Gokyo Lakes & Renjo La
Turquoise lakes so bright they don't look real, a glacier the size of a city, and from Gokyo Ri four of the world's six highest mountains lined up at once.
Duration
13 days
Max altitude
5,357 m
Grade
Challenging
Best season
Mar–May · Oct–Nov
Range
Khumbu Himal
From
₹1,52,000 pp
Why you’ll never forget it
The quieter Everest-region alternative — glacial lakes, the Ngozumpa icefall, and a Gokyo Ri panorama that lines up Everest, Lhotse, Makalu and Cho Oyu.
You move in a team of no more than eight, led by a guide born in this range. We carry the permits, the logistics, the safety and the thousand small details — your only job is to walk, breathe, and look up.
See it before you go
What this trek looks like
Gokyo Lakes & Renjo La — the route
Gokyo Lakes & Renjo La — on the trail
Gokyo Lakes & Renjo La — the high country
Gokyo Lakes & Renjo La — camp life
Gokyo Lakes & Renjo La — the people
Gokyo Lakes & Renjo La — the payoff
Walk it in your head first
Your journey, day by day
This is the shape of the trip — where you wake, what you walk toward, and the moments that make it. Picture yourself in each one.
- 1
Day 1
Arrive & meet the crew
Land in the gateway town, meet the team over the first proper meal, run a full gear check, and feel the altitude in the air for the first time.
- 2
On the trail
Gokyo Ri
One of the days you came for. Cameras out, jaws down, nobody in a hurry.
- 3
On the trail
Ngozumpa Glacier
The trail earns it — a long climb, then a view that rearranges what you thought a mountain could be.
- 4
On the trail
Renjo La pass
Quieter than you'd expect. Just boots, breath, and something enormous on the horizon.
- 5
5,357 m · the high point
The reason you came
The pre-dawn start, the cold that bites, the slow rhythm of breath and step — and then the top, where the whole range opens up and time stops.
- 6
Final days
Down, and changed
Drop back into thicker air and hot showers, with a last night of stories and a quiet realisation that you're already planning the next one.
They've stood where you're about to
Real people, real Gokyo Lakes & Renjo La mornings
“I trained for months and still cried at the top. The crew read my altitude like a book and got me there safe. Best thing I've ever done.”
“Small group, unreal food, guides who felt like family by day three. Every detail was handled — I just had to walk and stare.”
“Booked solo and nervous. Came back with a new family and photos I still can't believe are mine. Already planning the next one.”
The essentials
Sorted, so you don't have to be
What’s included
- All in-country ground transport & domestic transfers
- Permits, restricted-area & national-park fees
- Experienced local lead guide and support crew
- Twin-share teahouse / expedition-camp lodging on the trail
- All meals while trekking
- Group safety kit — oxygen, pulse-ox & satellite comms on high routes
Not included
- International flights to the gateway city
- Travel & evacuation insurance (mandatory)
- Entry visa fees
- Personal trekking gear & clothing
- Tips for your guides and crew
- Anything of a personal nature
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Gokyo Lakes & Renjo La · Mar–May · Oct–Nov
The mountain's not going anywhere. But the dates fill up.
Eight to a group, and the good departures go first. Send your dates and we'll hold you a spot while we sort the details.
- Free cancellation up to 60 days out
- Best-price guarantee
- Financially protected
- No hidden fees, ever
Gokyo Lakes & Renjo La
from ₹1,52,000 / person4.9