After arriving at Kathmandu Airport and finishing immigration and customs, you’ll step into a bustling pickup area full of taxis, porters, and hotel staff. Don’t worry—stay calm and look for the Hi On Life signboard. Once you spot it, walk over and we’ll guide you from there.

At the hotel, we’ll give you a warm welcome and a short briefing about your activities, local customs, and helpful tips for your stay. We’ll also collect a few documents, so please keep them handy.

• Original Pasport
• Travel/ Medical Insurance (photo copy)

In the evening we will go for a traditional Nepali dinner at Kathmandu’s finest Nepali restaurant to end the day.

Fly to Phaplu: 30 mins
Drive to Bung: 4 hours
Elevation of Phaplu: 2415 m
Elevation of Bung: 1700m

An early morning scenic mountain flight from Kathmandu to Phaplu. Upon arrival to Phaplu, we will take a jeep to Bung which will take about four hour. 

Bung is a Himalayan village in Solukhumbu and the heart of Mahakulung Rural Municipality. Set at 1700 meters near the Dudhkoshi and Hunku valleys, it’s home mainly to the Kulung community. Life here revolves around farming, tradition, and growing trekking routes that quietly connect Bung to the high mountains beyond.

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Trekking: 4 hours
Elevation of Khiraule: 2400 m

The trek follows a gentle and gradual climb through paddy fields and picturesque houses with breathtakingly beautiful landscape as a backdrop.

Khiraule is a quiet Sherpa village tucked high in the Himalayan foothills. It feels wonderfully untouched—pine forests, open meadows, and snow peaks in the distance. Life moves slowly here, guided by Buddhist traditions, warm Sherpa hospitality, and a deep sense of peace far from crowded Everest trails.

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Trekking: 4 hours
Elevation: 3600 m

We begin with a gradual climb through bamboo and rhododendron forest for roughly three hours to reach Surke la. There a re a few tea shops, perfect for taking a lunch break.The trail continues through Rhododendron and bamboo forest and soon we come out in the open where there are a few timber depot and sheep pastures. The trail continues north of this open pasture and climbs a ridge with bamboo forest and after a couple of hours we reach Cholem Kharka.

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In the morning we take an acclimatization hike. We ascend about 500m and come back to the lodge by lunch time. Rest of the day is free for exploring the area, washing etc.

Trekking: 4 to 5 hours
Elevation: 4200 m

The trail climbs steeply to a small pass which takes about a couple of hours. There are fantastic views of the Hinku valley and the peaks of Kusum Kanguru and Khyasar Khang. After taking a short break we continue to climb; now an even steeper switchback made of stone staircase until we reach Hurhure pass at 4200m. Soon we reach a small tea shop where we can get warm drinks depending on then season. We take a lunch break here. Another 45 mins climb will bring us to the highest pass at 4500m. After the pass it is about 30 mins descend to Panch Pokhari, which are a cluster of 5 lakes and hence the name. We usually take packed lunch this day and this place with the views of the lake is an excellent place to stop for lunch. After this break it is an easy 40 mins walk to our camp.

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Trekking: 6 to 7 hours
Elevation: 3600 m

The trail climbs steeply for about 45 mins to a pass. From here there are great views of the valley ahead. The trail is undulating and follows the side of the exposed mountain for about 2hours until we start to descend gently down to the tree line. Here we stop for lunch. After lunch we descend steeply into a rhododendron and birch forest and after about a couple of hours we reach the bank of the Hinku Khola. From here we ascend gradually following the river upstream for about an hour to reach Khote.  Kothe is a small and beautiful village that gives an impression of a village from a wild-west Hollywood movie. There are several lodges and shops selling trekking clothes and local bars with “carrom board” which is a kind of table snooker with small discs instead of balls. Here we also have the check post of Makalu Barun national park. We will need to entry your permits and pay national park fees.

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After having trekked for 6 days through rough terrain and steep ascents and descents we deserve a rest day here at Kothe. This day is mainly to let you relax your tired muscles and build up energy and get prepared physically and mentally for the days ahead. You can also utilize this day for showers, washing clothes etc.

