Key Information: Tour Duration: 3
- 5
day(s) Group Size: 2
- 20
people Destination(s):Bolivia Specialty Categories:Mountain/Rock Climbing Season: March - November Airfare Included: No Tour Customizable: Yes Minimum Per Person Price: 233 US Dollar (USD) Maximum Per Person Price: 360 US Dollar (USD)
Illimani is an Aymara word which means "golden eagle". The Illimani is the highest mountain of the Cordillera Real (the highest peak of Bolivia is the Sajama, located in the Cordillera Occidental, the other great Bolivian mountain range). It is an enormous massif, over 8 km long, with four summits which rise above 6000m. These are aligned northwest to southeast, giant glaciers dropping from them. It is the last peak of the Cordillera Real, which begins in the North with the nevado Illampu and ends in the South in the Illimani.
The best season for the escalade in the Real range is between June and September, when the climate is dry although usually with precipitations and fresh snow once per week. The wind begins from July and as the season advances more cracks can appear in the glaciers and the penitents in the snow grows so much that they can impeding the advance. Respect to the temperature, usually descent during the moon change periods during the day as the night.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- Bilingual mountain guide
- Assistant of mountain guides (more than 2 clients)
- Porters to carry extra luggage up to high camp
- Guardian for base camp
- Mules to carry extra luggage up to base camp
- All meals (except first breakfast and last diner)
cook
- Private transportation
- Cooking and dining gear
- Camping gear
- Ropes and snow stakes
- Entrance fee
