Ausangate Andean Trek |
Trip code: trip013Type Service: Privately Guided
Itinerary: Fixed
Starting Price
$732 *
Trip Length
6 Days
* Price based in sharing one tent 2 people
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- Trip Overview
- Destinations: Ausangate
Activities: Trekking and Walking
Highlights: Ausangate Mountain, remote mountain scenery, High Mountain passes, quieter trails, less tourists, local villages, Sibinacocha Lagoon
Difficulty degree of this hike: Difficult/Challenging due to the altitude: we recommend a period of at least 3 days for acclimatization in Cusco or over 3000m/9840ft.
Superb trekking in the rugged Cordillera Vilcanota: A high and wild trekking circuit winds its way through this rarely-visited range, following lovely alpine valleys which are home to Quechua Indian herdsmen and some of Peru's most spectacular wildlife, including vicunas and the Andean condor. Traversing this pristine and beautiful region, we enjoy a series of wonderful lakeside camps and cross several 5000 metre passes, each providing far-reaching mountain views. The hike ends in Phinaya, a small and remote Andean community.
Day by Day Itinerary
Day 1 - Cusco to Tinqui / Pacchanta / ComercochaPick up from the hotel at 6:00am, departure from Cusco in a private transport, and drive along the Puerto Maldonado road highway in the direction of Tinqui (3800m/12464ft). Passing through towns such as Urcos, Ccatcca and finally passes through Ocongate, after an approximated 3 ½ hour drive, arriving to Tinqui head of the trail. After set up our luggage we’ll start to walk for around 3hrs towards Pacchanta (4100m/ 13448ft), where we have the lunch by hot springs at the hamlet of Pacchanta, and then continue climbing to camp in a pasture by Comercocha Lagoon (4570m/14989ft)Meals Included: Box-lunch, Dinner
Day 2 – Comercocha / QuilletaBreakfast; we follow our hike through a slight climb up past glacial tarns and isolated shepherds' huts toward the magnificent first pass of Abra Q´ampa at (5000m/16400ft), which is reaching after about 3hrs, from the pass descending towards the Ticllaqocha Lagoon. On most treks we see troops of vicuñas (the wild, graceful relative of the llama) amid the rugged scree and glacial ice. We will trek beneath the towering west face of the Jatunjampa peaks. Continuing down the valley, a new vista opens up of the south face of Nevado Ausangate. After lunch continue the hike for an additional 2hrs until reaching near Hacienda Quilleta (4400m/14432ft) where it is setting the campMeals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3 - Quilleta / Sibinacocha LagoonBreakfast; leaving the camp and start a gradual climb up to reach the summit of Condor Pass the highest point of the trek (5100m/16728ft). From the pass amazing view of valley with colored Mountains and the Sibinacocha Lagoon, hike for an additional 3hrs to cross another mountain pass on the way and then descending into the valley of the Sibinacocha Lagoon, a glacial lake some 15 km in length and 2 km wide. Flamingos may be seen along the shore. Save for the occasional stone shepherd's hut; there is no sign of population in this vast valley.Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4 – Sibinacocha Lagoon / CcascaracochaBreakfast; hike around the head of the lake and work our way eastward into another valley of even more sublime beauty. Our destination is Ccascaracocha, a smaller lake with a fascinating concentration of high altitude Andean birds. We will observe giant coots, which build up piles of mud in the shallows to make their nests, pairs of Huallata (Andean geese), ducks, and more flamingos. Several Quechua families have permanent homes by the lakeshore where they tend enormous herds of alpacas. In this remote spot, surrounded by impressive snow-capped peaks such as Montura and Chumpi and inhabited by small rural communitiesMeals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5 - Climb Cerro YayamariBreakfast; the highlight of the trek is today's optional scramble up Cerro Yayamari (5500m/18040ft) snow-covered peak in the centre of this breathtaking panorama of lakes and glaciated summitsMeals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6 – Yayamari / Phinaya / CuscoBreakfast; hike out to the southern end of Sibinacocha lagoon, the terminus of a new road, where our vehicle awaits in Phinaya. This is a small Andean community with a beautiful little church, where we have the lunch. After we load up, we will return to Cusco, and then transfer to your Hotel.Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch - Prices & Includes
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- 732
- Tour cost per person
- Trip includes:
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- Type
- Trek
- lenght
- 6 Days
- Service
- Privately Guided
- Itinerary
- Fixed
- $732
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Index More Information:
Single supplement: $US$ 36^ Back To Title
Includes ^ Back To Title- Pre-departure briefing
- Collection from your hotel in the morning of trek departure.
- Private transport to Tinqui, starting point of the trek
- English Speaking Professional Guide (2 guides for groups of over 8 people)
- Entrance to Ausangate Area
- Campsite fees
- 4 Season tents, 2 people in each 3-people-capacity tent
- Therma-Rest self-inflating mattress
- Horsemen and horses: Carry tents, cooking equipment and also carry backpacks, sleeping bags and
- mattresses (Max. 12 kilos/ 25 lbs per person)
- One emergency horse every 2 people
- Chef and cooking equipment
- Dining tent with tables, chairs and Kitchen tent
- Meals as indicated in the itinerary (optional vegetarian food)
- Toilet tent
- Accommodation for all our staff
- Others: hot water every morning and evening for washing purposes / boiled water to fill in your
- water bottle every morning and night, and at lunch time if requested with enough time ahead
- First-aid kit including emergency oxygen bottle
- Private transport from Phinaya to Cusco, including transfer to the hotel in Cusco
- Sleeping bag (can be hired in our office for US$ 36 for all the trek)
- Extra porter to carry your personal things like sleeping bag, clothes, etc
- Tips for the guide, cook and porters
- Meals not mentioned in the itinerary
- Domestic airfare to and from Cusco (+/- US$ 290 per person round trip)
- Visa fees (if required)
- Passport & Visa Costs
- Vaccination Costs
- Personal Spending Money
- Drinks
- International Flights
- Travel Insurance
- Airport departure taxes
- Border taxes or fees
- Sleeping bag during the trek ( -15°C): add US$ 36
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