Everest region
The Khumbu: Sherpa villages, monasteries, glaciers and the highest mountains on Earth.
40 placesEverest Base Camp: Standing at the Foot of the World's Highest Mountain
Everest Base Camp (5,364 m) in Nepal's Khumbu region: how to get there on foot or by helicopter, Kala Patthar, altitude, best time, permits and what you will see.
Explore 02Namche Bazaar: The Sherpa Capital of the Khumbu
Namche Bazaar (3,440 m), the Sherpa capital of the Everest region: acclimatisation hikes, the Saturday market, Everest View Hotel, museums, bakeries and how to get there...
Explore 03Gokyo Lakes: Turquoise Lakes beneath Cho Oyu
The Gokyo Lakes in the Everest region: a chain of turquoise glacial lakes beside the Ngozumpa Glacier, Gokyo village (4,790 m), Gokyo Ri (5,357 m) and the best time to vi...
Explore 04Tengboche Monastery: The Spiritual Heart of the Khumbu
Tengboche Monastery (about 3,860 m), the largest monastery in the Khumbu, with views of Everest and Ama Dablam: history, prayers, the Mani Rimdu festival and visiting tip...
Explore 05Kala Patthar: The Best Close-Up View of Everest
Kala Patthar (about 5,545 m), the rocky hill above Gorak Shep with the best close-up view of Mount Everest: the climb, sunrise vs sunset, altitude tips and how it fits th...
Explore 06Lukla: Gateway to the Everest Region
Lukla (2,860 m), the gateway to Everest: the famous Tenzing-Hillary Airport, flights from Kathmandu and Ramechhap, delays, baggage limits, where to stay and what to do.
Explore 07Sagarmatha National Park: Everest's UNESCO World Heritage Site
Sagarmatha National Park, home of Mount Everest and a UNESCO World Heritage Site: its peaks, Sherpa villages, wildlife such as snow leopards, red pandas and Himalayan tah...
Explore 08Dingboche: Acclimatisation Village in the Imja Valley
Dingboche (4,410 m) in the Imja valley on the Everest Base Camp trek: acclimatisation day, the Nangkartshang hike, stone-walled fields, views of Ama Dablam, Lhotse and Is...
Explore 09Khumjung: The Largest Sherpa Village in the Khumbu
Khumjung (about 3,780 m), the largest village in the Khumbu: the Hillary school founded in 1961, the monastery and its famous "yeti scalp", views of Ama Dablam and Everes...
Explore 10Thame: A Quiet Sherpa Village in the Bhote Koshi Valley
Thame (about 3,820 m), a quiet Sherpa village west of Namche in the Bhote Koshi valley: its cliffside monastery, spring Mani Rimdu festival, famous climbers, and the Renj...
Explore 11Pangboche: The Oldest Monastery in the Khumbu, beneath Ama Dablam
Pangboche (about 3,985 m) on the Everest trail: the oldest monastery in the Khumbu, views of Ama Dablam, and the starting point for the hike to Ama Dablam Base Camp.
Explore 12Gorak Shep: The Last Stop before Everest Base Camp
Gorak Shep (5,164 m), the last lodges before Everest Base Camp: a frozen lakebed beneath Kala Patthar, what to expect at altitude, and how the EBC and Kala Patthar days w...
Explore 13Phortse: The Village of Everest Climbers
Phortse, a Sherpa village at about 3,840 m across the valley from Tengboche, home to many Everest guides and the Khumbu Climbing Center, on a quiet alternative route to G...
Explore 14Chukhung: Base for Island Peak and Chukhung Ri
Chukhung, a small settlement at about 4,730 m in the Imja valley beneath Lhotse and Ama Dablam, the base for Island Peak and the Kongma La, and an acclimatisation hike to...
Explore 15Phakding: The First Night on the Everest Trail
Phakding, a riverside village at about 2,610 m on the Dudh Koshi, the usual first stop after flying into Lukla on the Everest Base Camp trek.
Explore 16Ama Dablam Base Camp: Beneath the Everest Region's Most Beautiful Peak
Ama Dablam Base Camp, at about 4,600 m, a day hike from Pangboche beneath Ama Dablam (6,812 m), one of the most striking mountains in the Himalaya.
Explore 17Lobuche: The Last Stop before Gorak Shep
Lobuche, a cluster of lodges at about 4,940 m beside the Khumbu Glacier, is the last overnight stop before Gorak Shep and Everest Base Camp, and the base for Lobuche East...
Explore 18Syangboche and Hotel Everest View: Everest from Your Breakfast Table
Syangboche, above Namche Bazaar, is home to Hotel Everest View (opened 1971) at about 3,880 m, with a terrace view of Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam; a classic acclimatis...
Explore 19Jiri: The Classic Walk-In to Everest
Jiri, a hill town at about 1,900 m in Dolakha, was the start of the classic walk-in to Everest before Lukla flights; today trekkers use it to reach the Khumbu on foot thr...
