About the expedition:

The mountaineering sports became popular all over the world when Sir Ed. Hillary and Tenzing Norgay scaled the Mt. Everest in May 1953. The adventure and challenge brought-forward by mountaineering sports are still on, and we find "Enthusiastic Mountaineers' Flocks" increasing every year. The government of Nepal has opened many peaks for mountaineering expedition. One of them is Mount Everest 8848m, which we are going to operate in the months of March - May 2007, and we are heartily and warmly going to invite all of you, the potential contestants, from all over the world.

The Everest region, the name itself excites many mountaineers as well as trekkers, remains as one of the ultimate adventurous destination to anyone in the world. From the supportive trek along with expedition, you will perfectly be acclimatized with the high altitude and you become both physically as well as mentally stronger to climb any mountain peaks. Moreover, you get the dramatic view of the Mt. Everest 8848m and many other spellbinding Himalayan peaks such as Lhotse, Nuptse, Cho-Oyu, Amadablam, Gyachung Kang, etc besides the numerous ancient and historic monuments. This region is considered as the home of Yeti, the mysterious snowman. In this region you can intermingle with the local habitants - the Sherpas, Tamangs, Rais, Magars, etc to experience their hospitality, life style, cultural and religious heritage.
 
During the course of trekking, you get an opportunity to pass through the Everest National Park where you can fulfill your life long zeal to see the reserved flora such as Chir Pine, Blue Pine, Dwarf Junipers, Fir, Birch, Hemlock forest and Rhododendron woods, and fauna such as Golden Eagle, Eurasian Kestrel, Goshawk, Snow Pigeon, Tibetan Snow Cocks, Barking Deer, Musk Deer, Himalayan Tahr, etc. in plentiful. In this expedition, you get the high quality services of Nepali supporting crewmembers with great care, Nepali hospitality and friendliness, sensible planning, excellent management to fulfill your desire of climbing the world's summit and other professional and logistic supports.  All of the Nepali staffs are well trained, experienced, authorized and originally local (born in the Everest Zone) who have years of experience in mountain climbing (including Mt. Everest) and catering for mountaineers and trekkers as well. 
 
A. Itinerary: We have furnished an itinerary for this expedition as follows: 
  
01 Arrival in Nepal. Welcome meeting with Nepali hospitality at the exit gate of Kathmandu Airport, transfer to Star Hotel Yak 7 yati in downtown.
 Hotel Yak & Yati a five star Hotel, located in King's way, Kathmandu
 
02 Kathmandu - introduction with Nepalese supporting crewmembers (climbing Sherpas, Sirdar and Kitchen staff)
 
03  Kathmandu - accomplishment of government formalities, briefing with the Liaison Officer in the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
 
04 Kathmandu - Reserved day for final preparation
 
05 Fly to Lukla in the morning, trek to Phakding village - meals and accommodation are managed at the best available lodge
 Lodge
 
06 Trek to Namche Bazaar (3440m)
  
07 Namche Bazaar - rest fro high altitude acclimatization

08 Trek to Tengboche Monastery (3860m)
 
09 Trek to Dingboche (4410m)

10 Trek to Lobuche (4910m)
 
11 Explore Kalapattar (5545m), descend to Gorakhshep 5150m
 
 12 Trek to Everest Base Camp
 Tented Camps
 
13-60 Climbing period. After successful ascent on the summit (8850m) of the world, descend to Base Camp
 Tented Camps
 
61-62 Everest Base Camp - clean up the B. C. 
 
 63 Trek back to Pheriche village
 Lodge
 

B. Price: Actually, the total cost of the expedition depends upon the size of group and quality of service. To maintain the quality service, we have preferred to organize an expedition team of minimum FOUR and maximum SEVEN climbing members in an expedition team. We are pleased to offer the under-mentioned quote for this expedition.

