Santa Cruz trek
Santa Cruz trek
5 days
Difficulty: 3
  COD: PE-121
Category: Trekking

 
Program
Details Duration:5 days / 4 nights.

Starting Point: Huaraz

Ending Point:Huaraz 

Activities: Cultural, Ecological, Hiking, Camping.

Minima: 2 persons

 

This program can change, depending the physical condition of the client! Its possible to start this trek from the other direction

 

The Santa Cruz trek will be a magical experience for anyone in search for adventure and contact with nature. This trek would lead you the breathtaking panoramas and let you enjoy the virgin nature of the highlands of Peru. Santa Cruz trek takes up to 5 days and its the most famous trek in the Huaraz area and Cordillera Blanca The entire trek is full with amazing surprises; the local customs; the impressive view of the valleys between glaciers and snow capped summits ; the colourful flowers; creeks and waterfalls, and majestic blue lagoons and altitudes between 2,900 and 4,800 m.

 


1 st Day: Huaraz - Pampamachey – Vaqueria 1 st Day: Huaraz - Pampamachey – Vaqueria

You will be picked up from your hotel and we leave from Huaraz to the North , passing through the beautiful landscapes and traditional villages .You will pass through Yungay , buried during the 1970  big earthquake . We arrive to the lagoon Llanganuco.Its a beautiful lake with green colours. After a break and a walk at the lagoons we continue our trip to Portachuelo.at 4750 mtr. From here we could observe at a cloudless day the snowy Huandoy, Pisco, Chacraraju and Huascaran, during our trip down to our next stop Vaqueria at 3700 m



2 nd Day : Vaqueria - Paria 2 nd Day : Vaqueria - Paria

After our breakfast in the morning we will start the real trek and walk toward Colcabamba by the paria ravine .We walk slowly up until the gorge Huaripampa ,passing the forest of Quenuales where we finish and have our camp . Camp in the vicinity of Paria or Tuctu 3800m in the heart of Huascarán National Park.
 



3 th Day: Paria – Taullipampa 3 th Day: Paria – Taullipampa

After breakfast we start the day climbing the gorge Tucto, a difficult climb until the mountain pass “Punta Union” op 4750 m. This old trail was heavily used in pre-Columbian and colonial times as a route for transporting goods from the eastern side of the Andes to the main valley. Here we can see the snow peaks of Santa Cruz surrounded by Andean vegetation of Quenual (Pilylepis), the snow-capped peaks of Paria and Taulliraju, Artesonraju and Huaripampa will all come into view. We continue with a walk down to Taullipampa at 4,300 m. Walk of 5-6 Hr. to the camp.



4 th Day: Taullipampa -llamacorral 4 th Day: Taullipampa -llamacorral

Early in the morning, after breakfast we go downwards to the gorge Santa Cruz where we stop at Quisuarpampa for observing the Nevado Alpamayo, the most beautiful mountain of the world. Just from its base camp, we will continue walking down to Llamacorral passing by the green colour lakes called Jatuncocha and IchicCocha, where we can find a various kind of the silver ducks. We make camp at Llamacoral at 3600 aprox .Walk of 6 Hr.



5 th Day : Llamacorral-Cashapampa -Huaraz 5 th Day : Llamacorral-Cashapampa -Huaraz

After our breakfast we will continue walking down hill for three hours until Cashapampa. From here we will walk 2 km more to the Hot Springs to relax after 4 days trekking. Here we will have lunch, and take the bus back to Huaraz .

 

End of our service



Information Information

  •  Tour and Information are subject to change.
  • You can do the same tour also opposite , starting from Cashapampa.

Included

·         Bilingual or local guide.

·         3 meals a day. Vegetarian food available on request.

·         2 persons tents, mattresses,

·         porters or horses for camping equipment and food  

·         transport

·         Cook and kitchen equipement.

·         Pick-up at hostel

 
 
 
 

Not included

v      First day your breakfast , last day your evening meal

v      Sleeping bag can be rented

v      Entrance tickets

v      Personal travel insurance



What do we need when you make a reservation?

  1. Full name as it is written in your passport
  2. Passport number
  3. Nationality
  4. Date of birth  
  5. Departing date for the trail
  6. 30 % deposit at western union or at one of our accounts in Peru or Europe, the rest you pay at our office in Cusco


Yoy should bring

Ÿ         Personal sleeping bag , We rent out sleeping bags

Ÿ         Day pack,

Ÿ         Trekking shoes

Ÿ         Water bottle or micropur in order to purify the water

Ÿ         Flash light,

Ÿ         Sun Hat +sun-block

Ÿ         Personal clothing for trek and clothes for rain

Ÿ         Insect repellent

Ÿ         Camera with extra rolls of film

Ÿ         Snack

Ÿ         clothes for cold and warm weather

Ÿ         emergency money and money for the tip to guide cook and porters



   
 
     

 

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