The breathtaking Andean lagoons that make up Chingaza Siecha Lakes will allow you to experience a high altitude ecosystem (3800 m.a.s.l.) filled with unique landscapes and flora. A visit to Chingaza National Park will make you feel like you have stepped onto another planet. This tour serves the newly open Cuchillas trail as well as the lower Lakes trail.
Highlights
10 hours
Offered in English & 3 Others
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
10 hours
Offered in English & 3 Others
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Certified park guide
Private transportation
Mandatory park insurance
Admission fee
cheese arepa snack
Gratuities
no plastics allowed in the Park
Lunch
Rubber Boots Rental + Hiking Wooden Pole (optional)
Meeting Points
Departure
Parque de la 93
The exact meeting time will be sent to you the day before your tour departure. This is a group tour option and other travelers MAY join you at any time during the day. Please make sure to dress appropriately for the wet and cold mountaintops.
Return
Itinerary
This trek is of high difficulty. It is required that you be in good physical condition due to the low air pressure present above 3000 m.a.s.l. The trails are uneven, steep and muddy most of the time. The elevation gain for this trek is about 400 meters, starting at 3400 m.a.s.l. and reaching 3800 m.a.s.l. Keep in mind that each hour you spend hiking at high altitudes is the equivalent effort of two hours at sea level.
Anybody between the ages of 10 to 70 years-old can join. The maximum altitude reached is 3800 m.a.s.l.
The average temperature in the páramo is 10ºC, but it can drop down to 5ºC rapidly depending on cloud cover. You could also experience the full strength of the tropical sun ...
The breathtaking Andean lagoons that make up Chingaza Siecha Lakes will allow you to experience a high altitude ecosystem (3800 m.a.s.l.) filled with unique landscapes and flora. A visit to Chingaza National Park will make you feel like you have stepped onto another planet. This tour serves the newly open Cuchillas trail as well as the lower Lakes trail.
Highlights
10 hours
Offered in English & 3 Others
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
10 hours
Offered in English & 3 Others
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Certified park guide
Private transportation
Mandatory park insurance
Admission fee
cheese arepa snack
Gratuities
no plastics allowed in the Park
Lunch
Rubber Boots Rental + Hiking Wooden Pole (optional)
Meeting Points
Departure
Parque de la 93
The exact meeting time will be sent to you the day before your tour departure. This is a group tour option and other travelers MAY join you at any time during the day. Please make sure to dress appropriately for the wet and cold mountaintops.
