HUAYHUASH PERUVIAN TREK
 Amazing campsite in the Huayhuash |
Trip Information:
Location:Andes Range, Peru |
Trip Description:
The trek of a lifetime
Join us for an incredibly diverse and rewarding trekking expedition amongst the giants of the Peruvian Andes. This trip is an opportunity to fully experience a remote trail system and visit with Peruvian farmers off the beaten path.
This intensive and remote trek of the Cordillera Huayhuash offers hikers the rare opportunity to slip away from civilization for two weeks and be all the while surrounded by unforgettable mountain splendor. The range is full of rustic dwellings and Andean people carrying out their agricultural lives, mountain passes as high as 5000m/16.400ft. with breathtaking views in every direction, and full of the flowers, trees, and animals that call the Andes their home. The Huayhuash is the most physically demanding trek we offer with over 120 kilometers to cover on foot, circumnavigating the entire range.
Trip Itinerary:
Day 1: Private pick-up at the Lima Airport. Transfer to hotel in Lima for a nice meal and a good nights rest.
Day 2: Private transfer in the morning to the bus station. Take a comfortable first class ride to Huaraz (approximately 8 hour journey). Move into your hotel and relax... the adventure is all around you.
Day 3: Meet at the office to review your itinerary, answer questions, finalize trip details. Spend the rest of the day visiting nearby ruins and touring the city (acclimatize!). Spend the night in your Huaraz hotel.
Day 4: Day hike to the turquoise waters of Laguna Churup (4500 meters). Approximately 6 hours round trip. Return to Huaraz.
Day 5: Pack your bags! Leave Huaraz for the town of Llamac, a ride that lasts about 5 hours. Day hike option or explore the town. Altitude of Camp: 3300 meters.
Day 6: Llamac to Matacancha by way of Pocpa. Duration: 5-6 hours. Altitude of Camp: 4100 meters.
A local casita
Day 7: Matacancha to Laguna Mitacocha over the Cancanpunta pass. Duration: 5-6 hours. Altitude of Camp: 4150 meters.
Day 8: Laguna Mitachocha to Laguna Carhuacocha. Two options for the route, a gradual easy pass on the main trail or an off-trail adventure on steeper terrain with a beautiful lake and a high rocky pass. Duration: 5-8 hours. Altitude of Camp: 4180 meters.
Day 9: Rest day at Laguna Carhuacocha. One of the more beautiful vistas of all the campsites in the Huayhuash, also a great place to fish, take a day hike to one of the lakes under Jirishanca, visit with the locals, or rest!
Day 10: Laguna Carhuacocha to Huayhuash. Most people take the off trail route passing three differently colored lakes and winding below the peaks of Yurupaja and Siula. There is an option to follow the donkeys up a more gradual and less scenic pass and re-convene in the camp of Huayhuash. Duration: 5-8 hours. Altitude at Camp: 4330 meters.
Day 11: Huayhuash to Viconga. Duration: 5-6 hours. Altitude of Camp: 4400 meters.
Day 12: Viconga to Guanacpatay. You’ll hike over the highest pass in the Huayhuash circuit, reaching 5000 meters of altitude. A beautiful side trail is passable on foot while the donkeys follow a different trail, taking you just below a glacier then down to camp. Duration: 5-7 hours. Altitude at Camp: 4200 meters.
Day 13: Guanacpatay to Huatiac OR to Laguna Sarapo. An off trail option over the San Antionio pass and down into the gorgeous valley housing Laguna Sarapo, or descending to Huallapa and back up to a camp below the Tapush pass called Huatiac. Duration: 5-8 hours. Altitude of Camp: 4300 meters.
Day 14: Huatiac to Laguna Jahuacocha over the Tapush pass. Duration: 6 hours. Altitude of Camp: 4060 meters. (Or Rest day in the Sarapo area).
Day 15: Rest Day at Laguna Jahuacocha. (Or Sarapo to Huatiac).
Day 16: Laguna Jahuacocha to Llamac over the Pampa Llamac pass. Duration: 5 hours. Altitude of Camp: 3300 meters. (Or Huatiac to Jahuacocha).
Day 17: Jahuacocha to Llamac, early in the morning. Pick up in Llamac and return to Huaraz for a well-deserved shower and celebration banquet.
Day 18: Last minute shopping for family and friends before departing for Lima at 10:00am, arriving at the airport or your hotel by 7:00pm Continue to descend to the trail head and return to Huaraz. Once there, you'll check into your hotel for quite possibly the best shower of your life. Dinner that night is a celebration banquet.
Day 19: Last minute shopping for family and friends before departing for Lima at 10:00am, arriving at the airport or your hotel by 7:00pm.
Trip Cost Includes:
- Mountain Professionals guide.
- Transfer to/from Peru Airport to Huaraz, All in country transports.
- One hotel night in Lima.
- 4 Nights accommodation in Huaraz at the Olazas Guest House.
- Lunch and Snacks on acclimatization hikes.
- All meals while on expedition.
- Dining tent, tables chairs, utensils, all group services.
- Donkey to carry gear during trek.
- All group equipment.
- Complete first aid supplies.
- Park entry fees.
- Celebration dinner.
Price does not include:
- Items of personal nature, individual travel costs, delays, taxis, etc.
- International Airfare.
- Personal clothing or gear.
- Alcoholic drinks and personal snacks.
- Meals during in-town days.
- Recommended Travel/Trip Cancellation Insurance.
- Staff gratuities.
