Itinerary
Huayna Potosi is Bolivia’s most popular major peak in the Cordillera Real. Located at just 32 km from the city of La Paz, Huayna Potosi is known for its ease of access and imposing beauty as well as the fact that it is 88 meters over the magic 6000 meter figure. Huayna Potosi can be climbed by beginners with a competent guide and technical equipment. Beginners yes, but fit beginners; it’s quite steep toward the end and it’s a tough climb, but well worth the effort!
Stop At:
• Jiwaki, Sagarnaga 342, La Paz, Bolivia
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Jiwaki, Sagarnaga 342, La Paz, Bolivia
Traveler pickup is offered
se recoge a los clientes de todos los hoteles de la zona céntrica de La Paz.
08:30 AM
3 days(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
Not wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
No recomendado para viajeros con vértigo muy alto.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : rubenbB5011FE
Proffesional gear and guides, that help you with everything you ask, to give you the best chance to get to the top. I went up with guide Iván and he managed to perfectly judge the level of me and my climb buddy and made the chalenge to get to the top a fun experience by taking foto's and making jokes along the way.
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Posted On : 2024-05-18
Posted By : N4425HUzacharym
We got paired with Jiwaki through our hostel and overall I would say they were excellent. The english was really good from all of our guides. My partner and I got paired with Ivan and he made for a great guide for us going up the mountain (and helped us get to the top!). Pedro was also an excellent guide lead and was very good at laying out the plans for everyone and also having a great sense of humour. The equipment they rented us was mostly good, however we had some issues with our sleeping bags that only became apparent on the last night of our 3 day hike (the coldest night).
Overall though I would recommend this company!
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Posted On : 2024-05-02
Posted By : T3224NQsamp
Highly recommend Jiwaki if you’re planning on doing Huayna Potosi or any other treks in Bolivia. Great experience, well organised, good gear and great guides all with a great sense of humour for a challenging trek. Special shout out to Ivan for getting me to the top!
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Posted On : 2024-04-27
Posted By : Pioneer63746176729
Amazing experience! We were very lucky with the weather. The guides are experienced and everything was arranged perfectly, the food, accomodation, material. Would recommend!
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Posted On : 2024-03-28
Posted By : selenac454
Me and my friend took the 3 day tour and I cannot recommend this company or experience enough!! All the staff were clearly very knowledgeable, professional, and it was clear safety was their number one concern.
The food we were served throughout each day was incredible and also extremely nutritious. Very good fuel for the gruelling trek that lay ahead.
I unfortunately did not make it to the summit but huge shout out to José for going above and beyond to try to get me to the summit. While I was trying to catch my breath he felt my bag and thought it was too heavy and immediately starting taking things out to carry up himself to make it easier for me, he also gave his thicker gloves to my friend, and was constantly in on me and how I was feeling as he could see I was struggling with the altitude. José worked so hard literally trying to pull me up the mountain and help pull my friend up the ice wall, it was very clear he really wanted to see us make it to the summit. Thank you José for all your help during the trek!
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Posted On : 2024-03-13
Posted By : Daydream34870061056
Friendly stuff and guides. Some speak good English. Food is perfect, better then I expected. Some nice ice climbing and generell alpine ice skills. Base and high camp are very good for mountain houses. If you are not experienced just don’t expect any luxury stuff.
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Posted On : 2024-03-13
Posted By : Paradise15699789893
Me and my husband just came back from our 3 day Huayna Potosí climb and can highly recommend going with Jiwaki!
We talked to a few agencies before, but Jiwaki was the only one being serious about the altitude and how to prepare, if you are not used to it. Other companies just seemed interested in selling the tour and didn’t even ask, if we already spent some time in higher altitudes…
The equipment and refuges were good and the food was great and exactly what you needed for the climb (and always enough) and the guides always made sure there is hot water available for tea…. And most important, the guides were great aswell!
All of them could talk at least basic english and were super professional and cared for each of us…We were 8 people without highaltitude and climbing experience and all of us made it to the summit :-)
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Posted On : 2024-03-01
Posted By : Venture02650072540
Amazing company way cheaper if you go direct but Pedro is a legend what an amazing guy he will go above and beyond if anyone needs any more info what’s app him on +59171209668 he can sort you out with any climb, trek, adventure you want
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Posted On : 2024-02-24
Posted By : E6014OS_
Equipment is average, clothing is OK, boots are super old, plastic style, some fixed after breakage, but everything is working.
Food is quite bad I would say, I advise you to choose vegetarian option, it looks better.
Everything was quite rushed all the time as they work on high peoole turnover, so you leave all the camps every day not when the weather is good, like not raining and not boiling hot, but when the next or previous group arrived and vans etc.
Accomodations, refuges, are quite used and not very pleasant, but ok. The first one even has electricity and a nice toilet though.
The most disappointing part is guides. During first day training nobody checked our equipment and how we put it on, they show you some moves and you have to follow, nobody was strapped to a rope from the begging even on quite steep practice routes. The next day some people of 2d tour arrived as well and there were people without any glacier training at all.
Guides themselves seem very cheerful, but during the walk on glacier at night they don't listen you mostly and keep rushing while watching Facebook videos. They do accents almost every day and I'm sure are quite bored, and route is not very technival, but their attention to safety and in general is quite poor.
I'm sure this is still one of the best companies to do this trek and if you just want to climb and for cheap then they are OK. But if you're used to european standards for this type of sport then you'll be quite displeased with many things, but at the same time the tour was a lot cheaper than it would cost in erurope.
Tip are expected by everyone, so plan for that as well.
Mountains are beautiful though and views are incredible, you'll be pleased with that.
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Posted On : 2024-01-13
Posted By : pierreolivierc
Tour well organised, food was good , the guides are really competent, they help you getting to the top ! I really enjoyed my 3 days trip, it was memorable !
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Posted On : 2023-10-31
