Tour El Cocuy National Park

Service Description

We provide a guide to Parque El Cocuy, which is a hidden gem national park in Colombia with glaciers that hasn’t yet been discovered by many foreigners. This national park is located between the departments of Boyacá and Arauca in Colombia. The park includes the largest glacier zone in South America north of the equator with more than 25 snow and ice peaks within two mountain ranges. But the glaciers in the park are diminishing and park officials believe the glaciers will be gone in 20 to 30 years. There are three main hiking tracks at El Cocuy National Park. All of them can be done within one day. Our special tour leads you through unique Paramo landscape with lagoons and snowy mountain peaks. Day 1 - Arrival in Guicán the pearl of the Sierra Nevad del Cocuy - Dinner - Lodging in town Day 2 - Breakfast - Mosco Canyon Hike - Lunch & Hike - Dinner - Lodging in Kanwara cabins or the Posada de la Sierra (depends on availability) Day 3 - Breakfast - Ritacubas Glacier Edge Hike - Lunch & Hike - Dinner - Lodging Kanwara cabins or the Posada Day 4 - Breakfast - Transfer in 4x4 to Hacienda La Esperanza - Hike trail Laguna Grande (concave) - Lunch & Hike - Dinner - Lodging Hacienda La Esperanza Day 5 - Breakfast - Transfer in 4x4 to Lagunillas trail - Hike on the edge of the Pulpito del Diablo Glacier (pan de azugar) - Lunch & Hike - Transfer in 4x4 to Güican - Thermal bath - Dinner - Lodging in town. Note: This three trails leads to the edge of the Glacier. Incluided: - Accommodation - Food - Guides - Transportation - Termales (hot spring) - Insurance