Everest region Trek

Gokyo Lake trek VIA Pikey peak November 2025.

This trek is also known as lower Everest region to higher Everest trek. In this trek we do Pikey peak first and then continue to our final destination to Khumbu region (Gokyo Lake Everest trek)

Pikey peak trek is open for Tea house trekking not long ago. Before it open there can be organize only camping trek. This trek is situated in the lower Everest region an offer a beautiful PANORAMIC views of Himalayas including Mt Everest, Makalu, Lhotse, Kanchenjunga and Annapurna which are over eight thousand meters. This is an only one trekking route which you can see those five world highest mountain in one trek. You can see best panoramic view of those Himalayas and best view of sunrise and sun set.

Not only the mountain view, this route of trek gives you chance to see different ethnic group of people and their culture. You can see beautiful small villages, farmers working on fields, beautiful rivers flora and fauna as well as beautiful forest. During this trek you can see beautiful Buddhist monasteries and Sherpa culture up in the mountain side. Kingdom of Rhododendrons you can see verities of flowers in the spring season.

This route of trek gives you more time for acclimatize to your body because we trek up and downs mostly which changes high and low altitude. Wi-Fi and electricity are available during this trek but the lodges have normal bed rooms with sharing toilets.

Here is the possible itinerary for this trek. The Itinerary is flexible so we can make longer or shorter as you have your time.

Day 01, - Arrival to Kathmandu and transfer to hotel.(3star hotel) 1400 meter from sea level.

Day 02, - Trek briefing, Check trek gear, shopping if we need anything and may do some sightseeing around Durbar square Or Ashan Tole (local bazaar).overnight at the same hotel.

Day 03 – Drive to Pattale village with our own private jeep to 2800 meter .It takes 8/9 hour including lunch and some stops. Overnight at Pattale home stay or my parent’s home (family style living). If the weather being clear you can see great view of Himalaya including Mt Everest ,Lhotse Makalu and Kanchenjunga which are all over eight thousand meter. Dudhkunda Numbur,Karelung and Thamsherku has shown the best panoramic view.

Day 04 - Pattale to Jhapre (2900meter) it is a nice walk from Pattale to Jhapre.It will take 6 hours walk including lunch. Overnight guest house.

Day 05 – Jhapre to Lhamuje (3200meter) .Today the trail is mostly up in the huge and tall Himalayan Siddar trees. We will have out Lunch at Bulbule and continue to Lamuje 5 hours .Views are stunning today also. Overnight at Kanchhas little lodge.

Day 06 –Lhamuje to Pikey base camp 3700meter.Today we gain 500 meter. We will reach to Pikay base camp in about 4-5 hours of walk. We will reach Pikey base camp in a lunch time. After a lunch we might climb up to summit Pikey peak 4100m which takes about two hours from Pikey base camp for the sun set .We can see great view of mountains in 360 degree angle and great sunset view from this point. Overnight at guest house.

Day 07 - Pikey Base Camp to Junbesi 2600 meter. Trails go gently flat about 10 minutes and then down by the stone stapes in nice pine and Rhododendron forest. The tourism development committee put some money for to build this trekking trail so nice path with stones. We will have our Lunch at Jase Mane bhanjyang 3200m.After a lunch we climb up stapes again around 1 hours than we pass a Bhanjyang (hill) around 3700meter than we go down to the thick pine and Rhododendron forest again to Taktok village 2600 m and then about 1.5 hours we reach to Junbesi Sherpa village. Today is longer than normal other days so it takes us about 7/8 hours walk. Today we will meet the trail from Jiri to Everest which is kown as Tenzing and Hillary Everest trail. They walked on this trail in 1952 while they went to summit Mt Everest. Junbesi is 2600 meter.

Day 08 – Rest day today, probably washing clothes and explore to the village. About 1 hour way, there is a beautiful old nunnery (female) monastery, we can go to visit and back to sleep at Junbesi.

