Meals

As detailed in itinerary

Others

Full expedition brief to take place the day before trip departure

Guide

Professional Bilingual Mountain Guide (English & Spanish)

Transport

Private transport for collection, location transfers & drop-off to hotel

Accommodation

Camping - x4 person tents for x2 people Hostel accomodation for Sacred valley & Cusco - 3*

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Flights

International Flights not included Domestic Flights not included (can be organised as part of trip on request)

Insurance

Travel & Adventure insurance responsibility of traveller

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Day 1 Day 1: Cusco - Sacred Valley
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Cusco - Sacred Valley

Briefing to discuss expedition & transfer to Sacred Valley in preparation for the following days trek.

Overnight: Sacred Valley.
Day 2 Day 2: Trekking Of Lares: Cuncani - Huacahuasi
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Trekking Of Lares: Cuncani - Huacahuasi

Leaving very early from the Sacred Valley to travel 3 hours to the town of Cuncani where you’ll start a trek ascending to 4,400 masl and then descend to the 3,800 masl where we will organize our camp.

Overnight: Camping Huachuasi

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3 Day 3: Trekking Of Lares: Huacahuasi - Patacancha
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Trekking Of Lares: Huacahuasi - Patacancha

You’ll leave at 8am to reach 4600 masl in the Andes mountain range where you’ll see our next targets the Helamcoma and Veronica snowfalls.

Overnight: Ollantaytambo

Meals: Breaskfast, Lunch
Day 4 Day 4: Ascent To The Snowfall Helamcoma: Ollantaytambo - Base Camp
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Ascent To The Snowfall Helamcoma: Ollantaytambo - Base Camp

You’ll leave at 8am and travel for 1 hour to Thastayoc 4,000 meters above sea level, the point where we will begin our approach hike from the Helamcoma snow base camp to 4400 meters above sea level in the Lanlaluyoc lagoons.

Overnight: Base Camp

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5 Day 5: Ascent To The Snowfall Helamcoma: Summit - Urubamba
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: Ascent To The Snowfall Helamcoma: Summit - Urubamba

Leaving at dawn to begin the ascent during the first hours before dawn we will approach the glacier and already with daylight we will begin the crossing in the glacier and the climbing of the last ridge ridge where we will have a rock III after reaching the summit and have an amazing view of the snowy Veronica and Salkantay descend to the city of Ollantaytambo to continue to the city of Urubamba where we will rest and celebrate our first summit.

Overnight: Urubamba

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 6 Day 6: Rest: Optional Activities In The Sacred Valley
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Rest: Optional Activities In The Sacred Valley

After having enough sleep to recover energy, you’ll have the possibility to enjoy the infinite number of activities that the Sacred Valley of the Incas offers us since the visit of world-renowned ceramics artists to a short via ferrata that offers us particular views of the valley or just relax in our hotel.

Overnight: Urubamba

Meals: Breakfast
Day 7 Day 7: Ascent To The Snowy Veronica: Ollantaytambo - Base Camp
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: Ascent To The Snowy Veronica: Ollantaytambo - Base Camp

We will leave at 7 o’clock in the morning towards the Malaga pass, where we will enter the reserved communal area of Thastayoc and from 4,400 masl we will descend at 4,200 masl and then we will climb to 4,800 masl to the base camp in a steep ascent and dominated by the characteristic forests of "Queñas", the trees that grow highest in the world.

Overnight: Base Camp

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, Dinner
Day 8 Day 8: Ascent To The Snowed Veronica: Base Camp - Advanced Course
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 8: Ascent To The Snowed Veronica: Base Camp - Advanced Course

We will leave at 6:30 in the morning heading towards the advanced camp where we will cross some unstable moraines and climb small sections of III ° of rock not bigger than 20m as well as slopes of snow and ice between 45 ° to 60 ° until we reach the north ridge where we will look for a platform to be able to establish our advanced camp at 5,300 masl.

Overnight: Advanced Camp

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 9 Day 9: Ascent To The Snow-Capped Veronica: Advanced Course - Summit - Base Camp
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 9: Ascent To The Snow-Capped Veronica: Advanced Course - Summit - Base Camp

Very early in the morning, we will begin our ascent crossing important cracks and progressing on slopes between 45 to 60 ° to the summit which we will arrive with the first hours of the morning When the clouds of the jungle are still down in the valley and the views from the 5,900 meters are simply wonderful, we will begin the descent doing some rappels to the advanced camp where we will eat and continue our ascent to the base camp to spend the night there.

