Ausangate Circuit (The Sacred Apu)

The high-altitude heart of the Inca world. The Ausangate Circuit is a strenuous but scenic 70km loop around the highest peak in southern Peru. Unlike the busy Inca Trail, this trek is wild, high, and deeply traditional. The route moves through the Vilcanota Range, crossing multiple passes over 5,000m. Hikers are treated to a surreal landscape of turquoise, red, and emerald-green glacial lakes (the 7 Lagoons), massive hanging glaciers, and the multi-colored mineral stripes of Vinicunca (Rainbow Mountain). You share the trail primarily with indigenous herders and their vast flocks of alpacas, offering a glimpse into a way of Andean life that has remained unchanged for centuries.

The Larapinta Trail is a 223km point-to-point long-distance track in the Northern Territory, Australia. Spanning from the Alice Springs Telegraph Station to the summit of Mount Sonder, the route traverses the spine of the West MacDonnell Ranges (Tjoritja). The landscape is defined by Proterozoic-era quartzite ridges, narrow gorge systems, and ephemeral river beds. The trail possesses deep cultural significance to the Arrernte people and offers exposure to one of the world's oldest geological landscapes.