4 Summits - Pico Duarte, Yaque, Cima la Pelona and Rusilla

Day 1

Start the adventure

• Our guides will receive you at the base camp in the town of La Ciénaga (1,100 m / 3,609 ft), where after a brief orientation talk, review of the trip itinerary and enjoying a delicious dinner, you will rest on the banks of the Yaque River. of the North, to begin the tour the next day.

Day 2

Summit of Pico Yaque + hike to La Comarticion shelter

Day 3

Top of Pico Duarte + Top of La Pelona

• The first hike of the day will be 5 km (3.1 mi) to the highest peak of our expedition, in the country and in the entire Caribbean, the majestic Pico Duarte (3,084 m / 10,118 ft), where we will celebrate and enjoy a beautiful view panoramic view of the majestic Central Mountain Range. Just 3 km (1.9 mi) away, our second peak of the day awaits us, the 2nd highest mountain in the country and the Caribbean, La Pelona (3,084 m / 10,118 feet). Once in La Pelona, we will walk 6 km (3.7 mi) from its summit to return to the Compartition, where we will spend our second night. We will say goodbye to the day with a delicious dinner in front of a cozy campfire. It is important to go to bed early that night to be rested for the demanding hike the next day.

• Meal plan
  > Breakfast at the camp
  > Tacos for lunch
  > Traditional Dominican sancocho for dinner

• Accommodation: Glamping in La Compartión

Day 4

Summit of La Rusilla + return to base camp

• Our fourth day starts very early, at 3 am. After breakfast, we will walk 4 km (2.5 mi) with our headlamps, under the stars, to reach the 3rd highest peak in the Caribbean, La Rusilla (3,038 m / 9,967 feet).
• We will reach the summit – a beautiful plain full of haystacks and pine trees – around dawn. Having achieved our goal, the last of the 4 Summits, we will walk 18 km (11.5 mi) to the base camp in La Ciénaga, where a typical hot lunch and a cold river bath will be the perfect farewell to this unforgettable adventure.