The Everest roof of the world is locally called Chomolungma (the mother rock) region trekking is one of the most popular easy adventurous travel destinations for Buddhist culture, mountaineering, peak climbing, big expedition, glacier & Ice research. Historically and anthropologically it has four ancient historic eras as Nomadic era, the pilgrimage era, the Trans- Himalayan era, and the settlement era in Khumbu. Khumbu region is a plot of four important valleys such as Chhukung valley (Eastern Nomadic Alley), Khumbu Valley (Prime Himalayan Alley), Gokyo Valley (holy alley), and Thame Valley ( Bhote or northern nomadic alley) also the homeland of Sherpas a Tibeto Burmese ethnic group. Naturally, the Khumbu region is dominating the world with several amazing peaks, lakes, Rivers, incredible glaciers,s and the world’s highest mountain.
Since the first successful attempt at Everest in 1953 by legendary climbers Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Sir Edmund Hillary the Everest region trekking and mountaineering is getting popular day by day. Thousands of travelers are following their footprints into the deep Himalayas every year and becoming a dream at least once in a lifetime across the whole world.
Besides nature, you also have a chance to explore Sir Edmund Hillary’s school and hospitals, holistic old monasteries, stupas, chortens, Sherpa villages, Tibetan-influenced Sherpa culture and tradition, Manewall, etc. Everest region (Khumbu) is protected by Sagarmatha national park since 1976 and enlisted in UNESCO’s natural world heritage site. This park is nestled with numerous endangered animals, birds including of mountain man called Yeti.
Khumbu region offers all kinds of age-wise, physical ability, interests, and comfortable to challenging travel packages. It is possible to see and feel full views of the world’s highest mountains Mt. Everest including his neighbor Lhotse and several other beautiful mountains within a couple of days. So mini hiking of some days for fully filing the dream to see the highest mountain, experience the Himalayas, and weeks or months longer adventure lover trip into the mind-blowing enormous glaciers, legendary basecamp, high passes, peaks, and mountaineering are enhanced.
Trekking into the Everest region became a passion all the year through. There are so many ways to get into this region however the common practice for Travelers to get in and get out is by domestic flight or helicopter to Lukla or overland drive to Sallery- Bupsa Thamdanda.
