It is alternative route to taking flight to Lukla. Jiri can be reached by drive from Kathmandu. To trek from Jiri gives you good preparation for the Everest base camp trek. It is never flat as it crosses the grain of the land for the first five days. Lamjura La pass 3530m is the highest access of this trek just before Lukla, which bestows magnificent display of pink and iliac rhododendron in spring. The trek passes through Solukhumbu (before Lukla) that are relatively undeveloped compared with the northern part of the region. This facilitates trekkers to experience many traditional aspects of the culture of the local people.