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I've been to both Everest and Annapurna Base Camps (I haven't done the circuit as I didn't have time)
Everest BC is walk to "tick of before you die" That said it was one of the best trips I've ever done - The flight into Lukla is an experience in itself - The walking is basically through the valleys. There are only a couple of really hard days, My favourite place in the world is on the way to base camp, a few days after namche bazaar & after a steep walk we reached a natural bowl and as you came over the crest of hill it was filled with cairns to remember all the sherpas/climbers who have lost their lives on the mountain – I’m not very spiritual, but this was the closest I’ve ever got to feeling so.
You can’t see a lot from Basecamp itself, you cant see Everest from there! So in some respects its only worth going to EBC in the climbing season so you can see all the activity and buzz in the climbing teams, but Kaala Patthar provides stunning views and is in many ways better than basecamp itself.
Annapurna Base Camp is more picturesque - I found the walking harder as we were going up and down v shaped valleys on a daily basis - Our guide would point out the destination for the day, which i could see from the tea house, but it involved loosing 500m then gaining 700m on the other side of the valley. The sanctuary (Annapurna Base Camp) Is stunning, much more picturesque than Everest BC, you stand surrounded by 6 major peaks and the glacier below you. It’s also a lot quieter than the Everest region. And cheaper (But that doesn’t really matter as money goes quite a long way in Nepal!)