Andes mountain climbing
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Andes Peru
- Huayhuash Alpine Circuit
- Climbing Vallunaraju
- Ranrapalca climbing
- Quilcayuanca hike
- Alpamayo climbing
- Huascaran South climbing
- Toclaraju climbing
- Climbing Artesonraju (Paramaunt)
- Urus Este climbing
- Ishinca climbing
- Toclaraju - Alpamayo climbing
- Ishinca - Urus Este climbing
- Trekking in the Santa Cruz Valley
- Trekking in Cordillera Huayhuash
- Sightseeing Machu Picchu
- Andes Bolivia
Titicaca - Cusco - Machu Picchu
Other MCS AlexClimb mountain programs in Bolivia
Maximum altitude: 3880 m
Program category: excursion
Duration: 9 days
Season: All year round
Optimal format: mini-group of 8 people / 1 guide
Program price: from 1800 USD
- 10.05.26 - 25.05.268 participants, standard 1800 USD booking
Lake Titicaca - Cusco - Machu Picchu
What else can you add to Bolivia's mountaineering programs besides classic trips to the Uyuni Salt Flats and geysers, a visit to the sorcerers' market in La Paz, and a cemetery of old steam locomotives?
Get ready, I want to offer you a program from the "Do It All in 9 Days" category!
This program perfectly fills the information void that inevitably arises after challenging mountain routes.
Climbing and trekking in Peru and Bolivia
Where, if not in Bolivia or Peru, can you fill this vacuum with the true treasures of bygone civilizations, and experience firsthand places where the very earth is steeped in ancient legends!
Lake Titicaca, the "blue mirror" The lost Inca empire, inhabited floating islands, and the abandoned sacred city of Machu Picchu—a mysterious monument of hoary antiquity.
The tourist "icon" of South America—the ancient city of Machu Picchu
And on top of that—a visit to lesser-known, but even more stunning locations in the Cusco area, including the "Seven-Colored Mountain" - an iconic location, the most photogenic mountain range in the region.
The Seven-Colored Mountain is one of Peru's iconic natural attractions
It sounds incredible, but all this can be accomplished within the framework of a single, customized program!
The travel itinerary is based on convenient logistics between the Bolivian capital of La Paz, Lake Titicaca, which borders Peru, and the city of Cusco, accessible by all modes of transport – a popular tourist destination from which the famous Machu Picchu route and many other excursions begin.
Inhabited Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca
This intensive excursion program is designed to complement any more active parts of a travel program in Bolivia or Peru, such as climbing or mountain trekking.
However, when combined with a 4-5-day tour to the Salar de Uyuni, the Titicaca - Machu Picchu excursion program can be considered a single emotional foundation for a visit to Bolivia and Peru.
The Uyuni Salt Flat is the world's largest salt lake in the mountains of Bolivia - its surface area is larger than that of Lake Titicaca.
An important feature of the proposed program is its "reversibility."
As an excursion block, this program can be viewed from both the Bolivian and Peruvian sides.
For example, after completing a mountain expedition in the Cordillera Blanca or Waywash. In this case, the route's starting point will be Lima and its ending point will be La Paz, with ground logistics remaining largely unchanged.
Llamas and alpacas are waiting for you to arrive!
Having dedicated over 20 years to exploring the routes of South America, I can confidently say that for climbers, naturalists, historians, and ethnographers, the treasures of this continent are limitless.
Treasures of the Incas - Gold Museum in Bogotá, Colombia
The history, culture, and nature of South America are so diverse It's clear that any effort to explore them reveals only endless horizons.
Climbing peaks gives us a huge amount of positive emotions and a necessary level of physical fitness.
Climbing in the Mountains of Peru and Bolivia
But we mustn't forget that many mountain expeditions take place in corners of the Earth closely connected with unique historical and cultural events.
Having climbed the mountains of Bolivia or Peru, it would be unfair to ignore such an important part of the Real Journey as getting to know the ancient history and modern culture of these places!
The local beauties are also eagerly awaiting you!
Program Schedule
MCS AlexClimb School Excursion Program Schedule
Excursion Program: "Andes, Bolivia - Peru, Lake Titicaca - Cusco - Machu Picchu"
Day 1 - Transfer from La Paz to Copacabana, boat transfer to the Island of the Sun, hotel accommodation
Day 2 - Excursion to the Island of the Moon and an ancient Inca sanctuary, return to the hotel on the Island of the Sun, island tour
Day 3 - Return to Copacabana, land transfer to Puno (Peru), excursion with a visit to the floating islands of the Uros people*, boat transfer to Amantani Island**, accommodation in a private house
*The floating islands of the Uros people are located in a bay of the lake Titicaca, 14 km from the city of Puno. The Uros are believed to have been one of the oldest ethnic groups to inhabit the Andean Highlands.
