AUSANGATE TREKKING - REAL ANDEAN MOUNTAIN TREK $898 USD Per Person - Group Service

At 6AM pick from the hotel and 4 hours travel by private bus ride to the small village of Tinki (3820M). We pass through the beautiful Cusco countryside and several traditional villages including Urcos, Catcca and Ocongate, where we will have the opportunity to stop for a while and take some photos, lunch time and meet the rest of our team (handlers and horses/mules). After lunch we hike 5/6 hours to reach the remote village of Urpis (4400M), located at the bottom of the Ausangate mountain. Set up the camping gear and then you can enjoy the natural thermal spring until dinner time.

This day we will hike 2/3 hours uphill to Arapa Pass (4765M). Climbing along the right side of the slope on the rock-strewn area. Throughout all the passage we will see the majestic Ausangate Mountain. Finally we arrive to Arapa pass from the top you will get spectacular and wonderful views of Real Mountain range. After plenty of time at the top of the pass we continue descending to have the opportunity to see beautiful lakes, multi-colored lagoons until we reach the larger Yanacocha lagoon (black lagoon) lunch around this amazing landscape and rest. At 2PM we hike close to 2 hours more to the camping place at the Jatun Puka Cocha (4480M), we will set up camp here.

After delicious breakfast short climb to the pass of Apacheta (4850M), nice pass from where is possible to have the best pictures. Descending until Ausangate Cocha Lake, stop for lunch prepared by out cooker. After the lunch continues hiking up to the highest point of the trek, know as Palomani Pass (5100M). We can enjoy fantastic views of Ausangate and the Vilcanota range surrounding. Three hour more walking down into a valley, we arrive to our incredibly beautiful campsite at Uchuy Finalla (4560M). We spend the night in this valley.

Today, we depart early to climb for two hours towards the third mountain pass, the Abra de Palomani (5200M). This is the highest part of the entire hike, from which we then descend for another 2h through an area of llamas, alpacas and vizcachas to reach Pampacancha (4050M). From here we follow an uphill trail until that leads us to our campsite in Ccampa (4300M). Along this easy 3-hour climb we may have the chance to spot llamas, alpacas, and maybe even pumas. We will camp and dine at this place.

After breakfast we climb for 2 hours until we reach Ccampa Mountain pass (5000M), where we may have the chance to spot the Andean deer. From here we descend towards the Qomerjocha lagoon to finally arrive at Pacchanta (4100M) after an approximated five-hour walk. Pacchanta is a little community with attractive hot springs where we can enjoy a relaxing dip. We camp and spend the night at this place.

At 8AM we leave Pacchanta and start to walk our way back to Tinki, which will take approximately 2 hours. Once in Tinki, we board our private transport that will take us back to Cusco, where we estimate to arrive after nightfall.