Gokyo Lakes & Cho La Pass

The turquoise gems of the Himalaya. The Gokyo Lakes trek is the most scenic alternative to the direct Everest Base Camp route. It takes you through the beautiful Gokyo Valley, home to a series of six high-altitude glacial lakes, before crossing the challenging Cho La Pass (5,420m) to reach the main Everest motherboard. Climbing Gokyo Ri (5,357m) offers what many experts consider the greatest view in the Khumbu—a 360-degree panorama that includes four of the world's six highest peaks: Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, and Cho Oyu, overlooking the massive Ngozumpa Glacier.

Considered a premier multi-day trekking route in Los Glaciares National Park, the Huemul Circuit provides a circumnavigation of Cerro Huemul near El Chaltén. The route crosses two significant passes—Paso del Viento and Paso Huemul—offering direct panoramas of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. Terrain varies from forested valley floors and river crossings to exposed glacial moraines and high-altitude scree slopes. The circuit is defined by its remoteness and the requirement for technical river crossing skills using fixed steel cables.