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Sunday, 29 January 2012

The Guide To Exploring Everest Base Camp

By Jon Hathaway


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.

The locals here are very friendly to tourists and they readily show them the way which has seen chances of losing track reduce significantly. The locals, Sherpas, who are usually aged below fifty years, know Basic English which helps them communicate with the tourists.

Though having your trekking can be done anytime of the year, it is crucial identifying the most ideal times of doing it. The start of March to around mid of May and from the time September commences to mid November is known to be the best times of visiting, summer time.

You are expected to have lots of hurdles when you choose to visit during winter times. This is because of snows that will make you not to go beyond Engboche. Most of the lodges situated above this height are normally closed during this time. On the other hand, beautiful peaks might not be visible during summer seasons, coupled with wet conditions. April and the start of May are the best times of having a vivid observation of hedgerows and stunning landscapes emanating from the trees busting into bloom.

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.

Anyone visiting this scenery must have Trekkers' Information Management System or TIMS. You must have this amount in the local currency as lodges and restaurants in Khumbu only take Nepalese rupees. Note that the price of virtually everything in Everest Base Camp Trek increases as the altitude rises.




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