15 April/Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu Airport and transfer to hotel Yak and Yeti or similar hotel accommodation in Kathmandu (1350m/4,430ft).
16 April/Day 02: Preparation and briefings at Departments of Tourism, last minute shopping.
17 April/Day 03: Flight from Kathmandu to Lukla. Trek to Phakding (2650m/8,694ft) 4hrs.Lodge accommodation.
18 April/Day 04: Trek from Phakding to Namche Bazaar through colorful Khumbu villages (3440m/11,286ft) 6hrs. Lodge accommodation.
19 April/Day 05: Rest day for acclimatization.You will be hike to famous Everest View Hotel (3800m/12,487ft) 3hrs. Catch a glimpse of Everest.Explore Hilary and Sherpa museum at Namche in the evening with slide show program.
20 April/Day 06: Trek from Namche Bazaar to Tengboche (3850m/12,631ft) 5-6 hrs.Visit significant Buddhist monastery.Lodge accommodation.
21 April/Day 07: Trek from Tengboche to Dengboche (4350m/14,271ft) 4-5 hrs. Catch glimpses of Ama Dablam and Lhotse.Lodge accommodation.
22 April/Day 08: Acclimatization in Dingboche(4350m/14,271ft).Hiking up to Chukung-Re.
23 April/Day 09: Trek from Dingboche to Lobuche (5018m/16,463ft) 4-5hrs.Lodge accommodation.
24 April/Day 10: Trek from Lobuche to Kalapther (5554m) after breakfast Trek from Gorakshep to Pumori Base camp (5300m/17,388ft) 2hrs.
25-10May/Day11-26: Climbing period (7161m/23,495ft).
11 May/Day 27: Preparation for return, trek from Everest base camp to Dingboche(4350m/14,271ft) 4hrs.Lodge accommodation.
12 May/Day 28: Trek from Dingboche to Tengboche (3860m/12,631ft) 4 hrs.Lodge accommodation.
13 May/Day 29: Trek from Tengboche to Namche Bazaar (3440m/11,286ft, 4hrs. Lodge accommodation.
14 May/Day 30: Trek from Namche Bazaar to Lukla(2840m/9,317ft) 7hrs.Lodge accommodation.
15 May/Day 31: Fly from Lukla to Kathmandu (1350m/4,430ft) 35mins.Transfer to hotel.
16 May/Day 32: Leisure day shopping in Kathmandu. Fair well-celebration dinner with culture program in the evening.
17 May/Day 33: Transfer to the airport for final departure.
Satori Adventures has not able to include the cost of each package in the company website. Many of our clients have the same query: why Satori Adventures has not included the price in the package. To provide you service in reasonable cost and attempt to address your each requirement we desired to provide you with some information which directly affects the cost and also helps us breakdown the cost. That’s why, we have decided to clarify our customers that due to following reasons we have not included the cost in our website and package:
- The cost of the trip always depends on the size of the group, category of the hotel accommodation and the facilities that you aspire in the mountain.
- We operate the peak climbing in full arrangement package and basic arrangement service (full board or base camp service) which directly affects the expedition cost.
- The itinerary may be changed after reaching an understanding between the agency and the client. Other activities could be added or reduced as per the client's request before processing the trip. Price for reduced activities could be deducted and additional activities could be added in mutual understanding.
- The number of climbing Sherpa guides, high altitude porters, kitchen crew, mode of transport you prefer and many other factors can affect the cost of the trip.
- Number of persons in group including; number of climbers, non-climber, base camp supporters, medical doctors, Alpine climbing guide also affect the cost.
- Either you want to operate this expedition as international group joining basics of Satori Adventures or individual (private arrangement) expedition.
- Request numbers of oxygen, mask regulators and the brands the clients require
- Climbing season: normally most of the climbers climb Himalayas in the spring and the autumn season. The climbing permit royalty cost for mountain will be 50% less in the autumn than spring season.
- Type of high camp food that clients require. Any specialized food that has to be ordered from foreign country will be costlier compared to the one available here.
- Either any of the climbers intend to attempt any world records? If so, do they require special services or equipment?
Due to the above position the price range for the same trip can vary widely. So, we would like to discuss with our client before offering the cost. Please feel free to contact Satori Adventures for any information about in your selected package.
