Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre

In the heart of the South Island, New Zealand boasts its tallest peak, Aoraki Mount Cook, also known as the "Cloud Piercer." Nestled among the Southern Alps, above a small alpine town that is home to our longest glacier and many famous hiking tracks. Embark on a one-day small-group tour to Mount Cook. Departing from Queenstown, you'll experience the unique alpine landscapes of the Southern Alps as you journey into Mackenzie Country and Aoraki Mount Cook National Park. Enjoy free time in Mt Cook Village, where you can choose to explore the incredible scenery, on a local short hike, scenic flight, or leisurely afternoon spent in the village.

Aoraki/Mount Cook ‘the cloud piercer’, our highest peak dominates the Southern Alps mountain range that divides New Zealand’s South Island into east and west. The Mt Cook National Park’s towering mountains, vast glaciers and remote snowfields inspired Sir Edmund Hillary, before his quest of Mt Everest. This flight takes you past the Hochstetter Icefall on Aoraki/Mt Cook and the upper Tasman Glacier before a thrilling alpine landing in the snow. You’ll fly home through the remote Burnett Mountains with the expansive and arid Mackenzie Basin below you.

Gokyo Lakes and Gokyo Ri Trek with its beautiful glacial valley, pristine turquoise lakes, huge icy glaciers, ridges and the best panoramic views of the highest snow-capped mountains; is regarded as the most stunning place in the Everest Region. It provides an alternative to the famous Everest Base Camp Trek. This is an ideal option for those who want to get stunning panoramic views of the Everest region Himalayas, glacial lakes and valleys without too much physical challenge.

Queenstown to Christchurch via Mt Cook, this small group combines two of the most stunning locations! Spend the day at Mount Cook Village, nestled in the shadow of Aoraki Mount Cook, New Zealand’s tallest mountain. Enjoy free reign to set your own schedule, whether it’s hiking around the Alps or learning more about the mountains at Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Center. Enjoy stunning sights on the way up the mountains, including super-blue Lake Pukaki and the famous Lake Tekapo on the way towards Christchurch. If you need tips on what to do in the village, your guide is on hand to help. No-fuss hotel transfers are available from select Queenstown hotels.

Take a break from the hectic Queenstown streets with this trip into the mighty Southern Alps. Spend the day at Mount Cook Village, nestled in the shadow of Aoraki Mount Cook, New Zealand’s tallest mountain. Enjoy free reign to set your own schedule, whether it’s hiking around the Alps or learning more about the mountains at Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Center. Enjoy stunning sights on the way up the mountains, including super-blue Lake Pukaki If you need tips on what to do in the village, your guide is on hand to help Visit an alpine salmon farm where you can feed salmon and try some salmon snacks No-fuss hotel transfers are available from select Queenstown hotels

View the highest mountain of New Zealand, Aoraki Mount Cook Experience New Zealand on board a luxury helicopter Fly home through Lord of the Rings country and see the spectacular film sites use in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Alpine landing, seasonal snow Capture many photos and memories

The Christchurch to Queenstown journey takes you from the incredibly flat Canterbury Plains right through to the dramatic mountains of the Southern Alps. The area is out of this world beautiful! This tour gives you the opportunity to absorb the wild beauty, starting in Christchurch you'll travel into the heart of the Mt Cook National Park. After a full day of exploration, on the final afternoon, hop on board the coach to Queenstown, New Zealand's adventure capital. This is an Independent coach tour, where you travel on a combination of touring coaches and sightseeing services with commentary and/or point to point coaches which may not have commentary. You will be with different people on each part of the tour and different drivers. You have free time to explore on your own and are free to choose where and when to eat, meals are not included unless specified.

