Classic and Affordable Trek to the World' s Most Famous Mountain, to Everest basecamp, to climb the famous Kala Patar for fabulous Everest views. Add a fun trip to Island Peak with an additional 5 days.
  1st to 17 October, 1st to 17 March, 4 to 20 April, and 1 to 17 May 2006, 2007 and 2008. 17 Days in Nepal
  Full Service Cost: $1550, _850, _1250.
  Price includes return round/trip domestic flights, all guides, porters, meals, cooks, tents,
teahouses on the trek.

  LEADERS: DANIEL MAZUR and MS. ELSELIEN TE HENEPPE
  We offer discounts for groups of two or more.
  The Basecamp Trek will be moderately paced, allowing plenty of time for acclimatization and site-seeing and features the classic route to Everest basecamp, where you can follow "Everest Approach March" made by Sir Edmund Hillary and the famous: Tenzing Norgay Sherpa. The trek passes through some of the most spectacular mountain scenery on earth and through interesting and friendly Sherpa villages. Its enjoyable walking the wide trails on this relaxing and energizing trek, where our cooks pamper you and our trusty yaks and porters carry all of your baggage, so you don't have to. After a slow and careful walk up to high altitude, with plenty of time for rest and acclimatization, the team will stop at the tiny hamlet beneath Everest: "Gorak Shep". Using Gorak Shep as your basecamp (it was also Hillary's) you have the opportuntiy to spend an entire day walking up to the modern-day Everest basecamp, where all of the big Everest expeditions now go. The following day you can walk up to the ridge top known as "Kala Patar" for fabulous views of Everest.  Full Service Cost includes return round-trip domestic flights, cook, food, porters, guide, and everything for your trek, even a visit to basecamp and a fun and easy climb to 5545 metre Kala Patar.