Shared Full Day Tour Charquini Lagoon and Hiking
Description
The Charquini Emerald Lagoon is a true visual paradise, with turquoise and emerald waters where you will have the opportunity to capture amazing images of the lagoon and its surroundings, create lasting visual memories and share the beauty of Charquini with others. This exhilarating and rewarding hike through breathtaking scenery offers you the opportunity to overcome obstacles, build your stamina, and enjoy the personal satisfaction of accomplishing a goal.
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Itinerary
From the second pick-up point to the store it is a 30-minute trip. Here you can see how we begin to leave the city crossing part of the highway.
This is your chance to get last minute essentials, whether it be water, cookies, etc. for walking.
From the store to our first stop we have approximately 30 minutes, a stop to give some explanations and photographs at the "Jilarata" viewpoint. This place offers us a panoramic view of two main mountains in the region: Huayna Potosí and Chacaltaya. For that we stay here for 20 minutes maximum.
After approximately 30 minutes of travel, we continue with the second point: The Milluni Cemetery. we get brief historical information about the reason and origin of the cemetery. Then, we will have time for more photos from this very close point of the Huayna Potosí mountain.
After 30 minutes of travel we arrived at the Charquini Base Camp, where we began an exciting walk through a paradise for nature lovers, and after walking for an hour or an hour and a half we arrived at the Charquini lagoon. You've earned this break! Relax for about an hour by the lagoon, take Instagram-worthy photos, or just breathe in the fresh air. Then we will walk back to base camp for approximately 40 minutes descending, and each step will reflect the satisfactory culmination of an adventure well lived
All ready again at base camp, we embarked for the return to La Paz. After an hour and a half of travel we arrive at the central part of La Paz and we will ensure that you return safely to your central hotels, while we say goodbye to you, until your next adventure arrives.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick up from central hotels that are in the downtown area and around Sopocachi neighborhood.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(15)
Giovana was an exceptional guide. Even before the tour began, she showed a genuine willingness to help by coming directly to our location. The itinerary was well-structured, and we appreciated being able to hike at our own pace. The lake was absolutely worth the effort!
We did the Charquini Lagoon tour and it was absolutely incredible!! Our guide Gio was so kind, encouraging and enthusiastic and spoke brilliant English and Spanish to explain everything in great detail. The trek is ever so slightly challenging due to the altitude but Gio was extremely patient and made sure everyone in the group was seen and safe! The view of the lagoon is just mind blowing, we were unsure if we were going to book this tour originally but are so so glad we did! A great day!
A unique experience, the emerald color of the lagoon is beautiful, the day I went down, snow and thunder fell that gave a different and beautiful magic to the landscape
It was great, our guide was super nice and gave very good explanations:)
This was a great full day activity that shows views starting with the drive up to the hike. Our tour guide was friendly and professional, very patient with hikers of all places and knew lots about the history of the area. The hike is not steep but the altitude definitely is tough on travelers but this is very doable!
An unforgettable experience. It's worth doing. Ivonne and the driver a 10. They are very kind.❤️ I recommend three days in Peace to adjust
100% recommended. Patti was absolutely amazing (knowledgeable, patient and caring). If you can survive high altitude this is a must tour. Views are breathtaking! Thank you Monkey Travel Bolivia!
Punctual, they come to pick you up from the hotel with a bus and Pati is there to welcome you right away. A unique person! In addition to being nice and knowing great English, she tells you what you will do during the day and gives you great tips about La Paz, Bolivia and any information you want to know. The trip is very nice .. there are a couple of stops for spectacular photos and then there is the walk that is just under 2km with very little difference in altitude but really worth it! 5000m is not every day.. Pati leads you calmly, at your own pace, takes all the photos you want and also delivers you a mini lunch consisting of juice sandwich and biscuit Super recommended!
Great tour and Gio was an amazing bilingual guide. The hike was pretty short (about 1:15h with lots of breaks and at a very slow pace) but still a bit exhausting at this altitude. However Gio made sure everyone was feeling ok throughout the way up and the driver also provided some walking sticks.
What an incredible experience. Tough climb for someone like me but our guide was so encouraging and supportive, without her I would not have made it. I would recommend this company to everyone.
