Phaplu to Gokyo Valley Trek is the alternative route of Everest Base Camp Trek in Everest region. It is the 15 days long trek without flying. Gokyo-Ri (5360 m) is the best view point in Everest region from where you can 360º view of Gokyo Lake, Nozungba Glacier and entire Everest region. It is the most beautiful trek in Everest region and entire Nepal as well.
Strating from Phaplu after 10 hour jeep or bus drive from Kathmandu is the best way for successful Gokyo Valley and Everest Case Camp Trek. You can have more time for acclimatize and enjoy with diverse culture and nature trekking starting from Phaplu. You don't need to worry about bad weather for fly and it is cheaper and less riskey as well. If people have enough time then it is the best plan for successful and memorable trip. Because it is cheap and will have enough time for used to with that altitude and climate. During trek you can enjoy with wide variety of flora and fauna, culture, nature and high mountain of entire everest region. Gokyo Valley trek is the best trekking in Everest region and starting from Phaplu is adding more confident and enjoyable as well.
Gokyo Ri is the most highlited spot during this trek. from Gokyo Ri you can enjoy the view of Everest (8848m), Lotse (8516 m), Makalu(8463 m) ChuYo (82001 m), Cholatse, Amadablum, Knctenga, Cholache manny more and Gokyo Lake and Nogjumba Glaciers during this Trek. Rear flora, fauna and living sherpa culture are another beautiful part of the trek as well.
Kathmandu about 10 hour by sharing jeep to Phaplu (2400 m) overnight there at mountain lodge
Phaplu about 6 hour trek to Nunthala (2300 m) overnight there at lodge. After hot breakfast first 3 hour we walk through forest and little village until Ringmu then climb to cross Thaksindo La (3100 m) then 2 hour down to Nunthala village enjoying up and down with mountain and amazing landscape.
Nunthala about 6 hour trek to Bupsa (2350 m) overnight at lodge. After hot breakfast about 2 hour decend to Dudkosi Pool (1600 m)through Phulleli village and hazel forest then we all the way gredully go up throught Jubing and Kharikhola village to Bupsa.
Bupsa about 7 hour trek to Chuplung (2700 m) overnight at mountain lodge. after breakfast we we go up to Thamdanda (2850 m) from there you can have amazing of mountain and landscape then all the way flat and down to Surkekhola (2300 m) then accend to Chuplung Village.
Chuplung about 7 hour trek to Namche Bazaar (3450 m) over 2 nights at lodge
Acclimatize day at Namche ( site tripe to muesuem, everest view hotel and khumjung village and back to Namche at lodge)
Namche Bazaar about 6.5 hour trek to Dole (4110 m) overnight at lodge
Dole about 3.5 hour trek to Machhermo (4460 m) overnight at lodge
Machermo about 4 hour trek to Gokyo (4800 m) overnight at lodge
Early morning we climb up to GokyoRi (5360 m) sunrise view from Himalaya then back to lodge about 3 to 4 hour then ahter hot break fast about 5 hour trek to Dole (4110 m) overnight at lodge
Dole about 7 hour trek to Monjo (2800 m) overnight at lodge
Monjo about 8 hour trek to Piya (2750 m) overnight at Lodge
Piya about 7 hour trek to Nunthala (2300 m) overnight at lodge
Nunthala about 6 hour trek to Phaplu (2400 m) overnight at lodge
Phaplu about 10 hour by sharing Jeep to Kathmandu
The Gokyo Valley Trek is the best and alternative trekking route in Everest region because you can enjoy 360º view of entire everest region, Biggest Glacier and beautiful lakeas well.
One sharing potter is provided for two guests who carry 20 to 25 kg in the high altitudes during the Phaplu Gokyo Valley Trek. If one guest need a guide and potter then we provude we provide one person who works both job guiding and carring in same budge and he can carry 10 to 12 Kg backpack of the guest. if guest demand seprate guide and potter both then need extra payment.
During The Phaplu Gokyo Valley Trek, normally you need two type of bags. One smal personal bag is carrying by yourself putting your important things like; passport, money, mobile etc and another big bag is giving to potter putting necessary trekking gears. which is maximum 10 to 12 kg of each person.
You need good trekking boots, light shoes or sandal, Down Jacket, Sleeping Bag, Wind Proof Jacket and Trousers, Some inner T-short and Trousers, Trekking Poles, Sunglasses, Sun Cream, Water Bottel, Water drop, and some general medicine are necessary things for in Phaplu Gokyo Valley Trek Trek in Everest Region of Nepal.
Altitude sickness is medical condition that can happen when you get rapid altitude gain then there is imbalance between atmospheric pressure and blood pressure. We get less amount of Oxygen when breath than lower altitude then our body get trouble to adjust in this altitude and this is called High Altitude Sickness. Headache, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, dizziness are the common symptoms of high altitude sickness that is call (AMS) and getting seriously worsen call (HAPE) and (HACE) which can be life threatening as well, if we do careless. Recognizing symptoms in time and descending to lower elevation is the key of the solution. Generally above 3000 m people start to feel altitude sickness so we should drink more and walk slow.
You should follow and respect all cultural rule while doing trekking in the mountain.
You shouls take permission before take picture of local people, cultural place and ceramoney, alwyas walk clockwise while walking in the temple and monastery, take up shoes before enter temple and local house, don't give money and cholacte to children without permission during trekking.
During the Phaplu Gokyo Valley Trek, better to have vegeterain food because all meet suply from lower part by potter which has already affected by virus and vecteria so it is not really higine, eate at same tourist guest house and drink safety and mineral water and stop alcohal until complet trek and bring some emergency dry food as well.
During high mountain passes and base camp trek There is smal amount of solar panal which is not enoug for mobile, computer charge and room hetting so it cost little amount as well. mormally they use gass geyser for hot shower then it cost as well. This is in the higher part of the trek but in the lower part of the trek there is electricity.
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