Everest hiking offers to see the highest point of earth, world highest mountains, river valley, Sherpa village and Buddhist culture. An interesting landscapes, mountain chain, yeti valley, yak pasture and footsteps of Hillary and Tenzing.
1. Everest trekking is a tremendous journey to the base camp of world highest mountains on foot. It is
strenuous hiking goes along the Dudh Kosi Valley and alpine settlement. Everest region offers close-up
Mt. Everest (8848 m.) views while walking in the UNESCO heritage site ‘Sagarmatha National Park’ and
Sherpa village, Namche Bazaar. The journey begins after Kathmandu-Lukla flight (30 minutes) or
Kathmandu-Jiri bus tour (8 hours). Everest hiking itinerary is Everest base camp trek, short everest base
camp trek, Everest high pass trek, Gokyo Lake trek and Everest view trek
Everest trekking is an adventure trip in yak and yeti land through the foothill of highest mountains. Everest
region is second popular destination after Annapurna. Sir George Everest in 1865 and Baburam Acharya
in 1956 declared the name of Sagarmatha in Nepali and Mount Everest in English. Sir Edmund Hillary
and Tenzing Norgay found a trail in 1953. Afterward, it became the world news in international media. It
lasts one week to three weeks. The best season is September to November and March to May.
Everest hiking offers the footsteps of Hillary and Tenzing Sherpa. This is an opportunity to see the highest
mountain of world, Sherpa land and adventure experience rest of the life. Tourists explore Rai, Thamis,
and Jirel people at the lower region. They speak Tibeto-Burmese language and celebrate mountain
festivals, such as Dumje, Mani Rimdu, and Losar. Flora and fauna are noticeable in alpine forests, such
as pine, hemlock, juniper, birch, rhododendron, goral, snow leopard, Himalayan tahr and musk deer.
Summer temperature remains cool and wet. Winter temperature remains cold and dry with snowfall.
Annually, forty thousand tourists visit in Everest region.
There are numerous snow-covered mountains, including Lhotse (8516 m), Nuptse (7879 m), Cho Oyu
(8201 m), Pumori (7145 m), Ama Dablam (6856 m), Thamserku (6608 m), Kusum Kanguru (6367 m) and
Mera peak (6654 m). Cho La (5420 m) and Renjola (5360 m) are the high passes. The highest airport,
Syangboche (3720 m), Khumjung Monastery (with a skull of yeti), Chukung Ri (5350 m), Everest Base
Camp (5364 m), Kalapathar (5545 m) and the highest glacier, Khumbu are popular destination.