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Charquini Emerald Lagoon: Shared Full Day Tour with Hiking Adventure
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14 Ratings
La Paz
The Charquini Emerald Lagoon is a true visual paradise, with turquoise and emerald waters where you will have the opportunity to capture amazing images of the lagoon and its surroundings, create lasting visual memories and share the beauty of Charquini with others.
The Charquini Emerald Lagoon is a true visual paradise, with turquoise and emerald waters where you will have the opportunity to capture amazing images of the lagoon and its surroundings, create lasting visual memories and share the beauty of Charquini with others.
Duration:
8 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- La Paz - The journey from the second pick-up point to the store takes about 30 minutes. During this time, you will begin to leave the city and cross a section of the highway.
- La Paz Department - This is an opportunity to grab any last-minute essentials, such as water, cookies, or other items for your walk.
- Mirador Llojeta La Paz Bolivia…
- La Paz - The journey from the second pick-up point to the store takes about 30 minutes. During this time, you will begin to leave the city and cross a section of the highway.
- La Paz Department - This is an opportunity to grab any last-minute essentials, such as water, cookies, or other items for your walk.
- Mirador Llojeta La Paz Bolivia - The trip from the store to our first stop takes approximately 30 minutes. Here, we pause to provide some explanations and take photographs at the “Jilarata” viewpoint. This location offers a stunning panoramic view of two major mountains in the area: Huayna Potosí and Chacaltaya. We will spend a maximum of 20 minutes here.
- Cementerio de Milluni - After another 30-minute journey, we reach the second point: The Milluni Cemetery. Here, you will receive brief historical insights into the cemetery’s origin and purpose. There will also be time for more photos from this close vantage point of the Huayna Potosí mountain.
- Nevado Charquini - Following a 30-minute drive, we arrive at the Charquini Base Camp, where an exciting walk begins through a paradise for nature enthusiasts. After walking for an hour to an hour and a half, we reach the Charquini lagoon. Enjoy a well-deserved break! Relax for about an hour by the lagoon, capture Instagram-worthy photos, or simply enjoy the fresh air. We will then walk back to base camp, taking approximately 40 minutes to descend, with each step marking the satisfying end of a well-lived adventure.
- La Paz - Once back at base camp, we set off for the return journey to La Paz. After an hour and a half of travel, we arrive at the central part of La Paz, ensuring a safe return to your central hotels as we bid you farewell until your next adventure.

What's Included
- Private transportation
- English-Spanish guide
- Ticket entrance
- Brunch
- Ecological walking stick
- Private transportation
- English-Spanish guide
- Ticket entrance
- Brunch
- Ecological walking stick
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Lunch
Location
Ritz Apart Hotel
Avenida Arce
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Paige_y
Apr 3, 2026
Must do activity!! - We did the Charquini Lagoon tour and it was absolutely incredible!! Our guide Gio was so kind, encouraging and enthusiastic and spoke brilliant English and Spanish to explain everything in great detail. The trek is ever so slightly challenging due to the altitude but Gio was extremely patient and made sure everyone in the group was seen and safe!
The view of the lagoon is just mind blowing, we were unsure if we were going to book this tour originally but are so so glad we did! A great day!
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Mireya_p
Mar 25, 2026
Jewels of La Paz - A unique experience, the emerald color of the lagoon is beautiful, the day I went down, snow and thunder fell that gave a different and beautiful magic to the landscape
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819clementined
Mar 23, 2026
We loved it - It was great, our guide was super nice and gave very good explanations:)
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Hannah_b
Mar 16, 2026
Great way to hike and see a glacial lagoon - This was a great full day activity that shows views starting with the drive up to the hike. Our tour guide was friendly and professional, very patient with hikers of all places and knew lots about the history of the area. The hike is not steep but the altitude definitely is tough on travelers but this is very doable!
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Geaninagabrielah
Nov 27, 2025
Magic - An unforgettable experience. It's worth doing.
Ivonne and the driver a 10. They are very kind.❤️
I recommend three days in Peace to adjust
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Malgorzatap588
Nov 9, 2025
Amazing tour - 100% recommended. Patti was absolutely amazing (knowledgeable, patient and caring). If you can survive high altitude this is a must tour. Views are breathtaking! Thank you Monkey Travel Bolivia!
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Regina_d
Nov 1, 2025
Absolutely recommended - Punctual, they come to pick you up from the hotel with a bus and Pati is there to welcome you right away. A unique person! In addition to being nice and knowing great English, she tells you what you will do during the day and gives you great tips about La Paz, Bolivia and any information you want to know. The trip is very nice .. there are a couple of stops for spectacular photos and then there is the walk that is just under 2km with very little difference in altitude but really worth it! 5000m is not every day..
Pati leads you calmly, at your own pace, takes all the photos you want and also delivers you a mini lunch consisting of juice sandwich and biscuit
Super recommended!
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Jamilah_j
Sep 20, 2025
Great experience - Great tour and Gio was an amazing bilingual guide. The hike was pretty short (about 1:15h with lots of breaks and at a very slow pace) but still a bit exhausting at this altitude. However Gio made sure everyone was feeling ok throughout the way up and the driver also provided some walking sticks.
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Waynequilliamphotl
Aug 19, 2025
Our guide was extraordinary as was the experience - What an incredible experience. Tough climb for someone like me but our guide was so encouraging and supportive, without her I would not have made it. I would recommend this company to everyone.
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Akos_l
Jun 12, 2025
had a great time, and our... - had a great time, and our Guide, well it was e she, I unfortunately forgott her Name but she was super nice.
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