<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW163151960 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-user-drag:none;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);clear:both;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);cursor:text;direction:ltr;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px;orphans:2;overflow:visible;padding:0px;position:relative;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;user-select:text;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW163151960 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-user-drag:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;font-kerning:none;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;overflow-wrap:break-word;padding:0px;text-align:justify;text-indent:0px;user-select:text;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;" paraid="973228527" paraeid="{4f8499c0-b02c-48ce-b392-86705035fcc3}{129}"><span style="font-family:Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW163151960 BCX8 NormalTextRun" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-user-drag:none;font-variant-ligatures:none !important;line-height:21.5833px;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;" lang="EN-US" dir="ltr" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US">After breakfast at the tea house of </span><span class="TextRun SCXW163151960 BCX8 NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-user-drag:none;background-image:var(--urlSpellingErrorV2,url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI1IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjQiPjxnIGZpbGw9Im5vbmUiIGZpbGwtcnVsZT0iZXZlbm9kZCI+PHBhdGggc3Ryb2tlPSIjRUIwMDAwIiBkPSJNMCAzYzEuMjUgMCAxLjI1LTIgMi41LTJTMy43NSAzIDUgMyIvPjxwYXRoIGQ9Ik0wIDBoNXY0SDB6Ii8+PC9nPjwvc3ZnPg==&quot;));background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;font-variant-ligatures:none !important;line-height:21.5833px;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;" lang="EN-US" dir="ltr" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US">Phakding</span><span class="TextRun SCXW163151960 BCX8 NormalTextRun" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-user-drag:none;font-variant-ligatures:none !important;line-height:21.5833px;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;" lang="EN-US" dir="ltr" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US">, your trek begins with a pleasant walk alongside the </span><span class="TextRun SCXW163151960 BCX8 NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-user-drag:none;background-image:var(--urlSpellingErrorV2,url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI1IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjQiPjxnIGZpbGw9Im5vbmUiIGZpbGwtcnVsZT0iZXZlbm9kZCI+PHBhdGggc3Ryb2tlPSIjRUIwMDAwIiBkPSJNMCAzYzEuMjUgMCAxLjI1LTIgMi41LTJTMy43NSAzIDUgMyIvPjxwYXRoIGQ9Ik0wIDBoNXY0SDB6Ii8+PC9nPjwvc3ZnPg==&quot;));background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;font-variant-ligatures:none !important;line-height:21.5833px;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;" lang="EN-US" dir="ltr" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US">Dudh</span><span class="TextRun SCXW163151960 BCX8 NormalTextRun" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-user-drag:none;font-variant-ligatures:none !important;line-height:21.5833px;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;" lang="EN-US" dir="ltr" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US"> Koshi River towards Monjo, the permit checkpoint for Sagarmatha National Park. The trail winds through lush forests of pine, rhododendron, magnolia, giant fir, and Himalayan pine, passing through Sherpa villages such as Benkar, </span><span class="TextRun SCXW163151960 BCX8 NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-user-drag:none;background-image:var(--urlSpellingErrorV2,url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI1IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjQiPjxnIGZpbGw9Im5vbmUiIGZpbGwtcnVsZT0iZXZlbm9kZCI+PHBhdGggc3Ryb2tlPSIjRUIwMDAwIiBkPSJNMCAzYzEuMjUgMCAxLjI1LTIgMi41LTJTMy43NSAzIDUgMyIvPjxwYXRoIGQ9Ik0wIDBoNXY0SDB6Ii8+PC9nPjwvc3ZnPg==&quot;));background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;font-variant-ligatures:none !important;line-height:21.5833px;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;" lang="EN-US" dir="ltr" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US">Chumoa</span><span class="TextRun SCXW163151960 BCX8 NormalTextRun" 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You’ll then cross the iconic Tenzing-Hillary Suspension Bridge, an exhilarating highlight of the trek. From here, the trail becomes more challenging with a steep uphill climb to Namche Bazaar. Along the way, you’ll be rewarded with your first inspiring view of Mount Everest.</span><span class="EOP SCXW163151960 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-user-drag:none;line-height:21.5833px;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;" data-ccp-props="{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}">&nbsp;</span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW163151960 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-user-drag:none;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);clear:both;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);cursor:text;direction:ltr;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px;orphans:2;overflow:visible;padding:0px;position:relative;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;user-select:text;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW163151960 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-user-drag:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;font-kerning:none;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;overflow-wrap:break-word;padding:0px;text-align:justify;text-indent:0px;user-select:text;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;" paraid="22717596" paraeid="{4f8499c0-b02c-48ce-b392-86705035fcc3}{203}"><span style="font-family:Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW163151960 BCX8 NormalTextRun" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-user-drag:none;font-variant-ligatures:none !important;line-height:21.5833px;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;" lang="EN-US" dir="ltr" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US">The climb is tiring, with an elevation gain of nearly 900 meters, but arriving at Namche Bazaar makes it worthwhile. Namche is the commercial and administrative hub of the Khumbu region, offering stunning Himalayan views and a vibrant Sherpa culture to explore.</span></span></p></div>