Everest & Solukhumbu · Meditation, yoga and rest
Slow and wellness in Everest & Solukhumbu
Meditation courses in Lumbini's monastic zone and the Kathmandu Valley, yoga retreats near Pokhara, monastery stays, and slow days in Bandipur, Tansen or a farm in Nuwakot.
Trips
Places
Everest & Solukhumbu4,410 mDingboche
Walled barley fields at 4,410 m and the big acclimatisation stop
Everest & Solukhumbu2,675 mJunbesi
Solu's monastery village on the old walking road to Everest
Experiences
TrekkingClimb Nangkartshang on the rest day
On the acclimatisation day, climb the ridge above Dingboche to a viewpoint at about 5,080 m, gaining roughly 650 m, …
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 …
Slow daysAltitude talk at the Pheriche aid post
Walk over the ridge from Dingboche to Pheriche, where the Himalayan Rescue Association has run an aid post since 1973, …
FoodDal bhat and lodge-stove evenings
Spend the evening around the yak-dung stove of a Dingboche lodge, eating dal bhat with refills alongside guides and porters, …
SpiritualMorning prayers at Thubten Chholing
Walk an hour above Junbesi to Thubten Chholing, the monastic community Trulshik Rinpoche founded in 1968 after fleeing Tibet. Join …
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 …
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, …
TrekkingOver the Taksindu La to Taksindu monastery
Walk east from Junbesi through Ringmo's apple orchards and up to the Taksindu La, about 3,070 m, to the Taksindu …