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Huascaran Trek or Quebrada Ulta 6 Days
offered by supplier M18167 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 6
- 10
day(s)
Group Size: 2
- 50
people
Destination(s):
Peru
Specialty Categories:
Hiking & Trekking
Ecotourism
Season: January - December
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: Yes
Minimum Per Person Price: 1000 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 1200 US Dollar (USD)
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Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Huaraz Cashapampa Llamacorral
After breakfast we will climb aboard our private bus to go along the Callejσn de Huaylas in the north side of Huaraz, passing different traditional Andean towns. First arriving will be in Carhuaz (2650m), here we will find the traditional made at home ice-creams from local fruits, and authentic and ecological handcrafts shown in "el abuelo" handcrafts shop. "El abuelo" is a shop located in the main square, where we will enjoy Carhuaz native products.
Then we will continue with our travel passing the Yungay, this city was buried by an avalanche that fell down from Huascaran mountain, then we will continue our travel to get the last Cashapampa District arriving around 10 AM. Here we will meet our donkey drivers to transport our hiking equipments. From here we will start hiking up after walking 2,5 hours. We will get the first camp the named Llamacorral, arriving around 4PM. Overnight camping at (3800m).
Day 2: Llamacorral Taullipampa camp
We will start hiking up at 9am.after hiking up 2 hours we will get the Ichiccocha and Jatuncocha lake. After visiting these lakes we will continue hiking up to get the way Alpamayo and Taullipampa, where we will have lunch. Then we will climb up for about 1 hour to get the Base Camp Alpamayo, where we will enjoy the splendid views of Alpamayo and Quitaraju Mountains in the south side Artesonraju, Paron and Aguja mountains. We will reach the second camp named Taullipampa around 3 or 4PM. Overnight camping at(4200m).
Day 3: Taullipampa Cachinapampa camp
We will start hiking up at 8AM. After hiking up 4 hours we will get to Punta Union pass (4750m) where we will have lunch enjoying the splendid views of the mountains. After this we will go down for about 3 hours half aprox to get the last camp the named Cachinapampa, Overnight camping at (3800m).
Day 4: Cachinapampa Colcabamba Avalancha camp
We will start going down for about 2 hours to the village of Colcabamba. Here we will have a rest for snacks, then continue to going to the next village of Yerbabuena. Here we will have lunch, after lunch and rest we will continue for about two hours closer to the glacier, here we will have spectacular views of avalanches falling down making noise from the Contrahierbas mountains, here we will prepare our camping place, dinner and overnight, in the place called avalanche due to the avalanches falling down.
Day 5: Avalancha Yanayacu Pass Ulta camp
After our usual break fast in the morning we will pack our camping equipment and start going up to the Yanayacu pass, from this pass we will have nice views of the mountains such as; Chopicalqui, Contrahierbas, Ulta and Chequiaraju, then continue going down the Ulta valley and then closer to the car trail we will set up our camping place, dinner and overnight.
Day 6: Ulta Huaraz
After the breakfast we will continue going down to the Ulta small valley. We have to go down for about one hour and half to get the first small district of Shilla, then continue down to Carhuaz, then continue direct to Huaraz, overnight hotel Huaraz.
Notes:
Things that you you need to bring:
- Backpack
- Sleeping bag
- Rain jacket or poncho (plastic ponchos can be purchased in Huaraz for a small price)
- Strong, comfortable footwear
- One complete change of clothing (you can carry more if you afford to hire a personal porter, please see options below)
- Sweater or jacket
- Water bottle (boiled drinking water will be provided)
- Torch or flashlight and batteries
- Hat or cap for sun protection
- Sun block (sun protection cream)
- Insect repellent (absolutely important item for this hike is bug spray. Anything with a lot of DEET will do the job, anything less is simply not sufficient. Bug spray must be bought when you come to Huaraz, as it cannot be found in the neighboring towns)
- Toiletries, towel and toilet paper
- Small snacks, chocolate, dried fruit, biscuits, energy bars etc,
- Camera, plenty of film and spare batteries
- Cash in soles
- Swimsuit (if you plan on visiting the hot springs at Hunacarhuaz after the trek)
- Optional: walking poles or stick rubber covers (can be hired from our office for a certain price for the 4 day trek)
- Copy of the passport
This could be optional:
- Personal horse with and extra cost
- Vegetarian meals. We can provide vegetarian meals or cater for special diets with no extra cost. Just let us know at time of reservation prior to trek departure.
- Sleeping bag hire. If you haven't got a sleeping bag or you don't want the hassle of bringing one then we have sleeping bags in our office for rent
Reservation details:
All trek reservations must be made in advance (30 days in advance is recommended especially for April, May, June, July and August)
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- Transportation by bus to the start point of the trip
- English speaking professional guide
- Sleeping tents with mattress
- Kitchen tent
- Accommodation: 6 nights camping
- Accommodation for our crew
- First aid kit
- Huascatan National Park Entrance fee
- Hot water every morning and evening for washing (during hiking)
- Cook and cooking equipment
- Meals (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
- Horses and Donkeys
- Bus drive from Vaqueria back to Huaraz City
- Transfer to the hotel
Price Excludes:
- Dinner on the last day of the program
- Personal Drinks
- Sleeping bags
- Tips for guides, cook and donkey drivers
- Personal equipment
Notes: We will require a non-refundable trek deposit of 50% per person payable at the time of Reservation and we will confirm you by e-mail or phone your trek booking. The remaining balance is to be paid in Huaraz one day prior to your trek departure date.
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