All Trekking Peru

HUAYHUASH TREKKING - CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH

Day 01: Huaraz – Cebollapampa (12 795ft/3900) – 69Lake (14 599/4450m)
Day starts early at 7:00 am our private transport will pick you up from your Hotel after your breakfast. This transport will take us up to Cebollapampa Where starts the hike; from there hike follows by a wide marked route up to the Lake with a nice view of principal mountain ofCordillera Blanca as Chopicalqui, Huascaran North and South, Pisco, Yanapaccha, Huandoys peaks. 69 Lake is exactly at the base of Chacraraju. After relaxing and eating in such wonderful scenery, the group starts to descent by the same route down to Cebollapampa and then the same way to Huaraz. This hike is in Huascaran National Park. Day with approximately 5 hours drive and 5 to 6 hours walk.
Day02: Huaraz – Chiquian town – Llamac – Matacancha (14 104ft /4300m)
The starts in Huaraz at 8:00am and after breakfast the group makes its approach in a private transport up to Matacancha. It takes about 5 hours drive with few resting stops. Already in Matacancha the group will meet the rest of the team; Arrieros (donkey driver), Burros (donkeys) and Horses. Matacancha is the place where the groupwill spend the first night. This day the group doesn´t walk at all.
Day 03: Matacancha – Cacanan Pass (15 416ft/ 4700m) - Mitucocha (13 776ft/ 4200m).
Day starts with the breakfast at 8:00 am and walk departs when the group is ready about 9 am. This day the group will walk up to the first pass which is Cacanan pass, already on the pass the view is impressive surrounded by green valleys, Pucacochalake(red lake), and mountain such as Ninashanca and Rondoy. After while the group starts to descend and take different way from our Arrieros(donkey driver), Burros(donkeys) kind of short cut which we will follow directly to our next campsite at the blue glacial lake Mitucocha with spectacular view of Jirishanca, Mituraju, Rondoy and Ninashanca mountains. Day with 5 to 6 hours walk.

Day 04:Mitucocha - Carhuac Pass (14 760ft / 4500m) – Carhuacocha (13 940ft/ 4250m).
Breakfast starts at 8:00am and then the group start to walk follow the Janca valley for about half an hour where we begin our climb up to the second pass, Carhuac pass. At the top of our second pass we get our first views of the towering peaks of Jirishanca, Yerupaja, and Siula Grande mountains. The group descends to theturquoise colored Carhuacocha Lake famous for its rain bow trout and the reflections of the high peaks towering above. This is the time to catch some fishes for our dinner. Day with 6 hours walk.
Day 05: Carhuacocha – Siula Pass (15 908ft /4850m) – Huayhuash (14 4104ft/ 300m).
Day starts at 7:30am with breakfast and after getting ready the group takes another short way and the Burros and Arrierostakes longer way, so this pass will provide us a beautiful view of a hidden valley and lakes as Siula, Quesillacocha and Janrajanca. Those lakes are sitting at the bottom of the east side of Yerupaja and Siula Grande. During the ascension to the third pass called Siula pass, you will have one of the best views of the trek and the time to take good pictures. After resting and lunch the descendfollow a nice green valley until Carnicero lake and then a short distance walk to farming houses of Huayhuash and our campsite. Day with 6 to 7 hours walk.

Day 06: Huayhuash – Portachuelo Pass (15 416ft/4700m) – Viconga (13 448ft/4100m).
Day starts at 8:00am and after breakfast the group starts to walk up to our fourth pass called Portachuelo pass, from the top of the pass we have an excellentview of the peak Puscanturpa, Viconga Lake and the next small range called Cordillera Raura. The lunch will be in the way down close to the lake Viconga. After lunch few minutes walk is the camping place. Day with 5 to 6 hours walk.

Day 07: Viconga – Resting Day / Hot Spring
Great stopping day in such beautiful place; you can spend the day lying in the grass taking shower at the Hot Springs...