Everest Base Camp Trek And Everest Region Trekking

Our first Trek in the Everest region wasn’t to Base Camp. We just went for a walk and ended up in Tengboche. This time we flew into Lukla and walked out to Phaplu before taking the bus back to Kathmandu.

In 2018 we did the EBC trek, in peak season, October. We flew to Phaplu and walked in, flew out of Lukla. The crowds at this time of year were a little unexpected, as were the flight cancellations.

I’m scared of heights, terrified actually. But I do it. Could you?

Lukla airport and the experience of flying on tiny planes in the Himalayas.

Lukla is billed as the world’s most dangerous airport. It’s pretty cool and we and millions of other trekkers and guides survive just fine.

In 2016, just 11 months after the earthquake, we visited Nepal with kids. 2018 was totally different. Our first visit was tough on the children.

My elder son and I, he was 11 then, walk to Tengboche Monastery for the first time. Plus more on our walk from Lukla to Tengboche, the first few days of the classic EBC trek.

If you’re wondering what to expect in Namche Bazaar, a trekkers’ paradise on the way to Everest, we have a full guide to Namche Bazaar here including, shopping, where to stay, acclimatisation walks and food. If you can, add a few extra days in Namche, it will be great for your acclimatisation and there’s plenty to see and do. Just don’t hit up the Irish Pub as you’re heading up!