Mera, Island, and Khumbu Circuit
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Day 3: Kathmandu-Lukla (2850m) |
| Map1: Day 3 - Day 6 |
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| Day 3: Flying to Lukla by Yeti Airline We took the 19 seats Twin Otter plane of Yeti Airline to fly from Kathmandu to Lukla in the morning. The luggage weight limit was only 15kg per person and we were all over weight. |
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| Day 3: Kwangde (6187m) as viewed from Lukla (2840m). Our luggages were overweight and needed to fly in as freights, but did not arrive due to cloudy weather. So instead of setting off to Chutanga, we need to spend 1 day at Lukla. |
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| Day 3: A friendly soldier. Khumbu region is heavily garrisoned due to treats from Maoist. |
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| Day 3: Houses in Lukla Among the houses are lodges, tea houses, trekking equipment stores, and grocery stores. |
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