Day 1: Arrival day in Kathmandu (1,300m/4,264 ft)
Day 2: Kathmandu: sightseeing and preparation
Day 3: Kathmandu to Pokhara (823m/2,700ft): 6 hours drive
Day 4: Drive to Naya Pul and trek to Ghandruk (1940m/6360 ft): 5-6 hours trek
Day 5: Ghandruk to Chhomrong (2170m/7120ft): 6 hours
Day 6: Chhomrong to Dobhan (2,600m/8,530ft): 5-6 hours
Day 7: Dobhan to Deurali (3,230m/10,597ft): 1 hour 30 mins
Day 8: Deurali to Machhapuchre Base Camp (3700m/12135ft): 3-4 hours
Day 9: Acclimatization and preparation
Day 10: Machhapuchre Base Camp to Cave Camp (4,250m/13,943ft): 5-6 hours
Day 11: Cave Camp to High Camp (5,200m/17,056 ft): 4-5 hours
Day 12: Summit Tent Peak (Tharpu Chuli), return to high camp: 9-10 hours
Day 13: Tent Peak High Camp to Machapuchhre Base Camp: 4-5 hours
Day 14: Machapuchhre Base Camp to Bamboo (2310m/7575ft): 6-7 hours
Day 15: Bamboo to Jhinu Dada (1760m/5770 ft): 6-7 hours trek
Day 16: Jhinu Dada to Naya Pul, drive to Pokhara: 6 hours trek, 1 hour drive
Day 17: Drive from Pokhara to Kathmandu: 6 hours
Day 18: Final departure