Rising above the eastern ridge of Himalaya, Ama Dablam (6812 m asl) looks undeniably beautiful and renders a picturesque view of other ranges from the top. The name of this mountain literally means ‘Mothers Necklace’, which actually befits with its appearance. When viewed from a distance, the peak looks exactly like a mother holding a baby on open palms (long ridges by the sides) and the hanging glacier appears much the same as a necklace (Dablam, worn by Sherpas). This mountain looks no less heavenly.
Ama Dablam Base Camp trek is loved by the adventure junkies from around the globe because of its extreme height (almost perpendicular). As you make your way up to the base camp, you will see the spectacular view of other fellow ranges behind the level of your eye. This trek takes you along the ancient trading route of Namche alongside the rhododendron woodlands and lush forests. The hike to Khumjung and Khunde gives insight into the Buddhist culture and lifestyle. How they make their living in such a harsh environment will surely keep you in awe. At the end of the day, you will realize that the whole trip became incredibly awesome not just because of mountains, but with the colorful chortens, marvelous Gompas, and prayer flags turning into the air all the time.
Get ready to kick-off on this remarkable ride!!!
Day 1: Arrival in Nepal (Kathmandu)
Day 2: Sightseeing around the Kathmandu valley (1,338 m)
Day 3: Fly to Lukla (2,840 m) and Trek to Phakding (2,610 m) - 4 hours
Day 4: Phakding to Namche (3,440 m) -6:30 hours
Day 5: Namche: Acclimatization Day - 5-6 hours
Day 6: Namche to Pangboche (3,930 m) – 6 hours
Day 7: Pangboche to Ama Dablam Base Camp (4,600 m) to Pangboche – 6 hours
Day 8: Pangboche to Namche (3,440 m) - 5 hours
Day 9: Namche to Lukla (2,840 m) – 7 hours
Day 10: Fly back to Kathmandu
Day 11: Fly back to home
Once you arrive in Nepal, one of our representatives will meet you at the exit point of the airport. He will guide you through the winding streets of Kathmandu to your hotel and then, help you familiarize with the cultures and customs of Nepal. If you felt like strolling around then, be sure to taste the incredible Momos (dumplings) of Nepal (offered in varieties of fillings).
The best times to explore the historical sites in Kathmandu are the early morning when the sun just wakes up, and the late afternoon, when the sun tends to sleep down the horizon. At these two times, the historical structures of Kathmandu are lively and more beautiful than at any other parts of the day. Because of time limitations, we will only be able to explore 4 of the 7 UNESCO listed cultural heritage sites in Kathmandu. But, if you wish to visit other sites as well then, we can extend a day more in your itinerary for further sightseeing.
Catch the earliest possible flight to Lukla Airport in one of the shortest runways of the world. This flight takes you about 25-45 minutes, but each moment on the air is filled with adventure. The lush hills and incredibly white snowy mountains create a pleasant and enjoyable atmosphere. Upon landing, we will start-off on our half-day trek to Phakding.
For the first couple of hours, the trail passes through the quaint Sherpa settlements and farm fields until arriving at a wonderful village of Choplung. The trail then descends to Ghat. But, just before reaching there, the spectacular peak of Kusum Kanguru rewards us with its incredible outlook. Within a short while, we will be in our lodge at Phakding.
Because of the altitude and terrain, the trek to Namche becomes more demanding, both physically and mentally. However, each moment is worth stepping into.
We will cross a suspension bridge that shows the way ahead to Toctoc, where a wonderful waterfall surprises us with its unique appearance. Within a couple of minutes, another waterfall rewards us with its furious water flow at Bengkar. From there, the trail continues to the Sagarmatha National Park, a UNESCO listed natural heritage site. In this forest, the rumors of encountering the red panda may exaggerate your expectations from the walk, but these are very rare. A beautiful Kani Gate welcomes you to the village of Namche.
