🏔️ Mountain📸 Tourist Attraction

South Summit

Tibet Autonomous Region, Nepal

4.5 (0)

Overview

Second-highest peak on Earth, and a subsidiary peak to the primary peak of Mount Everest. It rises in the Nepal Himalaya, approached on foot in the post-monsoon and pre-monsoon trekking seasons.

Why visit: The Himalaya at full height — eight of the world's fourteen 8,000-metre peaks stand in Nepal.

Things to do

›Trek a marked route toward the base
›Catch the peak at sunrise
›Photograph the range from a ridge
›Stay in a teahouse along the trail

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Travel Information

Best time

October – November & March – April (clear skies, stable weather)

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 permits and conservation-area fees apply (~₹1,500 – 4,000)

Hours

Open access; trekking is seasonal and route-dependent

Est. budget

₹2,000 – ₹6,000 per trekking day

Duration

Multi-day for most routes

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