In Base Camp
Satori Adventures provides very professional, helpful and friendly service from Kathmandu to the ABC as well as during the climb. Our objective is to provide a good quality, helpful, safe, friendly, stress free and comprehensive service to maximize your summit opportunity.
In the base camp our chefs and helpers will prepare and serve three delicious, freshly cooked and plentiful meals a day. We will also ensure that hot and cold drinks are available 24 hrs a day. In the base camp we provide spacious expedition quality personal tents for all our clients both with full board or base-camp service only. In base camp we also provide dining tent, kitchen tent, toilet facilities and portable shower facilities and tent accommodation for our staff.
In base camp we provide access to communication including satellite telephone and internet access, solar panels to charge your batteries and UHF/VHF hand held radios on the mountain to maintain communications between ABC and high camps.
Our camp manager as well as guides and climbing Sherpa’s have an extensive experience on multiple Everest climbs. They will ensure cooperation with other companies and organize base camp operations. In base camp our guides will work with other teams to ensure contribution from all operators for tasks such as route fixing and to ensure the safety of climbers from ABC to the summit.
Base Camp Service Cost (Includes)
- Arrival and departure transfer services to and from both domestic and international flights as per itinerary.
- Assistance at the international airport by Satori Adventures while arriving and departing in Kathmandu.
- 4 Nights requested category hotel accommodation in Kathmandu on B&B basis.
- Experienced and government licensed high altitude trekking guide during the trekking and climbing period.
- Schedule flight tickets for Kathmandu-Lukla-Kathmandu to all the climbing members, Sherpa guide, liaison officer and kitchen staff.
- All trekking and mountaineering equipment such as: Kitchen tent, storage tent, dining tent, toilet tents, tables, chairs, and cooking utensils for advance base camp and camp two.
- Services of chef and kitchen assistant at Base Camp.
- 3 meals a day: Breakfast, lunch and dinner with tea/coffee available in the tea house/hotel/lodge during the trekking.
- 3 fresh meals a day: Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be served at base camp and camp two.
- 30kg baggage allowance per person during the trekking to base camp. This will be carried by porter to the Mt. Pumari base camp.
- Daily weather report services from Seattle, Washington based company.
- Trekking permit (Everest national park entry fee).
- TIMS card (Trekking Information Management System).
- Expedition royalty and climbing permit of Nepal government to climb Mt. Pumori (7161M/23495ft.).
- Nepalese government royalty and fees.
- All wages, equipment, medical and accident insurance for all involved staff during the trekking and climbing period.
- Equipment allowances and wages for chefs & kitchen assistants.
- Equipment allowances and wages for government liaison officer.
- First aid medical kits for the group and the staff.
- Satellite phone carried by guide for communication. Available to clients with the cost of $3USD per minute.
- Heater will be provided at base camp for heating the dining room.
- Emergency oxygen, mask and regulator provided at the request of the client with appropriate charges.
- Each expedition member will have an individual tent available in the ABC.
- Solar panels for light and battery charger.
- Gamow Bags (Portable Altitude Chambers).
- Helicopter rescue insurance for high altitude staff.
- Free assistance service for cargo clearance and duties.
- Fresh cooked food and kitchen will be provided at camp two.
- Trekking and climbing map of Mount Pumori.
- Transportation of food supply from Kathmandu to base camp (Cargo to Lukla and then by porter/yaks to base camp).
- Our service charge and government taxes levied in Nepal.
- Complete pre-departure information.
- Flight ticket reconfirmation.
- Visa extension procedure services (if necessary).
- Farewell dinner in a typical Nepali restaurant with domestic culture show in Kathmandu.
- Satori Adventures t-shirt/pashmina, brochure.
Base camp Service Cost(Excludes):
- Lunch and Dinner during your stay in Kathmandu (except farewell dinner).
- Any packed food/snacks, aerated drinks, energy drinks, mineral water, alcohol, cigarettes, chocolates, nutria-bars.
- Items of personal nature, laundry expenses, tips.
- Expenses incurred towards usage of landlines, mobiles, walkie-talkies, satellite phones and internet expenses.
- Clothing, packing items or bags, personal medical kit, personal trekking gear.
- Any extra services, products, offers or activities which are not mentioned in the itinerary.
- Any extra expenses arising out of various/unforeseen situations like natural disasters, landslides, political disturbances, strikes, changes in government regulations.