Namche is a perfect spot for acclimatization. The souvenir stalls and the handicraft vendors in the marketplace of Namche have all the reasons to startle you. Plus, it is best to pull a few hours extra to explore the museums and monasteries of Namche. For a side trip, hike to the Khumjung and Khunde. While Khumjung is popular for its classic monastery, Khunde has the historical Hillary Hospital, founded by Sir Edmund Hillary. Both of these places are rustic in appearance but rich in cultures and rituals.
To reach Pangboche, you will have to travel a long way through the Phortse. But, once you reach there, the views are all yours. On the way to Phortse, a large overhanging rock, lingering by the side of the hill, offers the best views of the mountains, especially the Ama Dablam peak on the eastern skyline. Further ahead, the quaint Sherpa settlements and Buddhist monasteries flavor your journey. Upon arriving at the Pangboche, explore the well-made monastery on the north of the main settlement.
The hike to the Ama Dablam Base camp is not going to be an easy one as the more you proceed, the steeper the trail becomes. For the first couple of hours, the trail follows a zigzag route, but once it starts ascending along the steep bluffs, the views of the Dingboche and the surrounding peaks of Nuptse and Lhotse appear spectacular. It is a tough ascend to the Base camp. Once you are there, descend back to Pangboche. The descent is much easier than the ascent.
From Pangboche, we will retrace the steps back to the Namche for the overnight stay. You may as well choose the alternative route via the Tengboche if you want to explore more of the Everest Region. Upon arriving at Namche, visit the places that you have missed in the early days.
The trail to Lukla descends from the Namche through the Sagarmatha National Park to Phakding and finally Namche. Although the surrounding appears familiar, the waterfalls and mountains still appear astonishing.
Catch the earliest possible flight to Kathmandu and feel the thrill of the amazing mountains and ridges.
Finally, the time has come to return home. But, if you like to stay more in Nepal and try out other adventures, then we are ready to assist you. Otherwise, we will drop you to the airport and give you a warm farewell.
Well experienced local guides and proper mountain porters and well management are main rules to make our customers satisfied. Experiences of the two decades in tourism sector managing their trekking plan and others activities properly to make their ’s dream to bring into the reality according to our customer’s interest, time and trekking areas. We focus on suitable, comfortable and safety plans for our valuable guests to experiences doing mainly trekking, climbing and any tours without ant obstacles. Our team always focus on to provides services to meet our guests ‘s targets, destination and aims in the remote areas of the Himalaya with open heart.
We are easy going local company to manage every single plan for our guests according to their interest. What we say is” GUEST IS GOD”. We value the guests first in our business. What we have is experienced staffs to manage every single thing easily in proper way. Well experienced field staff such as Guides and helpers/porters are the main back bone to stand among you to provides best services. “COME AS A GUEST GO AS A FRIEND”.
We spent more than two decades supporting to the local people in remote area of Nepal. We always provide proper local guides for the proper trekking area/routes. All guides are trained by Nepal government with some training of the First aids. All field staffs are selected sincerely to make sure you are in right in high mountains. Friendly Nepal team is coordinating to peoples who are scattering on the all over the world. I hope our two-decade working experiences in mountains and management in tourism sector may help you to explore the Nepal with confident with right people!!!
We can rent or hire, most of the trekking gear in Kathmandu/Nepal such as a four-season sleeping bag, Puffy down jackets, Micro pikes, trekking shoes, and others. we help you to hire or rent all required trekking gear before your trekking.
Hired trekking gears are must to keep safely if rented gears found damaged then you need to pay the same coast of the gear. You should keep certain amount of money to rent trekking gears. Normally, Trekking gears shop keep deposit $ 100 USD for a sleeping bag and a Puffy down jacket. Renting charge per day is approx. USD 1.50.
One of the re-presentative from Friendly Nepal treks come with private bus or car to pick you up from Tribhuvan airport and drop you in your guest house. With your details of the international flight and your full name, they will be standing in front of the arrival gate in Nepal airport.
