Covered by the 180 degrees of glacier that drop from the five snow peaks and in contrast with the rocks and the four lakes that sprinkle this enormous arid valley, wild, silent and silent location wrapped by its thick clouds coming from the eastern plains, the mules pass through loaded with equipment, foodstuff and together with these, all the personnel of guides and aides that have prepared everything meticulously for this expedition...

First day

Bus trip Bogotá – El Cocuy - Güican

Duration of the trip: 10 hours approximately.

We spend the night in the municipality of El Cocuy.

Second day

First camp —Valle de los Frailejones (acclimatization)

En Güicán we shall have breakfast and we shall begin our trip by car to Hacienda la Esperanza. We shall begin the acclimatization hike towards the base camp at 3600 meters above sea level. This hike is important for our expedition.

In the evening we shall have supper and rest in the Valley of the Frailejones in tents of high mountain.

Third day

Laguna Grande de la Sierra “Base Camp”

After our breakfast we shall begin our hike to the Laguna Grande de la Sierra at 4550 meters above sea level. Hike of approximately 3 hours, with assault backpacks, assisted by mules and horses.

Fourth day

Trekking of glacier caves of El Cóncavo, 5000 meters above sea level

We shall make the trekking of the glacier caves of El Cóncavo at 5000 meters above sea level. We shall walk through rocky terrains until we reach the border of the glacier where we shall use special certified equipment in order to walk over the glacier. This hike has duration of 5 hours.

Fifth day

Trekking glaciar del Toti 4.800 msnm

After a light breakfast, very early in the morning we shall make the Trekking of the Toti glacier; we shall walk through obstacles and use technical equipment in the glacier.

We arrive at the “base camp”, we shall rest and have supper.

Sixth day

Descend to the Hacienda la Esperanza

After breakfast and raising camps we shall make our hike to Hacienda la Esperanza assisted by mules and horses, where we will be picked up by a vehicle that will take us to the municipality of Güicán.

We will spend the night in a hotel in Güicán.

Seventh day

We travel in the morning to the municipality of El Cocuy and we recognize the colonial architecture of this town after which we depart to Bogotá. On our trip back we can go to the thermal baths of Paipa in order to arrive in Bogotá in the afternoon.