Everest View Trek: Namche and Tengboche

Breakfast at the hotel. A full day in Kathmandu — the Pashupatinath temple on the Bagmati and its evening aarti; the Boudhanath stupa and its kora at dusk; and the Swayambhunath monkey temple above the valley. The evening is free for dinner and a walk on your own. Overnight in Kathmandu.

Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Leave for Lukla — a 35-minute mountain flight to the Tenzing-Hillary airstrip. The 2,840 m airstrip that begins and ends every Everest trek, cut into a hillside above the Dudh Koshi. Check in on arrival and, as the day allows, the Tenzing-Hillary airstrip and the Pasang Lhamu gate. Overnight in Lukla.

Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Leave for Namche Bazaar — a six-hour walk up the Dudh Koshi to 3,440 m. The Sherpa capital at 3,440 m, a horseshoe of houses above the river and the acclimatisation stop nobody skips. Check in on arrival and, as the day allows, the Everest view from the Syangboche ridge and the Everest View Hotel. Overnight in Namche Bazaar.

Breakfast at the hotel. A full day in Namche Bazaar — the Sherpa Culture Museum and the Saturday market; the Khumjung monastery and its Hillary school; and the Everest view from the Syangboche ridge and the Everest View Hotel. The evening is free for dinner and a walk on your own. Overnight in Namche Bazaar.

Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Leave for Tengboche — a five-hour walk along the ridge to 3,860 m. The great monastery of the Khumbu at 3,860 m, with Ama Dablam filling the window behind it. Check in on arrival and, as the day allows, the Tengboche monastery and its afternoon prayers. Overnight in Tengboche.

Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Leave for Namche Bazaar — a five-hour walk along the ridge to 3,860 m. The Sherpa capital at 3,440 m, a horseshoe of houses above the river and the acclimatisation stop nobody skips. Check in on arrival and, as the day allows, the Sherpa Culture Museum and the Saturday market. Overnight in Namche Bazaar.

Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Leave for Lukla — a seven-hour descent to the airstrip. The 2,840 m airstrip that begins and ends every Everest trek, cut into a hillside above the Dudh Koshi. Check in on arrival and, as the day allows, the first suspension bridges over the Dudh Koshi. Overnight in Lukla.

Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Leave for Kathmandu — a 35-minute mountain flight. The valley capital, where seven UNESCO monument zones stand within an hour of each other and the old city has not stopped being a working one. Check in on arrival and, as the day allows, Kathmandu Durbar Square and the Kumari house. Overnight in Kathmandu.

Breakfast at the hotel and check out at the usual hour. Depending on your flight time there is space for any last shopping in Kathmandu, whether pashmina, tea, singing bowls or Thamel handicrafts. You are then transferred to Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu for the onward flight, with the short drive through the city on the way. The tour ends here, and we hope it is not your last visit to Nepal.