Day 09 - Trek to Takshindu La 2900 meter . It is a beautiful walk viewing toward Everest. We can have real Nak cheese on a tea break. It will take about 5 to 6 hours .We may be go to Nunthala village .Lets see and decide while we there .

Day 10 – Trek to Nunthala 2600m all down hill to the Dudh Koshi River 2000 meter. After cross this river, we climb up to Juving (Rai) village. We still climb up to Khori khola village 2100 meter .Today is long way down and up so, it will take us 7-8 hours.(THERE IS OPTIONAL JEEP TRANSPORT) IF WE USE JEEP WE CAN DIRECTLY CAN GO TO POYAN TODAY.I WILL MAKE ANOTHER ITINERAY USING BY JEEP.

Day 11 – Trek to Poyan 2700 meter. Mostly uphill 6 to 7 hours walk. Jeep optional

Day 12 – Trek to SURKE (2300mtr) .We gradually descend to Surke village. Pasang Lhamu Sherpa comes from this village who successfully climbed Mt Everest and became first Nepali lady (woman climber). Surke is below Lukla.RECENTLY jeep reached to Surke ,Jeep is optional.

Day 13- Trek to TADO KOSHI / Phakding (2500mtr) .Today our trail joins with Lukla’s trail. So trail will be busy with more trekkers because they all flew to Lukla .Today we trek for 5 hours and stay.

Day 14 –Trek to Namche 3400m. Today we are going to Namche it from Phakding . I think while we have done the pikey peak trek we do not need to make Namche in two days. So we are going from Phakding toNamche 3440 m. It 6 to 7 hours.

Day 15 –Acclimatization walk – here I would like to walk to Hilary Memorial Chortens, via the trail Syangboche (old air field) onto Kunde Village (3840m). Good views from ridges. Lunch at Khumjung(3790m). Do this instead of Everest View Hotel which is what everyone else does. Overnight Namche

Day 16 -.Trek to Tengboche (3867m) – visit the afternoon puja and overnight there.

Day 17 – Trek to Phortse village 4000 m from Tengboche. We can go below thengboche Monastery crossing by the river or we can go to Pangboche and tha take a upper trail. We can decide during the trek.

Day 18 –Trek to Dole 4200 m. It will take 4 to 5 hours. We will make some sight trip in the afternoon.

Day 19 –Trek to Machharmo 4400m. Half a day walk.

Day 20- Trek to Gpokyo 4800 m. 5 hours.Overnight in lodge.

Day 21- Climb to Gokyori 5300 meter in the morning. This is our final destination so, we will take our time. After the summit, we will back to the lodge and stay overnight at Gokyo.If we have some time left we will go to closer look at the glacier, rest, coffee and cake etc.

Day 22 – Trek down to Dole or Funki Thenka / Kyagnjuma. We will feel better by the oxygen so today we can come down to these place.

Day 23 – Trek to back to Namche.

Day 24- Trek to Phakding 2800 meter 5 hours walk.

Day 25.Trek to Lukla 4 hours 2800m.

Day 26 - fly back to Kathmandu from Lukla and rest at the hotel.

Day 27 – Some shopping perhaps some sightseeing or rest.

Day 28– Fly back to home country.

This is an Itinerary for Pikay peak to Gokyo Lake trek. If you would think not to do Pikey peak trek, we can skip Pikey peak part. Instead of Pikey trek we can directly drive to Phaplu and start trek from there. ** If you want we can just do till Takshindu La and next morning we can take Jeep directly to Poyan /Surke**. In this way we can take three days out. If you have limitation of your time than we can do this for make a shorter.

On above itinerary we can trek down to Manjo VIA Namche . In this way we can go to Lukla on our day 24^th and can fly out on our day 25^th from Lukla.This is only if you you do not have longer holiday. If you have longer time than I am thinking to stay one night at Manjo from Thado Koshi or Ghat which is our day 13.