Everest Base Camp
Trek & Stay
Everest Base Camp Trek & Stay
Have you always wanted to tick a trek to Everest Base Camp off your bucket list but want to do it in a once-in-a-lifetime, ruggedly luxurious way without the suffer-fest?
Join us for seventeen days in the Khumbu Valley, guided by Everest summiteers, passing monasteries, glacial rivers, and rhododendron forests, until the trail opens onto the Everest Base Camp proper at 17,600 feet, where 90% of trekkers never arrive.
This is where most expeditions end. Ours continues.
Two nights in insulated geodesic domes beneath the Khumbu Icefall. A champagne welcome on the glacier. A barista-made cappuccino at the highest camp on earth. An ice climbing clinic on the same ice the world's great mountaineers train on. And a shared helicopter out, tracing the valley back over every village you walked through.
This is the Rugged Luxury way into the Himalayas.
Everest Base Camp Trek & Stay
Journey at a Glance
Trek through Nepal’s Khumbu Valley to Everest Base Camp with a world-class Everest Summit Guide
Visit and explore Everest Base Camp proper (where 99% of trekkers never reach)
Stay where Everest summiteers stay, at CTSS’ luxury base camp with real-time access to expedition life
Enjoy 3 nights in 5-star accommodation in Kathmandu
Wind down each evening with 7 nights in top-class mountain lodges throughout the Khumbu Valley
Glamp for 2 nights at Everest Base Camp in exclusive, private, insulated geodesic domes
Celebrate with a champagne arrival on the glacier
Partake in a beginner-friendly ice climbing clinic
Relax with a 60-minute massage following your trek
Soak up the views with a scenic helicopter flight from Everest Base Camp back to Kathmandu
Explore Kathmandu on a full-day city tour
Everest Base Camp Trek & Stay Overview
After flying from Kathamandu to Lukla, the trek through the Khumbu Valley unfolds at a measured, unhurried pace, designed as much for comfort and immersion as for acclimatization. Days move steadily between quaint villages, with time built in to linger, rest, and take in the scale of the landscape. Carefully selected mountain lodges offer warmth and calm at the end of each day, while rest days bring walks to nearby viewpoints and moments of cultural connection, including a visit to Tengboche Monastery, set beneath Ama Dablam and overlooking the heart of the Khumbu.
As the route climbs higher, the scale of the Himalaya becomes unmistakable. The transition to purpose-built camps at both Lobuche and Everest Base Camp ensures a consistent level of comfort as the terrain grows more remote. At Everest Base Camp, guests spend two nights and a full day on the glacier, staying in spacious, insulated geodesic domes within a working expedition camp beneath the Khumbu Icefall. Time here is intentionally unhurried—espresso in the Big House, quiet moments watching expedition teams move through camp, and a champagne arrival on the glacier as light shifts across the icefall. The journey concludes with a helicopter return to Kathmandu, lifting out over the valleys and peaks you’ve traveled through for a final, expansive view of the Himalaya.
Expedition Details:
Departures: Annually in March & April
Duration: 17 days
Price: Starting at $19,995 USD per person
Group Size: 4-8 Guests
Everest Base Camp Trek & Stay Route
“The new Everest Base Camp Rugged Luxury Trek is a rare opportunity to comfortably experience life at the famed staging ground without committing to the time, training, and risk that are inherent in a summit attempt. The trip allowed me to hike with aspirational summiteers while staying in top lodges and spending two nights at base camp. Hints of luxury have made their way to this remote corner of Nepal in recent seasons, but CTSS’s camp is the apex, with next-level amenities including a spa and the unusual ability to host mere trekkers like me.”
— Jen Murphy, USA