PERU ADVENTURE TOURS...
Huanucoviejo- Huayhuash Trek 11 days

Other Peru Treks:

CORDILLERA BLANCA TREKS:

Alpamayo Trek 12 days
Santa Cruz Trek 4 Days
Santa Cruz Trek 6 Days
Quebrada Ulta 7 Days
Quelcayhuanca 3 Days
Olleros-Chavin Llama Trek

HUAYUHASH TREKS:

Huayhuash Trek 12 Days
Huayhuash-Cajatambo 8 D.
Huayhuash- Churin 8 Days
Inka Nani-Huanucoviejo

CLIMBINGS:

Alpamayo
Quitaraju
Artesonraju
Pisco
Chopicalqui
Huascaran
Ishinka
Tocllaraju
Vallunaraju

CLIMBING GEAR REQUIRED

INKA TRAIL TREK
Cuzco - Peru

AREQUIPA-COLCA CANYON

SOUTHERN PERU TOUR:
Lima - Paracas - Nazca - Arequipa - Puno - Cuzco

TESTIMONIALS

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• Day 1: Huaraz - Llamac:
  The trail head. After breakfast we will aboard our private bus, and leave to south side Huaraz passing through different small and typical towns such as Recuay (3,400 m.), Ticapampa (3,470 m.), Catac (3,640 m.) and the small village Pachacoto, at 3,700 m.a.s.l. From here we’ll leave the highway and continue in the east side surrounded by a lot of straw and we will start enjoying the beautiful landscape that matches the blue sky and the darkled green hills and far from here the snow peaked white mountains will match the landscape, the first turistic place that we will appreciate will be the Patococha lake, after it we’ll get in to the National Park and we’ll find the gasified waters of Pumapampa, a few kilometer from here we’ll make stop in a small colored lake called Pumapashimin that Changes its colors caused by solar radiation. At the same time we’ll be next to the big Bromeliads called Puyas Raymondi, here we will have lunch, and after the lunch we’ll come back to Pachacoto to continue to Chiquian, at 3,400 a.s.l.. Once we have gotten to Conococha we will take the east highway a few kilometers, then from Mojon we start going down the zigzag trail until Chiquian. Arriving aprox at 1 pm. for lunch, then we have to go down until Timpoc ( 2,800 m.a.s.l aprox). From here we will start again going-up along the Llamac river until the peasant town Llamac which lies at 3,300 m.a.s.l. Here will be our first camping in the football field of Llamac. All meals provided for our mountain guides
• Day 2: Llamac - Jahuacocha:
  After breakfast in Llamac, we will start hiking up a zig-zag path to Pampallamac pass wich is at 4,300 m..s.l, from here we will have the first nice and spectacular views form the Huayhuash Mountains, such as Yerupaja, Jirishanca, Rondoy and others, if there is no wind here we will have lunch, then continue along the Jahuacocha valley, until the lake Jahuacocha, we will set our campng next to the lake and local people will come to us to vist saying hello, overnight in Jahuacocha at 1,066 m.a.s.l.
• Day 3: Jahuacocha - Rondoy Pass - Cuartelhuain:
  Early breakfast in Jahuacocha, and start hiking up by the shore of the Jahuacocha lake as we aproach the mountain Rondoy, we will satrt hiking up, and we will enjoy the Solterococha because of its colors, and avalanches falling down with spectacular views, and many snow peaked mountains. Then, after to climb for about 3 hours aprox., we will get the Rondoy pass, at 4,750 m.a.s.l, with condors flying. We will have lunch here and continue going down along the Rondoy small valley until Matacancha, then continue up to Cuartelhuain and camp around 4,200 m.a.s.l.
• Day 4: Cuartelhuain - Mitucocha:
  In the morning, after breakfast, we’ll get ready our things and at 8 am we’ll start our trek, this time it’s going to be a bit difficult because the climbing to the pass will take us about 2 or 3 hours. From the pass we’ll go down then we’ll go up fo aprox.30 minutes. We’ll have lunch after the small climb, We’ll take the alternative trail to get early the camping place and not for walking the same route the next day, in this route the passengers will appreciate the Andean rabbits called Vizcachas. So once we have arrived to our camping place early we’ll have time to go fishing around the lake while our cook prepares the dinner. We will camp at 4,200 m.a.s.l.
• Day 5. Mitucocha - Carhuacocha:
  As usual, after our breakfast and packing our things, we’ll start our trekking at 8 am, today it is going to be easy. After 3 hours walking we’ll reach the pass where we’ll have lunch, We’ll walk always enjoying the white peaked mountains such as Yerupaja, Jirishanca, and Siula, we’ll get our camp place aprox at 3 or 4 pm. We’ll be surprised by a beautiful lake, keeping the mountain’s silhouettes green colored, so we will have prepared our camp place in the special place facing to the lake. We will camp at 4,138 m.a.s.l.
• Day 6: Carhuacocha - Siula - Queropalca:
  This day we’ll have breakfast as usual and then we will have many alternatives to do in this beautiful place, maybe go fishing, or visit Siula lake, or just walk around the lake or make their clothes washed, according to the trekkers wishes and desires. So for this day, memebers of the expedition will coordinate with the guide and the mountain personals the day before, then in the early afternoon walk down to Queropalca for about 3 hours arriving around 4pm to the basic lodging house for turists, here we will have chance to some basic shops to supply our primary necesities, overnight camp at Queropalca, 3,850 m.a.s.l.aprox.
• Day 7: Queropalca - Santa Rosa:
  After breakfast we will start hiking down by a wonderful valley of Santa Rosa, along the way we will apreciate typical lyfestile of the Andean comunity and continue walking down until we reach the small village called Santa Rosa. Hiking for abour 3 hours we will have lunch in a place with nice scenery arriving to Santa Rosa we will find basic shops where we can buy some soda drinks and other groeceries. Camp next to the village, at 3,750 m.a.s.l.
• Day 8: Santa Rosa - Baños del Inka:
  After breakfast we will continue going down to Baños district, after hiking for about 3 hours we will reach Baños disctrict a small village typical Andean town here we will visit its nice churh and obseve the traditional Andean lifesyle here we will find telephones, and Internet, and make some shoping, then continue for about 20 minutes and then we will Vist the INKA THERMAL BATH, and enjoy the hot springs all afternoon, here we will camp in the huge camping field, we will enjoy the quite friendly place, camping at 3,400 m.a.s.l. aprox.
• Day 9: Baños del Inka - Altos Rondos:
  After a nice breakfast in the place called INKA'S THERMAL BATH, we will start hiking stone INKA TRAIL, hiking up a moderated path passing through several small villages and sheep herds. After 3 hours we will stop for the lunch then continue hiking having spectacular views of the hills and landscapes to Alto Rondos, arriving to a camp place about 4pm, at 4,200 m. Alto Rondos, next to the INKA TRAIL TO HUANUCOPAMPA
• Day 10: Altos Rondos - Hunucoviejo:
  After the traditional Andean breakfast we will enjoy the sun rise a magnificient and spectacular scenery in the highlands area, then continue along the INKA TRAIL, after hiking about 3 hours we will stop for the lunch in the middle of the INKA TRAIL, then continue hiking along the stone paved original INKA TRAIL who comes form Cusco to Huanucoviejo, then after lunch we will walk for around 3 hours and we will arrive to the Huge INKA RUINS of HUANUCOVIEJO, this ruins were a huge complex that belonged to the INKA'S EMPIRE orTAWUANTINSUYO, one of the INKA'S region after CUZCO, that was the Capital of INKA'S empire... camping next to the HUNUCOVIEJO RUINS, at around 3,700 m.a.s.l.
• Day 11: Hunucoviejo - La Union - Huallanca - Huaraz:
  After breakfast in Huanucoviejo, we will visit all the archaeological complex of HUNUCOVIEJO, there are so much to visit, our guide will take us a showing part by part, such as the 5 sun porchs, the Inka's Bath, The Military rooms, the principal Inka's palace called Ushnu, Acllawasi (preaty women's room), the Colcas, and other principal places. This visit we will finish around midday, Then we will have lunch in our camping site or in the entrance of the ruins and we will pack our things and take our private bus to Huaraz, 15 minutes driving down we will arrive to La Union district we will make a stop to visit this town, chance to make photographs and other things, then continue driving for about one hour to another district called Huallanca, if necessary to buy something we will stop here. From this district to Huaraz, driving will take us about 4 hours in the paved highway. Total driving form Huanucoviejo to Huaraz is about 5 hours, arriving to Huaraz around 7pm and transfer direct to the Hotel

