10-day Multi-sport adventure tour in Bolivia: Tiwanaka, Lake Titicaca, Copacabana, Isla del Sol and the Cordillera Real

Take a small city tour seeing sites, and make final preparations for trek.

Morning jeep trip to Tiwanaku ruins for an archaeological and cultural tour. The ruins we visit are of an ancient Tiwanakan city and represent one of Bolivia’s most significant archeological sites. In the afternoon we continue to Copacabana, a small town located on the shores of Lake Titicaca where we will have an opportunity to sea kayak. Spend a relaxing evening in Copacabana seeing some local sites and acclimatizing.

We begin the day with a boat excursion to the Isla Del Sol where we will explore the island culture and some of the Incan ruins found on this beautiful remote island. Spend the day hiking the Isla Del Sol or sea kayaking to one of the relaxing beaches. Return in the late afternoon to Copacabana where we spend our final evening at the lake resting and preparing for the first leg of the trek.

Elevation: 15,505 feet / 4726 meters
Travel from Lake Titicaca (Copacabana) to the small village of Tuni. At the village of Tuni we meet with our porters and llamas. From Tuni we trek 3-4 hours to Lago Chiar Khota and the Condoriri base camp. At Lago Khota we make camp near this splendid alpine lake sitting in a huge amphitheater of impressive peaks.

Elevation: 13,646 feet / 4159 meters
With a full day of trekking ahead of us, we break camp early and depart from Lago Khota and the Condoriri base camp. We begin today’s trek by hiking up and over the 16,568 feet Zongo/Mirrador Pass. We have excellent views of the Cordillera Real to the east, south and the north. We then descend slightly, skirting the flanks of Cerro Zongo while hiking towards Lago Liwinusa. Here, below Cerro Torrini and along the shores of Lago Liwinusa we make camp.

Today we hike down the Liwinusa valley to the shores of Rio Zongo and the upper reaches of the Zongo Valley. Along the way we visit the village of Ecia Botijlaca. We then continue trekking near the headwaters of the Zongo River and eventually arrive at a mountain refugio located at the base of Nevado Huayna Potosi. Overnight at hut or in tents.

From the hut we walk a short distance to reach the glaciers on Huayna Potosi. Here the group receives the instruction needed for the ascent of Charkini. Basic skills will be taught and, if time permits, we’ll explore the glacier. We return to the hut or tents for the evening. Trekkers in the group can particpate in the training or walk up the trail used by climbers ascending Huayna Potosi.

Elevation: 17,690 feet / 5392 meters
Our ascent begins early in the morning with some cross-country travel to reach the glacier. Here we encounter straight-forward glacier travel and some fun, easy, rock scrambling. We return to La Paz for the night

Fly back home.