Everest Base Camp Trek
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Everest base camp trek is hilarious Trekking in Nepal. This trek is one of the most popular trekking in the Everest region. In trek, you will directly see the natural thrill with beautiful landscape, culture and tradition of the Sherpa people, high-altitude animals, and heart-melting mountain views. It gives chance to see the impressive view of the world’s highest peak ‘mount Everest’. Walking in nature makes our life stress free or you will feel good in that atmosphere. This trekking route is very much rich in natural diversity.
This trek is also known as the fourth-best trek all over the world. While trekking time, we will admire Buddhist monasteries, old-aged culture, and costumes and there are so many Sherpa villages along this route. We have an opportunity to see the most beautiful mountain on this route like Mt Everest, Ama Dablam, Lhotse, Cho Oyu, and many others. We will trek through the Sagarmatha national park which is very much rich in flora and fauna. There we will see many wild animals like Himalayan Thar, Musk deer, snow leopard, and many more. To reach this destination, we have to take a flight towards a high altitude which is also one great experience itself. And the Lukla is the place from where this thrilling trekking starts or you can also say that Lukla is the place from where this trekking starts and ends.
The Accommodations of Everest Base Camp Trek
After taking half an hour flight from Kathmandu valley, we will land in the mountain land Lukla. This is the most popular trek all over Nepal so you don’t have to face many problems during the trek. According to the modernization, there are many hotels, lodges, restaurants, and home-stay that were opened from place to place. For the spending night, you will get a luxury and a cozy place with mesmerizing view of the mountain. From our trekking period maximum, you will spend two or three nights in Kathmandu valley and the rest of the night spent on the trekking route.
The entire hotel has a dining room that is decorated according to their traditions shag. The best part of this trekking is enjoying the Himalayan food in the Himalayan land. During this Everest base camp trek, you should expect basic accommodations facilities. There will be a hot shower available in some guesthouses and some of them have not because there is no electricity and people use solar power. You need to bring a sleeping bag with you because the bedroom is unheated and at night can get cold. If you want your own room, you have to pay regionally on a day-by-day basis.
Everest Base Camp Trek Permit
You may get confused, why need a permit? It is just because, at the time of trekking, we will enter the Sagarmatha national park. And without a trekking permit, the local tribe did not allow to enter the valley. All the trekkers have to secure three trekking permits on this mountain land trekking. The trekking permit cost is the same for everyone and the trekking permit you must carry for a basic trekking experience. You have to fill out a form for a trekking permit with two passport-sized photos and a photocopy of your passport.
There are need three types of Permit TIMS Card, Local RM, and Sagarmatha National Park Permit. The Trekking Information Management of System “TIMS” Card issue in Kathmandu and further Local Community Rural Municipality Card also Sagarmatha National Card can get directly. When the trip starts at points Lukla and Monjo Jorsale, You can have the entrance permit, at any village; you first enter the Khumbu region. It will be invalid without a trekking permit for entry in this region. The permit will easily get in Kathmandu, and you don’t have to wait for it. If you do have not to take a trekking permit from Kathmandu valley you have to take a permit in Lukla. And trekking permit is not essential for Nepalese people.
Best time for Everest Base Camp Trek
While talking about trekking in the Everest base camp, you can go any time except on rainy days. For trekking here we have to take a flight from Kathmandu to Lukla. The airport in Lukla is very dangerous and if you take the bus it takes many days that is why you have to choose the best season for trekking. The trekking route is located in the northeast part of Nepal in the Himalayan world. It is one of the most beautiful and well-known trekking routes in Nepal where we will pass through the beautiful Sagarmatha national park, high mountains, farmlands, and many more.
From early March to late May, you will have to get a chance to see the beautiful forest full of rhododendron and if you won’t see this beautiful view, you have to visit in the spring season. This season is the best season for trekking because the weather of this season is very much pleasant. In the spring season, there will be a lot of people trekking and if you want peace then you can visit in the winter season. Winter season many people will not come for trekking and you will get the route very quiet. In the winter season, you can also trek but the weather is not that clear. You will not get a chance to capture many things during the winter season because in the winter season day is very short.
WIFI service
In this 21st century, it is a very common thing to have WIFI in every home and every place. Especially in the hotel sector, you will easily get this service. Nepal is a country that is developing step by step according to every communication. But WIFI is a common thing in every Nepalese home. The Internet Access Wireless is available in Everest Region but the cost will be Very expensive compared to city areas. Every Hotel, Lodge, and Restaurant that provides internet service pays extra. There is some pay per hour or by Internet Card per KB system. According to the geographical region, you may not get everywhere this service but you will get some places with this service. While talking about this region, this region is also not so developed which is why you will get this service from Lukla to Gorakshep.