Lonely Planet has listed Nepal’s Khumbu region in sixth among the top 10 must-visit destinations for the following year, 2015. A report published on Oct 21, 2014, has denoted this fact. Khumbu is a mountain region of eastern Nepal where the highest peak of the world Mt. Everest (8,848m) stands.
The guide book has placed the “Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey” in No. 1 destination to explore. Likewise “Rocky Mountain National Park, USA”, “The Toledo District, Belize”, “Tasmania, Australia”, “Northern Norway” are in second, third, fourth and fifth positions respectively. Nepal’s Khumbu is in the sixth position and said that “for hardcore adventure seekers, a visit to Khumbu is out of this world. It’s better known as being the gateway to Mount Everest, with an elevation ranging from 3300 to 8848 meters”.
Khumbu is the main part of the classic journey to Everest following the footprint of Tenzing and Hillary. It has got the planet’s most hair-raising mountain arena comprising several of the highest peaks. Now is has been one of the most fascinating adventure trekking and expedition destination around the globe. The three passes high altitude trek, Everest Base Camp, Everest expedition, Mera Peak climbing, Island Peak climbing, Kalapattar, etc. are the most attempting adventure journeys in Khumbu.
Autumn (i.e. September to November) and spring (i.e. March to May) are the best time to Travel in Khumbu. On any trek or expedition, be sure you are properly equipped and fit. Most of the Khumbu/ Everest trekking begins with flying to Lukla Valley. Both lodging and tented accommodation are possible but at the high altitude expedition or trekking, camping is the only option.
The guide book has placed “Copper Canyon, Mexico”, “Flores, Indonesia”, “Atacama Desert, Chile” and “Macau, China” at seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth positions respectively.