Ausangate Trek with Rainbow Mountain 5 days / 4 nights
Ausangate Trek with Rainbow Mountain 5 days / 4 nights
Day 1: Cusco – Tinqui – Upis – Yanacocha (L,D)
We start early in Cusco driving towards Tinqui (4050 meters of altitude), we will pass close to little farms and meet traditional families with lovely people. We will have a little stopping while we organize all our stuff and backpacks, then we start the hiking towards the small village of Upis (4400 meters of altitude) There we will have our lunch full of beautiful sceneries. After our delicious lunch, we continue hiking gradually up to Arapa pass (4800meters of altitude). From that part we will start to descend until Yana ccocha where we will spend the first night in our campsite.
Day 2: Yanacocha – Pucacocha Pass – Anantapata (B, L, D)
Wake up time with the view of the mountains, after breakfast, we will hike up discovering amazing lakes and different kind of colors from where we ascend towards Pucacocha Pass (4900meters) we have the lunch here. Then, we will continue walking to Anantapata where we will have our campsite.
Day 3: Anantapata – Rainbow Mountain – Ausangate Lake (B, L, D)
After our delicius breakfast, we continue the trek towards another mountain pass. Walking down, we’ll hike till Lake Kayrawiri, surrounded by mountain and white peaks and the wonderful valley below. Different colors are decorating the hillsides. Then we go on to Cerro Laya Grande where we will see the most striking colors in the sediments of Vinicunca or Rainbow Mountain. Our lunch will be here enjoying this unique landscape. We have to come back to Ananta from where we continue to Ausangate Qocha Lake, where we will spend the night in our tents.
Day 4: Ausangate Lake – Palomani pass – Jampa (B, L, D)
Today we will take the highest mountain pass (5100meters) which has spectacular views of Ausangate snow-covered pick. Descending along the way of the glaciers, we hike to Finaya pampa where we learn about different kind of camelids like lamas, Alpacas and the wild vicuñas. After a day of comfortable and adventurous hiking we arrive at Jampa (4700 meters) where will have our camping.
Day 5: Jampa – Campa pass – Pacchanta – Cusco (B, L)
we wake up early after the breakfast we have the highlight of this day, is definitely the spectacular ascend to the Campa pass (5050 meters). Moreover, we will pass several lovely and beautiful lakes on the way to Pacchanta. Here, we will visit the hot springs having a relax moment also we will enjoy a typical lunch. After our relaxing time in the warm pools, we come back to Cusco by car.
SERVICES INCLUDED
- Transportation from the hotel to the village of Tinqui
- Transportation back from Tinqui to Cusco
- Entrance to the Ausangate
- Professional bilingual guide English and Spanish speaking
- High quality camping equipment
- Meals during the excursion indicated in the program, Vegetarian option available
- Cook and cooking equipment
- Horseman and mules, for all our camping equipment and personal luggage (personal luggage 7 kilos included per person to be carry by the mules)
- First-aid kit and oxygen bottle
NOT INCLUDED
- Breakfast on the first day.
- Sleeping bag you can rent from us
- Personal expenses
- tips
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING
- Small daily backpack with rain cover
- Sleeping bag
- Warm jackest consider you will walk over 4200 meters
- Rain pants and rain jackets
- Hikking shoes.
- Bathing suites for the hot springs
- Rainponcho and a hat.
- Sunscreen, toilet paper and bottles to refill water
- Flash light
- Some extra snacks like chocolate bars and dry fruit.
- Original passport
- Extra money in soles.
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AV. RICARDO PALMA MZA. B LOTE. 12 APV SIPASPUCYO, Cusco