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Solukhumbu

Everest, Lhotse and Cho Oyu, Sherpa villages and monasteries, and the busiest trekking trails in Nepal.

Province: Koshi Province
Belt: Himal — the mountains
Headquarters: Salleri

Districts of Koshi Province

Taplejung Sankhuwasabha Panchthar Ilam Tehrathum Dhankuta Bhojpur Khotang Okhaldhunga Udayapur Jhapa Morang Sunsari

Places in Solukhumbu

Mount Everest (Sagarmatha)

Mount Everest (Sagarmatha)

Solukhumbu, Koshi Province

The highest point on earth at 8,848.86 m, first climbed by Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Edmund Hillary in 1953.

Everest Base Camp Trek

Everest Base Camp Trek

Solukhumbu, Koshi Province

Nepal's most famous trek: about 12 days from Lukla through Sherpa villages to the foot of the Khumbu Icefall.

Namche Bazaar

Village & culture

Namche Bazaar

Solukhumbu, Koshi Province

The Sherpa capital of the Khumbu: a horseshoe of lodges, bakeries and gear shops on a steep slope at 3,440 m.

Tengboche Monastery

Tengboche Monastery

Solukhumbu, Koshi Province

The largest monastery of the Khumbu, on a ridge facing Ama Dablam and Everest, home of the Mani Rimdu festival.

Gokyo Lakes and Gokyo Ri

Gokyo Lakes and Gokyo Ri

Solukhumbu, Koshi Province

Six turquoise glacial lakes beside the Ngozumpa glacier, and a summit view of four 8,000 m peaks.

Kala Patthar

Hill & viewpoint

Kala Patthar

Solukhumbu, Koshi Province

A dark rocky hump above Gorak Shep and the classic close-up viewpoint for the summit of Everest.

Lukla

Lukla

Solukhumbu, Koshi Province

Gateway to Everest, with the famous short, sloping runway of Tenzing–Hillary Airport.

Ama Dablam

Ama Dablam

Solukhumbu, Koshi Province

Perhaps the most beautiful mountain in the Khumbu: 'mother's necklace', a soaring ridge with a hanging glacier like a pendant.

Lhotse

Lhotse

Solukhumbu, Koshi Province

The world's fourth-highest mountain, joined to Everest by the South Col, with a colossal 3,000 m south face.

Cho Oyu

Cho Oyu

Solukhumbu, Koshi Province

The sixth-highest mountain, a broad white dome at the head of the Gokyo valley on the Tibetan border.

Khumjung and Khunde

Village & culture

Khumjung and Khunde

Solukhumbu, Koshi Province

Twin Sherpa villages in a quiet bowl above Namche, with Hillary's first school and a monastery that keeps a 'yeti scalp'.

Thame

Village & culture

Thame

Solukhumbu, Koshi Province

A peaceful Sherpa village west of Namche where Tenzing Norgay grew up, with a cliff-side monastery that hosts Mani Rimdu in spring.

Mera Peak

Mera Peak

Solukhumbu, Koshi Province

Nepal's highest 'trekking peak' at 6,476 m, a glacier climb with a view of five 8,000 m mountains.

Island Peak (Imja Tse)

Island Peak (Imja Tse)

Solukhumbu, Koshi Province

A popular 6,189 m climbing peak in the Chhukung valley, rising like an island in a sea of ice.

Pikey Peak

Hill & viewpoint

Pikey Peak

Solukhumbu, Koshi Province

A sacred Sherpa hilltop in lower Solu with a sunrise view from Kanchenjunga to Annapurna — Hillary's favourite Everest view.

Salleri, Phaplu and Chiwong

Salleri, Phaplu and Chiwong

Solukhumbu, Koshi Province

The green Solu valley below the Khumbu: the district headquarters, an airstrip, apple orchards and the clifftop Chiwong monastery.

Quick answers

What is Solukhumbu famous for?: Everest, Lhotse and Cho Oyu, Sherpa villages and monasteries, and the busiest trekking trails in Nepal.
Which province is Solukhumbu in?: Solukhumbu district is in Koshi Province, whose capital is Biratnagar.
Is Solukhumbu in the Himal, Pahad or Terai?: Himal — the mountains
What is the headquarters of Solukhumbu?: Salleri
What are the places to visit in Solukhumbu?: Mount Everest (Sagarmatha), Everest Base Camp Trek, Namche Bazaar, Tengboche Monastery, Gokyo Lakes and Gokyo Ri, Kala Patthar, Lukla, Ama Dablam, Lhotse, Cho Oyu, Khumjung and Khunde, Thame, Mera Peak, Island Peak (Imja Tse), Pikey Peak, Salleri, Phaplu and Chiwong
What is Solukhumbu called in Nepali?: सोलुखुम्बु