Team Building - Everest Base Camp

If you are seeking to motivate your team to the highest of all heights in the world, join us for our Challenging Mt Everest Base Camp Team Building program. Not only will it progress teamwork, creating long lasting results by improving communication, decision making, sound leadership, motivation, crisis management and resolution skills.

With doing all this at high altitudes it makes this trek really tough, its hard enough to do without the added, brain teasing and physical activities. If you are seeking a motivating and hard trek with the added component of teambuilding, then this is the trip for your group.

We offer a unique unlimited formula of Team Building activities, ideas, games and learning experiences to achieve your goals and ensure your program is an outstanding success.

Upon finishing the program your team will feel a deep sense of achievement, self-confidence, companionship, and fulfilment in climbing the highest mountain in the world.

The objectives of our Everest Camp team building program:
• Breaks down barriers in a fun, participative way.
• Improves communication and teamwork.
• Highlights the diversity of skills within a team.
• Promotes interpersonal relationships.
• Creates respect for differing work styles and personalities.
• Identifies the dynamics and behaviour traits of high performing teams.
• Develops a strong Team Spirit.

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Itinerary / Highlights

Day 01- Arrival in Kathmandu airport (1345meters).
There you will be met by our Airport Representative and transferred to hotel by private tourist vehicle. Overnight at hotel.

Day 02- Sightseeing around Kathmandu valley.
Your sightseeing trip will start at 9 AM in the morning after breakfast. We will provide a private vehicle and professional tour guide. We visit Pasupatinath temple, Buddhanath, Monkey temple, Bhaktpur durbar square and Kathmandu durbar square. The group will be broken up into teams and provided a map to find their way across Kathmandu City to the famous Monkey Temple. Upon arriving at the temple teams will need to fill in an information sheet of items, structures and history from around and within the temple. The evening includes a final briefing and preparations for the trek. Overnight at hotel.

Day 03- Fly to Lukla (2804 meters) trek to Phakding (2610 meters) 3 hours.
Teams are given a list of interesting places, things, and circumstances that can be captured using a camera. Photo Scavenger Hunt day teams need to find as many things on the list and take a picture with all the group members in the photo. The next a activity you need to mingle in the group and identify the person whose birthdate (just month and date) is closest to their own. Find out two things you have in common. Overnight at Guesthouse.

Day 04- Trek to Namche Bazaar (3441 meters) 5.30 hours.
Teams are faced with a locked safe containing highly wanted items. The safe is guarded by the keeper who is the only person to know the code. Teams will need to solve various riddles and complete challenges in order to retain the answer and unlock the safe a debrief after completion. The following exercise is to promote anticipatory thinking, an individual co-operating in a group. Each team member is responsible for adding one word to the sentence. Upon making our way to Namche Bazaar known as the Gateway to Everest, its home to many quality restaurants, hotels, lodges, shops, Money exchange, internet cafe and a bakery. Namche is one of the biggest villages along the whole Everest trail. Overnight at Guesthouse.

Day 05- Namche Bazaar Acclimatization day.
We will spend a day here in order to acclimatize and adjust to the thinning of the air. The group will be broken up into teams and provided instructions and a map to navigate and find their way around the Namche Village with a hike up to Syangboche Airport from this point, we can see rewarding views of the Himalayas with a stunning sunrise and sunset over the panorama of Khumbu peaks. Teams will need to answer questions as well as fill in a sheet of items, structures and history from around and within the village. In the afternoon we will have a little “get to know you better” session with Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about One Another answer 10 simple questions. Overnight at Guesthouse.

Day 06- Trek to Tengboche Monastery (3860 meters) 5 hours.
The trek continues along the rushing glacial waters of the Dudh Kosi with magnificent views of the mountains. We trek to an altitude of 3860meters today. On reaching Tengboche you will see the local monastery. Inside the monastery are incredibly ornate wall hangings, a 20-foot sculpture of Buddha, and the musical instruments and robes of the Lamas. The group will be taken to observe a prayer ceremony either in the evening or morning depending on how the days trekking went. Overnight at Guesthouse.