Explore 20Phaplu and Salleri: Solu's Gateway to the Everest Region
Phaplu (about 2,400 m) and nearby Salleri, headquarters of Solukhumbu, are a road and air gateway to the Everest region, with Chiwong Monastery and Sherpa villages of Sol...
Explore 21Pheriche: Wind-Swept Valley and Himalayan Rescue Aid Post
Pheriche, at about 4,240 m on the Everest Base Camp trek, is home to the Himalayan Rescue Association aid post, founded in 1973, which gives daily altitude talks in seaso...
Explore 22Gokyo Ri: The Finest View of Everest
Gokyo Ri, at about 5,357 m above Gokyo village and lakes, offers one of the finest views of Everest, Lhotse, Makalu and Cho Oyu, and the Ngozumpa Glacier.
Explore 23Renjo La: The Pass with a View of Everest and Gokyo
Renjo La, a pass of about 5,360 m between the Thame valley and Gokyo, is one of the Three Passes, with a famous view of Everest above the Gokyo lakes.
Explore 24Cho La: The Glacier Pass between Gokyo and Everest Base Camp
Cho La, a pass of about 5,420 m with a small glacier, links Dzongla on the Everest Base Camp side with Thangnak and Gokyo; one of the Three Passes.
Explore 25Machhermo: On the Way to Gokyo
Machhermo, a small settlement at about 4,470 m on the Gokyo trek, with lodges and a Himalayan Rescue Association post, and views of Cho Oyu and Kantega.
Explore 26Imja Tsho: The Glacial Lake beneath Island Peak
Imja Tsho, a glacial lake at about 5,010 m below Island Peak, is one of the fastest-growing lakes in the Himalaya; in 2016 its level was lowered by about 3.4 m to reduce...
Explore 27Nangkartshang: The Acclimatisation Hike above Dingboche
Nangkartshang, a ridge-top viewpoint of about 5,083 m above Dingboche, is the classic acclimatisation hike on the Everest Base Camp trek, with views of Makalu, Lhotse and...
Explore 28Kongma La: The Highest of the Three Passes
Kongma La, at about 5,535 m between Chukhung and Lobuche, is the highest of the Everest region's Three Passes, with views over the Khumbu Glacier and Imja valley.
Explore 29Monjo: Entrance to Sagarmatha National Park
Monjo, a village at about 2,835 m on the Dudh Koshi, is where trekkers enter Sagarmatha National Park at the Jorsalle checkpoint before the climb to Namche.
Explore 30Dole: Forest Stop on the Way to Gokyo
Dole, a small settlement at about 4,040 m on the Gokyo Lakes trek, among juniper and rhododendron, with views of Khumbila and Thamserku.
Explore 31Dzongla: Base for the Cho La
Dzongla, a small lodge stop at about 4,830 m below Cho La, faces Cholatse and Taboche and is the starting point for crossing the pass to Gokyo.
Explore 32Pikey Peak: Everest Views from the Solu Hills
Pikey Peak, a hill of about 4,065 m in Solu, offers sunrise views of Everest, Makalu and a long sweep of the Himalaya on a short trek with Sherpa villages and monasteries...
Explore 33Dudh Kunda: The Milk Lake of Solu
Dudh Kunda ("milk lake"), a sacred lake at about 4,560 m beneath Numbur in Solu, visited by pilgrims at Janai Purnima on a quiet trek from Phaplu.
Explore 34Deboche: Quiet Forest below Tengboche
Deboche, a forest hamlet at about 3,820 m just below Tengboche, with a small nunnery and quiet lodges, a peaceful alternative overnight stop on the EBC trek.
Explore 35Thukla Pass: Memorials to Everest's Lost Climbers
The Thukla Pass (Dughla) memorials, at about 4,830 m on the EBC trail above Thukla, are stone cairns and chortens honouring climbers and Sherpas who died on Everest.
Explore 36Mera Peak: Nepal's Highest Trekking Peak
Mera Peak (6,476 m), Nepal's highest trekking peak, is climbed from Khare (about 5,045 m) in the remote Hinku valley, with views of Everest, Makalu, Cho Oyu and Kangchenj...
Explore 37Junbesi: Sherpa Village on the Classic Walk-In
Junbesi, a Sherpa village at about 2,675 m in Solu on the classic Jiri–Everest trail, with an old monastery and nearby Thupten Chholing, a large monastic community.
Explore 38Kharikhola: Lower Trail to the Khumbu
Kharikhola, a village at about 2,010 m on the lower trail between Solu and Lukla, with terraces, a monastery and Rai and Sherpa families.
Explore 39Gokyo Fifth Lake: Cho Oyu's Mirror
The fifth Gokyo lake (Ngozumpa Tsho), at about 4,990 m north of Gokyo village, lies beneath Cho Oyu, with the nearby Scoundrel's Viewpoint over the Ngozumpa Glacier.
Explore 40Khare: Base for Mera Peak
Khare, a lodge settlement at about 5,045 m in the upper Hinku valley, is the base for climbing Mera Peak, with acclimatisation and glacier training before the summit push...
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