Price: $1,495 USD

Once you’ve achieved your goal of Everest Base Camp, why not make your return a little different? Rather than retracing your footprints back down the Khumbu valley, instead spend a few days seeking some new scenery by visiting the Gokyo region. Gokyo itself is a small hamlet of stone houses and one of the highest settlements in the world, surrounded by truly breathtaking vistas, mountains, and glaciers.

You’ll see and experience more of these amazing, mighty Himalayan mountains, climb the famous Cho La Pass (5,420m) escape the madding crowd,s and view the stunning Gokyo Lakes before rejoining the main trail at Namche Bazaar for the final day’s trek back to Lukla.

This extension is best suited to experienced and fit trekkers who are keen to get off the beaten path and further challenge themselves