Luxury Everest Base Camp Trek

Best Season for the Luxury Everest Base Camp Trek

Since the constant climate and driest weather with excellent vision are essential for the luxury trek and the helicopter ride, the spring and autumn time will be the best for embarking on the luxury Everest base camp trek.

Some adventurous souls also brave the challenge of the winter cold in December, January, and February but it is best to not go on the summer and the monsoon climate of June, July, and August.

The heavy rains often delay or postpone the Lukla travel and the muddy tracks often cut off some villages.

The spring climate in March, April, and May on the other hand activate the life in the forest and cover the Khumbu Mountains and hills with Nepal’s beloved flowers: rhododendrons and magnolia.

Thin snow can be found here and there, but it is not too deep or risky. The autumn climate of September, October, and November also color the Everest trail with its warm hues but most importantly, the paths are clear of snow and the climate of rain.

Luxury Everest Base Camp Trek with Helicopter Return Difficulty

No doubt our luxury Everest base camp trek with helicopter journey represents the ultimate form of the luxury adventure on the Everest trail. The trek is shorter in duration and length, the trekking days are also moderately long, and the overall path is also well signposted with excellent amenities and infrastructure.

All our nights will be peaceful and meals will be par excellence. However, we should not forget that we will be walking among the highest Himalayas on Earth and reach the maximum elevation of 5644 m at Kala Patthar.

Most of our nights will occur above 4000 m which means the altitude and the Himalayan environment will be the challenges we have to face. Thus, these challenges classify this trek as a moderately strenuous category 2 adventure in Nepal.

Who can involve in our Luxury Everest Base Camp Trek 13 Days Adventure

The advantage of our luxury Everest Base Camp trek 13 days journey is its ability to fit all types of adventurers and travelers from families to couples to the one braving going solo.

It does have its fair share of challenges such as longer walking hours and high elevations with a tough Himalayan environment, but with decent shape and reasonable fitness, you can surely handle them.

This trek is also accurate for those who look for an exceptional way to feel Everest without having to give up the comfort they are accustomed to.

With Heli ride, mountain flight, and world-class lodging and food, Our luxury Everest Base Camp trek is not only adventurous but also stylish. So even if you are an experienced explorer or a new one, this trek will deliver you an incredible experience at the bottom of the planet’s highest mountain.

We do urge those who have heart, and lung issues to please go for the overall health checkups. Also, if flying high makes you nervous, please rethink about taking this journey.

Altitude Sickness and Management with Acclimatization

The luxury and comfort can enhance your experience in the journey but they can certainly not eliminate the hazard of altitude sickness that is present in our luxury Everest Base Camp trek.

The quick changes and increase in the daily elevation, the higher heights of more than 3500 m, the thin air, less air pressure, and dryness in the air with the incapability of your body to properly get used to the new environment all causes the onset of altitude sickness or acute mountain sickness/AMS.

We are not saying everyone on the trip will have AMS but some can. Headache is usually the first sign that you will have when you are at 3000 m or more. If you have, then know that your body is warning you to slow down and intake plenty of fluid either plain water, soups, fruit juice, etc.

To allow you to get comfortable with the Khumbu Himalayan air, you will have two nights rests at Namche and Dingboche. For the complete avoidance of AMS, you can choose to take Diamox but only under a doctor’s prescription.

If the altitude symptoms progress to vomiting, difficulty breathing, and drowsiness, then do not hide from our guide. With his assistance, you must trek down till you recover.

Right Training and Preparation for the Luxury Everest Base Camp Trek

Although short and easy, the luxury Everest Base Camp trek with helicopter return still needs the proper preparation on your part. This involves prepping for the longer hikes along the steep terrain.

Since on any hiking trip regardless of the number of days needed, the legs, heart, and lungs will face intense pressure. Thus, we suggest you focus on strengthening these vital body parts so the trekking activity will not be too much for you.

The right exercises will be the so-called aerobic ones which are swimming, running, walking, jogging, biking, and cycling. A treadmill in the gym with squatting with a light weight, planks, pull and push-ups, and other sporting activities will also be appropriate.

For climbing and descending trails, it will be best if you ascend up and down your home or apartment stairs. You can also go for a light excursion on foot to local hills or mountains.

Also, understand that weather is capricious in the Himalayas so expect the sudden and instant weather change and pack accordingly.

Accommodation, Meals, and Travel

Only the finest, reputed, and world-class hotel facilities will be offered for your sleeping arrangements in Kathmandu. The twin sharing room of Kathmandu Marriott Hotel, the world-renowned five-star hotel with family family-friendly environment will be at your service for four nights in Kathmandu.

A rain hot shower, Wi-Fi, family atmosphere, world-class staff service, excellent food, elegantly styled rooms along with gyms, lounges, and spa will be your amenities here.

As the trek commences, a twin room of luxury lodges at Phakding and Namche will be organized for you. At Deboche though, a semi-luxury mountain lodge will be your comfort while from Dingboche onward, a simple tea house will be available.

Till Dingboche, an en suite bathroom, shower, hot water, electric blankets, and WiFi will be accessible but later on, a common utilities have to be shared with.

As for the eating services, you will get a fulfilling breakfast each morning in Kathmandu while all meals (dinners, lunches, and breakfasts) with tea or coffee will be at your table. Hot boiled water to safeguard our health will also be supplied. Enjoy a pleasing combination of local and international menu on the Khumbu trail.

All your travel arrangements will also be overseen featuring all local and international airport transfers with private city tours and Ramechhap travel. A Lukla flight either from Ramechhap or Kathmandu will be managed and the helicopter will be ready to ride you to Kathmandu from Gorakshep.

Travel Insurance

Having a personal international travel insurance with the focus on the extreme hiking activities in the mountains is must for our luxury Everest Base Camp trek 13 days adventure.

If you are unable to give us the proper insurance copy, we will not be able to pre-arrange the permits essential for the luxury trek to Everest base Camp.

After all, we will be trekking in the highest playground of the Himalayas where considerable and unthinkable risks are also always present. You never know when you may run into the hazards of injuries, AMS, illness, infections, or accidents.

Sometimes, the circumstances may also necessitate the prompt helicopter search, and transfer which are no doubt very hard to afford. Thus, you must have a personal travel insurance that has the coverage for the hiking sports till 5700 m altitude at least.

If you have this coverage, your insurer will look after the expenses for your Heli evacuations till the mentioned elevation. Also it will be very wise on your part to also integrate the medical coverage along with the financial protection against theft, robbery, or damage of your personal items.

Permits for the Luxury Everest Base Camp Trek with Helicopter Return

Trekking in any part of the Khumbu region compulsion the need for two special permits. One permit is for the uninterrupted journey inside the ground of the Sagarmatha (Everest) National Park and second for the trekking into the Khumbu Local Area.

Our agent will oversee the formal preparation of the permits in the tourism office of Kathmandu on the second day of your arrival. Otherwise, our guide may also procure them at Lukla or Monjo border towns.

3000 NPR each for the Sagarmatha Park and 2000 NPR each for the Khumbu will be the needed payments which are part of the total expense of our trip package cost.