There are 3 major ways which take you to the Everest Himalaya and the base camp. Trekking is one of the popular ways to visit the base camp and taking a scenic flight to explore with Himalaya and a helicopter flight takes you to the base camp within a few hours.
Everest and its range are amazing. Lots of people from all around the world are dreaming to see this world's highest mountain and be at the base camp at least once in a lifetime.
You can use e different ways to explore Everest Himalaya and reach the base camp. Among these 3 ways, two ways bring you to the base camp but one is just to see. Let's check these ways in detail below.
Everest Base Camp Trek
Exploring the Everest Himalaya and reaching the base camp with a trek is one of the most popular ways. Thousands of people are using this way in each high trekking season. This the best option to have a great Everest Himalayan experience. Everest base camp trek goes through the Sagarmatha national park so you can enjoy the landscape, Himalaya, wildlife, and much more from a close view.
There are 3 major entries for the trek to the base camp. Trekking from Jiri after driving in a bus is the oldest route but not many people are using this route. If you have a long holiday, you can trek from here. Another route with jeep drive and the trek is from Salleri. It is a new route than from Jiri as well as shorter. Starting your trek fro these places will have fewer chances of getting a problem of altitude sickness because you will be well acclimatized.
Flying to Lukla with a small aircraft and start the trek is one of the most popular entry. It is a shorter trek compared to the other two different entries. You can do this trek in 12 days with two altitude practice days on the way up. You need to have some essential trip information such as altitude effect, safety and a few others.
Everest Mountain Flight
The Everest mountain flight is the quickest way to see great Everest Himalaya. You can see Manaslu, Ganesh Himal, Langtang, Gauri Shanker and Tibetan massifs besides the Everest Himalaya.
This is the flight with a plane from Kathmandu and lands back in Kathmandu after a scenic flight. You have a plane having single sitting seats and flies both directions so all the people can see the view from the plane. It is the cheapest option to see the great Himalaya. It costs you around 250 USD including your airport ground transportation.
Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour
The Everest base camp helicopter tour is a flight tour with landings. If you fly with a plane, you only will be able to see the mountains from the plane but can't land up on the mountain and see from a close distance. But if you take a helicopter flight tour, you have several landings on the mountain and you can enjoy the view standing right in front of giant mountains.
Once you fly from Kathmandu, you will land at Lukla, Everest view hotel and Kalapatthar and fly back to Kathmandu with a great experience of the Himalaya. You can reach the base camp within a few hours with the helicopter flight tour. You will see traditional villages, green hills and more with flying very close to the mountains with this flight tour.
The flight tours with a helicopter and a plane are the best options for the people who are travelling to Nepal with a limited holiday or can't walk in the high elevation.
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How Fast You Can Finish Everest Base Camp Trek
Perhaps you find different trekking itineraries of the Everest base camp trek and not sure which is a genuine one. You can find detail about an itinerary that how fast you can finish the Everest base camp trek in this article below.
6 Essential Tips For Everest Base Camp Trekkers
Planning a trek to the Everest base camp? Well, you have the right decision and you might have collected some information. Here you can see some important things that no one might have told you so read this and plan your trek well.
