4th day: from Namche Bazar to Tengboche

The trail is level for a long stretch. From about half an hour out of Namche, rising above the elegant crest of Nuptse, the peaks of Everest (8,846 m - 29,022 ft.) and Lhotse (8,501 m - 27,890 ft.), the fourth highest mountain in the world, can be seen.

A quick descent from Teshinga (3,450 m - 11,319 ft.) leads to the last crossing of the Dudh Kosi at Phunki Tangka (3,250 m - 10,663 ft.) from where another steep 600 m climb leads to the Tengboche Monastery (3,867 m - 12,687 ft.). The night there is spent at the Lodge, or alternatively, down the hill in Deboche at the Amadablam Garden Lodge, surrounded by luxurious rhododendron forest.

The Tengboche Monastery burnt down in 1988, but has been since reconstructed. Today, a new gate, monastery museum, visitors center and gift shop have been added. Tours of the gompa (temple or place of meditation) can be arranged for a fee, donated to the monastery fund.

Also worth a visit is the nunnery in Deboche, seen to be greatly lacking in support when compared with the monastery in Tengboche. There are few nuns and their number is declining. Some attempts at renovation have been made in the recent years.