Everest & Solukhumbu · Lumbini, Pashupatinath, Muktinath and the gompas
Spiritual and pilgrimage in Everest & Solukhumbu
The Buddha's birthplace at Lumbini, Shiva's temple at Pashupatinath, Muktinath sacred to Hindus and Buddhists alike, Gosaikunda's high lake, Janakpur's Janaki Mandir and the monasteries of Khumbu and Mustang.
Trips
Everest & Solukhumbumax 4,065 mPikey Peak and Junbesi Trek in Solu
A short, quiet trek in Solu, the lower half of Solukhumbu. Drive to Phaplu, walk to the Sherpa village of Junbesi and …
Everest & Solukhumbumax 3,867 mSolu to Khumbu Walk-in: Phaplu to Tengboche
Walk into the Everest region the way expeditions did before the Lukla airstrip. Sixteen nights from Phaplu across the ridges of Solu, …
Everest & Solukhumbumax 3,867 mTengboche Mani Rimdu Festival Trek
Time your Everest trek to the Mani Rimdu festival at Tengboche Monastery, held each October or November by the Tibetan calendar. Eleven …
Everest & Solukhumbumax 3,970 mThame and Sherpa Heritage Trek
A trek through the Sherpa villages that raised generations of Everest climbers. Ten nights linking Namche Bazaar, Thame in the Bhote Koshi …
Places
Everest & Solukhumbu2,675 mJunbesi
Solu's monastery village on the old walking road to Everest
Everest & Solukhumbu3,985 mPangboche
Khumbu's oldest gompa and the story of the stolen yeti hand
Everest & Solukhumbu2,413 mPhaplu
Solu's airstrip town below cliff-top Chiwong Gompa
Everest & Solukhumbu3,867 mTengboche
Khumbu's great monastery, founded 1916, rebuilt twice
Experiences
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 …
SpiritualKhumbu's oldest gompa and its juniper grove
Climb to Upper Pangboche to visit the small, ancient gompa attributed to Lama Sangwa Dorje, said to be the oldest …
TrekkingDay hike to Ama Dablam base camp
From Pangboche, cross the Imja Khola and climb about 600 m to the meadow below Ama Dablam's south-west ridge, the …
NatureUpper 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 …
FoodButter tea in a Pangboche Sherpa kitchen
Spend an hour with a Pangboche family in the kitchen of a traditional stone house, watching butter tea churned and …