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The Langtang Valley Trek follows the Langtang River upstream through bamboo and rhododendron forest, past mani walls, prayer flags, and chortens, to Langtang Village and on to Kyanjin Gompa at 3,870 metres, with its ancient monastery and yak cheese factory. Most trekkers spend an extra day at Kyanjin Gompa to climb Tserko Ri at 4,984 metres, one of the best and most underrated viewpoints in Nepal, with views reaching all the way into Tibet.

The Annapurna Circuit Trek moves from leafy lowland forests to arid, Tibetan-feeling high desert, crossing Thorong La Pass at 5,416 metres, one of the highest trekking passes in the world, with views of Annapurna I, Dhaulagiri, and Nilgiri along the way. The route climbs through Chame, Pisang, and Manang before the pass, then descends through Muktinath and the Kali Gandaki Gorge, the world's deepest canyon, to Jomsom.

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The Everest View Trek climbs to Khumjung and the Everest View Hotel area at 3,800 metres, delivering the same breathtaking views of Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, and Ama Dablam as the classic route, in a fraction of the time. The trail follows the Dudh Koshi valley through Phakding to Namche Bazaar, the main Sherpa trading hub of the Khumbu, with a much lower risk of altitude sickness than the full trek to base camp.

The Gokyo Lakes Trek follows a quieter trail from Namche Bazaar up the Dudh Koshi valley to a chain of turquoise glacial lakes beside the Ngozumpa Glacier, Nepal's longest, before climbing to Gokyo Ri at 5,357 metres. From the summit, trekkers take in a 360-degree panorama of four eight-thousanders: Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, and Cho Oyu, in one of the finest viewpoints in the entire Himalaya.

The Everest Three Passes Trek crosses all three of the Khumbu's high passes — Renjo La, Cho La, and Kongma La — linking every major valley in the region into one continuous high-altitude journey. The route visits both Everest Base Camp and the turquoise Gokyo Lakes, with a summit push to Kala Patthar for the finest close-up view of Everest on the entire trail.

The Everest Base Camp Trek follows the Khumbu Valley from Lukla through Namche Bazaar and Tengboche to Everest Base Camp itself, with a side trip to Kala Patthar for the closest unobstructed view of Everest on the whole route. The trail passes through Sherpa villages, Buddhist monasteries, and rhododendron forest before climbing above the tree line into high alpine terrain near Gorak Shep.

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