Everest & Solukhumbu · Experiences
Heritage in Everest & Solukhumbu
Durbar squares, palaces and old towns. Walks through squares, courtyards and bahals with guides who grew up in them, timed for the hour the place comes alive.
HeritageWalk the walled fields of Dingboche
A gentle evening walk between Dingboche's stone-walled fields of barley and potato, with Ama Dablam's north face glowing above. Learn …
HeritageJunbesi's old gompa and evening kora
Spend a late afternoon in Junbesi's centre, at the old village gompa and the large chorten, walking the kora with …
HeritageKhumjung School and the Himalayan Trust story
See the school Edmund Hillary's Himalayan Trust built at Khumjung in 1961, the first of many schools and clinics in …
HeritageWalk Kunde and the Hillary hospital
Stroll west from Khumjung to its twin village of Kunde, past walled potato fields and chortens to the Kunde hospital …
HeritageWalk the old fields of Chaurikharka
A short loop below Lukla through Chaurikharka, a Sherpa farming village older than the airstrip, with stone houses, potato and …
HeritageMani Rimdu masked dances at Tengboche
Time your trek for Mani Rimdu, when the monks of Tengboche end a 19-day ritual with three public days: a …
HeritageTenzing Norgay's Thame with a local guide
Walk Thame's lanes with a guide who grew up in Khumbu to hear how Tenzing Norgay herded yaks here as …