Sagarmatha National Park is the highest national park in the world, with the whole park located above 3,000 m (9,700 ft). This park includes three peaks higher than 8,000 m, including Mt Everest. It is full of rugged terrain with deep gorges, glaciers and unnegotiable ice and rock faces. The snow clad mountains here overlook various glaciers at the head of the Khumbu Valley which is the homeland of the sherpas.
This park can be divided into four climate zones because of the rising altitude. The climatic zones include a forested lower zone, a zone of alpine scrub, the upper alpine zone and the Arctic zone. The types of plants and animals found in this park depend on the altitude. Here you can observe the prominent peaks including Lhotse shar, Cho Oyu, Ama Dablam, Pumori, Kangtega, Gyachung Kang, Thamserku and Kwangde.
The Sagarmatha National Park is one of the most beautiful places on earth. Birch, juniper, blue pines, firs, bamboo and rhododendron growin the lower forested zone of the park. Above this zone, all vegetations are found to be dwarf or shrubs. As the altitude increases, plant life is restricted to lichens and mosses. Plants cease to grow at about 5,750 m (18,690 ft), because this is the permanent snow line in the Himalayas.
Due to the presence of insects in the environment, many kinds of birds are also seen in the park. Common ones among them are the Impeyan Pheasant, blood pheasant, red billed chough, yellow billed chough, snow pigeon etc.
Entry Fee Per Person Per Entry:
For Other Foreign Nationals, Rs. 1,000/-
For SAARC Nationals, Rs. 100/-
Note:
Entrance fee not required for children under 10 years
Park Entrance fees are regulated by Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (Phone: 4220850).
Entrance fees for mountain National Parks can be paid at ACAP counter (Phone: 4222406) at Sanchaykosh building in Thamel, Kathmandu, or at the Park gate. For other National Parks entrance fees are to be paid at the Park gate.
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