Ausangate 6 Days / 5 Nights

Day 1: Cusco- Chillca

We will depart from Cusco and travel to Checacupe town, where we will visit the colonial temple of the Immaculate and have a snack. Then we start ascending to the Pitumarca Valley. Around noon we will have a picnic lunch in a beautiful spot. We will arrive to Chillca where we will be greeting by the community. At the first lodge we will have time to relax and enjoy the music provided by the locals. We will have dinner at the lodge.

Day 2: Fly fishing

We will start the day with a hearty breakfast at the lodge. The guide will take us to the Yanacocha lake (it will take 2 and half hours to get to the lagoons).As soon as we arrive we will start casting for salmon trout, these highland lake trout’s are very fast and give a lot of fight.The picnic lunch will be served next to the lagoon.Then we will make our way back to the lodge.We will have dinner at the lodge.

Day 3: Chillca- Machuracay

We will start the day with a hearty breakfast at the lodge.Then our hike begins around 08:30 in the wide valley of Upis where impressive glaciated mountains loom above the valley offering majestic views.After we will have a snack enjoying the view we will make our way towards the waterfalls descending from the Santa Catalina Mountain.The picnic lunch will be waiting for us next to the Cochajaja lagoon.Then we will hike along a second lagoon and crossing a long series of moraines in order to reach the Machuracay Tambo.We will have dinner at the lodge.

Day 4: Machurcay -Anantapata.

We will start the day with a hearty breakfast at the lodge.The hike begins with a demanding ascent to the Palomani pass at an elevation of 5200 m./17 000ft A fantastic view of the glaciated south face of the “Apu” will give us a wonderful place to enjoy the snack.

This day we will have the picnic lunch in wonderful spot.Then we will hike in direction of Anantapata Tambo.We will have dinner at the lodge.

Day 5: Anantapata – Huampococha

We will start the day with a hearty breakfast at the lodge.The hike will take us to a spectacular part of the trail in the middle of mountains with red, ochre, and blue strata.As we enjoy the snack we will be on the lookout for groups of gracious vicuñas, as they are frequently spotted in this isolated area. This day we will have the picnic lunch in wonderful spot.

We will sleep in the Huampococha Tambo, in the heart of large rock formations near a lagoon where “huallatas” (Andean geese) make their nests.We will have dinner at the lodge.

Day 6: Huampococha - Cusco.

We will start the day with a hearty breakfast at the lodge.The hike will take us to the Anta pass, where we will enjoy the snack.As we gradually make our descent, the first crops and houses come into view.When we get to the Pitumarca Valley the picnic lunch will be waiting for us.By the time we will finish our lunch the bus will be ready to take us back to Cusco.

Note:

• Group size: 2 – 14 people
• The highest spot is at Palomani pass at an elevation of 5200 m./17 000ft
• The longest distance is 15km/9.3 mi. approximate

Include:

• Accommodation in double occupancy.
• Breakfast and complete dinners are served in the Andean Lodges, the picnic lunches and the snacks are provided on the trail.
• Guide services and expert leadership on the trek

Not include :

• Flights to or from Peru/Cusco or any other transport to Cusco prior to the program and after its conclusion.
• Tips to the staff. Insurance