When you land at Kathmandu's Tribhuwan International Airport, someone from Vista Trek will be there to greet you. They will be on time to welcome you to this beautiful place with big mountains.

After you get into a car from the airport, you just have to go to your hotel. Once you arrive at the hotel, you can check in and enjoy some refreshments they'll give you.

Next, we'll go to the Vista Trek office. There, we'll talk about your trekking adventure, introduce you to the guide and porter, and if you owe any money, you can pay it. After that, if you still have some time, you can take a walk around the Thamel area if you want to.

We fly to Lukla from Kathmandu in the morning. This 30-minute flight comes with spectacular views of the hills and the Himalayas, forcing many to take their cameras out or simply use their mobile phones with attempts to capturing the beauty.

After breakfast in Lukla, we start our walk to Chutanga. Leaving the trail to our right which leads to Phakding, we turn right. On analmost flat comfortable trail for about four hours, we walk through a relatively thick forest and arrive in Chutanga with around half a dozen small constructions in the middle of this forest.

After a big breakfast, we prepare our lunch and start walking uphill for about four hours. First, we go over a hill called Nau Lekh Ridge. This hill separates the Khumbu Valley from the Hinku Valley, where we're heading. Then, we climb up and over Zwatra-La, which is a high point at 4,610 meters. If the weather is clear, you can see the Limding Himal mountain range from here, which is really cool. After that, it takes about two more hours to reach Thuli Kharka, also known as Chatra-La, but this part of the trail goes downhill. We'll spend the night there.

Following breakfast, we begin our walk downhill, passing over a series of ridges. In about three hours, we arrive at Thulodunga, a place with several teahouses where we'll stop for lunch.

Afterward, we continue towards Kothé. We start by descending sharply to the Hinku River, and then we climb through a forest to reach Kothé. This settlement is located by the river and has what most travelers need.

We'll spend the night in Kothé."

• After breakfast, we begin our walk along the banks. A slight uphill all the way, the route is not demanding on the legs. An hour after leaving Kothé, only some species of shrubs and grasses remain to still hold on in these conditions that are getting harsher and harsher for most species of vegetation. We come across a monastery about an hour before Thaknak. Like Kothé, Thaknak too comes with about half a dozen hotels providing good facilities.

• We spend the night here.

• After a heavy breakfast, we walk all the way to Kharé. Although mostly a gradual uphill, many find this walk exhausting, owing much to the thinning of the air at higher altitudes. Kharé is located in a relatively open area. We spend the night here in one of the slightly less than a dozen hotels in the area. This is also the place where we make sure that our climbing gears are all in preferred conditions. We also involve in some necessary training on an elevation in the vicinity.

• After breakfast, we walk around for acclimatization . During day, brief meeting with climbing guide about the peak and have some climbing training around. · Spend a night in Khare

• After breakfast, we set off for the High Camp. Some time into the trail and we reach the snow-line. Crampons on and we walk towards the High Camp. The path, from here on, is up. Through Mera-La Pass, we come to a huge boulder. The piece of land behind this structure is better protected against winds and possible ice formation. We put up our tents here at an altitude somewhere close to 5,780 metres. The porters, however, return, perhaps, to create space for other budding climbers.

• Today, we get up very early, at around 1 am. After breakfast, we get ready, all geared up – crampons on, ice-axe ready for use, you know where the ropes are and the likes – and carrying only the essentials to traverse the next five hours or so to the Peak. This, otherwise, a gradual uphill requires us to traverse the final 100 metres or so with the aid of the ropes.
• Once atop … photographs, smiles, hugs … in sheer admiration of the endurance to the Summit of Mera Peak. Largely depending on weather conditions, most are able to spend a maximum of around half an hour on top before starting their descent back.
• We walk all the way down for around five hours to Kharé for the night.

We retrace our steps back to Kothé in around seven hours, stopping for lunch in Thaknak. We spend the hight in Kothe.

• Our walk to Thuli Kharka starts after breakfast. We walk back the same route to Thuli Kharka for the night.
• Allows the scaling of Island Peak (6,189 metres)

• Once again, we use the previous path to come to Lukla and spend the night here.

• We fly back to Kathmandu and reach the hotel in time for lunch. The afternoon is for shopping for some, for buying souvenirs for others and for doing whatever they please for still others. In the evening, however, please allow us the pleasure of your company during the fare-well dinner organized by Vista Trek.
• Spend the night in the hotel.

• If you have a morning flight, we leave for Tribhuwan Intl Airport early morning in a car arranged by our office.
• If your flight is in the late afternoon or evening, only your WILL shall dictate your involvement or indulgence as you may please before leaving for Tribhuwan Intl Airport in the vehicle.