Nepal · Asia
Sagarmatha National Park
The Everest region: high-altitude birding on the trek from Namche Bazaar towards the highest mountain on Earth.
When to go
- JanJanuary: Poor or no data
- FebFebruary: Poor or no data
- MarMarch: Poor or no data
- AprApril: Best
- MayMay: Best
- JunJune: Poor or no data
- JulJuly: Poor or no data
- AugAugust: Poor or no data
- SepSeptember: Poor or no data
- OctOctober: Good
- NovNovember: Good
- DecDecember: Poor or no data
BestGoodFair
Altitude sickness is a real risk above 3,000 m: ascend slowly. Cloud and landslides in the monsoon (Jun–Sep).
Why go
Sagarmāthā National Park is a national park in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal that was established in 1976 and encompasses an area of 1,148 km2 (443 sq mi) in the Solukhumbu District. It ranges in elevation from 2,845 to 8,848 m (9,334 to 29,029 ft) and includes Mount Everest. In the north, it borders Qomolangma National Nature Preserve, and Makalu Barun National Park in the east; in the south, it extends to Dudh Kosi river. It is part of the Sacred Himalayan Landscape.
Background from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).