Day 1: Cusco – The ausangate mountain trek / ausangate mountain circuit,  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, and 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. the ausangate mountain trek / ausangate mountain circuit has hot springs at the first and last camp site, this means that in ausangate trek you can have some relax at the end of hike.

Day 2: Upis – Arapa Pass - Jatun Pucacocha.  After early and nutritious breakfast, we continuo with our ausangate mountain 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. Finally we arrive to the pass; from where we enjoy wonderful views, we continue down hill, one of the caracteristics of ausangate mountain trek / ausangate mountain circuit is that the hike shows beautiful multi-coloured lagoons such as the larger Yanacocha lake (black lake) where we have our lunch, then continue our ausangate mountain trek / ausangate mountain circuit to the camp site near the Jatun Pucacocha.

lake and hiker in ausangate mountain circuit

climbing in ausangate mountain circuit

singrina cocha in ausangate

Day 4: Uchuy Finaya / Qampa Pass (5050 mt, 16,564 ft.) / Qomercocha.- We depart early morning 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 ausangate mountain trek / ausangate mountain circuit we may see llamas, alpacas, Vizcachas and reach Pampacancha (4050m / 13284 ft). Then we follow an uphill trail until campsite in Q´ampa (4300m/14104ft) Along this easy 3-hour climb we may have the chance to spot llamas, alpacas, and maybe even pumas. We will camp and dine at this place.

Day 5: Q´ampa - Pacchanta. 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 the night at this place.

Day 6: Pacchanta to Arnaqocha. ausangate mountain trek / ausangate mountain circuit new section We leave Pacchanta and take an trail than no other companies hike. we start with gradual uphill towards Maranpaqui pass and descend to the village of Maranpaqui where is possible to observe kids running in their typical clothes, then we hike by a narrow valley up to the button of the Arnaqocha where we lunch and camp.

Day 7th: Arnaqocha - singrinaqocha cocha- Qochasiki.- We hike towards Arnaqocha observing lamas herders, after pass we walk down hill up to the turquoise lake of Singrina cocha. We cross Arnaqocha Pass 14,600 ft. along  this section of ausangate mountain trek / ausangate mountain circuit we have opportunity to see colorful lakes, Vicuñas, llamas and alpaca. We will lunch at the singrinaqocha lake, after lunch we can take an easy hour walk to qochasik and camp.

Day 8th: Qochasiki Mallma Cusco: Hike down the valley of Singrina Qocha lake for three hours, and on to Mallma. Our bus will be waiting there to transfer us to Cusco where our ausangate mountain trek / ausangate mountain circuit, ends.

INCLUDED:

•  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 persons.

• 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.

EXCLUDED:

llamas in ausangate mountain hike