Chingaza Siecha & Cuchillas Lakes Trek

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10 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 2 more

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 offers the newly open Cuchillas trail as well as the lower Lakes trail.

What's Included

Certified Park guide
Entrance permit & mandatory insurance
Private Transportation
Gratuities
Bottled water
Lunch
Snacks
Rubber boot rental (available with 24 hours notice)
Binocular rental (with a minimum of 24 hours notice)

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

If your pickup location is not listed, please contact customer services. We will wait a maximum of 15 minutes pass the pick-up time. No shows and late arrivals forfeit their payment.

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Meeting point

This tour meets at Parque 93. The exact meeting point and time will be send to you upon booking. 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 cold mountaintops!

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What to expect

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. We are happy to arrange a customized hike should you have a visual or hearing impairment.

The tour last approximately 10 hours total from start to finish, with a hiking time of 4 to 5 hours.

Location: Chingaza National Park is located to the North East of Bogotá approximately 2 hours from our meeting point in Bogotá.

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 with temperatures of 16ºC. Wettest months are May - Aug and driest months are Jan - Mar.

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
  • Please make sure to dress for the mountaintop weather!
Supplied by Andes EcoTours

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Hiking Tours
Nature and Wildlife Tours
Wildlife Encounters
Wildlife Watching
Small Group
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Cancellation Policy

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