Gokyo-Ranjo Pass Trek is one of the best among the Everest treks and the trek will take you to the less crowded area of Everest region however the trek is physically challenging as it includes climbing on Gokyo Ri (5,360m) and going over Ranjo La Pass (5,340m), therefore you need good level of fitness to participate and to complete the trek. While on the trek, you will be visiting several Sherpa villages and old Buddhist monasteries as well, which gives you very insight introduction of local cultures, traditions, and living lifeways, therefore the simplicity and hospitality of the Sherpa community are heartwarming. The views during the trekking period is fantastic and wordless, especially view of Mt. Everest and its sister mountains from the top of Gokyo Ri and Ranjo Pass is speechless, moreover the panoramic views of the mountains (i.e. Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Nuptse, Mt. Makalu, Mt Cho Oyu, Mt Amadablam, Kasum Kanguru, Thamserku peak and Kwangde peak, etc.) from the distance, you can’t be described in words. The Gokyo Lake situated in the elevation of 4,790m is another attraction of the trek. Gokyo Lake has four other sister lakes in the surrounding area (Taujung Tsho, Thonak Tsho, Ngozumba Tsho, and Gyazumba Tsho), Tsho means lake in Sherpa/Tibetan language and all of these lakes will be frozen lake at least 3 months (Dec/Jan/Feb) of year.
This classical trek into the Everest region begins with a spectacular mountain flight to Lukla & continually trekking along the Dudh Kosi ("Milk River"). After crossing the Namche Bazar” Sherpa headquarters”, we will leave the main Everest trail and take the way to Everest view hotel and to another beautiful Sherpa village called Khumjung. After spending a night in Khumjung village, the next day after breakfast we start the early morning as it will be slightly longer day walk to Dole (6 hours), where we enter into the Gokyo valley area, this area is less crowded than main Everest trail/area. Next day, we will gradually make our ascent to Machhermo (4,470m) where we do hiking and acclimatization to the hills before getting into the Gokyo Lake and climbing the Gokyo Peak (5,360m). After successfully climbing Gokyo Peak, we cross through the Ranjo La Pass (5,340m), which is one of the breathtaking panoramic viewpoints for the world's highest mountains. And we will start to descent and trek to Thame, from where the world-class climbers come from. Then continue to Namche and Lukla, where our trek ends.
Day 1
Arrival in KTM, Transfer to hotel, BriefingDay 2
Tour, Necessary preparation & packingDay 3
Fly to Lukla (2840m), Trek to Phakding (2610m), 3 hoursDay 4
Trek to Namche (3440m), 5 hoursDay 5
Trek to Khumjung (3840m), 3 hoursDay 6
Trek to Dole (4200m), 5 hoursDay 7
Trek to Machhermo (4470m), 4 hoursDay 8
Day hikes and rest day (4470m)Day 9
Trek to Gokyo (4790m), 4 hoursDay 10
Day trip to GokyoRi (5483m)Day 11
Cross over Renjo Pass (5340m) & trek to Lungden (4400m), 6 hoursDay 12
Trek to Namche (3440m), 5 hoursDay 13
Trek to Lukla (2840m), 6 hoursDay 14
Fly to Kathmandu & Evening celebration mealDay 15
Free day, Emergency day for Lukla – KTM flightDay 16
Transfer to airport for onward flight or optional extensionThis kind of trek is challenging but doesn’t really require previous trekking and mountaineering experiences and also doesn’t require any technical experience. But if you have any previous experiences would be really helpful. Your fitness is crucial for this trek; therefore we strongly suggest preparing yourself in good physical condition.
You need to be trained at least for about 3 to 5 months to prepare yourself as a strong candidate. You can go to the fitness center every morning for about 1.5 hours, do hiking every weekend with increasing weights on your pack, manage some time for cycling for a couple of hours for 2 or 3 times a week. However, at the high altitude, there might be little symptoms of altitude illness like mild headache, fatigue, etc. but take it as normal and just drink enough water (4 – 5 liters) every day. On this trek, you need to be able to hike 4 – 8 hours over hilly terrain up to 5,500m of altitude with a daypack.
If you have any previous experiences of similar grade trek would be helpful, but if you don’t have is also not a really important matter of issue. This trek will introduce you to high altitude trekking in the Himalayas and also about the local cultures, traditions, and local people.
Even if you are around the age of 65 years, you can be a candidate for this trek.
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Dawa S. Lama of the Dream Himalaya Adventures has provided services for the expedition to Jannu (Kumbhakarna), 7711m via South East route. The expedition took place between February and April 2019. It combined a documentary film project “The Wall of Shadows” about the life of Sherpas” Dawa’s insight, a phenomenal attention to detail and discipline, his admirable communication skills, polite and respectful manner, an ease of problem solving, open-mindedness, generosity and adaptability to unusual requirements from the film team were the qualities that put Dawa and his Agency at the top of the list of the most reliable agents in Nepal. We sincerely recommend the Agency and trust any expedition or trekking party will be fully satisfied and comes home from the Himalaya
My experience with Dream Himalaya Adventures was excellent! Dawa Sherpa took care of every detail before and after our trek. I felt very confident in his abilities. All of our drivers and guides were most helpful and informative. Our trek guide, Sherku Sherpa, was exceptional, and he took very good care of us. We had an incredible adventure with stunning scenery every day. I highly recommend Dream Himalaya Adventures to anyone seeking an unparalleled experience in and around the Himalaya!
It was our second trek with Dream Himalaya Adventures and we loved it. We had so much fun with our guide Tendi and Rajesh who also works for DHA. The experience on a trek like this made us feeling like friends rather than clients. It's not only about hiking, you also learn a lot about the Nepalese culture and nature. The feeling of waking up early to see the sunrise at Poon Hill surrounded by the highest mountains in the world is incredible. This was an experience we will never forget and definitely the highlight of our trek. Thank you Dawa for making it possible and organizing everything so well! See you soon!
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