Humantay Lake
$190
/person
2 Days
Small Group
Hike & bus
Humantay Lake and Salkantay Pass 2-Days /1-Night
This experience offers a chance to immerse yourself in some of the most stunning nature that Peru has to offer. As you explore these breathtaking mountains and lakes, you will learn of the Andean cultures whose heritage is so intertwined with these landscapes, offering an experience steeped in both nature and history.
- Have an experience arriving at Salkantay Pass 4600 above sea level.
- Observe incredible views of mountains, lagoons, waterfalls, canyons and glaciers.
- Enjoy the Humantay Lake, the most famous lake in Cusco.
Day 1: Cusco City – Mollepata – Humantay Lagoon – Soraypampa
Morning: We will pick you up from the hotel at 4:00 am approx before taking our private van to the town of Mollepata approx 2 hours 30 minutes journey. Upon reaching to Mollepata.
Breakfast: we will have a stop to have a delicious breakfast, after breakfast, we head to reach Soraypampa for 1-hour drive in the van, the starting point of our trekking.
Activities: we will start our trekking from the soraypampa bus station, Then we will hike until to reach Humantay Lake 4200, for 2 hours. when we arrive to the Humantay Lake, we have time to explore the lake our official tour guide will give us an explanation about the lake, then we come back to the lunch point hiking down 1 hour.
Lunch: we have a delicious lunch and Organic in Soraypampa with a beautiful view of the mountains, and Salkantay glacier, and other mountains.
Afternoon trek: after a delicious lunch we have a small hike to Salkantay pampa campsite for 1 hour viewing beautiful landscape until to reach our campsite Salkantay Pampa 4200 masl
Overnight: Salkantay Pampa 4200 masl, where we will have tea time with a nice view of Salkantay mountain and dinner and a well-deserved rest.
Day 2: Salkantay pampa – Salkantay trek pass 4,620 – back to Cusco.
Morning: After a fortifying breakfast, we will provide you clean boiled water to drink, then we have a fruit snacks.
Activities: After breakfast, we will start with our trekking towards the Salkantay pass. 4,620 Masl is the highest point. We will spend approximately 3 hours to reach Salkantay 4620 passing the trail of seven snakes, Soyrococha, gringo killer trail, and finally Abra Salkantay.
On the Abra Salkantay road, we can observe llamas, alpacas, and birds like the Salkantay condor, landscapes. We will have a short rest to appreciate the wonder of the snow-capped mountain, Apu Salkantay. Then we will descend for approximately 3 hours back to Salkantay pampa.
Lunch: Salkantay pampa we will have a delicious lunch, and after lunch, we will walk down for 1 hour to the bus station. where we will take our private bus back to Cusco for approximately 3 hours, where we end the tour, Humantay Lake and Salkantay Pass 2-Days /1-Night.
It is include
- Pre-departure briefing: You will meet your tour guide the day before
- Private Transport:
- Experienced tour Guide: English-speaking
- Personal tents: 2 people in a comfortable tent
- Camping equipment: Dining and kitchen tents, tables, and chairs.
- Foam mats or sleeping pads: to put under your sleeping bag.
- 1 night in the tent with a beautiful view of the mountain.
- 1 Duffle Bag
- Entrance to the Salkantay trail.
- Entrance to the Humantay Lagoon.
- Expert Trekking Cook
- Meals: 1 Breakfast, 2Lunches, 1dinners, and Snacks
- Tea time.
- Water grooming.
- 1 Pillow per person.
- Medical kit and oxygen balloon.
The trip does not include
- The first breakfast.
- Last Day: Dinner.
- Sleeping bag(You can rent in our agency)
- Trekking Poles (rent in our agency)
- Travel insurance(Recommended)
- Gratuities for our staff: please note that our agency staff is well paid so please feel free to tip or not as you wish.
- Additional costs or delays caused by management are out of control like landscape, bad weather conditions, case of itinerary modification with a view to safety concerns, illness, change of government policy, political instability strikes, moment, etc.
- Drinks, beer, soda, etc.
- Horse from Soraypampa to Humantay Lake or Salkantay Pass (optional).
- Hiking clothes and gear.
- Original passport
- A comfortable day backpack if you want to carry all your belongings.
- Warm sleeping bag.
- Lighter-style trekking boots with good ankle support
- Warm clothes, and layers for variable temperatures especially at night.
- Thermal underwear can be worn in a sleeping bag or under cold conditions.
- Gloves or mittens, scarf, wool socks, woolen hat for cold nights
- T-shirts and trekking pants that zip off to short pants for comfort.
- Flashlight, head torch, and extra batteries.
- Camera extra batteries and binoculars.
- Wear a hat with a broad visor to keep the sun off your face.
- sunglasses.
- Personal medical kit, insect repellent.
- Rain Gear: a good rain jacket.
- Toiletries, toilet paper, small towels.
- 2-liter water bottle, (disposable plastic bottles are forbidden).
- Extra money for drinks on the route, Machupicchu and Aguas Calientes.
Contact a travel advisor
We will contact you as soon as possible, usually within 2 hours by WhatsApp and up to 24 hours by e-mail.
Thank you for your time and interest in touring with Peruvian Culture Tours.
Follow the steps below to book the tour:
- Select a day from the calendar.
- Enter the number of passengers and enter the required data.
- Enter the additional information.
- Choose the payment method.
Prices
Prices
- Adult Price: $190 per person. (Minimum 4 people)
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$190
Significant: Group service price. Daily departures!
