EVEREST TREK WITH HELICOPTER RETURN IN 10 DAYS
The Everest trek with helicopter return map provides complete guidance for trekkers throughout their journey. The map above provides general information about the Everest trek with a helicopter return. The map shows the main hiking route in yellow, the secondary route in black dotted lines, and a red flag for high passes. Likewise, the essential features of the viewpoint, such as the mountain, lake, suspension bridge, and glacier, are included on the map, each represented by different colors and symbols.
All features on the map are listed in the Legend, located at the top of the left-hand side. Below the legend, the map includes itinerary details for your journey. The red line on the map indicates the aircraft route for your Everest trek with a heli return.
highlighted on the Everest Trek with Helicopter return map
As shown on the itinerary highlighted on the map, day 1 includes Phakding. The bottom of the map shows the airplane icon, indicating you'll first need to fly from Kathmandu Airport to Lukla. Upon landing at Lukla (2840m), you'll trek to Phakding(2652m) through the main hiking trail, as shown on the map.
As the map shows, you'll get to Namche Bazaar (3440m), passing through Monjo and Jhorsale on the second day. As the map depicts, day three is your acclimatization day in Namche Bazaar. Continuing your journey, you'll get to Tengboche monastery (3870m) on day four, passing through the settlements of Samsa.
As per the Everest trek route map showing a helicopter return, day five is a journey to Dingboche (4410m). The sixth day is your other acclimatization/rest day on the trip, as shown in the route itinerary. Day seven leads you to Lobuche (4940m). You can see that the trail passes through the main hiking route, and a red flag marks the Kongma La high pass on the way from Dingboche.
It takes 8 days to reach Gorakshep (5160m). And the ninth day is the most awaited day that takes you to Everest Base Camp (5364m). You can see the letter H on the side of EBC representing the helipad from where you'll get the helicopter and return to Kathmandu through the red-dotted line route.
The mountain peaks shown on the route map are your companions throughout your trek. Mount Cho Oyu (8188 m), Lobuche East (6119m), Pumori (7165m), Everest (8848 m), and many other unnamed peaks shown on the map will accompany you throughout the National Park Trek.