Nepal High Trek
2 min readFeb 28, 2023

Classic Everest Base Camp Trek Route

Everest Base Camp Trek via Jiri is a world-popular adventure destination that follows a classic trail to the Everest Base Camp. Probably, it’s one of the excessive trekking trails in the Everest region and the trip offers various things as the multi-hidden local cultures, authentic Sherpa villages, various landscapes, glaciers, suspension bridges, Buddhist monasteries, local customs, forests, rivers, mountains, and Khumbu Himalayas too. This trekking trail existed before the Lukla airport was built. Everest Base camp trek via Jiri is the original route to Everest and it offers the most spectacular scenery above any other routes that lead to the base camp. This Trek is a very scenic trek and offers the hikers superb views of the world’s highest peaks, including Everest, Makalu Lhotse, Thamserku, Ama Dablam, and other snow-capped giants. Throughout the trek, you will attempt a maximum height of 5545 m at Kalapathar and it’s the best place to see Everest with panoramic views too.

Sunset of Mount Everest

We have to drive to Jiri, from Kathmandu via a local sharing jeep/ private vehicle. It is scenic driving along the Sunkoshi, Tamakoshi, Mude, and Charikot. The peoples of this region are down to earth, kind, religious, and friendly as in the whole parts of Nepal. On the way to the Everest base camp trek via Jiri, around below Lukla where you can see farmers toiling in their fields, animals, and birds singing, and yaks and mules carrying goods for Khumbu. This route offers really green scenery valleys and brings trails up and down.

There is a pass, it is called Lamjura pass, situated at 3530m above sea level. The Classic Trek to Everest Base Camp is the finest adventure journey for mountain lovers who easily soak into the flora and fauna of the Solukhumbu region of Nepal. This trek can be completed within 21 days from Kathmandu including a one-way flight from Lukla to Kathmandu. At this time more than 90% of people do the Everest Base Camp Trek from Lukla, including the both-way flights. It’s easy to get at the base camp of Everest within a short period. However, if you have ample time highly recommend doing the Everest Base Camp Trek via Jiri the lower Khumbu region is an extremely beautiful place to explore the various cultures and scenarios of numerous peaks too. We ensure to you that in 2023 is the best time to trek in Nepal that let’s make a plan to visit beautiful natural Nepal once time in your life.

Nepal High Trek
Nepal High Trek

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