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Top Hotels in Lukla
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Yak And Yeti Hotel Kathmandu
173 reviews -
Malla Hotel Kathmandu
63 reviews
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Everest Kathmandu
75 reviews
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Taj Annapurna Kathmandu
97 reviews
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Radisson Kathmandu
124 reviews -
Guest House Kathmandu
208 reviews -
Yeti Hotel Lumbini
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Mirabelle Hotel Dhulikhel
1 review
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Hyatt Regency Kathmandu
317 reviews
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Vaishali Hotel Kathmandu
74 reviews
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Shangri-La Kathmandu
62 reviews
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Hotel Shanker Kathmandu
147 reviews
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Himalaya Patan (Lalitpur)
16 reviews
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Grand Hotel Kathmandu
32 reviews
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Royal Singi Kathmandu
36 reviews
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The Bluebird Hotel Pokhara
1 review
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Manang Kathmandu
71 reviews
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Marshyangdi Kathmandu
44 reviews
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Bluestar Kathmandu
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Dwarikas Kathmandu
226 reviews -
Hotel Gangjong Kathmandu
11 reviews
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Kantipur Pokhara
23 reviews
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Thamel Kathmandu
35 reviews
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Hotel Norling Kathmandu
33 reviews
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Vajra Kathmandu
47 reviews
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Via Via Cafe Kathmandu
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Club Himalaya Resort Nagarkot
70 reviews
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Hotel Summit Kathmandu
44 reviews
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Shangri-La Pokhara
49 reviews
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Hotel Down Town Kathmandu
1 review
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Park Village Resort Kathmandu
30 reviews
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Barahi Pokhara
76 reviews
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Garden Hotel Kathmandu
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Buddha Maya Garden - Lumbini
19 reviews
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Nirvana Lumbini
6 reviews -
International Guest House Kathmandu
74 reviews
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Ambassador Kathmandu
18 reviews
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Hotel Kantipur Temple House Kathmandu
203 reviews
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Le Meridien Kathmandu Gokarna Forest Golf Resort & Spa
1 review
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Country Villa Nagarkot
27 reviews
Lukla
Travel Blogs from Lukla, Nepal
High as a kite
This is a top pick! ... running, directly to board an old Dornier heading back in the same direction, this time under the clouds – destination Lukla, the most dangerous airport in the world. Three months after I visit, 18 die. Two-thirds of the way down the ...
Everest...Up Close and Personal
This is a top pick! ... to be a collision course with the mountainside ahead. Suddenly, though, a clearing opened up below us, the rooftops of Lukla appeared with their fluttering prayer flags and within seconds we were bumping and screeching along the short runway. My stomach ...
Everest Three Passes - What a Trek!
This is a top pick! ... Camp route we saw around four to ten people a day. Bliss! Time: 26 days, including mandatory acclimatisation days. Lowest altitude: Lukla (2800m) Highest altitudes: Chukkung Ri (5550m), Kongma La (5536m), Kala Patthar (5550m), Cho La (5368m), Gokyo Ri ...
Here at last...
... so are going for it. The plane is a tiny 8 seater twin engine, apparently the largest they can land on the small airstrip at Lukla, 2850m above sea level. I meet a Czech guy, Lada, on the plane and we decide to walk together as we are both doing solo ...
Day 3 of Everest base camp Trek...
... photos sorry will get some on soon. So we are on day 3 of our intrepid trek to everest base camp. We flew into Lukla on Thursday, it was an amazing flight and thankfully we landed safely despite its reputation as one of the worlds most dangerous airports! ...
Journey above the clouds
... 24 inch theodolite 3 years earlier. The mountain rose along the spine of the Himalaya to the then forbidden kingdom of Nepal. There was nothing special about Peak XV until Sikhdar compiled the survey. The summit had been triangulated from six ...
My greatest trek yet. Everest Base Camp!
... a quick stop. Check out the YouTube videos people have posted. It's quite impressive. For this first day we walked from Lukla down to a village called Phakding (2,610m). It's quite nice during the day as you can easily walk in t-shit and ...
