Overview
- Duration: 13 Days / 12 Nights
- Difficulty: Desafiante [icono_lvl4]
- Season: May to Setember
Description
Nevado Sajama is an extinct stratovolcano and the highest peak in Bolivia.
Embrace the thrill of Sajama in just 13 days! This concise program seamlessly integrates acclimatization with summit attempts, ideal for adventurers seeking a focused yet rewarding experience.
Itinerary
Sajama Normal Route
Day 01: Arrival in La Paz
Upon arrival at the airport, you will be received and transferred to the Hotel.
Overnight Hotel.
- Accommodation: Hotel
Day 02: Copacabana Tour and The Island Of The Sun
Full day tour Lake Tticaca.
Overnight Hotel.
- Meals: Breakfast
- Accommodation: Hotel
Day 03: Valle de la Luna & Chacaltaya
Full Day Hike.
Overnight Hotel
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
- Accommodation: Hotel
Day 04: La Paz 3600 m. - Rinconada - Chiarkhota Lagoon 4670 m
Hiking Time 2 hours.
Overnight Shelter
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation: Hotel
Day 05: Chiarkhota – Ascent Austria Peak 5,350 m
Hiking Time 8 hours
Overnight Shelter
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Tent
Day 06: Ascent Tarija Peak 5,370 m. & Pequeño alpamayo Summit 5430 m.
Hiking Time 12 hours.
Overnight Hotel
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
- Hotel
Day 07: La Paz: Free Day
Overnight Hotel
- Hotel
Day 08: Drive to Sajama
We’ve included this climbing in order to acclimatize better, and give you more chances to summit.
Overnight hotel
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Hotel
Day 09: Sajama Village - Sajama High Camp (5700 m.)
Overnight Campsite
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Tent
Day 10: High Camp - Sajama Summit (6542 m.) - Sajama Village
Overnight Campsite
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Hotel
Day 11: Reserve day in case of bad weather
Overnight Hotel
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Hotel
Day 12: Drive to La Paz
Overnight Hotel
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Hotel
Day 13: Departure from La Paz
After breakfast at your hotel, one of our representatives will meet you at your hotel and take you to the airport for your journey home or on to your next destination.
- Meals: Breakfast
The proposed itinerary can be changed due to weather conditions or other forced situations that put in risk the group security. The guides have the authority to change the program according to their criteria. These are to maximize the security and the summit chances. And they are based on our guides knowledge and experience.
What's included
- Hotel in La Paz and Sajama
- Transfer IN/OUT La paz
- Entrance fees to all attractions indicated in the program.
- Acclimatization Tours
- Camping: Good quality mountain tents (2 people per tent), mattresses, dining tent, kitchen tent, tables, chairs, dishes and kitchen utensils.
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner (option for vegetarians or vegans).
- Guide: Certified mountain guide (English or Spanish) for another language by request.
- Cook: Trained cook to prepare varied and healthy dishes.
- First aid kit.
Not included
- International Flight.
- Single room or tent supplement.
- Required personal equipment.
- Rescue costs or other costs due to the abandonment of the expedition. (Riding mule, pack mule, individual transfers, extra nights, meals, extra costs for changes in your flight ticket, personal porter service, etc.) – It is recommended to take a Travel Insurance to cover these expenses.
- Personal expenses (tips, laundry, phone, drinks, satellite phone, internet access, showers and porters)
- Extra nights in a hotel in case of early return to the city/ in case you don’t use the “spare days” and decide to descend to La Paz.
- Meals and Drinks not specified in the itinerary. E.g.: Lunches and Dinners in La Paz.
- Any other service not specifically mentioned as included in this document.
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