Throughout recorded history, their livelihoods revolved around fishing and bird hunting. This ethnic group has always preferred to remain isolated from mainland civilizations, which has allowed them to preserve unique cultural traditions characteristic only of the Uros people.
Day 4 - Visit to the survived pre-Inca temple on Amantani Island, walk around the island, transfer to Puno, overnight bus to Cusco.
Day 5 - Arrival in Cusco, hotel check-in, city tour with a visit to the Inca Culture Museum, lunch, afternoon city tour and rest.
Day 6 - Excursions: Temple of the Water Gods and Tambomachay Fortress, Kenko Sanctuary, Puka-Pucara Fortress, Pisac City Complex. (This can be shortened or supplemented.) Return to Cusco
Day 7 - Excursions: Pikiacta, an ancient settlement of the Waka people, pre-Inca era, Tipon Water Temple. Continuation of the route towards the "Seven-Colored Mountain." (This can be shortened or expanded.) Return to Cusco
Day 8 - Early departure to Ollantaytambo, train to Aguas Calientes, transfer to the start of the excursion route to Machu Picchu - a full-day excursion. Return to Cusco late in the evening, overnight at the hotel.
Day 9 - Flight to Lima or La Paz
Prices and conditions
The price of the Titicaca - Cusco - Machu Picchu program, 2026 season:
USD 1,800 *- 8 participants per group / 1 guide
* Price per participant
You need to be prepared for:
- A very intensive excursion program, a lot of moderate physical activity (walking);
- Carrying a backpack is not expected;
- The air temperature at an altitude of over 3,000 m can drop to +5°C;
Conditions: No contraindications to staying at altitudes of 4,000-5,000 m
The price includes: the services of a English-speaking guide and a local Spanish-speaking assistant, all transfers in accordance with the Program, use of a basic set of medications, lunch boxes for daytime snacks, hotel accommodations according to the program.
The price does not include: airfare to the program's starting point (La Paz LPB or Lima LIM), travel insurance with a minimum limit of 50.000 USD, evening meals and drinks in restaurants, tips for service staff.
Our Principles
AlexClimb Rule #1 - Safety First
From the very beginning of our activity, here nearly 16 years, the first Principle of work of School of mountaineering and rock-climbing of MCS AlexClimb is the Safety Priority. On the basis of this Principle all process of training is based, all programs and rounds are developed and carried out only within this main principle. We consider that at professional approach to development of programs, at personal discipline and correctly put motivation - occupations by mountaineering and rock-climbing are COMPLETELY safe. And from the return - all troubles and accidents in our sport come from nonprofessionalism, from ignorance or neglect by elementary standards of safety, from irrational motivation, from revaluation of own forces and opportunities. All these prerequisites we COMPLETELY EXCLUDE in our work - ours Rock-climbing, Ice climbing and Mountaineering are based on one Principle - the Safety Priority. In rock-climbing, mountaineering and ice climbing, the Priority of Safety of MCS AlexClimb-is your personal security and comfort irrespective of, than we are engaged - we train muscles and we work technology of the movement in the sports hall and on the rock climbing wall, we make the way through snowstorm to top or we relax on golden sand of the Caribbean beach after hot day of trainings on rocks. The Safety priority - the main credo of School of mountaineering and rock-climbing of MCS AlexClimb.
AlexClimb Rule #2 - Leave No Trace
Closely interacting with Nature, working with the active programs in mountains, woods, lakes and rivers, we perfectly understand the importance of carefull and respectfull bahavior towards the Nature, for its resources. From the very beginning of our outdoor-activity we adopted rules of Leave No Trace technique - the standard of behavior of the person accepted in all the civilized world in relation to environment and especially - to the wild nature. After all on the relation of people to the nature near which they exist, itself can draw dalekoidushchy conclusions on the relation of these people to... Where and as we didn't travel - we don't reserve any garbage, we try to reduce whenever possible our influence on environment to a minimum. We clear earlier zagryazyonny tourist parking of the left garbage, we take out and we take out to utilization places that to us other people left there. We consider that only thus, at personal individual consciousness of each citizen, each tourist, climber or autotraveller, we will be able to keep the nature surrounding us in its state, natural, suitable for life, - in it pledge of the healthy future for ourselves and our children.
