Himalayan Friends Homestay
Chaurikharka
Lodges and homestays from Lukla to Gorak Shep, the treks that link them, village events and where to find help when the altitude bites. Built with the Sherpa families who live here.
From a family courtyard in Chaurikharka to the last beds before Base Camp.
All lodges →Chaurikharka
Khumjung
Lukla
Namche Bazar
The routes people actually walk, with the villages and lodges along each one.
All treks →The classic: Lukla, Namche, Tengboche, Dingboche, Lobuche, Gorak Shep, and the walk onto the Khumbu glacier to Base Camp itself.
Up the Dudh Koshi to Namche, then west over Mong La to Dole, Machermo and the turquoise lakes below Gokyo Ri.
Renjo La, Cho La and Kongma La in one circuit, linking the Gokyo and Khumbu valleys with Base Camp in the middle.
Khumjung
The village festival — masked dances, chang, and the whole valley in one courtyard.
Namche Bazar
Schools from across Khumbu send their dancers and painters.