Duration 15 or 21 days
Max elevation 5545m
Best season October to December
Start Jiri or Lukla
Finish Lukla

This trek takes about three weeks unless you fly in as well as out of Luka.It reaches a significant height of 5545m at Kala Pattar,a small peak offering fine views of Mt Everest.Although the final part of the trek is through essentially uninhabited areas,small lodges operate during the trekking season so it's quite suitable for independent trekkers.
Everybody has heard of Mt Everest and that's the reason why the Everest Base Camp trek is being able to say you've visited the highest mountain in the world.In addition there's the spectacular scenery and the outgoing Sherpa people of the Solu Khumbu region where Mt Everest and its attendant lesser peaks are.
The 15-day trek from Lukla to Kala Pattar has become the most popular trek because it avoids Maoist country.If you fly to Lukla,be sure to schedule acclimatisation days at Namche and Pheriche to avoid high altitude sickness.
The trek from Jiri to Lukla is not only a hard slog,but is also pretty sparse in the breathtaking-views department.The trek doesn't follow valleys,as the Annapurna treks do.Instead the trail from Jiri cuts across the valley and climbing up again on the other.by the time you reach the base camp your ascents will total almost 9000m-the full height of Everest from sea level.Most trekkers now avoid the Jiri portion of the trek because the Maoists usually demand Rs 5000 per person on the first of second day of the trek,please check the situation on the ground before committing to this portion of the trek.
The trek starts in Nepali-speaking Hindu lowlands and ends in the Tibetan-Buddhist highlands where the Sherpas are renowned for their enterprise,hard work,civic responsibility and devotion to the practice of Buddhism.In their often inhospitable land,the potato,a relatively recent introducion,is the main crop,but these days trekking and mountaineering are the backbone of the Sherpa economy.More than half the population in the region is now involved with tourism,and Namche Bazaar looks more like an alpine resort than a Sherpa village.