- Any additional staff other than specified.
- Rescues, repatriation, medicines, medical tests and hospitalization expenses.
- Medical insurance and emergency rescue evacuation if required.
- Travel insurance and helicopter rescue.
- Airfare of international flights.
- Climbing Sherpa, high altitude food and fuel above base camp (in camp two we have a kitchen to provide food even for the base camp service user).
- Tent above base camp (except camp two).
- Nepal entry visa fee.
- Wake talkies.
- Filming permit.
- Personal climbing gear.
- Nepal custom duty for import of expedition equipment.
- Government licensed climbing guide(s).
- Appropriate food for high altitude.
- Any other item not included in “THE PACKAGE COST INCLUDES” section
- Tips, gifts, souvenirs.
Why climb with Satori Adventures
How to Choosing a experience Provider
It is important for each climber to choose the right expedition guide service that not only suites their needs, but provides the best safely and secure mountaineering experience possible. There are more than 1,700 trekking companies in Nepal who offer 8,000 meter expeditions including Everest, but only about 30 companies who operate 8,000 meter peaks on a regular basis. We are proud to be one of these 30 companies and consistently offer, run and succeed at these types of expeditions year after year.
It is very important that the climbers who choose Satori Adventures for this trip of a lifetime experience have expectations that are compatible with the program we offer and the style of expedition Satori Adventures runs. We do not want to simply “fill our expedition”, but instead we want to comprise a team of companionable people who are focused on reaching the summit with the highest level of support and safety standards that can be provided by a guiding service on Mt Everest. We team this with the best standards of food and quality equipment to further assist each client reach their full potential. We feel that we offer the best environment and opportunity for you to be successful on the world’s highest mountain.
Diminutive climbing Team members
We are always developing and growing our operational systems to ensure you participate will provide as much as facilities provided. We figure our expedition members do not deserve anything less during the trekking and climbing! In the interests of giving you the most optimal chance to summit, we limit our team size to ensure the group summits on the best weather day; sometimes there are less window days for summit in Everest. In big size of group offering cheap climbs often miss out as they split their groups over several potential summit days. We feel like our climbing members are feeling that they are climbing as a family and friends team even on international people. We accept maximum 08 people in a group and if we have more than that we always split in two groups. So that our base camp staff cooks, climbing Sherpa guide will fully taking care about you and provide service as per your desire.
Maximum summit Success;
The Satori Adventures methodology and tactical approach to climbing Mt Everest has seen us achieve the highest success rates and our extensive experience gives us the edge when it comes to making the right decisions. We provide a consistently higher Sherpa and Guide ratio than any other operator, resulting in more support and backup for your summit attempt and therefore a greater safety margin and chance of success. There is always a 1:1 ratio of the climbing Sherpa/guide and client. We always use professional and experienced climbing Sherpa or guides who have all reached the summit of Everest.
Highly Qualified Sirdar/Team leader
Our guides are professionals who are trained and assessed either via the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations (IFMGA) resulting in a greater repertoire of skills that enables them to provide a dedicated level of security to you during the expedition, or many years of mountaineering experience on the world’s biggest peaks. Our guides are experience in both advanced and basic rescue courses and all have a minimum of 3 years guiding on Everest.
Advanced Communication method
Satori Adventures Everest expeditions have been at the forefront of providing top communications for our Everest expeditions. This allows us to obtain and deliver comprehensive weather forecasts via U.S., European and Kathmandu weather forecasting. Our lead guide is always equipped with a satellite phone during the climbing and at base camp. Two way radio communications between climbing members, guides, Sherpa and base camp staff is also provided. There is also local mobile network available at base camp that provides easy connection with your family during your stay at base camp.
Facilities camp setup at Base Camp
Satori Adventure focuses on comfortable conditions at base camp, including good quality food and other services.We find this helps clients with their overall success rate on the mountain. Our cooks are regarded as the best in the business, providing wholesome and appetizing meals with an agreeable array of menus to suit all your food requirements. The meals you are served on the mountain are also of the highest standard and designed to sustain you for the rigorous ascent. We offer various choices that will suit any diet plan, including vegetarian, Vegan, continental, Indian and others. If you have special food consideration, please provide this to us 60 days prior to the expedition so we can plan the best meals for your trip.