As compensation for the steep climb from TOKTOK,there are great views up and down the valley from this section of the trail.You'll soon get your first glimpse of "Thamserku", the 6608m peak the rise to east of Namche Bazar.The trail climbs steeply around the ridge to a neat stone wall marking the entrance to ''Benkar'' at 2710m
This is an attractive village and a good alternative ov
ernight stop.Either side of a small waterfall тАЬBenkar Guest House " and "Hotel waterfall ",which does indeed look over the falls. Village are half a dozen more lodges,including "Himalayan restaurent","Yak & Yetti Guest house","Mera Lodge",and "Gauri sankar". Some of new hotels are : Two brothers everest summit hotel, peaceful lodge, Bouddha lodge, and many small cottage house are rebuild. Dotted around the cliffs above Benkar are some huge painting of Buddhist & Maney .Here on the top of village small farm houses and there is old Foreign monk monastery. Which also have interesting legend. Heading north from Benkar the trail frist crosses back to the east bank of the Dudh Koshi on a steel suspension bridge look upriver to see the remain of the old Wooden Bridge which was destroyed in flood in 1985.
