Santa Cruz trek in 5 days from Huaraz

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

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

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.

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.

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

Tour and Information are subject to change.

* Nationality

* Date of birth  

* Departing date for the trail

* 40 % deposit at western union or at one of our accounts in Peru or Europe, the rest you pay at our office in Cusco

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