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    Nepal
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    Strenuous
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    Lodge to Lodge Trek
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    Private Transport+Plane
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    Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
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    Lodge To Lodge
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    Group Size: 1-16 Pax
  • altitude
    5,360m

About Renjo La Pass Trek

The Renjo-La pass trek is one of the best trekking in the Everest region for the incredible view of the Everest Himalaya and the other attractions. This trek offers the best view of the Everest massif, beautiful Gokyo lakes, glacier, valley, wildlife, and much more including the 4th highest mountain (Makalu 8,463m). Renjo La top and Gokyo Ri are the best attractions of this trek.

The Renjo La pass trek is obviously the best Everest trek which follows the main trekking trail leads to the Everest base camp and splits towards the Gokyo Lake trekking trail. Being away from crowed, this trekking trail gives you a great experience of the Everest Himalaya, Himalayan hidden valley Thame, and much more.

Khumbu region is a land of the massive Mahalangur Himalayan range with 3 tallest mountains of the world and can be seen the 4th highest mountain (Makalu). Gokyo valley is famed with remarkable 5 lakes and the biggest glacier in the Khumbu region. Gokyo valley- Renjo La pass trek offers the most puzzling views of the world’s highest mountains Everest (8,848m), Lhotse (8,516m), Cho-Oyu (8,201m) from Everest massif and Makalu (8,463 m) from Makalu Barun with the other phenomenal Amadablam, Thamserku, Ghyachungkhang, and much more. Gokyo Ri is another attraction for the same mountains view, the largest glacier (Ngozomba), and the pleasing Gokyo lakes.

The Himalayan hidden valley (Thame) after the pass is one of the best attraction that is a gateway to the Tibet. The Tibetans would bring the stuff from Tibet via this valley to sell in Namche Bazaar and around Khumbu area. Visiting one of the oldest Buddhist monasteries with a reincarnated Lama is another opportunity during this trek.

The Sherpa’s are the local inhabitants of this region who are the mountain legends. They look similar to the Tibetan people and their language also similar. The warm hospitality of the people, culture, lifestyle, traditional villages also attracts visitors in this area. UNESCO natural world heritage site (Sagarmatha National Park) has an eco-friendly tourism concept where the Sherpa community plays an important role.

Frolic Adventure’s Gokyo Renjo la pass trek package starts with a cultural heritage tour in Kathmandu visiting the sites which were established since an early age and medieval period. Then the adventure trip begins with a scenic 30 minutes mountain flight to Lukla from Kathmandu and hike through Namche, Dole, Machchhermo, Gokyo, Gokyo Ri, Renjo La pass, Lungden, and Thame village and meet up Namche Bazaar.

This 15 days Renjo La pass trek is one of a high pass from out of three high passes trek in the Everest region and it is the easiest one. We offer this trek with the best price and service. We organize Renjo la pass trek according to your time frame, physical fitness, and budget so packs your bag and get ready for a journey to the Gokyo Renjo La pass trek today.

Highlights of Renjo La Pass Trek

  • UNESCO cultural heritage sites tour in Kathmandu
  • Scenic mountain flight to Luka
  • Unreal Everest Himalayan range
  • Buddhist Monasteries and other monuments
  • Natural world heritage site (Sagarmatha National Park)
  • High Himalayan glacial lakes and glacier
  • Sherpa settlements, culture, and daily activities
  • Wildlife and different vegetation
  • Beautiful valleys, rivers, waterfalls and much more…

Itinerary

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A representative from Frolic Adventure will pick us up from the international airport Kathmandu upon our arrival and takes to our hotel with private transport. We meet a manager here and talk about our trip.

  • Meals: Breakfast
  • Accommodation: Hotel
  • Place: Kathmandu
  • Altitude: 1,350m

We have our breakfast at the hotel and be ready for the Kathmandu cultural city tour If you offer this service. The tour starts at 9 am. A professional knowledgeable tour guide takes us to 4 cultural sites with private transport and briefs about the sites, history, culture, and much more. We visit Kathmandu Durbar square; Swayambhunath, Pashupatinath, and Bouddhanath on our tour then drive back to the hotel and prepare the trek. 

  • Meals: Breakfast
  • Accommodation: Hotel
  • Place: Kathmandu
  • Altitude: 1,350m

Early 30 minutes scenic flights to Lukla takes off from Kathmandu then have a short tea break at Lukla then we trek about 3 hrs to Phakding passing Chheplung, Thadokoshi, and Ghat villages. We see a white Dudhkoshi river towards the valley, Dudhkunda peak, Kongde, and Kusum Kangaroo Mountains. We cross several suspension bridges, forest and some Buddhist monuments along our trek. This is an easy and short hiking day to Phakding.

  • Meals: Breakfasr+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Phakding
  • Altitude: 2,610m

Today we trek a long day to Namche. After our breakfast at the lodge, the trek starts around 8 am. Leaving Phakding behind, we cross a suspension bridge than reach Zamfute. Crossing Toktok, Banker, Chhumuwa, we reach Monjo from where the national park starts and we check our permits here then have a lunch stop in Jorsalle. The main challenging part of the trek today is after lunch. We walk about a half an hour then starts climbing all the way to Namche Bazaar which takes 2- 3 hours.

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Namche
  • Altitude: 3,440m

Today is a rest day at Namche Bazaar. Actually, it is not a proper rest day so we hike to the Everest view hotel for an acclimatization walk and enjoy the view. We hike around 2 hrs to the Everest view hotel passing the highest airport (Syangboche) but there are not regular flight schedule. Once we reach to Everest view hotel, may have hot drinks with the view of the great Everest Himalaya. We see Mt. Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Amadablam, and other mountains from here and hike back to Namche.

