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Discover The Everest trek by jeep:
Everest is the most famous trekking route in Nepal. In the season every month thousands of tourists trekked to the Kumbu valley, most of them taking to Lukla flight to get Khumbu valley. If you a bit curis about Lukla then you well know about Lukla airport. No one can say there are safe, and flight schedule is in time, and no one can conform your flight to Lukla, even everyone looking for flight to Lukla. Very less people know about road access to Paiya village. In season many tourists have to change their plan acsept Everest region treks because of lukla flight. There are possible to drive to get Everest trek, which is very less people know about this, there are jeep available to get Everest region trek.
⌂ Then there are no other options?
→Yes, there are other option also to get in Lukla by road driving.
⌂ Why people waiting for the flight to Lukla?
→There are newly connect road access to Paiya village from Kathmandu by privet jeep. So, most of the tourist they don’t know about it and few people are not ready to drive by road.
⌂ Where is paiya village?
→Paiya village is about 327km from Kathmandu via Salleri / Phaplu, then offroad driving and 4-5 Hours walking distance to Lukla.
How far Phaplu/ Salleri?
Instead of flying to Lukla, if your mind changed then Kathmandu to Phaplu (Phaplu is District headquarters Airport and district Hospital) / Salleri (Salleri is district headquarter, small city) is 270km, there are everyday early in the morning leave several local jeeps and one minibus start from Chabahil, Kathmandu. Local transport (if you are already in Nepal may you know) are not flexible, you can’t change, you have to change what driver wants.
Then there is no comfortable transport available?
There are possible to hire privet jeep for you comfortable driving, we (Ascend Hikes Pvt. Ltd.) also organizing all types of transports to get in Directly Paiya village or, Salleri/ Phaplu, by local jeep or bus or privet comfortable jeep. We have our own jeep also so, anytime we can organize all types of transport all over the Nepal or Khumbu valley. Here is the local jeep counter incase if you want to ask about jeep to Phaplu/ Salleri, Dhudhkunda counter Chabahil; Tel: +977-9865062528 / 9861181046.
How Far Paiya Village from Phaplu/ Salleri?
Paiya is the small village direction 4-5 hours walking distance towards Lukla Village, off road driving from Salleri/ Phaplu to Paiya is about 65 km. there are also possible to take a local jeep to get Paiya village, but you have to wait until the jeep is full, there are no fixed departure time. If you are looking for a bit comfortable your long driving, then hire a jeep under Ascend Hikes Pvt. Ltd. We are organizing jeep from Kathmandu to directly Paiya or Salleri/ Phaplu to Paiya, Local or privet. Local jeep counter in Salleri, Call only: +977-9861181046 / 9862930546 / 9862857999
How is the road condition from Kathmandu to Salleri/ Phaplu?
Kathmandu to Salleri is 270 km starting from BP highway until Khurkot very nice road bank of Sunkoshi River build by Japanese government, after Khurkot continue Sagarmath Highway along the Sunkoshi River, road is some places are not fixed bridge and some place broken by flood. In summary can say driving to Salleri from Kathmandu is good and safe to drive.
How long does it take to reach in Phaplu?
According to distance it is not so long, but this is hilly and mountain road, uphill and downhill, that why it took about 9-11 hours to reach Phaplu, but if you go by road (jeep driving) this is long drive even you will have wonderful experience, like beautiful landscape, local cultures, views of mountains and many more… Which is you will never explore in lifetime.
How is road condition to Paiya from Salleri?
Salleri to Paiya is newly connect road, so there is no conceit, this is all off road driving also only 4WD. Only about 65 Km but it took 7-8 Hours. If you drive, then you will have another 4WD driving experience in Nepal Himalayas. Normally the locals always driving this road, because there is only way to connect with district headhunter to people from the remote village.
Well, Everest trek by jeep is in conclusion: There are several hours to drive to Paiya, but if you are cancelled your flight to Lukla several times then it is boring only to go airport and back hotel several times. To hire your own jeep and drive slowly observing wonderful landscape and mountains are much better and new experience is the best and it is cheaper then fly to Lukla. We (Ascend Hikes Pvt Ltd.) are always recommended to hire your own privet jeep.
Thank you for all, hope you will relies on what to do if doing Everest trek by jeep. I tried to explain about all what I know, but if there are some others different information then I am always happy to get some information about this article, if you write fatback, I am always appreciated to hear all action. Thanks, and enjoy your adventure journey in Nepal Himalayas. Namaste!