Nepal Phurte, Buddha Stupa
On the Three Passes Hike, you will come across the small village of Phurte. Surrounded by stunning snow capped mountains, you will have a Buddha Stupa in the entrance of the village.
Photography Tips
Don't come to close and take out your mid-size zoom lens to create a compression of the mountains. The Stupda fits perfectly fine into the scene.
Travel Information
In order to get here, you will need to hike for quite a bit. The Three Passes Trek is a long distance hike around the infamous EBC-Trek and leads you to remote places all around the Everest region.
Lukla is the major starting point of the trail which is reachable by aircraft or helicopter. If the weather is really bad and there cancellations, you can also take a jeep to Lukla which takers around 1,5 days.
The distance from Lukla to this place is around 21km on an elevation gain of 1600m. Take it slow up high and get well acclimatized.
Lukla is the major starting point of the trail which is reachable by aircraft or helicopter. If the weather is really bad and there cancellations, you can also take a jeep to Lukla which takers around 1,5 days.
The distance from Lukla to this place is around 21km on an elevation gain of 1600m. Take it slow up high and get well acclimatized.
Spot Type
Outdoor
Crowd Factor
Nearly no other people
Best Timing
Fall
Sunrise & Sunset
06:44 - 17:09
| current local time: 10:05
Photo Themes
Buddha Statue
Everest
Himalaya
Himalayas
Mountains
snow-mountains
stupa
trekking
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