Khumjung And Khunde

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, first climb to the top of Namche. Once there go past the open field to the small lodges. There you will come to an intersection of four trails. The first trail is one you came from, the one to the left will take you to Thame while the one to the right will take you to Kyangjuma. It is the middle one that climbs steeply up the slopes that will take you to Khumjung. About half an hour of this steep climb will bring you to Syangboche which is a small airstrip town. Just as you reach the airstrip, make sure to keep to the right. You should reach a small hotel in about 10 minutes. From here it is relatively easy to follow the trail past the famous Everest View Hotel and beautiful mixed forest to land in Khumjung about an hour later. Khunde is the next cluster of houses from Khumjung in the same valley.