Enjoy a private day tour to Aoraki/Mount Cook – the tallest mountain in New Zealand. Visit the picturesque town of Lake Tekapo, admire stunning alpine views from Lake Pukaki, and enjoy a delicious lunch at the Hermitage Hotel. Tours Highlights: • Enjoy a day trip from Christchurch to discover incredible glaciers, lakes and rivers • Sample award-winning cheese at a local cheese factory in Geraldine • Visit the iconic Church of Good Shepherd and Bronze Sheepdog Statue in Lake Tekapo • Admire Lake Pukaki, the largest lake in Mackenzie region, and stunning alpine scenery • Savor a delicious lunch with spectacular views at the Hermitage Hotel • Explore one of the many alpine walks in Mount Cook National Park

Follow the footsteps of legendary climber’s sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa to the highest peak in the world, Everest, and its trek to base camp. Everest Base Camp Trek offers awe-inspiring Himalayan panoramas, alpine glaciers, unique local culture, high altitude trekking, and a wide range of flora and fauna. If you are a hiker or fan of hiking who loves to hike then this trek is piece of cake for you, this is one of the most inspiring places in the world to do it, a paradise for trekkers. Our typical Everest Base Camp Trek is a fully guided trek that offers sensational mountain views and an insight into the lives of the Sherpa people. The trek officially begins with an amazing short mountain flight from Kathmandu to Lukla from where we start our trekking officially once we landed at the Tenzing Hillary airport, and trek towards Phakding walking through the magnificent local villages of Sherpa people along with the bank of Dudh Kosi River, surrounded by the soaring peaks

It could be a dream of pilgrimage to Everest Base Camp. Finding a global mass phenomenon meaning may-be difficult but the phenomena are invisible. Moreover, it spread across the earth in millions of separate places.Come and join this exhilarating once in a lifetime trekking experience. Calling it Sagarmatha by local people, the universe knows by the name “Mt. Everest”. It is the world’s highest mountain, rising majestically 8,848 meters above sea level.From the exhilarating flight into Lukla to standing on top of Kala Pattar looking over to Everest itself of a journey that remembers the glory that the mountains like Mt. Everest, Mt. Nuptse, Mt. Thamserku, Mt. Amadablam and Mt. Lhotse possesses for the rest of the life. Acquire knowledge about the cold and wild mountains and get some insights on people, their culture, traditions and living style residing in those areas.Accompanied by the footsteps of the first pioneers. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa climbed the highest peick.

Escape the ordinary and experience the breathtaking beauty of the Southern Alps on this full-day private tour from Dunedin to Aoraki/Mount Cook—New Zealand’s tallest mountain. Travel in comfort through the changing landscapes of Otago and the Mackenzie Basin, with plenty of scenic stops, insider commentary, and personal flexibility along the way. Marvel at the turquoise waters of Lake Pukaki, where glacial melt meets mountain majesty. Then, continue your journey to the awe-inspiring Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, a world-class destination for nature lovers, photographers, and adventurers alike. Enjoy time to walk the stunning Hooker Valley Track (optional), visit the Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre, or simply soak up the alpine atmosphere at your own pace.

Many Trekkers call it as best point to witness Everest. Even Sir Edmund Hillary claimed it as his favorite spot to enjoy Everest. The name Pikey is derived from local Sherpa Clan deity which represents the sky over the nature. If you're looking for a short trek in the Everest region near Kathmandu, this is a great (less discovered) route. This itinerary allows for a more leisurely pace and is well suited to trekkers to take your time enjoying the unmatched scenery and allows for a physical workout without the stress, and a chance to visit a number of Buddhist sites (monasteries, gompas, and stupas). Both itineraries provide amazing views of the Numbur Himal range and Everest. But is it the best view of Everest in Nepal? You'll have to see for yourself.

While trekking through this route we will also get the opportunity to get a closer look at the highest Buddhist monasteries in the world. The journey that you are making is an epic one as Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay had set off their feet on it in 1953. The thrill and excitement that one feels upon beholding the mighty Everest up close cannot be comparable to any other

Everest Base Camp Trek takes you to the actual close-up view to the ‘King of all Mountains’ Mt. Everest [8848m], the very best mountain on earth. If u like to walk, that is one of the maximum inspiring locations in the world. Everest Base Camp trek (16 days) is most important trekking on the planet and limitless chances to stroll beyond the Himalayas wherein Sir Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay commenced their energetic adventure in 1953. The remaining project of Everest base camp trek offers breathtaking mountain panoramas and the widest and most thrilling variety of treks. Additionally, it offers you the possibility to view sceneries like mountains, glaciers and famous mountain trails. Everest Base Camp trekking expedition highlights into the living of often going on famous climbers and sensational mountain views and a perception into the lives of the Sherpa people.

This is a very old route of trekking to reach to the Everest base camp. Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norge Sherpa used this trail who are the first people to summit the Everest in 1953. Kalapatthar (5,500m) is the highest point of the trek.

