Tour Lake Humantay
Overview
- Start: 5.00 am
- Ends: 5.00 pm
- Departure: Daily
- Service: Group tour
- Language guide: Bilingual English and Spanish
- Tour Category: Cultural, Nature, Walking
Tour description
In the morning around 5 am, you will be picked up from your hotel and we will drive in around two hours in a van to Mollepata to our restaurant where you will enjoy breakfast. Then we continue by car to the starting point of our hike in Soraypampa. The guide will hike in a flexible pace adapted to your needs. After around 1 to 1 1/2 hours of hiking, you will reach the lake Humantay. With some luck, you might even be able to get a picture of the Salkantay Mountain (6,271 m) and the Humantay Mountain together. After spending 1 hour at the lake, you will descend again to the starting point of the hike. This will take around 1 hour. From there we take the car and drive back to the same restaurant where you will enjoy a tasteful buffet lunch. After lunch, it is time to drive back to Cusco.
Included in the tour:
Guide (bilingual English/Spanish)
transportation (max 8 persons)
breakfast and lunch
Not included:
Dinner and snacks. As hiking in the mountains makes hungry, we recommend to bring plenty of snacks and water.
Price of this tour is 45 USD per person.
Difficulty
The level of this day hike could be described as moderate. No long distances are covered. The maximum altitude however is around 4200 m.a.s.l. Therefore, it is wise to acclimatize some days in Cusco to the altitude to avoid the possibility you get problems with the altitude on this tour. For the weather, you can expect cold temperature in the morning, warm and sunny at midday and chilly winds towards evening. Layered clothing adaptable to different conditions is highly recommended. For people who do not want to walk, there is the possibility to rent a horse.
What to bring
Good walking shoes
Small daypack or backpack (approximately 20L)
Comfortable, lightweight clothes or active wear (layers recommended)
Waterproof jacket or rain poncho
Warm coat, hat and gloves
Sun hat and sun glasses
Sunscreen, hand sanitizer
Water bottle or Camelbag and some snacks
Toilet paper, personal medication
Camera
Some extra money in soles
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