Tengboche Monastery Trekking

Tengboche Monastery (or Thyangboche Monastery), also known as Dawa Choling Gompa lies in the Tengboche village in Khumjung in the Khumbu region of eastern Nepal. It is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of the Sherpa community. Situated at 3,870 metres, the monastery is the largest gompa in the Khumbu region of Nepal. Built in 1916 by Lama Gulu, it has strong links to its mother monastery - the Rongbuk Monastery in Tibet. It is the most important monastery for the Sherpas of the Khumbu region where Mani Rimdu – the most important festival of the Sherpa people is celebrated. It falls on the autumn season when large groups of tourists visit the Khumbu region to trek to Everest Base Camp and to witness the festival which lasts for nineteen days.

Tengboche became known to the world after Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzin Norgay Sherpa made the first ascent of Mount Everest in 1953. As the monastery sits atop a hill at the confluence of the Dudh Koshi and Imja Khola at an altitude of 3,867 meters on the main route to the Base Camp of Mount Everest, it offers spectacular views of some of the world's highest mountains including Ama Dablam [6,812m], Nuptse [7,855m] Lhotse [8,516m], Tamserku [6,623m] and Kantega [6,779m] as well as the many others that form one of the most impressive range of Snow Mountains.

Our trek begins with a thirty five minute flight to Tenzing-Hillary Lukla Airport. From Lukla, we trek along the Dudh Koshi River, a beautiful valley, sparsely inhabited area with patches of farmlands and forests to Phakding. Our trek mainly travels through the Sagarmatha National Park in Khumbu Valley. From Phakding, we trek to Namche Bazaar, the largest bustling village in Khumbu.

Namche is the biggest village and is the ancient trading post between Tibet and Nepal where you can savor the fusion food of the Sherpa, Nepali and Western culinary delights as well. We make two night stops in Namche to acclimatize and recharge. Then along the route, we will visit other Sherpa villages to explore their way of life and culture. On the hike between Namche and Tengboche, we are constantly rewarded with views of Mt. Amadablam, Mt. Everest and other awe inspiring peaks.

A short walk from Tengboche, you can also visit the nunnery at Devoche. After enjoying the great mountain views and exploring the villages of Khumbu, we retrace our path back to Lukla.

Day to day itinerary:

Day01: Arrival in Kathmandu. Transfer to hotel.

Day02: Kathmandu valley sightseeing and briefing.
Day03: From Kathmandu to Lukla and trek to Phading.
Day04: Trek to Namche Bazaar.
Day05: Rest day at Namche Bazaar.
Day06: Trek to Tengboche Monastery.
Day07: Trek to Khumjung.
Day08: Trek to Monjo.
Day09: Trek to Lukla.
Day10: Fly from Lukla to Kathmandu.
Day11: Free day in Kathmandu.
Day12: Final departure. Transfer to the airport.