The highest place on earth, the Mt. Everest alone gives one a reason for trekking in this reason. The region is second most popular trekking region of Nepal, the most popular being the Annapurna region. Thousands of trekkers & mountaineers have visited this region ever since the news of Sir Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay’s accession to the world’s highest peak was announced by the BBC in 1951. The Everest & Khumbu region is famous for its tall mountains as well as rich Sherpa culture with their magnificent Mahayana Buddhist monasteries. The sudden change in altitude makes a sudden change in the vegetation & its wildlife as well. The Mt. Everest & its surrounding region now lies inside the Sagarmatha National Park which has also been recognized as the World Heritage Site by the UNESCO.

We present here some of the most popular treks in the Everest Region: