Spending holidays in high mountain peaks is a very exciting activity for tourists looking for heights. Among the most commonly known sceneries of this nature in the world is Everest which is located in the Khumbu region of Nepal. There are several onerous routes via the mountain that Everest Base Camp Trek is known to have. This has led to several joints being established on the way where tourists can rest and have their meals.

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.

It is advisable to know the best times to have your trekking done although it can be done throughout the year. Summer time is known to be the best time to visit which is between March and mid May, and from early September to mid November.

Visits are discourages during winter because of the high amounts of snows experienced that in most cases making it impossible to go past Tengboche. Moreover, there is a high possibility of having most lodges closed past this altitude. Summer seasons on the contrary, are wet hence fabulous peaks mostly disappearing in clouds. The best time for a visit so as to be able to see hedgerows and beautiful landscape generally, is April and early May.

The period preceded by summer monsoons are the most proper time to obtain the anticipated views of these mountain peaks. This period is normally shorter and colder. The spring seasons are not ideal owing to the presence of lots of dust coming from plains of India.

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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