Nepal Travel Forum

I am travelling to nepal on 18 nov with my girlfriend.we are planning to trek jiri to EBC then hopefully gokyo also.would like some info on maoists between jiri and lukla and if this section is well worth it.also temps at this time at altitude as it will be winter by that time.many thanks.

Hi again
OK – First the trek from Jiri up to joining the main trail near Lukla, Yes, This is a Fabulous trek to do and has Lots of advantages
1) Very few people do this trek now so you will have a lot of the trail to yourselves
2) Lodges will really welcome you, There are some awesome villages to pass through, Jumblasi for instance, that hardly see trekkers these days !!
3) As you have to cross 3Major ridges before you reach the Dhud Kosi, you develop a lot of fitness and therefore find the trek above Namche Bazaar a lot easier that the trekkers that have flown in to Lukla
4) You save yourselves well over a $100 – the difference between the airfare KTM to Lukla and the bus-fare / expenses of 6 days or so trekking from Jiri

Maoists – They now govern the country, so No extortion / donations are now asked for / demanded on the trail

Temperatures, You are trekking at the tail end of the main season, nights will be getting chilly, temperatures will be down to about -15, especially as you get into the Upper Khumba – So go prepared, Good Quality Sleeping Bag, Down Jacket etc – these can also be hired out in Kathmandu and Namche Bazaar if you don’t happen to have your own.

I think that I have covered your questions but if I have missed something out then have a read at my Nepal pages tips section and also feel free to drop me a line
Happy Trekking
Rob

Thankyou very much for your reply rob.I found it extremely helpful and we will definitely be starting from jiri now that i read your reply.i read everything on your home page it it has really made me so excited about our adventure.Nepal just sounds like such an amazing place,i just can't wait.once again many thanks to you.

We trekked from Jiri via Namche Bazzar to Chhukhung, via Kongma la to Lobuche, Kala Patar, via Chola to Gokyo and via Renjola to Thame, so called 3 passes trek.
all that in 25 days (out of which we had 3 days sick/back weather/rest days) Although there were many people there, we did not encounter that many as we did not follow the traditional route Lukla-EBC-Lukla.
I know that many people do recommend the trek from Jiri as the cultural experience, based on our experience I would skip it next time, as my husband put it " it feels like being on the Stairmaster, too much work for not as much reward compared to th portion above Namche".