Sagarmatha National Park (Namche Bazaar)

National park · Nepal Himalaya

Autumn foliage at Sagarmatha National Park (Namche Bazaar)
Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

Everest's gateway park climbs from Monjo's pine and hemlock through a birch-juniper-rhododendron belt to Namche Bazaar, the horseshoe-shaped Sherpa trading town at 3,440 meters. Autumn brings the year's clearest skies to the Dudh Kosi valley once the monsoon clouds lift.

Best for: the classic Everest Base Camp approach

Don’t miss

  • birch-juniper-rhododendron forest belt
  • Namche Bazaar, horseshoe-shaped Sherpa town
  • Dudh Kosi river trail

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When to go to Sagarmatha National Park (Namche Bazaar)

The elevation is 3,781 m, which pulls the turn earlier.

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