JIRI TO EVEREST BASE CAMP TREKKING
Everest Base Camp trekking is an epic excursion encompassing a trek along the mighty Himalayas along the way passing and living among various local tribes and clans and getting to know the culture, tradition and the nicest of people in the world. Thousands make this journey every year while most of them return again to bask in the beauty of it all one more time (Or two or more. Also known in short as EBC, this trek takes you into the Himayas maneuvering through mountains including Mt. Everest (8,848m), Ama Dablam (6,812m), Lhotse (8,516m), Nuptse (7,879m) and many other gigantic peaks.
The Nepalese call Everest Sagarmatha which literally means “above the sky”. Legends say that the mountain is so high that it's above the sky itself. Of course it is not possible but it makes for an interesting story nonetheless. Tibetans call it ‘Chomolungma’ which suggests the mother goddess of the world .
There are two entry points to this legendary trek. One is from Jiri where we reach via a 4 wheeler and trek all the way up to the Everest Base Camp and there is another option via Air. Tenzing Hillary Airport (Named after the two mountaineers who first scaled Mount Everest) has daily flights in and out of the place. One can arrive here directly from Kathmandu and begin the trek hence forth. Tourists taking this trek will pass through several Sherpa villages, High Suspension Bridges built by the local engineers, Zobkyo Yak caravan (family of Yak) and Sagarmatha National Park.
Everest Base Camp Trekking is not popular just for the snowcapped mountains. What’s below is equally mesmerizing. The rugged terrain, free flowing ice falls and snow rich glaciers bring an eye fixed catching sight. Not much jungle are often found here but the short green grass bed upon vast space contrast the pearly white snow peaks.
Gorakh Shep is the final point where lodges are available for stay. From there we'll trek up to Kalapathhar from where you'll watch the sunrise and sunset altogether its beauty. There is no other point on earth from where you can see a more majestic image of the sunrise and sunset.
The weather is additionally vital factor during the trek in higher elevation. October- December and March – May are the best seasons to trek to Everest Base Camp from the weather point of view.
The Nepalese call Everest Sagarmatha which literally means “above the sky”. Legends say that the mountain is so high that it's above the sky itself. Of course it is not possible but it makes for an interesting story nonetheless. Tibetans call it ‘Chomolungma’ which suggests the mother goddess of the world .
There are two entry points to this legendary trek. One is from Jiri where we reach via a 4 wheeler and trek all the way up to the Everest Base Camp and there is another option via Air. Tenzing Hillary Airport (Named after the two mountaineers who first scaled Mount Everest) has daily flights in and out of the place. One can arrive here directly from Kathmandu and begin the trek hence forth. Tourists taking this trek will pass through several Sherpa villages, High Suspension Bridges built by the local engineers, Zobkyo Yak caravan (family of Yak) and Sagarmatha National Park.
Everest Base Camp Trekking is not popular just for the snowcapped mountains. What’s below is equally mesmerizing. The rugged terrain, free flowing ice falls and snow rich glaciers bring an eye fixed catching sight. Not much jungle are often found here but the short green grass bed upon vast space contrast the pearly white snow peaks.
Gorakh Shep is the final point where lodges are available for stay. From there we'll trek up to Kalapathhar from where you'll watch the sunrise and sunset altogether its beauty. There is no other point on earth from where you can see a more majestic image of the sunrise and sunset.
The weather is additionally vital factor during the trek in higher elevation. October- December and March – May are the best seasons to trek to Everest Base Camp from the weather point of view.