Items and Services Included:

• Collection from your hotel in the morning
• Transportation by bus to the start of the trail (Llamac and Queropalca, beginning of the trip)
• English speaking professional guide
• Sleeping tents - 2 persons in each capacity tent with plenty of space for your backpacks and better comfort.
• Double thickness foam mattress
• Kitchen tent, Dining tent with camp tables and chairs
• First aid kit including emergency oxygen bottle
• Huascaran National Park entrance fee
• Hot water every morning and evening for washing purposes (while hiking)
• Cook and Cooking equipment
• Excellent Meals (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner).
  Food includes pancakes, omelets, soups, fresh fruit, avocado, pasta, chicken, fish, meat, rice, all rich in carbohydrates and suitable for trekking, hot drinks including coca leaf tea which is excellent for the altitude
• We supply boiled water to fill in your water bottle all the time,(while hiking) if you may need more, please request it with enough time ahead to your crew
• Teatime (tea, coffee, biscuits, popcorn)
• Horses and Donkeys days (for equipment and personal items, actually your main heavy stuff, will be carried by the horses, it means you only will carry a small day bag, day by day, we included 01 emergency horse to ride on
• Bus returning from Huanucoviejo to Huaraz city and transfer to your hotel

Items and Services NOT Included:

• Dinner on the last day of the expedition
• Personal drinks
• Sleeping bags, you can rent one in Huaraz or bring your own
• Tips for the guide, cook and donkey drivers
• Personal equipment

What to Bring with You:

• Backpack,
• Sleeping bag
• Rain jacket or poncho (plastic ponchos can be purchased in Huaraz for a few dollars)
• Strong, comfortable hiking shoes
• One complete change of clothing (you can afford to carry more changes of clothing if you hire a personal porters, see options below)
• Sweater and jacket (something warm)
• Water bottle, ideally non disposable canteen (boiled drinking water will be provided)
• Torch / Flashlight and batteries
• Hat or cap to protect you from the sun. Also sun block (sun protection cream)
• Insect repellent, absolutely the most important item for this hike is bug spray. Anything with a lot of DEET with do the job, anything less is simply not sufficient. Bug spray MUST be bought in Huaraz, as it cannot be found even in neighboring towns.
• Toiletries, towel and toilet paper
• Camera, plenty of film and spare batteries, plus cash in Soles (Peruvian currency) and U$S
• Swimsuit (if you plan on visiting the hot springs at Hunacarhuaz after the trek)
• You also need to bring a copy of your passport on the trail