Easily you can recognize the staff from Friendly Nepal treks with their T-Short and your name in holding bord. we always make you sure you are in right destination.
Tourists easily can apply their Nepali Visa upon the arrival in Tribhuvan Airport. It may take a few 30 minutes because same time a lot of tourists in the same process to obtain the Nepali Visa in Nepal Airport.
What you can do is please fill the all details to apply the Nepali Visa before landing the Tribhuvan Airport. It help you to obtain visa quicker than usual. You should bring passport photo copy and passport size Photo to apply the Nepali visa in the Nepal Airport.
Trekking in Himalayas are mostly remote. In modern days there are many choices of food menu in every guest house in mountains and serve you proper ordered food. You can enjoy with continental breakfast with fresh fruit as well as lunch and dinner with verities of continental American, Nepali, and Indian foods with hot soups. Most of the food in high mountain supply by helicopter or local porter. Mostly in mountain you get Potatoes items, rice Items, Pasta, Pizza items, breads items and proper vegetables.
Dhal Bhat is the well- known food in Nepal that you get everywhere, Food in mountain cook properly by proper experienced cook. Local food is mostly organic and grown in same region. So, you can enjoy your trek with proper food in high Himalaya. We suggest you to have local food which are grown locally by local peoples.
You can leave your non-trekking gears in Kathmandu hotel safely. Every Hotel, they have proper safe store room to keep the non-trekking gears for the Hotel guests.
Hotel provides you TAG/receive to make sure that your non trekking gears or others backpack are stored in certain hotel. You get your stored belonging when you want. You no need to pay any money to store your luggage.
Flexibilities are the main prior for our guests. Just you send us your international flight tickets and passport copy with PP size photo to make all required trekking permit for your booked trek.
If you booked trek for the Everest, Upper Mustang, kanchenjanga, Dolpo region and other remote areas then you should deposit 15 percent ahead of time to manage flight, trekking permits.
1 porter carry 20-25 kg in high Himalaya in trekking. We have weight limit for Porters because they need to carry their backpack too, So, 20 kg per porter is quite limit weight excluding porter bag pack.
Every 2 guests get 1 porter. Porter are main backbone of the trekking. And good supporters.
Mid-winter treks are getting popular in Nepal. And numbers of tourists are increasing in mid-winter. The data of the report of every trekking areas shows that mid-winter trekkers are increasing in good way.
All are related with global warming, and high glaciers are melting unusually. So, number of tourists are trekking in Nepal in mid- winter. However, you need well preparation with right trekking gears to deal with minus temperature.
We value the safety of yours in mountain or anywhere in Nepal. So, highly suggested to bring travel insurance to cover mighty accident or if anything went wrong to anybody in unexpected ways in remote trekking route. Travel insurance help you to cover your expenditure if you need emergency rescue from mountain to nearest hospital or treatment in Nepal.
Equally travel insurance give you mentally secure and you will find life is safe with travel insurance.
You get warm and nice hot shower every day if you want. Every guest house they have hot shower service, mostly you get hot shower which runs by electricity or cooking gas.
Per shower, per person cost approx $5 USD. In some trekking region such as Dolpo, Manaslu, Kanchejanga and other remote area them don not have proper hot shower but provide hot buckets water for shower.
Safe drinking water is most important to make sure you are in good shape in mountain. We suggest you to get normal drinking water from water tap or gest house and use water purify tablets and wait 30 minute to drink.
Filtering the water from the river or water tap is the also best way to get safe drinking water in trekking but you should come with proper filtering water bottle.
Bottled- water also available to drink but we discourage to use bottled-water to keep environment clean.
We value your goal and always give first priority of what you want. So easily you can customize any trekking area according to you interest, time, we are quite flexible to customize your trekking as your request as can as possible.
Written plan in webpage may not work out for you sometime because of your interest and time or you want to extra days somewhere you like. This is most asked question for us and please feel free and we always customize or make any itinerary according to you interest, time.
