Nepal Panorama

Day 1, Arrival in Kathmandu

Everest view panorama

Day 1, Arrival in Kathmandu

Arrival at Kathmandu International Airport

Day 1, Arrival in Kathmandu

Evening at Kathmandu Durbar Square

Day 1, Arrival in Kathmandu

Evening at the hotel bar

Day 1, Arrival in Kathmandu

Hotel garden terrace

Day 1, Arrival in Kathmandu

Hotel lobby in Kathmandu

Day 1, Arrival in Kathmandu

Elegant hotel hall

Day 1, Arrival in Kathmandu

Pomelo tree in the hotel garden

Day 1, Arrival in Kathmandu

Hotel restaurant and bar

Day 1, Arrival in Kathmandu

Old street in Kathmandu

Day 1, Arrival in Kathmandu

Owl bells, Nepali souvenirs

Day 1, Arrival in Kathmandu

Rudraksha beads at the market

Day 1, Arrival in Kathmandu

Durbar square

Day 1, Arrival in Kathmandu

Kathmandu Durbar Square at night

Day 2, Kathmandu: temples and gear shopping

Swayambhunath Stupa

Day 2, Kathmandu: temples and gear shopping

Royal bath, Patan

Day 2, Kathmandu: temples and gear shopping

Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu

Day 2, Kathmandu: temples and gear shopping

Swayambhunath, prayer flags

Day 2, Kathmandu: temples and gear shopping

At a stupa, Kathmandu

Day 2, Kathmandu: temples and gear shopping

Terrace by Boudhanath

Day 2, Kathmandu: temples and gear shopping

Patan Durbar Square

Day 2, Kathmandu: temples and gear shopping

Palace courtyard, Patan

Day 2, Kathmandu: temples and gear shopping

Kathmandu from the hill

Day 2, Kathmandu: temples and gear shopping

Day 2, Kathmandu: temples and gear shopping

Boudhanath Stupa

Day 2, Kathmandu: temples and gear shopping

Souvenir shop with masks and statues

Day 2, Kathmandu: temples and gear shopping

Dinner overlooking Thamel

Day 2, Kathmandu: temples and gear shopping

Patan Durbar Square

Day 2, Kathmandu: temples and gear shopping

Boudhanath — the main Tibetan stupa of Kathmandu and Nepal

Day 3, Flight to Lukla, trek to Phakding

Forested valley and a snow peak, Nepal

Day 3, Flight to Lukla, trek to Phakding

Lukla Airport runway — one of the most extreme in the world

Day 3, Flight to Lukla, trek to Phakding

Himalayan peaks from the plane window

Day 3, Flight to Lukla, trek to Phakding

Lodge dining room with a fireplace

Day 3, Flight to Lukla, trek to Phakding

Twin room at the lodge

Day 3, Flight to Lukla, trek to Phakding

Landing at Lukla, one of the world’s most extreme airports

Day 3, Flight to Lukla, trek to Phakding

Coffee shop with its own roastery

Day 3, Flight to Lukla, trek to Phakding

Helipad at Lukla Airport

Day 3, Flight to Lukla, trek to Phakding

Mule caravan on the trail

Day 3, Flight to Lukla, trek to Phakding

Prayer wheel on the trail

Day 4, Phakding → Namche Bazaar

Namche

Day 4, Phakding → Namche Bazaar

Suspension bridge over the gorge

Day 4, Phakding → Namche Bazaar

Crossing a suspension bridge

Day 4, Phakding → Namche Bazaar

Entering Namche Bazaar

Day 4, Phakding → Namche Bazaar

Nastya and Vova by the Dudh Kosi

Day 4, Phakding → Namche Bazaar

Morning above the Dudh Kosi

Day 4, Phakding → Namche Bazaar

Peak above the forest

Day 4, Phakding → Namche Bazaar

Cosmos and a snowy ridge

Day 4, Phakding → Namche Bazaar

Mani stones on the trail

Day 4, Phakding → Namche Bazaar

Dudh Kosi rapids

Day 4, Phakding → Namche Bazaar

The group on a bridge

Day 4, Phakding → Namche Bazaar

Gate and checkpoint on the trail

Day 4, Phakding → Namche Bazaar

Prayer wheels in Namche

Day 4, Phakding → Namche Bazaar

