Kyajo Ri Peak Climbing

Flying into Kathmandu is a memorable experience with the Himalaya spread out. Timepass is so quickly, enjoying the views of marvelous Himalayan ranges along with the world's highest peak Mount Everest while being on this flight. The flight will land at (TIA) Tribhuwan International Airport at 1350m after you will receive Nepal entry visa which can be obtained in advance or on entry and for the visa process at Kathmandu TIA, you will take around 45min, it depends on the number of people in a queue. For the Nepal entry visa information, have to visit this Nepal govt. official site Department of Immigration Nepal. After you will exit from the gate, where you will see our company representative waiting for you withholding placard written with the company name. Company representative welcomes you by offering the holy Tibetan scarf and transfer to the hotel in a private vehicle. It takes around 30min to reach at Thamel from TIA via means of transportation. The scenes of Pashupatinath(sacred Hindu temple), city, full of various vehicles, peoples make our journey more enjoyable and amazing, then we reach the hotel and take rest. Thamel is full of restaurants, shopping centers, and good accommodation. Trek briefing and afterward invited to a host family for welcome dinner.
[Included meals: Welcome drink]
Overnight at hotel

We recommend you to take an extra day in Kathmandu on the second day of the trip. Due to several hours of flight travel, physical mentally could be exhaust. Therefore it is an ideal idea to stop a day in Kathmandu before starting your Himalayas trip and prepare for the trip. During the free day at Ktm, you can simply stay relax or to make your the day memorable you can do sightseeing tour on world's UNESCO Heritage sites or you can do 1hr Everest Mountain Flight tour or 3h30min Everest Helicopter tour or 1h30min Langtang Helicopter tour, rock climbing, etc.
[Included meals: bed and breakfast]
Overnight at hotel

We fly to Lukla. We make an early start to take a spectacular, short mountain flight to Lukla & from here we'll our trek. Watch out for the Langtang, Jugal ranges then the Rolwaling Himal, Gaurisankar & Menlumtse before getting your first glimpse of Everest on the flight. We'll meet our trekking crew at the Lukla airstrip where we’ll spend a few minutes sorting out bags etc. before setting off through this winding village to the trek start properly at the Khumbu ‘gateway’. It’s gently downhill on pitched stone trails through low rhododendron forest, small ‘garden’ farms & old and new hamlets to the banks of the foaming Dudh Koshi River. There will be plenty of shortstops to meet the locals, take photographs and just soak up the scenery & the clear mountain air as we meander along, the undulating trail glimpsing views of 6000m snow-capped peaks high above. Passing the enormous Mani stone at Thado Koshi we meander up through the many chortens & prayer wheels of Sano & along to our destination Phakding. The afternoon is free. For those who wish to, we’ll make a short trip up to the higher village and delightful tiny Gompa perched on the valley side. Gather again for pre-dinner drinks around the dining fire followed by evening meal.
[Included meals: breakfast+lunch+dinner]
Overnight at teahouse

After breakfast at the lodge, we trek to Namche following with the left bank of Dudh Koshi River. While following the level path along the right bank from the resort, Thamserku 6623m looms skyward on the opposite bank. After crossing a stream and climbing the terraced hill from the Dudh Koshi route, we arrive at Banker. Walking on the riverbed on the left bank, through a forest we arrive at Chumow where we can visit the Vegetable Farm. Walking along a path with many ups and downs, crossing a stream you pass by a small village located at 2840m gaining with 230m from Phakding named Monjo. We stop for lunch here. Then from Monjo, descending stone steps you come to a suspension bridge, and, after a short climb, you reach Jorsale.

This is the entrance to the National Park. Walking beside the river, we reach a forested mountainside and pass a rocky area. After crossing a high, winding path, we descend to the riverbed and reach a V-shaped valley. The river forks here: the right stream is the Dudh Koshi and the left is the Bhote Koshi that leads to Nangpa La. Crossing another suspension bridge and walking a short distance alongside the Bhote Koshi, we ascend to Top Dhara where we will get the first view of Mount Everest. From here we ascend gradually up to Namche Bazaar (The Sherpa capital).
[Included meals: breakfast+lunch+dinner]
Overnight at teahouse

We climb up to the Sherpa Culture museum with its fine displays, photos, and background information. We continue to climb up to the Everest View Hotel after we visit picturesque Sherpa village Khumjung and Kunde where we visit the Edmund Hillary hospital, and after we return to Namche via Shyangboche where we have a relaxed afternoon. The rewarding hike offers us splendid views of Everest, Ama Dablam, Thamserku, Kongde, Gang Tega & Taboche, the wall of Nuptse, Lhotse, and while to the west and north are Kongde Pharchamo, Teng Ragi Tau, Lamuche RI & Pimu. To the south is the Dudh Koshi valley. Also outside is the Tenzing Memorial, bedecked with flags and an image of the famed climber, the next board has a poem dedicated to Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, written by Ramsey Ullman.
[Included meals: breakfast+lunch+dinner]
Overnight at teahouse

We have a long day ahead with a prolonged up and down over progressively smaller paths. We first follow the Everest trail and then make a sharp left turn to a side valley. After a steep section, we reach the small village of Dole (4200m). From here you will see many Kharkas, summer ‘settlements’ Aused by the Sherpas to graze their yaks.
[Included meals: breakfast+lunch+dinner]
Overnight at teahouse