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Namche
  • Altitude: 3,440m

The trail from Namche to Kyangjuma is nice, clear and easy for about 2 and a half hour than we ascend another hour and a half to Mong hill. The trail in this area is open and enjoys the view of the mountains than trek down all the way to Dudhkoshi River the place call Phortse Tenga. We trek inside the forest from here. There is a chance to see musk deer in this forest. There is ice climbing spot on the sides of the trail. Passing this rhododendron forest, we arrive in Dole.

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Dole
  • Altitude: 4,110m

This is a short trekking day. We have our breakfast at lodge and trek to Machchhermo enjoying the Gokyo valley, and mountains. The trail ascends at the beginning for about 30 minutes and gradual climb then trek to Luza. After Luza, there is another short uphill and descends final steps to Machchhermo.

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Machchhermo
  • Altitude: 4,470m

A beautiful walking day starts from Machchhermo in the morning with a short ascent and the trail is nice and easy about an hour and a half than ascends about a half an hour to the first lake. The first lake is small with Mergansers on the lake. Crossing the first lake, reach the 2nd lake which more than twice bigger than the first one. The 3rd lake is very close to where we stay for the night. The third lake is most beautiful among all 5 Gokyo lakes.

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Gokyo
  • Altitude: 4,790m

We hike in the early morning to Gokyo Ri which takes us around 2 hours to get to the top from where we enjoy the view of the Everest Himalaya including Everest, Lhotse, Cho- Oyu, Makalu and other high mountains, The biggest glacier in the Everest region just behind Gokyo is giant. After capturing the great view from here, we hike down to Gokyo and have Breakfast. After breakfast, we hike to the 5th lake passing the 4th lake on the way. Total hike to the 5th lake and back to the lodge takes around 5-6hrs.

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Loodge
  • Place: Gokyo
  • Altitude: 4,790m

It is a big, important, and adventure day. We trek to cross a high pass (Renjo La) start early morning. It takes us about 3 – 4 hrs to get to the top if there is no snow. We enjoy with scenic Mountain View of the Everest, Lhotse, Cho-Oyu, Makalu and many more big mountains from the top and descend the other side. Descending about an hour, we see a small lake and trek into the valley with open view. We stop in Lungden for our lunch and trek another hour to Marulung.

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Marulung
  • Altitude: 4,210m

After our breakfast at the lodge, we trek to Thame. We have a short break to visit the oldest monastery of the Khumbu region here and meet a reincarnated Lama. After visiting the monastery, we trek to Thamo village and stop for lunch. The trek keeps continuing another 2 hrs to Namche Bazaar where we would have been spent 2 days earlier on the way up.

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Namche Bazaar
  • Altitude: 3,440m

This is the last day of our trek which is a familiar area for us. We trek down all the way to Jorsalle from Namche and gradual descend and flat to Phakding leaving behind some different towns. After having our lunch in Phakding, we trek another 3 hrs gradual ascend to Lukla. When we arrive in Lukla, we may celebrate our last night mountain stay visiting some bars or coffee shops.

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Lukla
  • Altitude: 2,840m

We take a morning flight back to Kathmandu from Lukla and back in the city after many days of mountain stay. Upon our arrival at the airport, private transportation will be ready to take us back to our hotel. 

  • Meals: Breakfast+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Hotel
  • Place: Kathmandu
  • Altitude: 1,350m

We have a full free or souvenir shopping day today in Kathmandu or if we like to explore this day visiting Bhaktapur and Patan Durbar Squares.

  • Place: Kathmandu
  • Altitude: 1,350m

Frolic Adventure provides us with private transportation for our final departure and wishes for a safe journey and says goodbye until our next Nepal visit for the next adventure.

  • Meals: Breakfast
  • Accommodation: Your Home
  • Place: Your Country

Cost Details

  • Airport picks up and drops by private car/van/bus.
  • 3 nights accommodation in tourist standard hotel including breakfast as per the above itinerary twin sharing basis.
  • Private car/van/bus and a guide for the cultural tour (60 USD extra).
  • All ground and air transportations during the trip.
  • Your standard meals BLD during the trek with a cup of hot tea/coffee in breakfast
  • Fresh fruit after every dinner in the mountain.
  • All necessary paper works, national park entry permits, Pasang Lhamu entry permit and monument entrance fees
  • All accommodations in lodges/tea houses during the treks.
  • An experienced, helpful and friendly guide, porters (1 porter for 2 peoples).
  • Salary, food, drinks, accommodation, transportation and insurance for the guide and porter.
  • An arrangement of an emergency helicopter service which will be paid by your travel insurance company.
  • We help you to hire a Sleeping bag, down jackets, duffle bags if you don't have (with extra cost)
  • Certificate of achievement
  • All government taxes (Gst) and Stationery expenses.
  • Certificate of achievement.
  • Nepal entry visa fee (you may easily issue the visa upon your arrival at Tribhuwan international airport  (Kathmandu). 
  • Your travel insurance (compulsory).
  • Lunch and dinner while you are in Kathmandu.
  • All entry fees for heritage sites.
  • Your personal expenses.
  • All the alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
  • Sweet things like dessert/chocolate.
  • Hot shower/batteries charge/heater during the trek.
  • International airfare.
  • Tips for the guide, porter & driver. 
  • Any others expenses which are not mentioned in including section.
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