Day 07- Trek to Dingboche (4350 meters) 5.30 hours.
At this point each day will be a team building effort in itself as each participant needs to focus on breathing drinking fluids and walking the next step while inspiring their team mates along. Today will include some quizzes and a few mind games. We take our time to avoid getting affected by the altitude. Overnight at Guesthouse.

Day 08- Trek to Chhukung (4710 meters) and trek back to Dingboche. 4.30 hours.
Today will be a big team building effort as each participant must focus on breathing drinking fluids and walking the next step while inspiring their team mates along. Today will include general knowledge quizzes and a few mind games. Overnight at Guesthouse.

Day 09- Trek to Lobuche (4910 meters) 5 hours.
Today will be a massive team building effort as each participant needs to focus on breathing, drinking fluids and walking the next step while inspiring their team mates along. Today will include mind games and history questions. Some breathing problems may arise today due to the altitude. Overnight at Guesthouse.

Day 10- Trek to Everest Base Camp (5365 meters) then trek back to Gorak Shep (5180 meters). 7 hours.
Today is a very tough day the group will need to focus on breathing, walking and fluid intake. The group will witness unobstructed views of many mountain giants like Nuptse, Pumori, Chagatse and Lhotse looming directly ahead and on all sides. Then we make our return to Ghorakshep at elevation of 5180 meters at noon for our overnight stay. Overnight at Guesthouse.

Day 11- Trek to Kalapattar (5555 meters) then trek down to Pheriche (4200 meters) 6 hours.
After reaching Base camp of Everest our aim today is to trek Kalapattar (5555meters). Again a very tough day and the group will need to rally together and encourage their fellow team-mates to make it to the summit of Kalapattar. Then we descend to Pheriche at elevation of 4200 meters. Overnight at Guesthouse.

Day 12- Trek to Namche Bazaar (3441 meters) 5.30 hours.
As we have made our descent breathing becomes much easier. First activity we are focusing on silent communication and problem solving skills with a Count off formula. The next activity allows you to become boss for a month, what three work related activities, would you change and why. You can change anything you want. Followed by how you would introduce a new employee and provide adequate training using the Analysis, Design, Development, Implement, Evaluate formula. Overnight at Guesthouse.

Day 13- Trek to Lukla (2804 meters) 6 hours.
Along our trek back to Lukla you will be named with Famous people/cities you must circulate throughout the group along the trek and ask questions that can only be answered with a YES or NO to identify clues that will help you find out your name on index card. On arrival at Lukla we begin with more teambuilding activities. To begin, two people will sit back to back and link elbows. They must work together to reach a standing position without unlocking elbows or touching the ground with their hands. Overnight at Guesthouse.

Day 14- Morning flight back to Kathmandu.
Enjoying your last glimpse of the mountains you have recently visited for one last time on the 35 minute Scenic flight back to Kathmandu. The afternoon will give all group members the chance to discuss and evaluate everything they have learned and discovered about themselves teams, co-workers and boss. Overnight at hotel.

Day 15- Leisure day in Kathmandu.
It's also spare day in case of bad weather in Lukla.

Day 16- Transfer for your final flight departure.
The trip ends, our Airport Representative will drop you to the Kathmandu International Airport for your flight departure from Nepal.

This is a general idea of the Everest Base Camp Trek, we will modify the itinerary upon your Team Building requirements, for more information and cost please contact us.

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Accommodation Details

Standard twin sharing accommodation in four/five star hotel in Kathmandu breakfast included. (4 nights)

All your standard Meals during the trek (25 Breakfasts, 21 lunches, 21 Dinners).
Twin sharing Lodges, Guesthouses accommodation during the trek (21 nights Trekking Guesthouse).