Best months for the trekking are the September to Mid-January, which is known as Autumn season and mainly most of the trekkers love to trek during the Autumn because of the beautiful weather and clear days and less chance to get heavy snow in high mountain, Autumn coordinate best weather than others season.
During the Autumn season in high mountain weather would be sunny with plus temperature and some snow refreshment over 3000m. charming mountains are shine with stunning glacier with lush forest lower down.
Second best months are the February to mid-June, which is known as spring season. During the Spring season trekkers have opportunities to glance the colourful Rhododendron flowers in the elevation of the below 3000m and others alpine flowers blooms in late spring season. Weather would be little windy with some hailstones in hilly region and some snow refreshment in high mountain.
Number of solo women- trekkers are trekking in mountain and Nepal is the still safe country for the solo trekkers in mountain. Solo women always safe with Friendly Nepal.
Some exercises are important before the hitting the mountain, everyday running for 1 hour for few weeks, jugging, and Gym and stay active and proper food with high carb as well as jumping.
Hiking up and down every day makes your muscle strong and keep fit your body. Move around your body, push up and down, play food ball, volley ball and other game which gives you physical exercises.
Well mental preparation plays main roles to trek in Himalayas. Be positive with mountains, get enough information regarding the coming trek. And Planning well to get ready to climb up and down.
Depend on where you are going to trek, some wherein big town they may have ATM machine to draw the money but most of the trekking places in mountain there are not any ATM, So Credit cards is not worth using in mountain.
Make sure getting enough cash with some contingency budget for the trekking.
It cost you depend how much you spend. Approx $ 20-25 USD is quite enough for additional expenditures. You can buy water, chocolates, coffee and Biscuits and others fancy things.
Minus 10 sleeping bags require from September to November and minus 20 sleeping bags require from early December to mid- January). In case of the weather change in high mountain then you get extra banket in additional cost.
You can charge easily your batteries, cell phone, camera in trekking/mountains. When you entre the mountain region the mostly , every guest house have sollar systems to charge you electric equipment, make sure charging your batteries before the sun go down. At least you get chance to charge your batteries, and other electric equipment.
Note: if weather get change in bad way then no any charging in high mountains because of the no sun.
Definitely you get enough boiled or hot water in trekking in the additional cost.
In Annapurna, Langtang and Manaslu and mustang, hot water is little cheaper than in Everest , Makalu, Kanchenjang.
It cost you $2 -5 USD per litter for the boil water in trekking.
You should bring passport size photos -4 pieces.
Passport photo copy – 1 Piece.
Your Travel insurance’s Photo copy -1 piece.
Sure, you can extend the trekking days during the trek, just coordinate with guide and company few days ago you decided.
Some people may like to stay somewhere in nice places more days more than written plan or spend more time in KTM or Pokhara or somewhere.
You can extend your trekking with extra days.
Depend where you are trekking, there are internet services in mountain, If you are trekking in Everest, Annapurna, Langtang, Manaslu and Upper mustang then easily you get internate services in every guesthouses in additional cost.
If you are trekking in far remote areas such as Kanchejanga, Upper Dolpo and Narphu Valleys then internet services are limits.
Amazing Nepal, A great guide
Amazing Nepal, A great guide Oct 2018 I went to Nepal as a black, female, solo traveller in Oct 2017 and Santa was my guide for the Annapurna circuit. I contacted some of the frequent posters on these boards and others and Santa’s name came up a few times. Still, it felt like a leap of faith to book a 3 week trip with someone I’d never met before! I needn’t have worried, I had an amazing time (Nepal really is beautiful) and Santa is so experienced I felt that I was in very safe hands. I found him to be kind, patient and good company without being intrusively so. I met plenty of travellers who had decide to do the Annapurna Circuit without a guide. I was glad for Santa’s expertise and thought that that this was well worth the expense.