Gokyo Lakes and Renjo La Trek: Route, Costs, Permits 2026
Most people who fly into Lukla walk the same corridor. Namche, Tengboche, Dingboche, Gorak Shep, then a pre-dawn scramble up Kala Patthar for the photograph they came for. Two valleys west, almost nobody goes. The Gokyo valley holds a chain of glacial lakes at 4,700 to 5,000 metres, fed by seepage from the Ngozumpa Glacier. That glacier runs roughly 36…