Everest & Solukhumbu · Experiences
Nature in Everest & Solukhumbu
Ridges, viewpoints, lakes and forests. Viewpoints at the right hour, rhododendron forests in season and quiet days outdoors.
Stars over Gorak Shep at 5,164 m
Step out of your Gorak Shep lodge on a clear, moonless night to one of the darkest, highest night skies …
Look down on the Ngozumpa glacier
Climb the moraine ridge just east of Gokyo village and look down onto the Ngozumpa glacier, about 36 km long, …
NatureRhododendron forests of the Lamjura La
Walk west from Junbesi up to the Lamjura La, about 3,530 m, the highest point on the old Jiri–Everest trail, …
NatureTea on the Hotel Everest View terrace
Walk 30 minutes up from Khumjung to the Hotel Everest View at about 3,880 m and drink tea on its …
Sunrise on Everest from Namche's park hill
Climb 20–30 minutes from Namche to the Sagarmatha National Park headquarters at Mendalphu for sunrise, when Everest, Lhotse, Ama Dablam …
Upper Pangboche and the yak pastures
Wander the old upper village of Pangboche and the walled pastures above it, where yaks, nak and dzo graze below …
Walk north to Ringmo's apple orchards
Follow the old trail north from Phaplu through forest and Sherpa villages to Ringmo, a village known for its apple …
Sunrise on Ama Dablam from Tengboche
Wake before dawn and stand on the meadow in front of Tengboche Monastery as the first sun lights Ama Dablam, …
Forest walk to Deboche and its nunnery
Drop ten minutes from Tengboche through a forest of rhododendron, birch and fir to Deboche, visit its small Buddhist nunnery, …