Sunday, February 5, 2012

Everest Base Camp Trek Guide And Overview

By Mac Ma


For tourists, who prefer heights, spending your holiday in the most spectacular mountain peaks can be so fulfilling. Everest is one of these sceneries, located in Khumbu region of Nepal. Everest Base Camp Trek is known to have arduous routes through the mountains. For this reason, lots of places have been prepared, serving the purpose of ensuring tourist have sufficient rest and enjoy their meals along the way.

You cannot easily lose your way in this trekking practice. This has been made possible by the Sherpas (the region's locals), who are knowledgeable the fundamental English, guiding visitors

Worth noting is the ideal time to visit this tourist attract site. Despite the possibility of trekking anytime of the year, summer times are known to be the best. This is from the beginning of March to mid May and from the start of the month of September to around mid November.

Visits are discourages during winter because of the high amounts of snows experienced that in most cases making it impossible to go past Tengboche. Moreover, there is a high possibility of having most lodges closed past this altitude. Summer seasons on the contrary, are wet hence fabulous peaks mostly disappearing in clouds. The best time for a visit so as to be able to see hedgerows and beautiful landscape generally, is April and early May.

The period after summer monsoons, usually very cold and short is the most appropriate to give you the best mountain views. This is because spring season normally has a lot of dust that come from the India plains.

It is mandatory for everybody visiting this region to have in their possession the Trekker's Information Management System (TIMS). Remember, lodges and restaurants in Khumbu only accept Nepalese Rupees. Another thing worth noting is that accommodation and food prices in Everest Base Camp Trek usually increase altitude rise.




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