Add a rest day or an extra summit to your Everest trek. Browse 9 side trips and day excursions across the Everest region — with durations — each listed under the village it departs from.
9 side trips
2,620 m
2,810 m
3,460 m
3–4 hours, round tripReaches 3,780 m
Khumjung is one of the most picturesque Sherpa villages and is an ideal way to kill the extra day at Namche. To get to Khumjung…
7–8 hours, round tripReaches 3,800 m
This side trip will take you through a part of the old trade route connecting Khumbu to Tibet. In stark contrast to its historic…
4,250 m
4,340 m
4,750 m
5,170 m
4–5 hours, round tripReaches 5,364 m
Lunch Pack advisable unless you have friends in the Tent City. To go to Everest Base Camp, walk past the last of the lodges to…
3–4 hours, round tripReaches 5,643 m
Lunch Pack advisable. Some people make a real early start to catch the sunrise from this viewpoint. Temperatures and motivation…