Today we have a relatively short section ahead in order to moderate the ascent rate. We pass a few small settlements and you’ll notice the landscape become increasingly barren. However great views tosnowcapped peaks to the east and west open up. We soon reach Chortens and fluttering prayer flags on the outskirts of Machermo (4,470m).
[Included meals: breakfast+lunch+dinner]
Overnight at teahouse

After leaving Machermo, a tremendous range of peaks to the north is revealed with Cho Oyu & Gyachung Kang at the heart of it. We continue through Pangar and Na and then climb more steeply through boulder fields. Soon our journey brings us to the impressive and untouched Gokyo Lake.
[Included meals: breakfast+lunch+dinner]
Overnight at teahouse

We leave the teahouse early in the morning (this time without the heavy backpack) and complete a steep ascent to Gokyo RI (5360m), a small hill to the north-west of the village offering a fantastic panorama. From the top of the hill we’ll have some incredible views of Everest, Lhotse, Makalu,Cholatse, the Ngozumpa Glacier, Taboche, and of course Cho Oyu.
[Included meals: breakfast+lunch+dinner]
Overnight at teahouse

We follow Gokyo RI trail and further turn south. Heading close to the lakeshores, the route is soon marked by cairns. It’s not excessively steep,later beyond steeper rocky terrain the final push is tiring. Views from the Renjo La are unreal with Everest dominating the panorama. From here we follow descend trail & passing several Yak Kharkas and reach at Lungden.
[Included meals: breakfast+lunch+dinner]
Overnight at teahouse

Trek commence with descends to Marulung (4210m) continuing down the west side of the valley, our trail crosses the Langmuche Khola that drains from the Dig Tso. After we follow Bhote Koshi and climb to Thame. In Thame we visit monastery and surrounding en route. The day we can stop Namche rather Thame but we might miss beautiful monastery. Thame is a very traditional.
[Included meals: breakfast+lunch+dinner]
Overnight at teahouse

Leaving Thame we will follow a faint Yak trail over a couple of passes to enter Kyajo Drangka which is an isolated broad valley located south of Kyajo Ri. During our trek, we will have great views of Thamserku, Kusum Kangaru, Kwangde Peak, Parchamo Peak and other surrounding snow-capped peaks. After a few hours of uphill trekking, we will arrive at the summer yak pasture ground where we will set up our base camp. Kyajo Ri Base Camp is set up on a flat surface between the rocky mountain on one side and a small river on the other. Our Sherpa crew will check our climbing gears.
[Included meals: breakfast+lunch+dinner]
Overnight at tent

In order to avoid altitude sickness, we will take a rest for acclimatization at the base camp. Besides, we will have great views of surrounding peaks and mountain valleys. For acclimatization, we hike following the fascinating trails that offer magnificent views of snow-capped mountains. We spend our day exploring around base camp, Sherpa crew will check our climbing gears needed for Kyajo Ri Peak climbing. 
[Included meals: breakfast+lunch+dinner]
Overnight at tent

After full day rest at the Base Camp, we continue our uphill trekking to higher altitudes. We will make a climb over grassy spurs and boulders before following a steep rocky trail upwards rocky section with a lot of boulders and skid pebbles to reach a good camping site at 5,200 meters where we will set up our Camp I. We will have magnificent views of Kyajo Ri Peak and pristine glacial lakes. We will camp here at Camp I before heading up to higher altitudes.
[Included meals: breakfast+lunch+dinner]
Overnight at tent

We head further into higher altitudes. Our climb to Camp II gets much more technical over mixed face slopes up to 55 degrees along with negotiating through a glacier. Camp II lies near the glacier and has sufficient place for camping. After a few hours of the tiring climb, we will arrive at a good camping site near a big glacial lake at an altitude of 5,700 meters. Once we reach our campsite, our Sherpa crew will quickly set up the camp and start making necessary preparations for the final summit climb, the following day.
[Included meals: breakfast+lunch+dinner]
Overnight at tent

We will make a final climb to the summit. We start early with the vision to reach the summit before noon as the strong winds after midday can create barriers making it impossible to reach the summit. We start to climb though the rocky part with big boulders. Next, we reach a part of the glacier from where it is a fairly hard climb. Here the ground steepens, and we climb snow and ice on the Southwest Ridge. There is one short rock section but primarily the climbing is on snow and ice. The sharp summit is a narrow wedge of snow. Our tiring climb to the summit is rewarded with splendid views of the world's towering mountains including Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu, Baruntse, Ama Dablam and other surrounding high peaks. We will spend short quality time at the top before descending down following the same route and head back to base camp.
[Included meals: breakfast+lunch+dinner]
Overnight at tent

Leaving our camping site at the Base camp, we will continue to retrace our steps that leads back through Mende. We will pass through alpine vegetation and enter into the sub-tropical forested area filled with rhododendron trees. A rather easy trek will lead us back to Namche Bazaar.
[Included meals: breakfast+lunch+dinner]
Overnight at teahouse

After overnight at Namche, early morning we will descend back to Lukla. The trekking though the trail will be exciting as well as easier as it will go through the forest of rhododendron and pines. We will pass Monjo after a short walk and then to Phakding. We stay on the same trail and advance towards Nurning and approximately 7-8hr of the trek we will finally be reaching Lukla.
[Included meals: breakfast+lunch+dinner]
Overnight at teahouse

We fly back to Manthali (Ramechhap) airport and transfer to our hotel in Kathmandu. At this time of day there can be heavy traffic, especially coming into Kathmandu itself, and the drive is likely to take 5 hours or more.
[Included meals: breakfast]
Overnight at hotel

A representative of IHSA will drop off you at the airport by private vehicle.
[Included meal: Breakfast]