Set on the chilly lap of Kongde Ri, surrounded by majestic mountains on all sides, Kongde Lodge is hours away from, and several thousand feet above, the closest bazaar. While the trail from Lukla all the way to Everest Base camp is dotted with hamlets, and busy with tourists and locals alike, the Kongde path—taken by Khumbu Sherpas in centuries past—offers a purer interaction: just you and the landscape.




