Best Time to trek on Everest Base Camp

The best season for trekking on the Everest Base Camp is during Autumn and Spring, the months of September, October, November, March, April and May. 

During the Autumn season, the months of September, October and November, the weather is clear with warm temperatures and the visibility is great. As the weather is mild it's very easy to trek around he Everest Base Camp. The Spring season of March, April and May are also the best time to trek on Everest Base Camp. The spring season brings a change in the topography of the region and the destination comes to life with endless rows of different colored rhododendron, moss and orchid draped trees, colorful undergrowth stretching for miles and the snowy white mountains peak on the backdrop of clear blue skies.

Drinking Water

Trekking in higher altitude, Drinking water is the most essential needs that every trekkers are concerned with. It is said that trekkers must drink 3 to 4 litres of water everyday to save energy and keep hydrated. Normally, local people drink the water from tap or springs however water available from taps or springs are not considered as safe or fresh for Trekkers. It is recommended that you should drink boiled water, filtered or purified water. You can ask at tea houses or lodges to provide boiled water or you can also purify the water using purification tablets.

Electricity and Internet facilities

Electricity is available throughout the Everest Base Camp trek. The lower sections are powered by hydroelectricity, while the higher up electricity is solar powered. You can charge your devices throughout the Everest Base Camp trek, but it will cost you extra. As the electricity is produced by solar power, there may not be availability of charging sockets in your room. Since there are limited multi plugs, you can ask the receptionist to charge your phone by paying extra charges on hourly basis. 

There is good access of internet facilities throughout the trekking trail. Generally, internet services provided through Everest Link Wifi or by using the sim of Nepal Telecom. Internet may be quite slow in the tea houses or lodges due to the over connection of more devices on same router.

ATM facilities

Everest Base Camp trekking trail passes through the remote villages of the Himalaya therefore there is not any facilities of ATM throughout the entire trekking route. You can get the wide facilities of ATM in cities, you have to withdraw enough money before starting your trek.

Payment and Extra Money

While Trekking, payment are done even for a small materials. The payment are done for basic needs such as food, drinks and accommodation throughout the trekking. If you don't have enough clothing or materials for packing list and transportation plus hiring a guide and porter, you have to make payment for that. These types of payment are done through estimated budget for trekking. Besides that, payment for snacks, hard drinks or charging devices requires are done through extra money. It is good idea to carry some extra money along with you while trekking on Everest Base Camp.

Preparation

Everest Base Camp trek is situated at higher altitude up to 5,555 meters at Kalapatthar. So, a good preparation is required to succeed the trek. You have to be fully prepared with all the essential documents, insurance paper, and both physically and mentally. Since the trekking trail is not in isolated area, you won't need a special permit from government but you have to make travel insurance compulsorily to trek on base camp of Everest. Plus you have to prepared through physically and mentally too. You have to improve your physical and mental fitness as the succession of the trek highly depends on your physical and mental ability. You can improve your physical and mental strength by running, swimming, short hiking and joining gym classes or yoga classes.

Visa Process to Enter Nepal

Every foreign citizens except the citizens of India will require a visa to enter Nepal. If you are interested to trek in Nepal, you will need a tourist visa. You can get visa from the embassy of Nepal in your country or from airport on your arrival by fulfilling the following requirements:

·         Your original passport valid for at least next two months and two blank visa pages.

·         Photocopies of the personal information page of your passport.

·         At least one recent passport size picture of yourself.

·         The completed and signed Nepal Tourist Visa Application form.

·         Valid return flight or travel ticket.

·         Proof of sufficient financial means.

·         Proof of having paid the Nepal visa fee. 

Health and Safety

Trekking is generally very rewarding and a lifetime experience. While trekking at Everest Base Camp, health and safety should always kept in mind as it lies in the higher altitude in the Himalaya region. Regarding your safety make sure you have proper clothing, have insurance, water purification tablets or carbon filters, first aid kit, medications, and torch light are packed before starting your trek. While trekking always stay on mountain side, avoid drinking alcohol, ascend slowly after passing more than 3000 meters of altitude, keep updated with weather and listen to the advice provided by guide and trekking agency.

Insurance

For trekking in Nepal, trekkers need to make travel insurance compulsorily. Without travel insurance you are not allowed to trek in Nepal because the majority of trekking lies at higher altitude in the lap of Himalayas and sudden incident might happen while trekking like snowfall or Avalanches. It should cover all the sufficient medicinal facilities and helicopter evacuation facilities while you are in danger. 