Everest Base Camp - day 1
... who is on a two-week school holiday. He's working during this time to make some money for his next term. We trekked from Lukla to Phakding, our destination for the day, in couple hours. It was a leisure walk and we got our first glimpse of Thamserku ...
Day 11: The home straight
... to prove it. Crampons and ice axe here i come. p.s. I never knew but if you climb an unnamed peak you get to name it. These dudes are planning on naming one such peak the Nepal Bangladeshi friendship peak. I hope they do it. I wish you well boys. ...
To the top of the world... well nearly
... in Namche Bazaar. Walk to Phakding and had a early night as everyone was still recovering from the Khukri bashing. Day 13 - Lukla Another Khukri extravaganza - great memories. Next day we flew back to Kathmandu after waiting for more than an hour at ...
Everest.......the big one.....part 1 !!
... as we climbed up to Namche Bazaar (3440m). You will see from the photos that as we embarked upon the first day from Lukla to Phakding the weather was tremendous, with azure blue skies and almost balmy temperatures. It was a pretty short trek and not too ...
Everest....the Big One......Part 2!!!
... enough air to sustain you up some of the steep climbs. I understand the phrase I have seen written many times since coming to Nepal! The Nepali definition of “flat” is “a little bit up and a little bit down”…….it is so ...
Four days back down
... ;We stood there stairing as the clouds came right at us and then continued up into the heavens. We eventually reached the gates at Lukla where we had started our journey some 12 days ago. We were all alot more tired from when we first started and I ...
In the shadow of Everest
... few minutes and went for a wash in a small waterfall, which was cold but refreshing! The next day was a four hour walk back to Lukla, where our bedroom overlooked the runway just to psyche us up for the flight the next day. We had a short walk around the ...
Day 23: Get me off this mountain
Meters long the runway was: 100 People who cried: 2 Security consisted of: "You have gun?! You have knife?! No? Ok" IDs required to get on plane: 0 Food items stolen off hungover Ken: Coke and half a Twix People that fit in plane: 12 Doors between us and ...
The trek
I did a 16 day trek to Gokyo Ri in the Everest region. We flew into Lukla and as you can see from the pictures, another crazy airport--this one on the side of a mountain! The first couple of days were cloudy, but once it cleared up the views ...
Last day in the Khumbu :-(
... ... each time we were passing a village I was wondering whether it was Lukla. Phakding is below Lukla in elevation so we arrived in Lukla pretty tired. I saw some adorable kids jumping in the puddles. Straight in it, two feet! It made me want to be a kid ...
Mt. Everest
... to come back the next day, hoping the weather would be better and there would be more flights. The second night in Lukla was stayed at a nicer cheaper place (although when we got up the next morning at 5am the workers were still up playing ...
Katam!
... of my body. This was probably too much information for all of you. The next day, we left Namche and hauled ass down to Lukla in 6 1/2 hours. Along the way, we ran into ginormous groups of trekkers heading up. We both felt glad that we did the trek ...
Tribute to the Zoksios
Donkeys were the pack animal of choice on the Annapurna circut, and the Zoksios (yak/cow cross breed) were the animals of choice for the Everest Circut. Donkeys I was not so fond of, however I developed a respect and liking for these Yak/ Cow ...
Carrying a new mindset to Kathmandu
... a lot of time enjoying each step, each breath, each incredible sight. Each time that my mind reminded me I will fly from Lukla in less than 24 hours there came this sinking feeling in my gut. I get that same feeling now as I ...
Back to Kathmandu
... the other. The heat and dust hits you as we wait for our luggage. We are met once again by the representatives of Nepal Trail Blazers trekking company and I am then taken back to the L'Annapurna Hotel. Tomorrow I am going sight seeing around the ...
Himalayan mountains here we come...
... never seen anything like that, except for maybe once or twice when I flew over the Alps which is pretty amazing as well. Landing in Lukla was an experience in itself. The runway is small and on the border of the mountain. Deana was waiting for me at the ...
