From Taksindo, you descend through pine and oak forests to Jubing, a Rai community. After crossing the Khari Khola River you climb to Kharte, a Sherpa settlement and continue to your camp at Bupsa. There are opportunities for bird watching and photography all day long. Enjoy a spectacular view of the route you have walked and the high country that lies ahead. Camp at Surkye.
Prayer flags fly above every house and large wooden or metal prayer wheels sanctify the trail.
You enter Sagarmatha National Park at Jorsale and climb out of the pleasant pine forest through a series of switchbacks. If the sky is clear, you will catch your first glimpse of Everest from a tea shop about halfway up the slope. It lies in a natural amphitheater protected from the weather and is blessed with a major natural spring. Several of your staff are from this area and you will be welcomed in the large home of the Sherpa family of your guide. This is a convenient place to rest for a day, both to acclimatize to the 11,000' elevation and to investigate the town.