Day 16 – Namche/Lukla
Head back towards the trailhead at Lukla, bidding farewell to this incredible setting, the villages and the people of the Khumbu hills and valleys. Make your final climb into Lukla.
Approx. trekking time: 6 to 7 hours
Day 17 – Lukla/Kathmandu
The flight out offers a final opportunity for an aerial view of these mighty mountains. Sometimes the flights in and out of Lukla are delayed due to unfavorable conditions either in fog-bound Kathmandu or windy Lukla. If this happens, we will do everything in our power to minimize the inconvenience.
Back once again in the historic and comforting cocoon of Dwarika’s Hotel, check in and freshen up before being driven to Patan, an ancient city (founded in AD 250) known for its arts and architecture.
After a delicious lunch at Patan Museum’s Café, we tour the museum, housed in a beautifully resorted and renovated former Malla residential palace. The collection spans much of Nepal’s cultural history, primarily exhibiting metalwork sculptures for Hindu and Buddhist deities. After the museum, explore the rest of the city, stopping at Durbar Square, the Royal Baths, Mahaboudha, Krishna Mandir and Hiranya Verna Mahabihar (the Golden Temple).
That night the team celebrates a successful expedition and says its farewells over dinner at Dwarika’s Krishnarpan Restaurant.