18 days Chola Pass Trekking 2025 and 2026

Pick up from the International Airport of Nepal and drive to the hotel; according to your arrival time in Nepal, some people arrive in the morning, afternoon, and midnight.

We will pick you up from the Airport at any time.

Note: It is available at the Airport for a local mobile sim and exchange.

Perfect Morning late’s driving a car/van to the Domestic airport in Kathmandu. It takes 15 minutes to get. We need to be boarding an hour earlier than the flight.

However, it is a pleasant flight with the best views of the landscape and the Himalayas. The flight will be 45 minutes from Kathmandu to Lukla,

Have breakfast while you land at the Lukla and continue to walk for 3 hours to Phakding overnight at the Phakding lodge/ guest house.

Trek starts after breakfast at the  Phakding Via Jorshalle check post and crosses the Dudkoshi River several times.

( Have lunch at the Jorshalle) continue towards Namche Bazaar. Normally, it takes five hours to get into the Namche. If the weather is clear, you will have first views of Mount Everest along the way to the Namche.

The Namche Bazaar is the way to Everest Trekking, located at 3450m; Sherpa people are used to living with their tourism business and potato farming. Overnight at the Hotel in Namche Bazaar.

Namche Bazaar is located 3450 Meters from sea level. Have breakfast at the Hotel and explore the viewpoint, Khumjung monastery, and Sagarmatha National Park Museum.

The perspective and Khumjung monastery are a bit higher than the national park—the best views of Mt.Everest, Amadablam, Nuptse, Losthe, and many other mountains.

But we highly recommend exploring at a higher level during the day and returning to Namche for the night, using the same overnight Hotel.

After excellent acclimatization, we will trek to Tyangboche after breakfast.

The trail is more comprehensive, with Himalayan views. Trek down to Phorche, cross the suspension bridge, have lunch, and continue the hike up to the Tyangbouche via rhododendron and pine forest.

Have a rest at the guest house, and in the evening, you may explore the monastery and have dinner overnight at the guest house.

Head off to Dingboche (4240m). It is a 4/5 hour walking destination from Tyangbouche to Dingboche.

The trekking trail is easy via Pangboche and Somera, with a yard of Mt. Amadablam. However, have Lunch at the Somare and continue towards the Dingboche.

Have dinner in the warm dining room and overnight at the tea house.

Lobuche is 4930m hight from Sea level. It is a lovely place; we start to trek from Dingboche after breakfast.

The first part of the trekking trail is easy walking on the yak meadow. But right after crossing the Khumbu Glacier to get to Thukla Lodge.

Have a light lunch at the Lodge and start to cross Thukla Pass. The Pass is a bit stuff. However, drink plenty of water, hike to Pass, and enter the Lobuche.

Overnight at the Tea House with Dinner.

Yes, it is our ego day to get to the target destination of the trip.

However, wake up early have a warm breakfast, and start walking to Gorakshep. We should walk over the glaciers to reach Gorakshep, but we can have 360 degrees of the mountains.

We will get to Gorakshep within three hours, check in at the guest house, have lunch, and continue the trek to Everest Base Camp without a bag.

Get to the Base Camp and return to the Gorakshep for dinner and overnight in the guest house.

Another viewpoint and the highest point of the Trekking Call Kalapathar.

Early morning hiking to the Kalapathar with the headlamp and wear warm clothes; need to top before sunrise.

You will have a sunrise view from the top of the Kalapathar over the Himalayas, including Mount Everest. Similarly, Get down to Gorakshep, have a warm breakfast, and continue to Lobuche for lunch.

After lunch, it continues towards Dzongla (3830m). Have dinner and overnight at a tea house.

Yes, another challenging day to cross the Chola pass. (5420m). However, start early in the morning from the hotel to get to the top.

It takes 4 hours to get to the top and another 2 hours downhill to the Thangnang. You can see beautiful 360-degree views of the Himalayas from the top of the Chola.

Have dinner Overnight at the Thangnang guest house.

Yes, we must continue toward Gokyo Lake through the longest glacier in Nepal, the Ngozumpa Glacier.

The trekking trail goes through the blue ice glaciers. The glacier starts from Mt. Cho Oyu. However, of course, you will have a sunny day, and walking into thin air is still hard to get in Gokyo Lage.

It will take three to four hours. Have lunch and a free day overnight at the Guesthouse.

Hiking at the Gokyo-Ri is another best viewpoint in the Khumbu region. It is 5360 meters from Sea level; you can have the best views of the Cho Oyu, Mount Everest, Makalu, Nupshe, Lhoshe, and the much unnamed Himalayan range.

However, enjoy the view and descent to Gokyo Valley,  Have lunch, and explore Gokyo Lake. Overnight in the Gokyo.

Start to descend to Dole after breakfast and explore the Everest Himalayas.

However, it will take another 5 hours to get into the Dole; you can have a chance to see the Himalayan Thar and blue sheep along the way.

Check in to the hotel and have a free day. Overnight at the Hotel in Dole. (4040 meters).

We descend to Manjo via Khumjung and Namche Bazaar with a backward view of Mount Everest, Amadablam, and Thamserku.

However, have lunch at the Namche Bazaar and trek down to Manjo. It is a total of 5 hours of trek. Overnight at Manjo guest house.

Have breakfast at the Manjo and trek to Lukla via Phakding, Ghat, and Chhuplung. Have lunch at the Chhuplu and continue to Lukla.

It takes 5 hours along the farmer’s terrace. However, you will get to the Lukla overnight at the Hotel/Resort.

Have breakfast at the Hotel in Lukla, and check in at the airport one hour before your flight (A better early flight).

It will take 45 minutes to land at the Kathmandu airport. We will pick you up from the Domestic airport and drive to the Hotel by car, or if you are a group, we will arrange a van/bus to go into your Hotel—Overnight Hotel in Kathmandu.

You will be accessible in Kathmandu, but if you want to explore Patan Durbar Square, let us know.

If you would like to explore yourself, that is also possible, but let us know in advance. ( This tour is in options)

Have breakfast in the hotel, and our representative will drop you at the international airport by car, van, or bus. Please note: Check-out time in the Hotel is Noon.

I hope you have a pleasant journey ahead.