Good first views of Everest and the surrounding mountains. This view point can be reached by a short walk (relatively speaking) from Namche. This simple museum is located on a perfect lookout spot above Namche Bazar (an easy walk up). It is free (though donations are welcome) What is the Speciality of Sagarmatha National Park?
Sagarmatha is an exceptional area with dramatic mountains, glaciers and deep valleys, dominated by Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world (8,848 m). Several rare species, such as the snow leopard and the lesser panda, are found in the park.
Himalayan Museum and Sustainable Park is a profit non-distributing company registered under the Office of Company Registrar and Social Welfare Council. As a profit not-distributing, all the profits generated are reinvested in the organization’s projects or in other not-profits with similar purpose.
The organization’s first project is Sagarmatha Next, located at Syangboche en route to Mount Everest Base Camp. The project focuses on tourism, sustainability, and the environment in the Sagarmatha National Park and the Khumbu region.
HMSP plans to develop Annapurna Next and Kathmandu Next. Empowering local ecosystems to address their large-scale challenges Himalayan Museum and Sustainable Park promotes sustainable trekking and tourism in the Himalayan region by creating a sustainable ecosystem that promotes conscious consumption, best practices, education and awareness of the environmental and social challenges. vision The Vision To create centres which will tackle ongoing challenges in various mountain areas of the Himalayas and the rest of the world and provide inspiration for change.
mission The Mission To showcase new and innovative ways of solving the challenges in the mountain regions of the Himalayas and hopefully take those solutions to other parts of the world.
aim The Aim To develop a model of sustainable tourism in the mountain areas across Nepal, that can also be replicated across mountain regions...
Read moreMy school, my office and my play ground, Sagarmatha National Park offers you the world's highest mountain, mount Everest 8,828 m / 29,029 ft. Starting from 2,800 m to 8,848 m. Homeland of Sherpas (leopards of the snow) People, their culture, food and dress are not much different from other Sherpas around the Himalaya but it is right at the bottom of some of the greatest mountains in the world so definitely it has lot more to share. Must visit National Park. This is where I went my life's first trek and then i got into it. Because it was so beautiful 😍 that I couldn't get off of it. Last time when I went there probably it was my 45th time getting there in 10...
Read moreGreat viewpoint with the rather oddly painted statue of Sherpa Tenzing Norgay . The museum is somewhat underwhelming with a few photos and a stuffed red panda . Could be great as the scenery is incredible. Perhaps as the trekking industry gets bigger this place will benefit from some cash although Nepal doesn't have a great track record of investing in tourism as...
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