Deserted Khumbu area

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५ माघ २०८२, सोमबार १०:४७January 19, 2026

Solukhumbu. Every year during winter, the Khumbu area becomes deserted. The Khumbu area remains deserted during winter as the locals flock to the valley to escape the cold. Places like Lukla, Namche, Khumjung, Khunde, Phakding, Lobuche and Gorksep remain deserted during the tourist season.

The period from Falgun 15 to Jeth 15 and from September to November 2 TAG_OPEN_div_11 9 is considered the main tourist season. According to information officer at Sagarmatha National Park Office, Namche, Bibek Baiju, the number of tourists visiting the area during the winter season is around 900 to 1,000 tourists per day.

Laxman TAG_OPEN_div_9 Adhikari, chairperson of Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality-4, said that some hoteliers who have been staying in hotels have become free. According to him, Khumbu has become deserted as the locals go elsewhere to escape the cold. “It’s usually cold here. People come down to the valley to escape the cold as it is colder in December and January than in other times. People go to Kathmandu, Bodhgaya of India and other places of Nepal to escape cold from the third week of November, said Tilak Bishwakarma, a teacher at Khumjung Secondary School.

According to local Toya Kumar Shrestha, local Toya Kumar Shrestha said that lodge operators like Lukla and Namche have been employing the workers to the house when the landlord goes out.TAG_OPEN_div_7 Employees of Sagarmatha National Park (NYP) Namche are now getting some free time. There are 10 checkpoints in the national park except the main office in Namche. It has two range posts. According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, the temperature in the Khumbu region has been below zero degrees Celsius in the recent days. According to locals, the minimum temperature in Namche Bazaar was minus 6 to 8 degrees Celsius. The temperature dipped to minus 10 degrees Celsius in Gorksep and Kalapathar areas.