Ausangate

Programme (6 Days/5 Nights).

The magnificent region of Ausangate in the SE of Cusco is where our adventure will take us. We will be hiking around this big snow covered mountain (6372 mts) walking through incredible landscapes, lagoons and thermal baths of 4000 mtsof altitute.

We also visit native cultures that have preserved their traditions for 500 years.

>Day 1: Cusco - Tinque: We leave by bus to the town of Tinque, aproximately 6 hours. Lunch. Overnight in a hostel. Dinner included.

>Day 2: Tinque - Upis: Breakfast and early morning we start walking Upis. Approx 5 hours of trekking. Lunch, and then camping and dinner.

>Day 3: Upis - Ausangate Qocha: Breakfast and trekking to the pass of Arapa at 4700 mts., where we will have an incredible view of all the snow covered mountains. We camp near a lagoon where we do late night trout fishing for the next days lunch.

>Day 4: Ausangate Qocha - Q'ampa: We start walking to the second pass where we can see some ice caverns that are dated from the glacial era, then go to "Abra de Palomani" at 5100 mts., the highest pass. We descend and walk three hours more to reach our camp.

>Day 5:  Q'ampa - Pacchanta: After a little pass we start to descend and walk 6 hours through lagoons and valleys so as reach Pacchanta. Here a little community wait for us. We can take a hot thermal bath and eat a typical meal called Pachamanca.

>Day 6: Pacchanta - Tinque: Three hours to return toTinque . Lots of beautiful localchildren appear asking for sweets. The treck is going down and down and it's time to end.

The camps will be modified in function of the level of trecking of the client. We also bring extra horses in case of emergency 

                                           INLUDES:

Horse for transport camping equipments, tents and personal belonging.

Meals for 6 days.

Guide and cook.

Transportation Tinque - Cusco - Tinque.

First night in hostel - basic-.

Tents, cooking equipments.

First aid kit.

NOT INCLUDED:

Breakfast for the first day.

Personal horses to ride.

Mattress and sleeping bag.

RECOMENDATIONS:

Warm clothes, rain jacket, sunblock, snacks, sterilizing pills and water.