Day 1: Cusco – The ausangate trek / ausangate hike, starts with transfer from hotel to bus stop, and depart to Tinqui by bus and travel about six hours to reach the small Andean village of Tinqui. Driving through beautiful countryside, we pass several villages including Urcos, Ccatcca, Ocongate finally we will arrive to Tinqui, and stop forlunch. After lunch we will trek crossing grassy meadows below the jagged stone flanks of Ausangate Mountain 6,350 m.a.s.l. the highest snow peak in Southern Peru. After approximately five hours, we arrive to Upis. in the ausangate trek / ausangate ausangate hike has hot springs at the first and last camp site, this means that in ausangate trek you can have fun and relax.

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ausangate hike camping

Day 2: Upis – Arapa Pass - Jatun Pucacocha.  After early and nutritious breakfast, we continuo with our ausangate hike, this day we walk to cross our first pass, (arapa pass). Beautiful landscapes are seen along the way and further-on we climb a rock-strewn area, throughout all the passage we will see the majestic Ausangate Mountain. Finally we arrive to the pass; from where we enjoy wonderful views, we continue down and have the opportunity to see beautiful lakes, multi-coloured lagoons and reach the larger Yanacocha lake (black lake) where we have our lunch, then continue our hike to the camp site near the Jatun Pucacocha.

Day 3: Jatun Pucacocha - Palomani Pass - Uchuy Finaya. This day our ausagnate trek / ausangate hike, sems more expectacular, In the morning we make a short ascent to our second pass of Apacheta, (4,850 mt. 15,908 ft ) then down hill until Laguna Ausangate cocha, and stop for lunch. After walk up to the highest point of the trek Palomani Pass, on this point we can enjoy fantastic views of Ausangate and the Vilcanota range from this point. After approximately 2 hours of walking down into a valley, we arrive to our incredibly beautiful campsite at Uchuy Finaya.

  to climb for two hours towards the third mountain pass, the Abra de Palomani (5200m/17056ft). This is the highest part of the entire hike, from which we then descend for another 2hrs , along the area we may see llamas, alpacas, Vizcachas and reach Pampacancha (4050m / 13284 ft). Then we follow an up hill trail until campsite in Q´ampa (4300m/14104ft) easy 3-hour climb, the ausangate hike / ausangate trek Along the way shouws llamas, alpacas, and maybe even pumas. We will camp and dine at this place.

Day 5: Q´ampa - Pacchanta. Ausangate hike / ausangate trek is a large hike. We climb for 2 hours until we reach Q´ampa mountain pass (5000m/16400ft), where we may have the chance to spot the Andean deer. From here we descend towards the Qomerqocha lagoon to finally arrive at Pacchanta (4100m/13448ft) after an approximated five-hour walk. Pacchanta is a little community with attractive hot springs where we can enjoy a relaxing dip. We camp and spend our ausangate hike last nite.

Day 6: Pacchanta to Tinki. We leave Pacchanta and start to walk our way back to Tinki, which will take us approximately 2 hours. From where we take our transport to return to Cusco. and end with our ausangate trek / ausangate hike

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OUR SERVICE INCLUDES:

ausangate hike

•  transfer from hotel to bus stop, and transport to Tinki.

• Tents: 4-people tent for each 2 people ( 3 season tents highly maintained to ensure an excellent performance).

•  Dining, tables and chairs, Kitchen tent , Toilet tent.

• English speaking professional guide (2 guides for over 8 people)

• Cook, horsemen and horses (to carry tents, food, cooking equipment).

• Emergency horse every 4 people.

• Tents for our guides, cook and horsemen.

• Complete meals during trip, plus daily morning snacks, tea time.

• First-aid kit including emergency oxygen bottle

• Way back transport, inki to Cusco.