We are just wondering if anyone has any advice on trekking to Everest. We will be arriving in Kathmandu on the 16th March. Is it best to book a trek once you arrive in Kathmandu or before? Does anyone know how much we should pay and any cheap companies? We are on a very tight budget. Also is it possible and safe to get from Kathmandu to india by bus or train? One more thing, is it easy to get Indian visas in Kathmandu and how much does it cost and how long does it take? Any help would be great.
Thankyou
Reply to this the cheapest way would be walk in to Lukla from Jiri where u can get by bus from Kathmandu for 10$. Then 6 days trekking and u are in Lukla. Without guide etc. 15$/day should be ok for tight budget. Sometimes more(higer eleveation)sometimes less(lower elevations). If u use trekking agency i dont know the prices depends on the interinary, im going every year to Nepal this year Im going there March 5th could give u some advices just pm me.
About transportation yeah its safe specially that there are many people doing that...i did that twice...mini bus to the border.. cross the border..jeep to Gorakhpur and then train to Delhi - 2 days.
U should spend 5 working days (apx.) to recive your indian visa as I remember it used to cost (tourist visa) around 3000 Nrs.
M.
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My guided trek trip to Everest” Sanjib Adhikari In March I traveled to Nepal to do a trek to Everest Base Camp. The scenery once you got away from Kathmandu was amazing (I was not a fan of Kathmandu). I hired the services of an absolutely fantastic guide named Sanjib Adhikari and would highly recommend him to anyone wanting to explore anywhere in Nepal. He is very friendly and very knowledgeable. He also has a great sense of humor. It is possible to do this trek without a guide but I can definitely tell you that I without our guide our group may have never even gotten out of the airport in Kathmandu to the starting point of Lukla because of weather and the large number of people wanting to get seats on the planes. As it was we were delayed for two days before we were able to secure seats on the planes which shortened out trek a bit. The domestic Kathmandu airport is a zoo and having Sanjib to deal with this instead of us was worth it for sure. I think having a guide made my experience a lot more interesting. I can now cross seeing Everest up close off of my bucket list!
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