Gokyo lake and Renjo-la pass Trekking Itinerary

Outline Itinerary

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Day 01: Arrival and transfer to Hotel in Kathmandu 1,400 m.

Upon arrival at Kathmandu Airport, our airport representative will meet you and coordinate a transfer to the hotel. The rest of the time is free.

Distance cover: 6 km.

Journey time: 30 min.

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals: No


  • No meals
  • Hotel
  • 1,400 m

Fly to Lukla and begin the trek through the Tamang and Sherpa villages. Lukla is mostly inhabited by Sherpa tribes. The trail goes gradually flat to Phakding. 

Note: In high season (October/November and April/May), all the STOL flights may be conducted from Ramechap-Lukla-Ramechap to avoid air traffic and delays. Kathmandu to Ramechap is 130 km/4 hours. The flight to Lukla from Ramechap is just 15 minutes.

Kathmandu- Lukla air distance: 138 km./86 miles

Flight time: 30 min.

Trekking distance: 8 km.

Trekking hours: 4 hrs.

Altitude descend: 220 m.

Meals: BLD

Accommodation: Hotel/guest house (attached bath)


  • Full Board Meals
  • Hotel/Guest house
  • 2,620 m

You are approaching the Himalayas closely. Viewing all-mountain and pine forests and following the yak takes you to Namche Bazar. On the way, you will have your first encounter of Mt. Everest, Amadablem, Thamserku, and many more.

Distance covered: 9/10 km.

Trekking time: 7 hrs.

Altitude gain: 820 m.

Accommodation: Hotel/ Guest House(Attached bath)

Meals: BLD

  • BLD
  • Hotel/Guest House
  • 3,440 m.

Optional hike to (Everest view hotel in Syangboche) or Khumjung Monastery This monastery is famous for Yeti Skull, Everest view Hotel, Hillary School, and its surroundings. Overnight at Guest house. 

Hiking Distance: 3 km

Trekking time: 4 hours

Altitude gain: 340 m.

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals: BLD

  • BLD
  • Hotel/Guest House
  • 3,440 m.

Thame is the north direction of Namche. Thame is the world-famous, legendary Sherpa village. The village has an ancient Monastery and offers Pooja daily for good health and success of mountaineering and high pass trekking

Distance cover: 6 km.

Trekking time: 3 hrs.

Altitude gain: 360 m.

Accommodation: Hotel/Guest house

Meals: BLD


  • BLD
  • Guest House
  • 3,800 m./12540 ft.

We still have to follow the Trans Himalayan trade route to Tibet. The valley is most windy, and tea houses are not well built for the trekkers. We stay in the small tea house for our cold night and nest day, long way uphill to Renjo-la. 

Distance cover: 8 km.

Trekking time: 5 hrs.

Altitude gain: 580 m.

Accommodation: Guest House

Meals: BLD


  • BLD
  • Tea House
  • 4,380 m

 Walking all the way uphill to Renjo-la top, an amazing view of Ngozumpa-largest glacier in the Nepal Himalaya, and a view from the ridge above Gokyo Everest, Cho Oyu, Makalu, and Lhotse are visible at once. It is probably the best panorama you can see from the Renjo-la top. Trek to Gokyo lake and overnight.

Distance cover: 7 km.

Trekking time: 7 hrs.

Altitude gain: 980 m.

Accommodation: Hotel/Guest house

Meals: BLD


  • BLD
  • Hotel/Guest house
  • 4,750 m./15,584 ft

 Walk to Gokyo Ri (5,316m)-Ngozumpa-largest glacier in the Nepal Himalaya, and view from the ridge above Gokyo Everest, Cho Oyu, Makalu, and Lhotse at once. The view of the tremendous ice ridge between Cho Oyu and Gyachung Kang is one of the most dramatic in the Khumbu region. Optional hike up to Cho Oyu base camp or fifth lake for mountain and glacier walks.

Distance cover: 2 km.

Trekking time: 4 hrs.

Altitude gain:610 m.

Accommodation: Hotel/Guest house

Meals: BLD

  • BLD
  • Guest House/Hotel
  • 4,750 m./15,584 ft

 As the path descends and faces the Thamserku and Kusun Khangkru Mountains, the valley, many herbs and sorbet vegetation are seen along the way feels more easy to breathe. Overnight at the guest house.

Distance covered: 13 km.

Trekking time: 7 hrs. 

Altitude descend: 550 m.

Accommodation: Guest House 

Meals: BLD

  • BLD
  • Guest House
  • 4,200 m./13,760 ft

Even though heading downhill, hill, lot of ups and downhills make tired very quickly than you thought. Phortse to Maha Danda will be the tough uphill for everybody. Visit Khumjung village, Hospital, Hillary School, and the Old Monastery, where you can see the skull of Yeti. Trek 1.5 hours to Lamche for overnight at Guest House.

Distance covered: 11 km

Trekking time: 5 hours

Altitude descend: 750 m.

Accommodation: Hotel(attached bath)

Meals: BLD

  • BLD
  • Guest House
  • 3440m

The path is gradually going down which will take about 2 hours to Namche. Along the way, you will see many mountain goats, birds, different kinds of flowers, the Mani wall, and a prayer flag. We are trekking down to Lukla to catch your next-day flight back to Kathmandu. Most flights leave in the morning for good visibility. Overnight at Guest house. 

Distance covered: 19 km.

Trekking time: 7 hours

Altitude descend: 600 m.

Accommodation: Hotel(Attached Bath)


  • BLD
  • Hotel
  • 2840 m.

Morning fly to Kathmandu and transfer to hotel. Rest of the day is free, You may do your things

Air distance: 138 km./86 miles

Flight time: 30 min.

  • BLD
  • Hotel
  • 1,400 m.
  • Breakfast