CHACALTAYA TO HUAYNA POTOSI 1-DAY TREK

Chacaltaya to Huayna Potosi 1 Day Trek
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This short but challenging trek follows a high altitude trail between two of Bolivia's most famous mountains - Huayna Potosi and Chacaltaya. All of this trek is above 4500 meters so it is essential to be well acclimatised to undertake this. This is a good option as altitude training if you are planning Huayna Potosi later on.

OVERVIEWOVERVIEW

This short but challenging trek follows a high altitude trail between two of Bolivia's most famous mountains - Huayna Potosi and Chacaltaya. All of this trek is above 4500 meters so it is essential to be well acclimatised to undertake this. This is a good option as altitude training if you are planning to climb Huayna Potosi later on.

ITINERARYITINERARY
At around 7.30 am you will be picked up from your hostel/hotel. The 2 hour drive passes through El Alto and onto the Altiplano where you start to see the Andean landscape and mountain ranges. We arrive at Chacaltaya ski refuge (5200 m) spend some time there to take in the stunning scenery. From the refuge we will climb up to the first peak of Chacaltaya (5300 m) and see what used to be the world's highest commercial ski area. Unfortunately now the glacier has receded so much due to global warming there is very little skiing possible but the views are still worth the effort. There is a second peak we head to before making a descent to the left side and down towards the Zongo valley.
Once into the valley we will pass along llama pasture and the Zongo dam where there is a hydroelectric plant that supplies electricity to La Paz. All this time we will be walking towards the majestic figure of Huayna Potosi mountain standing at 6088 m. Some distance after the dam we will walk up the trail to the Huayna Potosi refuge where we will rest to savor the views and meet with our return transport back to La Paz. You should arrive back to La Paz around 5/6pm (depending on your trekking speed and traffic).

INCLUDED / NOT INCLUDEDINCLUDED / NOT INCLUDED
INCLUDED
  • Private transportation to and from the trek
  • Pickup from your hotel / hostel in central La Paz 
  • Experienced local guide (Spanish-speaking)
  • Packed lunch
 
NOT INCLUDED
  • Entrance fee (15 Bs - subject to change)
  • Good trekking shoes - recommended
  • Waterproof poncho - recommended 
  • Travel Insurance - recommended 
  • Water bottle
  • Breakfast 
  • Sunglasses and sun cream
  • Trekking poles (can be rented for about 30 bs - please write down in the Further Details section if you need them) 
  • Extra snacks
  • Others not mentioned

IMPORTANT INFORMATIONIMPORTANT INFORMATION

The trek is at high altitude and involves some very hilly sectionsl and you must be reasonably fit and acclimitised to take part in this activity. If weather conditions are unfavorable (weather in the mountains is unpredictable and can change from bright and sunny to a full on storm in a matter of minutes, especially during the rainy season) and also depending on your speed, and it is deemed unwise to  continue with this trek for safety reasons then you may have to turn back or change routes to finish earlier and there will be no refund for this as it is beyond anyones control.

If you wish to hire an English-speaking guide there is an additional cost - please see below. An English-speaking guide is not always available and in case we cannot confirm it, we will obviously refund you the extra cost you paid. The longer the notice you give us, the more likely it will be that we can confirm the English-speaking guide. If you don't want to go on the trek unless you have an English-speaking guide, you must let us know in the Further Details section, otherwise if it is not available, we will still confirm the tour with a Spanish-speaking guide. Price is per person

The trek as standard requires a minimum of 2 people in order to leave. If you are just one person and want to book you can either place your booking as a private single person tour for additional cost by checking the private tour box when filling out the booking form. This will guarantee the departure. If you just book for 1 person without paying the private single person supplement then we can only confirm when/if there are more people booked for your chosen date.
 
CANCELLATION POLICY
This trek can only be cancelled only with 1 week (7 days) or more notice. It is not refundable later than that. Please note that we can only process cancellations during office hours so please try to give us as much notice as possible in order to avoid disappointment (we recommend a week at least). 

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You must provide details for each passenger that you are booking for and also ensure that you change the qty box to show the correct amount of passengers that you are booking for.

  

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