Journey to Syangboche/ Namche bazaar
Journey to Syangboche/ Namche bazaar
Syangboche also known as the Syangboche airstrip is an unpaved airstrip serving the village of Namche bazaar in Solukhumbu district, Nepal. It is the closest airstrip to Mount Everest and Everest base camp. Syangboche is not licensed for commercial operations and has few facilities.
Syangboche also known as the Syangboche airstrip is an unpaved airstrip serving the village of Namche bazaar in Solukhumbu district, Nepal. It is the closest airstrip to Mount Everest and Everest base camp. Syangboche is not licensed for commercial operations and has few facilities.
There are no scheduled services and most air craft landing and departing at Syangboche are helicopters and chartered flights from Kathmandu or Lukla. Helicopters do fly further and higher up to Everest base camp, but only for picking up exhausted or injured mountaineers or dropping critical supplies without altitude acclimatization, Syangboche is the highest point it is advisable to reach by aircraft. It is not uncommon for people.
Namche Bazaar is the staging point for expeditions to Everest and other Himalayan peaks in the area. It is also a prosperous market town selling everything from Tibetan artefacts to trekking and climbing equipment. The visitor’s center at park headquarters has detailed in various climbs in the area and information on the lifestyle and culture of the Sherpa people.
A historic trading hub, famous for its homemade yak cheese and butter, Namche is situated on the slope of an arch shaped mountain, which allows you to explore the sights of the mountain peaks throughout the valley, day and night.Many tourist pick namche as the resting point and begin their Mt Everest journey through out .
