Sagarmatha National Park
Nepal · Koshi · 3440 m
Description
Sagarmatha National Park (सगरमाथा) protects the Nepalese side of Everest, which Nepali names Sagarmatha and Tibetan “Chomolungma”, and was inscribed by UNESCO in 1979. Almost everyone arrives by air at Lukla, on a short shelf of runway cut into a hillside, and continues on foot because there are no roads. Namche Bazaar at 3,440 metres is the hub, a bowl of lodges and shops that doubles as the main acclimatisation stop and holds a Saturday market drawing traders from surrounding valleys. The classic route continues past the monastery at Tengboche to Everest Base Camp and the viewpoint on Kala Patthar, which is where the mountain is actually best seen. This is the homeland of the Sherpa, whose villages, gompas and mountaineering history are as much the point as the peaks.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 7 to 21 days (optimal 14 days)
Travel season
Best time to visit: April or October
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- Dec
Highlights
- Everest Base Camp Trek(Multi-day trip)
- Kala Patthar Viewpoint
- Namche Bazaar
- Tengboche Monastery
- Sagarmatha National Park
- Lukla and the Tenzing-Hillary Airport Flight
- Khumbu Icefall
- Hotel Everest View
- Sagarmatha National Park Visitor Centre and Museum
- Sherpa Culture and Villages
- Ama Dablam Views
- Khumbu Glacier
- Hillary Suspension Bridge (Larja Dovan)
- Khumjung Village and Monastery
- Sherpa Culture Museum, Namche
- Namche Everest Viewpoint
- Dingboche Village
- Pangboche Monastery
- Thukla Pass Climbers' Memorials
- Sir Edmund Hillary School and Memorial, Khumjung
- Namche Saturday Market
- Himalayan Wildlife (Musk Deer, Himalayan Tahr, Snow Leopard)
- Kongde Ri and Khunde Village
- Gokyo Lakes and Gokyo Ri(Multi-day trip)
- Cho La Pass(Multi-day trip)
- Renjo La Pass(Multi-day trip)
- Island Peak (Imja Tse) Climb(Multi-day trip)
Getting there
- Airports:
- LUA