Everest Base Camp : Day 4 - Namche Bazaar to Tengboche
Rara is an engineer by profession, a traveler by heart, a marathon runner by dreams and a certified scuba diver. She also blogs at http://muncity.blogspot.com
My phone blinked so I checked the incoming WhatsApp message. Mohan told me Dinesh, my porter, will arrive a bit late. So I took my time enjoying my potatoes and hot lemon.
Heading out of Namche today, it was a relatively flat trek along the ridgeline. We came across a woman sitting at the side of the trek. There’s a donation box, and turns out trekkers are asked to donate for trail maintenance. However, Dinesh told me to just walk past her. Okayyy.
flat trek
Dinesh, and I, we trekked on our own pace. He was always in front but he would stop somewhere taking rests and waited for me, checking whether I was OK before he went out of sights again. The porters, they were fast despite the loads they were carrying. The trek is clear so it is perfectly fine to trek on your own, just like what I planned. Only that now I carried lighter load, just a daypack with me.
That feeling of being alone with the mountains in Nepal is one that I will cherish forever. There’s an amazing feeling of calm, of solitude, of still. Just you and the nature.
The trek then goes downhill through the beautiful forest to the valley below. Ohh this is not good cos it’d be hell climbing back up to Tengboche which sits at 3,870 metres.
egg sandwich for lunch
We had lunch at Phunke Tenga (3,260 metres) before crossing the suspension bridge. A group of yaks were already at the other end of the bridge so I waited a while, letting them pass first.
After numerous rest stops, finally we made it to Tengboche at around 2.30pm.
entrance gate to Tengboche
Tonight I’d be sleeping in Tengboche Guesthouse. Dumped my bag in the room and out I went to check out Tengboche Monastery, one of the most famous monasteries of Nepal. The monastery opens during certain hours only so I had to be quick not to miss it. It is well worth seeing.
inside the monasteryTengboche Monastery opening times
Ama Dablam (6,812 metres)
As I was taking some photos outside the monastery, thick fogs swirled in. Couldn’t see anything so I retreated to the teahouse.
Lunch – Rs 600
Night stay at Tengboche Guesthouse, single room – Rs 500
Dinner – Rs 750
Total = Rs 2480
Source: http://muncity.blogspot.com/2019/07/everest-base-camp-day-4-namche-bazaar.html
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