Domos Cordillera Blanca, Trekking Huantsan

Arrival in Lima according to your international flight schedule. Welcome by a member of our team and transfer to your hotel in the Miraflores district where you will spend your first night.

Transfer to the bus terminal and then a comfortable day bus to Huaraz where you will arrive late in the day.

Arrival in Huaraz and transfer to your hotel.

Arrival in Huaraz early in the morning and transfer to the domes (3600 meters above sea level) where you will receive a breakfast.

You will be able to use your own dome at no extra charge as long as it is free in the early hours. Otherwise you can take advantage of the large dome which is very comfortable to rest a little.

Free day in the Quilcayhuanca valley. This acclimatization walk on relatively flat ground, at an altitude of about 4000 meters, is ideal as a first acclimatization walk. The valley is wild and bucolic, the cliffs are impressive.

After the walk, the driver will take you back to the site of the domes where you will spend the night.

Walking time: about 4 hours

Elevation gain: D+ 100m, D- 100m

Driving time there and back: 1h30

The Llaca lake is located at 4400 meters above sea level, in the valley of the same name, just behind the site of the domes.

A vehicle will take you up to the entrance of the Quebrada from where you will walk up to the lake. You will gradually immerse yourself in this beautiful valley of the National Park. You will then arrive at the green Llaca Lake, located at the foot of the Ranrapalca and Ochsapalca peaks, both of which are very impressive. Return to the vehicle and then to the domes.

Free afternoon at the domes.

Walking time: about 4 hours

Elevation gain: D+ 400m.

Day 1: Olleros-Sacracancha

About an hour's drive south to the village of Olleros and on to Agocancha (3700), where the walk begins. A walk through a pampas landscape, with a stream zigzagging through the countryside. After about 9km on even terrain, we'll set up camp at 4000m, in the Sacracancha area.

 Driving distance: 1h
 Walking distance: 13km
 Walking time: approx. 4-5h
 D+ 550m / D- 70m

Day 2. Sacracancha - Yanashallash Pass - Shongopampa

Around 8.5 km of ascent on an ancient Inca trail (Kapac Ñan), with some sections still paved, will take us to the Punta Yanashallash pass (4700), where we'll have the chance to admire a number of peaks, including Huantsan (6395), Rurec (5700) and Huruashraju (5722). The descent over the Kapac Ñan will take us to the Shongopampa pasture for the second camp, after a total walk of around 13km.

 Walking distance: 13.5km
 Walking time: approx. 6-7h
 D+ 720m / D- 750m

Day 3. Shongopampa - Castillo

Depart Shongopampa for Chavin. However, you won't go all the way down to Chavin, but fork off towards the village of Jato to enter the Huantsan valley. You'll discover an enchanting landscape of free-roaming horses in the middle of a wild valley, with the Nevado Huantsan in your sights. You'll climb up to the edge of the Alhuina lagoon, where you'll set up camp.

 Walking distance: 14km
 Walking time: approx. 6-7h
 D+ 630m / D- 350m

Day 4. Castillo - Paso San Juan - Carhuazcancha Valley

Depart from Castillo to climb up to the second pass of this trek, Paso San Juan (also sometimes called Paso Santa Rosa). The landscape becomes increasingly arid and you feel as if you're touching the summits. An impressive pass that will be one of the highlights of this trek.
Once over the pass, at an altitude of 4820 m, you'll descend into the Hitakuq valley and continue on to the Carhuazcancha valley, where you'll set up camp.

 Walking distance: 10.5 km
 Walking time: approx. 6-7h
 D+ 660m / D- 850m

Day 5. Laguna Maparaju - Carhuazcancha

We leave the camp to visit the Maparaju bajo and Maparaju alto lakes, siuted at the foot of Nevado Maparaju. Then return to the valley and descend to the Carhuazcancha camp at 3790m altitude.

 Walking distance: 12 km
 Walking time: approx. 5-6h
 D+ 530m / D- 720m

Day 6. Carhuazcancha - Puente 2 amores - Chavin - Huaraz

Break camp in Carhuazcancha and descend into the valley to the Dos Amores bridge, where our driver will be waiting for us.
You'll then take the road to Chavin de Huantar, where we'll take time to visit the ruins of this ancient civilization, cradle of Peru's pre-inca civilizations.
Return to Huaraz in the late afternoon.

 Walking distance: 6.5 km
 Walking time: approx. 2h
 D+ 80m / D- 540m

Driving time: approx 4h30

At the end of the morning you will take a comfortable bus from Huaraz to Lima where you will arrive around 8pm. Transfer to the Miraflores district where you will spend the night.

Free morning in Lima, then transfer to the international airport according to your flight time back home.