📍 Glacier📸 Tourist Attraction

Khumbu Glacier

Solukhumbu District, Nepal

4.5 (0)

Overview

Glacier in Nepal. It rises in the Nepal Himalaya, approached on foot in the post-monsoon and pre-monsoon trekking seasons.

Why visit: Long Himalayan glaciers feeding the great rivers, reachable on foot from trekking routes.

Things to do

›Trek to a viewpoint above the ice
›Photograph the moraine and seracs
›Go with a guide — crevasses are real
›Acclimatise before going high

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Travel Information

Best time

October – November & April – May (settled weather at altitude)

Weather

High-altitude Himalayan weather — thin, cold air year-round, clearest skies in October–November and March–April, deep snow and closed passes in winter, and cloud and leeches through the June–September monsoon.

Entry fee

Trekking and conservation permits apply

Hours

Open access; strictly seasonal and weather-dependent

Est. budget

₹2,000 – ₹6,000 per trekking day

Duration

Multi-day

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