Transportation

Transportation for Everest Base Camp trekking, both air and road transportation are involved. You can fly to Lukla Airport from Kathmandu on plane and start trekking towards Everest Base Camp or there is another option of taking jeep to Salleri of Phakding and start your trekking. Beside this, there is another option of reaching on starting point of Everest Base Camp by the help of Bus or Jeep. It is one of the easy accesses to get to Everest as the road is linked with Kathmandu and Lukla which is the gateway of Everest Base Camp trek and start trekking. While returning to Kathmandu after completing the trek, you can use the same means of transportation that you used to reach Lukla.

Guide and Porters

Guides and Porters will provide you wonderful services with safety issues. We provide you a friendly and well experienced guide and porters for your trekking on Everest Base Camp. A guide will give you all the necessary information about weather, villages and vegetation throughout the trek. He will select the comfortable food and accommodation for you during trek. A porter will carry your luggage throughout the entire trekking trail to make sure you have a comfortable journey. A porter will carry a maximum of 10 to 15 kg of luggage.

Hot Shower and Laundry

Almost all of the tea houses or lodges will provide you a facilities of hot shower and Laundry in the trekking trail of Everest Base Camp. Only in rare cases you won't get such facilities. In the absence of such facilities you will be given a bucket of hot water for shower or doing laundry. Remember you have to pay yourself for hot water or laundry.

Responsible tourism

We strongly believe in Responsible Tourism as our policies are guided by social, economic and environment responsibility. Everest Base Camp is considered as a gem of Nepal with its lush variation of alpine and rhododendron forest, flora and fauna found in this region. We encourage our customers to do friendly trekking without affecting the beauty and uniqueness of culture of the trekking site. We wish to preserve our local culture, customs and bio diversity so we are continuously developing new potential area for sustainable, cultural and Eco-friendly trips.

Booking Confirmation

Everest Base Camp is one of the most popular trekking trails of Nepal. If you are interested to book a trip for Everest Base Camp, you have to go through online product. Our Bold Himalaya trekking agency has its own website, where you can fulfill the asked information or you can phone us on our phone number for the trip booking confirmation.

Once your trip booking request reached to us, we sincerely suggest you the final procedure for the trip booking by the advance payment of the trip. Non Refundable Budget of 20 percentage is required to confirm the trip booking on your selected adventurous trekking area.

Last minute Booking

Booking done on last hour or within 24 hours before trek starts is considered as last minute booking. We accept your last minute booking and excellently organize your last minute booking trips as much as possible. We won't let you feel that it was a rush decision and remember last minute booking should be done 24 hours before trek begins otherwise we can't accept your booking.

Postponed Trips 

Before your itinerary starts, if you are gone through some issues and there is any problem that you couldn't attempt the trek then you can postponed the trip. If there is any cases of bad weather or certain incident like Nepal Banda, then the trip will be postponed to another time by our agencies.

Nepal Visa Information

Nepal visas can be easily obtained from the Government of Nepal or Nepalese Embassy or Consulate office located in your country. You can get a visa from the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on your arrival or from any other entry point in Nepal. Make sure to bring a few sets of your passport size photos visa fees are inexpensive. Or, you can apply for a visa in a near embassy or either you can travel to Nepal and get a visa on arrival. We will assist you to settle your visa work too. 

Everest Base Camp Trek Packing List (Gear List For Everest Base Camp Trek

Clothing items-  Caps/Hat, Warm hats (Banie), jackets(Down, fleece jacket, Water Proof), shirts, Thermal Set( Base Layer), t-shirts, trousers/Hiking Pants (warm & waterproof), Neck Gaiter, Gloves (Inner & Insulated), Towel, Undergarments

Bag packs and Bags – Day Pack, at least you have a 45-50 liters backpack or Duffel bag that can put your necessary items

Footwear- Trekking Shoes, sandals, sucks (Warm) at list 4 pairs, Gaiters (for Winter)

 Sleeping Bags- sleeping bags at least -15 to -20 for winter, Sleeping bag liner

Electronics items- Camera, Headlamp or touche with batteries, portable charger( Power Bank)

Accessories - Eye wears (Sun Glass), Trekking Poles, Water Bottle (Hydration Bladder), Crampons/ microspikes (For Winter only) 

Miscellaneous-  Safety and First aid items & medicine (Including Oximeter & Thermometer), Bag cover/pack covers, Money Belt, hand sanitizer, Sun cream, Toothbrush, tooth cream, Shop, Shampoo, Toilet paper, Booties(for winter) Mitten( For winter) Cards, Shanks, chocolates, Money, Passport, Travel insurance.