Everest Luxury Helicopter Trek is the sophisticated package which bestows memorial and luxurious experience of: ‘off the beaten path’ along with Helicopter flight. The package offers an opportunity to explore the Tenzing-Hillary trails, dazzling mountains, cerulean landscape, Sherpa culture, traditional lifestyle in an imperial manner. The most appealing and stunning feature of the Trek is: 360° vista of Himalayan range, Khumbu glacier, Khumbu icefall, Nuptse-Lhotse range from the Base camp of the world’s highest peak and Kala patthar Summit. The Everest Luxury Trek offers abundant luxury to the Trekkers since their arrival till departure. The trekkers will be accommodated at Luxury Hotel 5 STAR hotel of Kathmandu and of the Everest Region during the entire Trek. Hygienic food; breakfast Lunch and Dinner, flight tickets from KTM-Lukla-KTM; helicopter airlift from Namche to EBC to Lukla are top highlight of the trip.

Everest Base Camp and Gokyo Ri Trek is an outstanding trek, which passes through the high valleys of Khumbu. Flying from Kathmandu to Lukla, we follow the Dudh Koshi valley up to the Sherpa capital of Namche, and then follow the quiet trail to Thame village in the Bhote Koshi valley. Descending to Khumjung, we are treated with the incredible views of Kantega and Thamserku and the Nuptse-Lhotse wall with Everest so realistic above. At Khumjung we rejoice below Khumbila Peak, home of the patron God of the Khumbu, before continuing up the Dudh Koshi valley to Gokyo’s alpine lakes. We ascend up to Gokyo Ri for a 360 degree panorama of snow-capped peaks in Everest Region. From Gokyo, we trek to Thagnak and then the next day cross Cho La pass, one of the toughest days of the trip as it involves steep glacier traverse through vertical icy rock surfaces. From Dzongla, we take lower route along the valley and rejoin the main trail to Everest Base Camp.

An adventurous trek up till the Everest Base Camp then fly out to Kathmandu without the hassle for trekking back again. The program is ideal for those who have limited traveling-time but still wish to trek the regular EBC trek and after attending the base camp fly back to Kathmandu on a chartered helicopter. Trekking into the Everest Base Camp is the most popular treks in the world where four of the world’s six highest mountains (Everest, Lhotse, Makalu & Cho Oyu) located in the Everest region. The trek here not only provides a great opportunity to explore the natural beauty of the Himalayas but also get to know the local culture and traditions, especially the Sherpa community. The prime highlights of the trek are beautiful monasteries, Sir Edmund Hillary hospital and schools, Everest National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site) with varied floras and faunas.

The Everest Base Camp Luxury Lodge Trek presents an exciting and novel approach to reaching the base camp and Kalapatthar, two of the most sought-after destinations in Nepal's Everest region, after the summit itself. This trek offers stunning panoramic views of the Himalayan range, including Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Cho Oyu, and Mt. Makalu, four of the ten highest peaks in the world. It also provides a unique opportunity to witness the Sherpas, world-renowned climbers, and their culture, traditions, and lifestyle. Furthermore, this trek enables you to explore the world's highest Buddhist monasteries, the snow-capped Himalayan peaks, Himalayan glaciers, and the diverse flora and fauna of Sagarmatha National Park, one of Nepal's ten UNESCO World Heritage Sites. We provide luxurious hotel accommodations in Kathmandu and good lodges during trekking, ensuring a comfortable and luxurious experience.

As Island Peak is graded Alpine 2B, suitable mountaineering experience is necessary. Island Peak is one of the most popular 6,000m peaks in Nepal. On this 3-week trip you acclimatise gradually whilst trekking up the Khumbu Valley, before climbing a lower mountain, Pokalde and then clambering on to Island Peak. For the climb you have the advantage of using a high camp placed at 5,600m, as well as a spare summit day to provide more flexibility. The ascent begins with a scramble up a rocky gully to a ridge where you put on crampons and rope up for the glacier crossing heading towards the south ridge. The route across the glacier is easy-angled, but it can be crevassed in places. From the bergshrund at the base of the headwall, 100m of snow and ice, as steep as 45° is climbed to arrive on the airy summit ridge.