Ama Dablam Climbing Expedition

A completely free day to do last-minute shopping and repack the bags to base camp properly. This evening, you will need to hand over your bags to Base Camp for cargo to Lukla and then by porter to Ama Dablam Base Camp. The mountaineering team leader will need to go to the Department of the Ministry of Tourism to sign the document related to the mountaineering permit and responsibilities.

A 40-minutes’ flight and 3-hour trek.

Breakfast and take a short drive to Kathmandu Airport to board the domestic flight to Lukla. A 40-minute morning flight takes you to Lukla, with grand views of Himalayan peaks. You will be greeted by an excellent mountain panorama from the very first step at the Lukla airport, with cool air that lets you feel the atmosphere. Spend about an hour over tea/coffee and hand over our luggage to the porters. Then, take on a short introductory walk while the porters prepare their load. After spending an hour, start the trek with great excitement.

Start trek through the village of Lukla, gets checked with Khumbu Pasang Lhamu and TIMS permits at the end of the town, and exits from the village with immediate walking down through a forest facing northwest with welcoming views of Mount Kongde (Dudh Kunda Mountains) in front. After about a twenty-minute walk, the trail traverses to Chhoplung, passing the village and the School of Chauri Kharka (Chauri is a female yak, and Kharka means “shed ” in Nepali), The largest and ancestral village of Lukla, until the construction of Lukla Airport, was pastureland. After a short traverse, join the trail from Jiri to Everest Base Camp at Chhoplung, a hamlet of Sherpas. From Chhoplung, there is a level trail with short descending and climbing and traverses several villages, including Ghat. The views in front include Phakdingma, the Dudh Koshi River Valley, and Kwangde Mountain. Most of the houses on the trail and in the villages are lodges and restaurants for travellers. Finally, cross several beautiful villages, including Ghat, and arrive at Phakdingma, on the bank of the Dudh Koshi River.

Trek to Namche Bazaar, following the Dudh Koshi River to Monjo for lunch (Sagarmatha NP entrance). Afternoon climb to Namche. Day 5, acclimatisation in Namche (3500m). Optional hikes to Thamo village or the Everest View Hotel. Day 6, hike to Khumjung (3790m) via Everest View Hotel. Visit Khunde village. Day Tengboche (3867m). Scenic trail via Phortse Tenga. Visit Tengboche Monastery. Trek to Pangboche and on day 10, trek to Ama Dablam Base Camp (5364m).

You will stay at base camp for two days for rest, meetings, and the final puja ceremony for all expedition members, the guide, Sherpa climbing guides, and all equipment taking on the mountain. A monk from Pangboche village is invited to a puja ritual to solicit the local deities for a peaceful, obstacle-free expedition.

Climb BC to ABC. Climb ABC to C1. Climb C1 to C2. Climb C2 to the summit and back to C2 – 10-hours.

A 6-hour Trek.

Descend to Pangbcohe village and take lunch. After lunch, you will set off for Phortse, a beautiful Sherpa village. Tourists are less frequent in this part of the trail, so the chances of seeing wildlife and birdlife are high. From Phortse or along the entire trail, views of Ama Dablam, Tengboche, Kusumkangru, Khumbila, Khumjung, Kongde, and the Dudh Kosi valley. Phortse village has a monastery and a mountaineering school, and it is opposite Tengboche meadow to the west, where the two can view each other. From Phortse, there are trails to Gokyo, Tengboche, Pangboche, and Khumjung.

Stop at Phortse for a refreshing drink, then trek to Phortse Tenga, crossing the river from Gokyo valley, fed by the Ngozumba glacier, which merges with the river from the Khumbu glacier at Pungi Tenga, where we took lunch on the way to Tengboche. A short walk reaches a junction to Gokyo and Namche/Khumjung, and the trail traverses a narrow valley with a steep climb to Mongla. Mongla is a small hill ridge with a stupa, some teahouses, and an extraordinary view, including Tengboche and Phortse villages, Everest View Hotel, and the countless mountains in a row across the valley.

A 4-hour Trek.

Breakfast with amazing scenery, a short downhill to Sanasa, and a traverse to Namche with incredible views of the mountains and the huge Dudh Koshi valley with countless rolling hills. Have rest and lunch at Namche. After lunch, retrace the trail down to Monjo for a pleasant two-hour walk.

A 6-hour Trek.

The last day of the trek! The trail retraces through all those tiny hamlets of Sherpa people along the Dudh Koshi river valley, up to Chhoplung, with different views and perspectives. From Chhoplung, take the trail to Lukla, which passes through a thin forest and climbs a short distance above Chaurikharka. Arrive in Lukla and check into a lodge. The evening is an occasion to celebrate and to see off your porters who accompanied you until here. The porters will travel separately to Kathmandu, taking a 24-hour drive, or start another trek to Everest Base Camp!

A 40-minutes flight.

Most flights get operated early in the morning, so we must wake up early. Take an early breakfast while the guide and porters transport your bags to the airport, and take a short walk to Tenzing-Hillary airport, get checked in and flight to Kathmandu. A short scenic flight takes you to Kathmandu. Upon landing, the representative of Happy Feet Mountaineers will welcome you back and transfer you to your hotels. Get distributed to the rooms, and the rest of the day is free on your own.

The expedition team leader must visit the tourism ministry to sign the related document. Other members are free to do their last day activities. The evening gets dedicated to a farewell dinner in one of the celebrative restaurants of Kathmandu.

Breakfast and the rest of the day is leisure on your own. The Representative of Happy Feet Mountaineers arrives at your hotel with transport three hours before your departure flight time. Get escorted from the hotel to the International Departure Terminal; see off formalities, go through the immigration and departure.