Solukhumbu · Trek
Low-altitude Sherpa country, and the sunrise Hillary rated highest.
Duration
7 days
Difficulty
Easy
Max altitude
4,065 m
Best seasons
Spring, Autumn, Winter
Group size
Max 14
Region
Solukhumbu
Overview
The journey
Sir Edmund Hillary called this his favourite view of Everest. The trail stays low through Sherpa villages, monasteries and rhododendron forest in lower Solukhumbu, with none of the altitude risk — and a summit dawn across eight 8,000 m peaks.
Day by day
Itinerary
- Day12,850 m
Drive to Dhap
A long but scenic road day east from Kathmandu into Solukhumbu.
- Day33,640 m
Pikey Base Camp
Through rhododendron and yak pasture, with Numbur ahead all afternoon.
- Day44,065 m
Pikey Peak sunrise
A pre-dawn climb for the view Hillary rated above any other.
- Day62,675 m
Junbesi
Down to a classic Sherpa village and the Thubten Choling monastery.
Good to know
Frequently asked
It is one of the best first treks in Nepal — modest altitude, gentle days, and a summit view that outranks trails three times as hard.
No. It is a road journey from Kathmandu, which removes the single biggest source of delay on an Everest-region trip.