Morning coffee with a mountain view

Day 4, Phakding → Namche Bazaar

Dudh Kosi River from a suspension bridge

Day 4, Phakding → Namche Bazaar

Cozy wooden dining room of a Sherpa lodge

Day 4, Phakding → Namche Bazaar

Fountain at the entrance to Namche Bazaar

Day 4, Phakding → Namche Bazaar

Namche Bazaar beneath snow-capped peaks

Day 4, Phakding → Namche Bazaar

Panorama of Namche Bazaar

Day 4, Phakding → Namche Bazaar

Pizza in Namche Bazaar

Day 4, Phakding → Namche Bazaar

Coffee and pastries at Sherpa Barista café, Namche

Day 4, Phakding → Namche Bazaar

Suspension bridge in the clouds

Day 4, Phakding → Namche Bazaar

Joy of trekking by the Dudh Kosi River

Day 4, Phakding → Namche Bazaar

Waterfall on a cliff above the trail

Day 4, Phakding → Namche Bazaar

Waterfall in the Himalayan forest

Day 5, Acclimatisation: breakfast at Hotel Everest View

A street in Namche Bazaar

Day 5, Acclimatisation: breakfast at Hotel Everest View

Hotel Everest View, 3880 m

Day 5, Acclimatisation: breakfast at Hotel Everest View

Namche Bazaar

Day 5, Acclimatisation: breakfast at Hotel Everest View

Peaks above the valley

Day 5, Acclimatisation: breakfast at Hotel Everest View

Nastya and Vova above Namche

Day 5, Acclimatisation: breakfast at Hotel Everest View

Morning in Namche

Day 5, Acclimatisation: breakfast at Hotel Everest View

Ridge in the clouds

Day 5, Acclimatisation: breakfast at Hotel Everest View

Evening light on a peak

Day 5, Acclimatisation: breakfast at Hotel Everest View

Peak in the mist

Day 5, Acclimatisation: breakfast at Hotel Everest View

Slope above Namche

Day 5, Acclimatisation: breakfast at Hotel Everest View

Nastya above Namche

Day 5, Acclimatisation: breakfast at Hotel Everest View

Himalayan fir with cones

Day 5, Acclimatisation: breakfast at Hotel Everest View

Snow-capped peak in the clouds

Day 5, Acclimatisation: breakfast at Hotel Everest View

Himalayan wildflowers

Day 5, Acclimatisation: breakfast at Hotel Everest View

Exhibit of an exhausted climber at the museum

Day 5, Acclimatisation: breakfast at Hotel Everest View

Namche Bazaar from above

Day 5, Acclimatisation: breakfast at Hotel Everest View

Snow-capped peak in the clouds

Day 5, Acclimatisation: breakfast at Hotel Everest View

Tenzing Norgay statue with a view of the Everest massif

Day 5, Acclimatisation: breakfast at Hotel Everest View

Bar and coffee corner at the lodge

Day 5, Acclimatisation: breakfast at Hotel Everest View

Lodge dining room with breakfast buffet

Day 5, Acclimatisation: breakfast at Hotel Everest View

Lodge lounge with Sherpa décor

Day 6, Helicopter over the Gokyo lakes, back to Kathmandu

Helicopter landing above Namche

Day 6, Helicopter over the Gokyo lakes, back to Kathmandu

Gokyo Lake

Day 6, Helicopter over the Gokyo lakes, back to Kathmandu

Helicopter flight

Day 6, Helicopter over the Gokyo lakes, back to Kathmandu

Nastya in the helicopter cabin

Day 6, Helicopter over the Gokyo lakes, back to Kathmandu

Namche Bazaar from above

Day 6, Helicopter over the Gokyo lakes, back to Kathmandu

Helicopter at Lukla

Day 7, Reserve day and farewell dinner

Dinner with live music

Day 7, Reserve day and farewell dinner

Learning to play the sarangi at the farewell dinner

Day 7, Reserve day and farewell dinner

Nepali folk dance at the farewell dinner

Day 7, Reserve day and farewell dinner

Tibetan prayer flags

Day 7, Reserve day and farewell dinner

Wheel of Life — Tibetan Buddhist painting