn (March to May) & Autumn (Aug to Nov)
  • In Person
  • Base Camp Trek
  • Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner
  • English/Chinese/Hindi
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