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Trekking: 4 hours
Elevation: 4400 m

Today is an easy walk with not much climbs, but watch out for loose falling rocks along the bank of the river. We will follow the river upstream along the erosion caused by the river system. It is a gentle and gradual ascent along the bank of the river for about 4 hours before we reach Thangna. Thangna is situated at an even flat area with breath magnificent views of the mountain peaks surrounding it. The peaks of Kyashar Kang lies towards the North and Kusum Kang Guru and Kangtega glacier towards North West. There are a few lodges here. We will stop here for the night.

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Trekking: 4 hours
Elevation: 5000 m

Today is again an easy walk following the Hinku Khola. There are no steep ascends and descends and most of the time we are gradually climbing without even noticing the gain of elevation. We can see the Mera La right in front of us. Just about an hour before reaching Kahre, we will start to climb steeply until we reach Khare by lunch time. Upon arrival to Khare, we will have lunch and settle to our rooms. In the afternoon we will take a gentle exploration of the area.

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Today we will have some ice climbing training and safety instruction. For those who have never walked with big climbing boots and crampons, it is an excellent opportunity to practice that. After lunch we will go through your climbing gears and make necessary preparations for the climb.

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Trekking: 3 to 4 hours
Elevation: 5400 m

Right from the lodge we will start to climb gently and steadily along a ridge. There are amazing views of the mountains surrounding us and after an hour and a half climbing along this gentle ridge, we reach the bottom of the Mera glacier. There are a few sections here where we have to clip on to fix ropes as we climb the steep sections of the glacier. Once we climb this section, we are above the steep section and we walk across the Mera glacier. There are a few section where we will require to walk on crampons. It takes about 3 to 4 hours to reach Mera La, which is a beautiful snow covered pass between the Hinku basin and the Honku basin that leads to Mt. Baruntse. We will camp right on top of this pass.

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Trekking: 3 hours
Elevation: 5780 m

Today will be an easy and relaxing morning since it is only about 2 to 2 ½ hours climb to High Camp from our camp. After an amazing morning having breakfast at the snow covered pass we will continue to climb to High Camp. It is a not so steep climb along the snow field to High Camp. We will reach High camp at lunch time. After lunch we settle in to our tents and make final preparations for your big day the next day. We will make sure everything from climbing gears, clothes and accessories are ready and you may take some rest since it will be an early morning the next day.

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Trekking: 10 to 12 hours
Elevation: 6476 m

We will wake up around 2 AM. Breakfast will be served right away in your tent, which will be some museli/ porridge, biscuits and nuts and some tea. We recommend you to carry your favorite snacks for the climb. At around 3 AM we start the climb and so it begins. The first part of the climb is a gentle ascent of about 20 to 25 degrees with switch backs along the face leading to the summit. We will climb on main rope attached to each member in groups of 4 to 5. We reach the bottom of the final ice serac, which leads to the summit, after a steady 5 to 6 hours climb. From the bottom of this serac we will fix rope and you will need to climb the fixed ropes using jumars for about 20 meters. Soon we are at the summit!

The views are unfathomable with views of 5 of the world’s highest mountains viz. Mt. Everest, Mt. Kanchendzonga, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Makalu and Mt. Cho Oyu dominating the Northern Skyline. Towards the South, you can see the cascading hills receding towards the Great plains of India.

After a victorious moment spent at the summit, we will start to descend down. It is a good 11 to 12 hours day from High Camp to summit and back to Khare.

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Trekking: 5 hours
Elevation: 3600 m

We will retrace our way back to Kothe down the Hinku valley. We arrive Kothe early, so you can use this opportunity to take shower.

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Helicopter: 15 mins

Morning Helicopter ride to Phaplu which takes about 15 mins. If we are able to take an early morning flight to Phaplu, then we will take a jeep to Thade so that the next day drive is shorter. Otherwise, we will explore Phaplu and take a jeep the next day to Kathmandu.

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We have allowed this extra day as a buffer day in case of flight cancellation from Lukla back to Kathmandu. If we have not used this day for any delays contributed to flight cancellations, then we can use this day for sightseeing around Kathmandu valley.

Places you will visit:

Boudhanath Stupa: It is the largest stupa in Nepal and the holiest Tibetan Buddhist temple outside Tibet.

Kathmandu Durbar Square: Commonly called Basantapur Darbar  is one of three Durbar (royal palace) Squares in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Durbar Square was surrounded with spectacular architecture that showed the skills of the Newar artists and craftsmen over several centuries, but several buildings in the Square collapsed due to a major earthquake on 25 April 2015.