3 Days
Private
4950m
La Paz City
From: $2.000,00
The Takesi Trail is an ancient Inca path that spans 40 kilometers, connecting the highlands of the Bolivian Andes to the Yungas region of Bolivia.
It has been used for centuries by traders and locals to travel between the mountains and the jungle. The trail is known for its stunning landscapes, including steep mountains, deep valleys, waterfalls, and tropical forests.
We start the trip in La Paz after a trip of about 5 hours we will arrive at the San Francisco mine where we will see the beginning of the path of Takesi, perfectly paved way, in time of the Incas , was used to extract the fruit and minerals from this area are approximately 40 km of travel.
Spectacular views of the detour to Mururata, it is also a beautiful valley, famous for its cannon the Cañon de Palca.
We offers a challenging three-day trek due to the altitude and rugged terrain. The Takesi Trail also holds historical and cultural significance, with Inca ruins, petroglyphs, and other remnants of the ancient civilization along the way.
Today, it remains a popular destination for adventure seekers looking for a unique experience amidst the untouched nature of the Bolivian Andes.
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We start with pick-up at 7:00 am at your hotel, after an approximate trip of 5 hours we will arrive at the San Francisco mine, where our mobility will not leave to take our things and walk.
Here we can appreciate the cobblestone road and preserved until our days, at the beginning it is a climb up to the pass at 4950m / 16240ft, before starting the climb we will have our lunch.
Then we continue our climb to the highest place apacheta here is the mine, abandoned, carefully if they want to enter, then continue our descent and observe several abandoned mines on the way, we will reach the Laguna Jiskha Huara Huarani on the left side of our We continue the descent along the pre-Inca road until we reach the village of Takesi where we will do our camping, dinner and here we will spend the night 3700m / 12139ft.
After a delicious breakfast, we started crossing the bridge of the Takesi River, we continued with a beautiful view and the change of vegetation in this area is a little greener, we followed the pre-Inca path enjoying the flora, approximately half a day we will have our lunch, then continue with our walk until we reach a beautiful viewpoint, from where we will arrive at the villa Estancia Kacapi, almost everything is in ruins but we can still appreciate the Chapel of the Snows, dinner and camping.
After a good breakfast we start our trek descending more cross the Quimsa Chata river bridge, to continue our descent to 2280m / 7480ft, Chojlla mine our final destination is a village and miners, here our transport is waiting for us to return, Lunch and return transportation to La Paz
We recommend the passenger to carry his backpack with personal items such as:
Rain poncho, water purification tablets, sunscreen, mosquito repellent, towel, warm clothes and light clothing, flashlight and a bottle of water for the first day.
landscapes including steep mountains, deep valleys, waterfalls, and tropical forests, connecting the Bolivian Andes to the Yungas region
Historical and cultural significance with Inca ruins and petroglyphs along the trail
Popular destination for adventure seekers looking for a unique experience in the Bolivian Andes
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