Bolivia: Trekking in the Cordillera Real

Highlights

• Hike beneath the highest peaks of Cordillera Real on this incredible mountain trek—one of the world's best!
• Encounter remote villages and meet descendants of the Incas and Aymaras
• Visit the impressive ruins of Tiahuanaco and beautiful Lake Titicaca, a lake of legends

What's this trip about?

The crown jewel of the Bolivian Andes is the Cordillera Real, a superb wilderness of massive blue-white glaciers tumbling from 20,000-foot snowy peaks that hold sway over amazing alpine valleys with sparkling lakes. It’s aptly named the “royal” range due to its princely summits, and it’s one of the most isolated and unpopulated mountain regions of the world. In fact, many travelers compare it favorably with the Himalaya, high praise indeed! On this challenging trek, led by multitalented mountain guide Sergio Fitch-Watkins, we’ll hike beneath some of the highest peaks of the Cordillera Real, including Ancohuma (21,082') and Illampu (20,873'), cross high-mountain passes of more than 16,000 feet, and encounter remote villages where you’ll meet descendants of the Incas and Aymaras who seldom see visitors from the outside world. We’ll also visit the impressive ruins of Tiahuanaco, Bolivia’s most important archaeological site and power center of a pre-Incan empire set on vast open plains, and enormous Lake Titicaca (12,500'), the legend-filled birthplace of the first Inca king.

What's excluded

• International airfare
• Meals not noted on itinerary
• Insurance other than basic medical and evacuation insurance noted above (we strongly recommend you purchase the supplementary trip insurance offered by Mountain Travel Sobek, which includes trip cancellation insurance)
• Optional tipping to leader, guides and local staff
• Excess baggage charges
• Airport taxes (international—varies by location)
• Cost of medical immunizations
• Items of a personal nature (sodas, alcoholic beverages, laundry, etc.).

Accommodation