18 DAYS TREK HUAYHUASH - H18HUA-SK

Tour Highlights

 

1 Private pick-up at the Lima Airport. Transfer to hotel in Lima for a nice meal & a good night's sleep.

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!

 

3 Meet at the Skyline office to review your itinerary, answer questions, finalize trip. Spend the rest of the day visiting nearby ruins and touring the city (acclimatize!). Spend the night in your Huaraz hotel.

4 Day hike to the turquoise waters of Laguna Churup (4500 meters). Approximately 6 hours round trip. Return to Huaraz.

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.

6 Llamac to Matacancha by way of Pocpa. Duration: 5-6 hours. Altitude of Camp: 4100 meters

7 Matacancha to Laguna Mitacocha over the Cancanpunta pass. Duration: 5-6 hours. Altitude of Camp: 4150 meters.

 

 

8 Laguna Mitacocha 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.

 

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!

 

10 Laguna Carhuacocha to Huayhuash. Most people take the off trail route passing three differently colored lakes and winding below the peaks of Yerupaja 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.

 

11 Huayhuash to Viconga. Duration: 5-6 hours. Altitude of Camp: 4400 meters.

 

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.

 

13 Guanacpatay to Huatiac OR to Laguna Sarapo. An off trail option over the San Antonio pass and down into the gorgeous valley housing Laguna Sarapo, or descending to Huayllapa and back up to a camp below the Tapush pass called Huatiac. Duration: 5-8 hours. Altitude of Camp: 4300 meters.

 

14 Huatiac to Laguna Jahuacocha over the Tapush pass. Duration: 6 hours. Altitude of Camp: 4060 meters. (Or Rest day in the Sarapo area)

 

15 Rest Day at Laguna Jahuacocha. (Or Sarapo to Huatiac)

 

16 Laguna Jahuacocha to Llamac over the Pampa Llamac pass. Duration: 5 hours. Altitude of Camp: 3300 meters. (Or Huatiac to Jahuacocha).

 

17 Jahuacocha to Llamac, early in the morning. Pick up in Llamac and return to Huaraz for a well deserved shower and celebration banquet.

 

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.

 

 

SERVICES INCLUDED / NOT INCLUDED

Trip Includes:

 

   *    All in-country transport during trip, including transport to and from the Lima airport

   *    First class bus tickets between Lima and Huaraz

   *    Hotel accommodations for specified time in Lima and Huaraz

   *    Professional, English speaking guide for acclimatization activities and climbs/treks

   *    Professional outdoor cook, 3 healthy meals a day plus snacks during the wilderness components of the trip

   *    Technical mountaineering equipment

   *    All park entrance fees

   *    All camping & cooking equipment which is not included in the gear list

   *    Donkeys or llamas and porters where applicable

   *    Sleeping tents, sleeping mats (foam)

   *    Cook tent, eating tent, tables, chairs, and bathroom tent (where applicable)

   *    First aid kit stocked for wilderness expeditions

   *    Celebration banquet at the end of trip

 

Not Included:

 

   *    International flights to/from Lima and applicable airport taxes

   *    Personal clothing and equipment (see gear list)

   *    All food during in-town days with the exception of the Celebration Banquet

   *    Incidental personal expenditures, including emergency evacuations and medical expenditures

   *    Travel, Personal, and/or medical insurance