Khumbu · Everest Base Camp trailhead
Lukla
2,860 m · Arrival, supplies and a night before the trail
Weather & flight planning
Mountain cloud, visibility and wind can disrupt flights. Allow flexibility around your arrival and return; a helicopter is not a guaranteed weather workaround.
Spring and autumn are common trekking seasons. Monsoon rain and cloud can complicate travel; winter brings colder conditions. Check an up-to-date forecast and confirm flight status with your airline before travelling.
No current forecast or temperature readings are connected. The attached research did not include weather observations.
Nepal Department of Hydrology and MeteorologyTenzing-Hillary Airport
Lukla airport (LUA) is the gateway to the Khumbu. Confirm your departure airport and transfers with your airline or trek organiser: itineraries may use Kathmandu or Manthali.
Keep essentials and medication in hand luggage. Plan a buffer before an international flight rather than relying on a same-day connection.
The airport marker on the map below uses published coordinates, not a surveyed entrance or walking route.
Village layout
Where the 44 researched stays sit, by area. Pins are inherited from the original map and are not field-verified.
North end / Pasang Lhamu gate
5 stays
Airport / runway
12 stays
Main bazaar trail
11 stays
Upper bazaar
6 stays
Nearby: Muse / Chaurikharka
8 stays — outside central Lukla, kept in their own group
Lukla: pin unverified
2 stays
The main bazaar trail runs through the centre of the village, with the airport and runway at the southern end and the Pasang Lhamu gate at the north end, where the trail to Phakding begins.
Around the village
5 food spots from the attached research, plus the airport’s published location. Service coverage is still being researched.
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Food locations are desk-researched pins; operation and hours are unconfirmed.
Medical care
Pasang Lhamu Nicole Niquille Hospital serves Lukla. Its official site describes basic medical and emergency care. Confirm present services directly; do not delay seeking help for altitude symptoms or other emergencies.
Hospital official websiteCash & ATMs
Bring Nepalese rupees for your trek. Do not rely on one ATM or card payments: power, network access and cash supply can interrupt withdrawals. Exact ATM locations and present operation are not confirmed in our dataset.
Gear & supplies
Lukla has shops for last-minute essentials. Arrange critical technical gear before arrival, and inspect fit and condition. Individual shops, opening hours and stock are not confirmed by the attached research.
Helicopter arrangements
Arrange passenger transfers through your trek organiser or airline. For medical evacuation, contact your insurer and medical team. Confirm altitude coverage, authorisation and costs; there are no verified booking offices or quotes in this dataset.
What the research covers
Desk research checked 8–9 October 2026. This is a research directory, not a complete registry of currently operating tea houses. No lodge has been called and no availability has been confirmed.
- Accommodation records
- 44
- Map pins (not field-verified)
- 42
- Stays with sourced prices
- 24
- Stays with public contacts
- 25
- In nearby Muse / Chaurikharka
- 8
- Stays with named owner or host evidence
- 6
- Food & drink spots
- 5
- Photos cleared for reuse
- 0
Online photo candidates exist for many properties, but none have confirmed permission for reuse, so no property photography is reproduced on this site. Owner and host names are historical or traveller-reported, not verified current ownership.
Some identities remain unresolved — for example similarly named lodges that may be duplicates or distinct properties. Counts are provisional pending field verification.
Food and lodging data: supplied research, checked 8–9 October 2026. Practical guidance is general planning advice, not a field survey. Opening hours, services and travel arrangements must be reconfirmed.