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Khumbu Region

The Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal is famous because Solu Khumbu region is the land of spectacular mountains that holds the world’s ten highest peaks including Mt. Everest the world’s highest peak (8848m.), "SAGARMATHA” in Nepali-“Higher than the sky” and “CHHOMOLUNGMA” in Sherpa “Mother Goddess of the Earth”. Solu Khumbu is justifiable famous, not only for its proximity to the world’s highest mountain but also for sweeping glaciers, magnificent mountains, forests, animals, birds, monasteries and is the home of the world famous Sherpa people. Khumbu region lies inside Sagarmatha National Park and Buffer zone that is rich flora and faunas but the existence of the Yeti remains a mystery.

Khumbu region inside Sagarmatha National Park is famous for trekking and mountaineering since the first attempt of Mt. Everest in 1953 by Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary and is equally important for trekking that combines the classic close up views of Everest, dazzling Gokyo lakes and stunning high Himalayan Panorama and to observe the natural and cultural heritage of the Sherpa land.

 

Sagarmatha National Park

Sagarmatha National Park (1,148 sq. km), established in 1976, is located in the Khumbu region for the protection of its unique natural landscape containing the world's highest mountain of Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) at 8,850m. above sea level. It encompasses major Himalayan ecosystem and shares boundary with Makalu-Barun National Park in the east, and Qomolungma Nature Preserve of Tibet Autonomous Region towards north.

Most of the Park is steep and rugged, the terrain broken by deep gorges and glacial valleys, but in its major valleys, there are some relatively flat areas, which are used for growing crop and grazing by the Sherpa community. These village area are officially excluded from the Park and do not come under its authority.

UNESCO declared this National Park a World Heritage Natural Site in 1979 in recognition of the significance, of the World's highest mountain, its sub alpine types of flora and fauna, together with the unique cultural heritage of the Sherpa people who are the local residents.