Overnight: Advanced Camp

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 10 Day 10: Ascent To The Snowed Veronica: Base Camp - Thastayoc Communal Protected Area - Cusco.
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 10: Ascent To The Snowed Veronica: Base Camp - Thastayoc Communal Protected Area - Cusco.

Not so early we will begin our descent through the Thastayoc ravine trying to visualize part of the unique fauna of this valley as the "Churrete real" of which there are only approximately 300 individuals in the world and this privileged valley in its habitat. At noon our transport will be waiting for us on the road at the exit of the valley to drive to the sacred valley where we will have a celebration lunch then transfer to the city of Cusco.

Overnight: Cusco

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 11 Day 11: Rest & Relaxation
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 11: Rest & Relaxation

Rest Day in Cusco

Overnight: Cusco
Day 12 Day 12: Cusco - Tinke - Pacchanta - Campo Base
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 12: Cusco - Tinke - Pacchanta - Campo Base

Around 7 am you’ll be collected from your hotel. Heading south-east by the Interoceanic highway that goes to Puerto Maldonado, we pass through the city of Urcos and within about 3 hours arriving at Ocongate, where you’ll be able to purchase anything that we forget in Cusco. Then taking a detour to Pacchanta, 45 minutes from Ocongate, in Pacchanta we meet the muleteers and cook of the expedition. After lunch we start the hike 4 hours to the base camp, with impressive views of the main snow-capped Cusco region such as: Ausangate (6384 masl), Cayangate (6110 masl) and others, always accompanied by llamas and alpacas. Already at the base camp, the personal high mountain equipment (harnesses, crampons, ice axes, helmets, leggings, gloves) will be have been delivered. The high mountain guide will teach you the correct way of using the equipment, how to act on a glacier and have them ready for promotion.

Dinner is at 6pm, allowing plenty of time for everyone to rest afterwards.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 13 Day 13: Qampa Base Camp - Summit - Base Camp
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 13: Qampa Base Camp - Summit - Base Camp

Leaving at 3am, you’ll have a light breakfast, it is essential to attack a mountain at dawn. You’ll leave the base camp and in approximately 2 hours of ascent by moraine arriving at the glacier, where we prepare ourselves with the mountain equipment to enter the glacier. After another 3 hours on the glacier you’ll reach the summit of the Qampa mountain which is 5,500 meters above sea level. Taking half an hour on the summit restng and enjoying the high Andean landscapes, surrounded by much of the snowy mountains of the Cordillera Vilcanota. The descent to the base camp will take a further 3 hours, where lunch awaits and you’ll have the whole afternoon free to rest after an intense day.

A special dinner will be prepared ready for 6pm.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 14 Day 14: Base Camp - Pacchanta - Cusco
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 14: Base Camp - Pacchanta - Cusco

Leaving at 9am for Pacchanta after breakfast, arriving at Pacchanta in about 3 hours where there’ll be the option to enter the thermal baths and buy handicrafts from Pacchanta and then have lunch and return to the City of Cusco where by around 6pm you’ll be dropped to your hotels, and you can spend the evening relaxing and recalling an incredible adventure!

Overnight: Cusco

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 15 Day 15: Departure
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 15: Departure

Collection & transfer to Cusco Airport for onward departing flight.

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Peaks Of Cusco & Sacred Valley Trekking - 15 Days

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Itinerary of your trip Peaks Of Cusco & Sacred Valley Trekking - 15 Days

Day 1: Cusco - Sacred Valley

Day 2: Trekking Of Lares: Cuncani - Huacahuasi

Day 3: Trekking Of Lares: Huacahuasi - Patacancha

Day 4: Ascent To The Snowfall Helamcoma: Ollantaytambo - Base Camp

Day 5: Ascent To The Snowfall Helamcoma: Summit - Urubamba

Day 6: Rest: Optional Activities In The Sacred Valley

Day 7: Ascent To The Snowy Veronica: Ollantaytambo - Base Camp

Day 8: Ascent To The Snowed Veronica: Base Camp - Advanced Course

Day 9: Ascent To The Snow-Capped Veronica: Advanced Course - Summit - Base Camp

Day 10: Ascent To The Snowed Veronica: Base Camp - Thastayoc Communal Protected Area - Cusco.

Day 11: Rest & Relaxation

Day 12: Cusco - Tinke - Pacchanta - Campo Base

Day 13: Qampa Base Camp - Summit - Base Camp

Day 14: Base Camp - Pacchanta - Cusco

Day 15: Departure

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