Popular Places of Everest Region

Everest region is one of the highlight trekking destinations of Nepal. The place hosts plethora of touristic activities from luxury to adventurous. Therefore, the region has been the number one priority to the travelers from across the globe. Today’s blog is all about highlighting popular places of Everest region. We aim to provide you idea about various places where you can either trek or climb. Moreover, it is wise to know about where to go and what to expect before the trip. Note down that the region is famous for mountaineering expeditions, peak climbing, trekking, and helicopter tours.

Knit the momentous travel tales from the home of the world’s tallest mountain Mt. Everest. Explore the majestic Sherpa villages and immerse into the great Himalayan landscape of the region. Leave your footprints in the glacier, valleys, jungles, meadows, and base camps of gigantic mountains. It is truly the best destination to spend a quality vacation.

Let’s find out in brief about the various popular places of Everest region.

Popular Places of Everest Region

Everest

The epitome of all is the world’s tallest peak Mt. Everest. With the height of 8848.86 m from sea level, the mountain is in everyone’s dream. Every year hundreds of climbers queue up to scale this towering mountain. Besides Everest, the region has two top ten mountains of the world. They are Lhotse and Choyou. Please note that Mt. Lhotse is connected with Mt. Everest. Well, it is not an exasperation to say that Mt. Everest tops all the remarkable places of the world.

Lakes of Gokyo

Other popular places of Everest region are lakes of Gokyo. The blue turquoise lake located in the foothill of mountain formed by the seepage of glacier and snowy hills offers great treat to your eyes. There are more than 19 lakes in the Gokyo Lake System and 5 of them are very popular. You can do the Gokyo Lake Trek or EBC Chola Pass Trek to visit these amazing lakes of Gokyo. In fact, you can get the best trekking experiences while exploring these Himalayan fresh water lakes.

Everest Base Camp

The Everest Base Camp is the most famous destination of the world. The foothill of Mt. Everest is at an altitude of 5364 m. It is the starting point and base for Everest expedition. The base camp feels like a global village during the time of Everest climbing especially during months of March, April, and May. It takes about 10 to 12 days to complete the Everest Base Camp Trek. People do the Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour too but the chances of helicopter landing in base camp is very low.

Kalapathar

People like trekking guides claim that Kalapathar (5545 m) is the best vantage point on the Everest Base Camp Trek. The ridge is famous for sunrise experience. It takes about 1.5 hours to reach the top of Kalapathar from Gorakshep. Trekkers have to hike early in the morning before dawn to capture majestic sunrise experiences. Among popular places of Everest region, Kalapathar is surely on the top list.

Chola Pass

There are three popular mountain passes of the Everest region. Kongma La Pass, Renjola Pass, and Chola Pass are the challenging high passes. The most popular and the most trekked pass is the Chola Pass (5420 m). It is possible to visit the Chola Pass during the EBC Cho La Pass Trek and Three High Passes Trek. The pass separates the beautiful Gokyo Valley and the Everest Base Camp Trek route.

Namche Bazaar

The heartland of Khumbu region is the Namche Bazaar. At an altitude of 3440 m, the place is the most vibrant town in the Everest region. In fact, the market is the lifeline of Upper Khumbu people for supplies and daily needs. Travelers will be amazed to see various eateries, tea houses, resorts, monasteries, museum, bars, banks, and souvenir shops in the place. Moreover, you will not feel like you are in the mountain because of all the clamor and bustling. Normally, people spend three nights in this town during Everest trek including the day of acclimatization. Therefore, it is always bustling with locals, trekkers, guides, and porters.

Everest View Hotel

The world’s highest situated hotel is the Everest View Hotel. The place is famous as the acclimatization destination during treks in Everest region. The view of the mountains like Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Amadablam, Tabuche, Thamserku, etc. looks spectacular from the hotel. Besides mountain views, the place is also famous for the scenery of valleys of the region. Interestingly, you can also do the Everest Breakfast Helicopter Tour to this hotel from Kathmandu.

Tengboche Monastery

Sherpa people follow Tibetan Buddhism which is heavily influenced by the pre Buddhists Bon religion. They regard mountains as gods and goddesses. Therefore, there are numerous monasteries in the region. However, Tengboche Monastery is the most popular one. Famous Sherpa festivals and Mani Rimdu and Dumji are celebrated vibrantly in this monastery. You can simply book the Everest View Trek and visit this sacred place of Khumbu.

Lukla Airport

The Tenzing Hillary Airport in Lukla needs no introduction. In fact, it is one of the world’s most extreme airports. The short runway and the geographical terrain make it the most interesting airport of the world. Flight to Lukla cost around 225 $ from Kathmandu or Manthali Airport in Ramechhap. There is an option of flying to Lukla by helicopter. The place is the trail head of almost all the trekking routes of the Everest region.

Island Peak and Lobuche Peak

Do you love mountaineering but you don’t have any prior experience? If yes, Island Peak (6189 m) and Lobuche East Peak (6119 m) are the ideal trekking peaks to start the mountaineering adventure. Simply book the Island Peak Climbing package or Lobuche Peak Climbing package from leading Travel Company. The cost of the peak climbing starts from 2100 $ depending upon the season and itinerary.

Besides these popular places of Everest region, we can say that almost every nooks and corners of Khumbu are beautiful and worth visiting. So, lace up your boots and pack your bags for amazing trip to the Everest region.