Itinerary
Day 1: Cusco – Tinki - Upis.
We will leave Cusco at 6:30 am in private transport, travelling for two and a half hours until the village of Tinki, (3850msnm) where we will have our lunch after our visit. From here we begin our trek until our first campsite. While we are walking, we will begin to appreciate the magnificent Ausangate, as well as a group of lakes, and llamas and alpacas. When we reach the thermal baths of Upis (4450 msnm), we will camp and can bathe. This day the hiking will be a relaxing 4 hours.
Day 2: Upis - Ausangate Cocha.
On this second day, we continue to ascend until the first pass, Arapa (4750 msnm), from where we descend to a group of 5 beautiful lakes (4450 msnm). At this place, we will take our lunch, always appreciating the impressive snow-capped mountain. After a rest, we continue climbing to another small pass; from here we can see in the distance the second tallest mountain of Cusco, Salcantay. We then descend to our campsite, Ausangatecocha (4650 msnm).
Day 3: Ausangatecocha – Jampa
This day may be the most difficult because we must climb for 2 hours to the highest point of our trek, the pass of Palomani, (5200msnm) where we can appreciate very close the mountain. The view here is very impressive, with the mountain range in this place we feel very close to the sky. Later, we descend to a beautiful valley, surrounded by llamas, alpacas and vicuñas until we reach Huchuy Finaya (4500msnm). After a well deserved rest, we continue climbing for 2 hours more to our campsite, Jampa (4650msnm).
Day 4: Jampa – Pacchanta.
On this day, we continue climbing for abut 3 hours to the pass Jampa (5000msnm), the second highest in the area. From here, we descend for an hour to another group of lakes, where we will have our lunch, always appreciating the wild birds such as geese, ducks, and gulls, as well as eagles and hawks. Later, we continue to our campsite where we can again visit thermal baths at Pacchanata (4400msnm), with a view of the glaciers. Very impressive.
Day 5: Pacchanta – Tinki – Cusco.
After breakfast this morning, we being our return hike to the village of Tinki. Our walk is about 3 hours and we must climb a little and then descend until the village where we will have our lunch. After lunch, we take our return car to Cusco, and back to your hotel. End of our services.
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