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Why Everest Base Camp Trek is the Best Trek in Nepal?

Why Everest Base Camp Trek is the Best Trek in Nepal?

Everest Base Camp Trek is undoubtedly the best trek in Nepal. This world-wide popular trek easily receives more than 25,000 trekkers each year and those who do it leave Nepal with great experiences and memories.

When National Geographic made a list of world’s best hikes, Everest Base Camp Trek was also included. It said “the journey to Base Camp is no less miraculous”. And Lonely Planet called it “the trip of a lifetime” when they prepared their travel list Best in Travel 2015.

So, why is the trek to Everest Base Camp considered the best trek in Nepal?

The Reasons

1. Everest:This trek takes travelers to Everest, the highest mountain in the world. Trekkers get an opportunity to walk on the footsteps of Tenzing and Hillary and make their way to the Base Camp, the foot of Everest from where its ascent begins.

2. Kala Patthar: Another attraction is a short hike to Kala Patthar, the highest point of the trek. It is the best vantage point to view Everest. (Everest is not visible from the Base Camp.) Trekkers get to see the panoramic and magnificent view of Everest along with Nuptse, Pumori, Chagatse and Lhotse.

3. Sunrise and Sunset Views: On the whole trek, trekkers have lots of chances to see the sun rising and setting in the Himalayan landscape and the snow-white peaks picking up celestial gold hues. But the best sunrise and sunset views are at Everest. At dawn, from Kala Patthar, they can see the sun rising just behind Everest, and at the end of the day, the last light on Everest when at the lower altitudes darkness has already swept in.

Namche Bazaar-Everest Base Camp Trek
Namche Bazaar

4. Sherpa Villages and People: Trekkers pass through many Sherpa villages like Namche Bazaar, the iconic capital of the Khumbu (Everest) region, Tengboche which houses an important Buddhist monastery where Tenzing was once sent to be a monk, and Pangboche which has famous Yeti bones. And they meet local Sherpa people who are a source of refreshment and whose culture adorns the Himalayan landscape.

5. Mountain Scenery: Everest region is home to one of the most breathtaking mountain sceneries in the world. World’s highest snow-covered peaks dominate trekkers’ view most of the time and dazzle them every now and again. The most impressive are the sights from Gokyo Peak and Kala Patthar and the prospect of the ever-beautiful Ama Dablam from the Chukkung valley.

Gokyo Valley - Everest Base Camp Trek
Gokyo Valley

6. Different Trails to the Base Camp: Trekkers have an option to choose trails to reach Everest Base Camp. They can fly to Lukla and head directly towards the Base Camp through Tengboche and Dingboche, or they can take a side trail to Gokyo Valley and return to the main trail at Lobuche, or they can go old-school and trek from Jiri, or for adventurous trekkers they can do Everest High Passes Trek.

Now book Everest Base Camp Trek for yourself and do the trek of a lifetime in the most awe-inspiring mountain area of the world.