Huayhuash Circuit trek around the Cordillera Huayhuash takes around 10 or 11 days to complete. There are several possible routes and the circuit can be tackled in either direction, but all Huayhuash Circuit treks include the same major features. As the trek progresses, participants need to dig deep into their reserves of endurance to conquer numerous high passes but are rewarded by the sight of magnificent, remote mountain vistas, including views of Yerupajá and Siula Grande, along the way. This is one of the toughest treks out of Huaraz that requires no technical mountaineering skills but the exquisite scenery along the way sets it apart from other challenging treks in Peru. The knowledge of having conquered such a demanding trek is ample recompense for the exertion required to reach the end.
Itinerary
Day 1: Huaraz – Chiquián – Llamac
Day 2: Llamac (3,600 masl) – Pocpa – Cuartelhuain (4,300 masl)
Day 3: Cuartelhuain – Cacanan Pass (4,700 masl) – Mitucocha
Day 4: Mitucocha – Carhuac Pass (4,500 masl) – Carhuacocha
Day 5: Carhuacocha – Siula Pass (4,850 masl) – Huayhuash
Day 6: Huayhuash – Portachuelo Pass – Viconga
Day 7: Viconga – Punta Cuyoc Pass (4,900 masl) – Elefantepampa (4,250 masl)
Day 8: Elefantepampa – San Antonio Pass – Cutatambo (4,400 masl)
Day 9: Rest day in Cutatambo – Day hikes to surrounding glacial lakes
Day 10: Cutatambo – Huayllapa – Huatiac (4,400 masl)
Day 11: Huatiac – Yaucha Pass (4,800 masl) – Casgapampa (4,625 masl)
Day 12: Casgapampa (4,625 masl) – Yaucha Pass (4,800 masl) – Jahuacocha (4,100 masl)
Day 13: Jahuacocha – Llamac – Huaraz
What’s Included
Included
- Peruvian trekking-guide
- Cooks and helpers
- All meals during the tour
- Donkey driver and donkeys
- Camping tents (2 persons)
- Kitchen equipment
- Transportation as tour schedule / Huaraz
Not Included:
- International flights to Lima / Peru round trip
- Transfer from the airport for bookings of individual flights with different times of arrival / departure
- Exit tax at the airport in Lima
- Travel accident and health insurance
- Luggage insurance and trip cancellation
- Meals in restaurants in Lima and Huaraz
- Pick up at the airport in Lima to the Hotel
- Transfer from the Hotel to the airport and bus station
- Transport public bus or Domestic flight Airline LC-Peru
- Hotel Casa Andina 2 nights in Lima or other hotel
- Hotel San Sebastián 4 nights in Huaraz or other hotel
- Entrance fees to the Huascaran National Park
- Personal expenses
- Personal equipment (such as boots, ice ax, crampons, harness, sleeping bag, mat, Goretex, etc.)
- Tips