 7 persons in the group: US $ 14,400 per person

6 persons in the group: US $ 15,600 per person

5 persons in the group: US $ 16,955 per person

4 persons in the group: US $ 19,545 per person

 C. Service: The prices tendered above include the following services.  

 • Mt. Everest Expedition Permit

 • Everest National Park Area Entry Permits

 • Liaison Officer to be granted by the ministry. According to the law, we have to bear all the expenses of the Liaison Officer (For example; we must provide him or her the meals, accommodation, daily wages, high altitude equipment and other clothing allowances, accidental insurance, rescue insurance, medical insurance, flights and other transports, and 1 porter)

 • Your meals and accommodation at tented camps and at lodges as per the suggested itinerary (Please see the itinerary mentioned above once again). We cater Continental hot meals (Western meals) 3 - 4 times in a day (but we don't provide alcoholic drinks).

 • Kitchen and camping gears up to the Everest Base Camp (high quality sleeping tent -1 for each person, foam mattresses, kitchen tent, dining tent, shower tent, toilet tent and the complete set of kitchen utensils including chairs and tables)

 • Climbing Sherpa - 2 persons: Our climbing Sherpas are well trained, well experienced and authorized by the Ministry and affiliated to Nepal Mountaineering Association. They have years of experience on mountain climbing including Mt. Everest (We bear the cost of meals, accommodation, daily wages, high altitude equipment and clothing allowances, accidental insurance, rescue insurance, medical insurance, flights and other transports to the Climbing Sherpas)

• Nepali Kitchen staffs: We bear the cost of meals, accommodation, daily wages, high altitude equipment and clothing allowances, accidental insurance, rescue insurance, medical insurance and transports to the Kitchen Crews

 • Kathmandu/Lukla/Kathmandu flights for expedition members, Climbing Sherpas, Kitchen crews and Liaison Officer including insurance surcharge, fuel surcharge and airport tax

 • Kathmandu/Lukla/Kathmandu cargo expenses of foodstuff, climbing equipment and kitchen/camping gears

 • Necessary Porters and yaks from Lukla to Everest Base Camp and back to Lukla.

 • A Four Star Hotel accommodation in Kathmandu with buffet breakfast for 5 nights as per the suggested itinerary

 • Airport - Hotel - Airport transfers in Kathmandu by private vehicle as per needs

 Excluded: The following services are not included in the price tendered above.

 01. Personal equipment and clothing of expedition members

 02. Personal accidental insurance of expedition members

 03. High altitude food, fuel and other gears above the base camp

 04. Emergency Rescue Evacuation or Emergency Rescue Insurance for expedition members

 05. Permits Fee of Walkie-talkie, Radio, Satellite Phone and Filming Permit Fee

 06. Oxygen & Regulator or any kind of medication for expedition members

 07. Custom Clearance Fee to release the things at the Kathmandu airport that you bring from your home country (if needed)

 08. Alcoholic drinks

 09. Summit Bonus for climbing Sherpa (it depends up to you) and Tips for staff and porters

 10. Other expenses of Personal Nature

 11. Lunch & dinner in Kathmandu 

 About Royalty: Since our company is a team of professionals and experts on mountaineering expedition and adventurous trekking, we can undoubtedly operate any expedition at the most competitive quote, but in the contest of expedition to Mt. Everest, the cost becomes very higher because of its 'ROYALTY'. We think it'd better inform the qualified mountain climbers about the royalty of Mt. Everest Expedition so that the climbers understand why the total cost of Everest Expedition is higher than other expeditions.

 The government of Nepal has fixed the 'ROYALTY' (climbing permit fee) of Mt. Everest by the following manners;

 (I) ''The royalty for the mountaineering expedition team not exceeding seven in number from the Route other than the general route (South East route) is US $ 50,000 (fifty thousand U.S. dollar)''.

 (II) ''The royalty for the mountaineering expedition from general route (South East route) for the mountaineering expedition team is as follows:

 Number of the mountaineering expedition team
 Royalty (U. S. Dollars)
 
One Member
 25,000
 
Two Members
 40,000
 
Three Members
 48,000
 
Four Members         
 56,000
 
Five Members
 60,000
 
Six Members
 66,000
 
Seven Members
 70,000
 

 (III) ''The royalty of Mt. Everest for each additional member is US $ 10,000 per person.''   
 

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