Departure from the hotel in the morning in our private vehicle in the direction of the Cordillera Real 3-hour trip and Laguna Kothia, the start of our trek (4470 m).

We meet our team of muleteers and start hiking on the right side of the lake, on the Southwest slopes of the Cordillera. We clear the first pass (Paso Contador, (4760 m) before crossing a swampy area, near Laguna Surakhota. Alter about a 4-hour walk; we arrive at the Laguna Ajwani (“lagoon of the birds”, 4720 m).

Hiking time: 4 to 5hrs.

We start by following the hillside, clear a first pass at an altitude of (4920m) meters (Paso Milluni), then we take our time to reach Laguna Sistaña (4660 m).

In the afternoon we ascend to a second pass (Paso Janchallani,  ( 4900 m), before our last descent of the day towards Laguna Jurikhota ( 4700 m.a.s.l.).

Hiking time: 5 to 6hrs.

From Laguna Jurikhota we begin by ascending up a steep slope to reach Laguna

Congelada, (two glaciers literally fall into its icy waters), a jewel nested at an altitude of 4900 meters at the foot of El Condoriri (5650 m).

From there we keep climbing to a second pass Paso Austria (5200 m) before descending on the other side towards El Condoriri and El PequeñoAlpamayo base camp, at the edge of Laguna Chiarkhota (4670 m).

Hiking time: 6 to7hrs.

We leave the Condoriri behind us, pass at the base of the Black Needle and eventually reach the Jallayko Pass (5025 m). We then drop into the very beautiful and steep

Jistaña Valley, before ascending Tillipata Pass (5000 m). The spectacular scenery over the myriad of lagunas down below is ample reward for our efforts. Later on, another downhill takes us to Laguna WichuKhota, where we set up our camp, at the foot of Maria Lloco( 5522 m).

Hiking time: 6 to 7hrs.

We head for the Milluni pass that we reach in the middle of the morning (el. 5000 m.a.s.l).From there, we overlook the Milluni Valley. We keep on going towards our shelter by passing Huayna Potosi on our left. At this point the Andes abruptly drop into the Yungas, a green and tropical area. This is the end of our trek

Hiking time: 4h to 5h.

Note: Difficulty: altitude trek with one or more passes of elevations superior to 5000 meters, each day. 4 to 6-hour walk a day. Good physical condition required.

OPTION 1: Return to La Paz

private vehicle takes us back to La Paz in the afternoon. End of day open.