Everest & Khumbu

सगरमाथा र खुम्बु

The Sherpa homeland in Sagarmatha National Park, reached by a flight to Lukla and teahouse trails to Namche Bazaar, Tengboche and Everest Base Camp.

Namche Bazaar's colourful rooftops in a horseshoe-shaped hillside bowl beneath the snow-covered Kongde Ri — Photo: Nirojsedhai (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Places in Everest & Khumbu

Ama Dablam's sharp snow-covered summit rising above a deep valley in the Khumbu region under blue sky and clouds

Everest Region

3,440 m, best Mar-May, Oct-Nov

Boundary: Government of Nepal, Survey Department (2020). Peak data: Wikidata.

Treks in Everest & Khumbu

Mount Everest's dark summit pyramid beside the snowy face of Nuptse, above the rubble-covered Khumbu Glacier

Everest Base Camp Trek

The classic teahouse trek from Lukla through Sherpa villages to Everest Base Camp (5,364 m) and the Kala Patthar viewpoint, with acclimatisation days in Namche and Dingboche.

Days: 12 days
Maximum altitude: 5,644 m
Difficulty: Strenuous

The grey rubble of the Ngozumpa Glacier beside the lodges of Gokyo village and the turquoise third Gokyo lake, seen from above.

Gokyo Lakes Trek

A teahouse trek from Lukla up the Dudh Kosi valley to the turquoise Gokyo Lakes beside the Ngozumpa Glacier, with a dawn climb of Gokyo Ri (about 5,357 m) for views of four 8,000 m peaks.

Days: 11 days
Maximum altitude: 5,357 m
Difficulty: Strenuous

First light over a long line of snow peaks on the horizon, seen from the summit of Pikey Peak above forested ridges.

Pikey Peak Trek

A short, lower trek in Solu, the southern part of Solukhumbu, to the grassy summit of Pikey Peak (about 4,065 m) for a long Himalayan panorama including Everest, then down to Junbesi and Phaplu.

Days: 7 days
Maximum altitude: 4,065 m
Difficulty: Moderate

View from the Renjo La pass over Gokyo Lake towards Everest and the surrounding snow peaks.

Three High Passes Trek

A long, demanding circuit of the Khumbu over the Kongma La, Cho La and Renjo La, all above 5,300 m, taking in Everest Base Camp, Kala Patthar, the Gokyo Lakes and the Thame valley.

Days: 19 days
Maximum altitude: 5,644 m
Difficulty: Challenging