Everest Dudhkoshi Cultural Trail – New Route

How does our Everest Cultural Trek start?

Our trip starts in the historic city of Kathmandu. Once you get to Kathmandu, our representative will meet you at the airport and drop you off at your designated 3-star hotel where you will be staying for a total of 2 nights.

The Difficulty of the Everest Cultural Trek

The Everest Cultural Trek – New Route, as the name suggests, is a new itinerary for trekking in Everest. This itinerary was designed for people who want to experience the Everest and Khumbu highland trekking but do not have enough time for a full trip. This is a beginner-friendly trek suitable for first-time trekkers as well as kids.

The Everest Cultural Trek – New Route will take you to a maximum elevation of

Best seasons for the Everest Cultural Trek

In Nepal, the best time for trekking is undoubtedly the season of Autumn and Spring. Many consider the Autumn season as the perfect trekking season and hence it is the most crowded time of the year. But since the Everest Cultural Trek – New Route is a new route that takes you to less-traveled routes and remote villages, you are unlikely to visit many travelers on the way.

Similar to Autumn, Spring is also considered one of the best times to trek in the highlands of Nepal. Spring offers beautiful routes and scenes as it is the season of blooming flowers and a new birth of nature. You will be able to enjoy crystal-clear views of the mountains and hills as the monsoon sweeps away the dusty air. In addition to that, you will also experience mild temperatures and fewer chances of rain. But we will recommend winter also because the Everest culture trek is a lower place in the Everest region.

The other seasons are not so popular as they have more cons and are generally not a great time to trek. For example, trekking in summer is not a good option as you will have to walk for hours in daylight. Similarly, trekking in the winter has its own challenges like thick snow-covered trails and sub-zero nights.

Nevertheless, trekking the Everest Cultural Trek – New Route in summer and winter can be done as it is an easy trek. You will not experience the sub-zero chilly nights as we will not travel to such extreme heights.

Can a beginner join this trip?

Absolutely. The Everest Cultural Trek – New Route is a beginner-friendly trek suitable for most people, especially for those with no prior experience. There are no age limitations for this trek and you can even bring along your old-aged friends provided they have some physical endurance. This newly established trek route is one of the best journeys to start your trekking life.

Everest Cultural Trek Altitude Sickness

The Everest Cultural Trek – New Route is not a demanding trek at all. You do not have to have impressive physical endurance for this trek nor do you have to ascend to potentially dangerous elevations. You might feel a tiny bit of altitude sickness symptoms such as lightheadedness but it will not be severe at all.

Also, since we are not traveling to an alarming high altitude, there are no accommodation days. You do not need to acclimatize your body for this Everest Cultural Trek – New Route trek.

Accommodation, Food, and Drink for Everest Cultural Trek

You will be staying in a 3-star hotel while you are in Kathmandu. During your trekking days, you will stay in local lodges, tea shops, or hotels. We will pre-book all your accommodations to make sure that you get a comfy bed every night for the entire duration of the trek.

As per the standard practice, the rooms you will be staying in will be twin-sharing rooms. If you want separate rooms, it can be arranged but will cost you a little extra. Please understand that single-person rooms are hard to find in the villages we will stay at. You are likely not going to have a room all to yourself.

Transportation of Everest Cultural Trek

From Kathmandu to the starting point of the trek, we will take you on a private jeep. This ride will be smooth for the most part but can get a bit bumpy and rough at the very end. One of our representatives will receive you at the airport and drop you off at the hotel where you will be staying for the night.

Similarly, at the end of the journey, we will pick you up from Khastap and bring you back to Kathmandu. After your trekking days have ended we will drop you off at the international airport to catch your flight back home. All of these transports will be covered by your Everest Cultural Trek – New Route package.

From Kathmandu to Phaplu flight also alternative transportation with raising little fare for this Everest Culture Trek – New Route.

Permit of Everest Cultural Trek

For this trek, you will need the Everest region Permit. This permit is there to make sure that this tourist attraction region stays in good shape. The funding raised by this permit is used to develop and maintain the trails we walk during the trek.

Everest Cultural Trek preparation and fitness

To prepare for this Everest Cultural Trek – New Route, you will need to walk around 5 miles per day or do the equivalent leg workout to ensure that you are physically ready for this trek. Making a habit of walking, a couple of weeks before the start of the trek will surely help you have a great time during the trek as you can enjoy the views instead of worrying about your leg muscles.

Although this trek is an easy one, you recommend that you do at least some form of physical exercise to get your muscles ready for the week-long trek.

Alternative Routes of Everest Cultural Trek

The Everest Cultural Trek – New Route is much like an alternative route as it is a spin-off of the standard Everest trek. However, there are alternative routes that you can take. One of the alternative routes is taking a flight to Lukla, the gateway to the Khumbu region. Your flight to Lukla will probably be the most memorable flight of your lifetime as it is a scenic flight overlooking the Himalayas and the hills of the Khumbu region.

From Lukla, you can trek down to Salleri and continue the trek as we have proposed in this article.

Cost & Budget

This Everest Cultural Trek – New Route will cost you Rs. _________. As per the services that we will provide you during the entire trek, this is a fair price and not to forget, affordable as well. You also have to carry some extra cash on you as you will need it during your journey.

Gadgets charging & Internet

The Everest Cultural Trek – New Route offers charging facilities every step of the way. We will be traveling to remote villages where you could experience infrequent power outages, so make sure that you carry a power bank with you in case of emergency charging. Some of the eateries we will stay at harness solar energy for electricity and hence they might charge a couple of dollars for charging your gadgets.

The same can be said for the internet, the establishments in rural villages might charge you a little for providing you access to the internet.

Your Extra expenses for the Everest Cultural Trek

Expenses such as visa fees, medical/travel insurance fees, hot showers, gadget charging, tips for the crew members, international flight expenses, emergency evacuation service, WiFi in tea houses during the trek, and a few others are not a part of the Everest Cultural Trek – New Route package. This means that you are liable to pay for these services yourself and will not be covered by us under any circumstances.

You will also need to carry some extra cash as you will need it in the mountains. There are no ATMs in the hills or any other way to get cash from your bank account.

What to Expect in the Everest Cultural Trek

All in all, you can expect to have a great adventure trekking the remote routes from one Nepalese countryside village to another. Since this Everest Cultural Trek – New Route is a newly formed trek itinerary, you can be one of the first ones to trek this trail. This short trek will take you on a trip to the Solukhumbu region, offering you an in-depth experience of the Everest region.

You will be living in authentic Sherpa and Tamang villages among the locals of the region. You will get to experience the raw life of the Nepalese countryside and observe the day-to-day activities of the people of the mountain.