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Ausangate Trek To Machu Picchu 7 Days

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Duration : 7 Days - 6 Night
Availability : Daily Departures
Departure Location : Cusco
Destination : Ausangate, Rainbow Mountain, Machu Picchu
Min Age : 9+
Max People : 12 PER GROUP
MODERATE

ACT. LEVEL

MODERATE
alttitude

MAX. ALTITUDE

5,200 M
Acomodations

ACCOMMODATION

Camps, Hotel
activity

ACTIVITIES

TREK
TRIP DESCRIPTION
Ausangate Trek To Machu Picchu 7 Days

Ausangate Trek 7 days To Machu Picchu will be an unforgettable experience a walk in the highest mountains of Cusco where you will enjoy nature and colorful villages and friendly Andean people, and you will see beautiful places like colorful lakes, alpacas, llamas, vicuñas, chinchillas, Andean fox, and enjoy magnificent views of Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain all in just 7 days. This circuit is new and we have carefully designed for you to fully enjoy your hike and return home happy with no regrets.

Ausangate Trek 7 days: for a photographer, it has it all: breathtaking snow-capped mountains, rainbow-colored hills, eroded peaks, lakes and streams, amazing sunrises, bright weather and skies dark enough to expose the Milky Way. G et ready to hear the most fantastic stories and local legends, while exploring this part of Cusco to Machu Picchu with nature pure and simple. And walk with us to make it an easy trip, even for a long weekend. The scenery is like nothing else you have ever seen: it is truly breathtaking!

TRIP ITINERARY

DAY 1Cusco - Upis - Yanacocha Campsite

We will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco from 4:30 to 5:00 AM. in our private bus then travel for 3 hours towards the south of Cusco to the community of Upis (4200m / 13779ft), on our way we will see picturesque villages and make stops to enjoy nature and take incredible pictures, once we arrive at the village of Upis we will meet our muleteers and horses, they will transport all the equipment for 5 days.

Then as we prepare for the trek our cook will prepare a delicious breakfast to enjoy overlooking the Ausangate mountain (6372m / 20905ft), surrounded by green valleys and rivers.

After breakfast we will start walking on a sloping path for 2 and a half hours to the village of UpisPampa where we will have lunch in front of the imposing Ausangate. Here we will be much closer to the (Sacred Mountain) Ausangate while having lunch we will enjoy magnificent views in the valley of Ausangate surrounded by mountains and hills.

We will then continue up a trail for 1.5 hours to the Arapa pass (4850m / 15912ft) where we will rest and enjoy the first magnificent views that will leave you impressed with its natural beauty, then continue walking on a flat trail to our campsite in Yanacocha (4600m / 15091ft) for 2 hours more.

Highest Point: 4850m= 15912ft
Walking Distance – 15km
Hiking Time: (4 – 5 hours)
Starting Elevation 4200m= 13779ft
Campsite Elevation 4600m= 15091ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Camping
Adventure: Absolutely

DAY 2Yana Qocha – Ananta Pass - Hananta Campsite

Our staff will wake you up with a coca tea, to enjoy the magnificent views, and while we pack our things our cook will be preparing breakfast to enjoy in front of 3 beautiful lagoons.

After breakfast we will continue walking up a trail for 1 hour to the pass called Hananta (4950m / 16240ft), here we will have 30 minutes to rest and appreciate the magnificent views from the top of the valley and Ausangate and its 4 colorful lakes.

Then we will continue downhill for 1 hour until our camp in Hananta (4740m / 15551ft) where we will spend the night and have plenty of time to rest and explore, in this beautiful valley surrounded by alpacas and overlooking Ausangate.

Optional
If you have Energy we can continue to the rainbow mountain the hike takes approximately 2 hours, that is to say that we will be at 2 o’clock in the afternoon in the rainbow mountain (5038m / 16528ft )then we will return by the same path that we came, to our Hananta camp.

Highest Point: 4950m= 16240ft
Walking Distance – 7km
Hiking Time: (2 – 3 hours)
Starting Elevation 4600m= 15091ft
Campsite Elevation 4740m= 15551ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Camping
Adventure: Absolutely

DAY 3Hananta – Rainbow Mountain – Ausangate Qocha Campsite

Today we will get up very early at 3:30 AM to visit the rainbow mountain. We will have a delicious and nutritious breakfast to have Energies.

after breakfast we will start walking uphill for 1 hour to the pass called Warmiwañusca, we will rest for a moment, then we will continue downhill for 30 minutes passing by the Comercocha lake, and we will start a sloping path for 1 hour, to the rainbow mountain (5038m / 16528ft), here we will be at 5 in the morning that is to say that we will be alone with our group and we will enjoy the sunrise and the magnificent views of the 7 colored mineral formations, and in front of us we will see the red valley.

After exploring and enjoying the wonders of nature, we will return by the same road we came to our camp called Hananta for lunch.

Then we will continue on a flat trail for 2 hours with magnificent views of the green valleys full of alapacas and llamas, until our camp in Ausangatecocha (4450m / 14599ft)in this magnificent place we will spend the night right at the base of ausangate and 5 meters from our camp will be located Ausangate lake, and you can enjoy this beautiful lake drinking your coffee on the shore.

Highest Point: 5068m= 16627ft
Walking Distance – 15km
Hiking Time: (4 – 5 hours)
Starting Elevation 4740m= 15551ft
Campsite Elevation 4450m= 14599ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Camping
Adventure: Absolutely

DAY 4Ausangate Qocha – Sorapata Campsite

Today in the morning you will wake us up with the sounds of birds and the roars of the glaciers that break off and fall into the lake.

as we enjoy our breakfast overlooking Ausangate, our Guide will go to explain and give you recommendations for our walk today. After breakfast we will start walking uphill for 1 hour and a half the highest pass of our circuit called Palomina (5200m / 17060ft), here we will rest 30 minutes to enjoy the magnificent views and then we will have a small offering to the Apu Ausangate this step is sacred and in the form of respect an offering is given.

Then we will continue a path down for 1 hour and arrive a beautiful valley full of alapacas, llamas, Andean Geese, Andean Ducks, Chinchillas, and Rock Forest, and walk along a sloping path for 1 hour and a half our camp in Sorapata (4400m / 14435ft). here we will spend the night overlooking another snowy one called Butterfly, 3 peaks, colquecruz, covered with glacier, this place is magnificent and rewarding amazing views.

Highest Point: 5200m= 17060ft
Walking Distance – 14km
Hiking Time: (4 – 5 hours)
Starting Elevation 4450m= 14599ft
Campsite Elevation 4400m= 14435ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Camping
Adventure: Absolutely

DAY 5Sorapata – Pacchanta Campsite

Today we will wake up with a coca tea, and get ready for the hike, enjoy a delicious breakfast with a magnificent view of snow-capped mountains and green valleys.

After breakfast we will continue the hike for 2 and a half hours to the Qampa pass (5000m / 16404ft), here we will rest for 30 minutes to enjoy the magnificent views, then we will descend downhill for 1 and a half hours to the town of Pacchanta (4580m= 15026ft), here we will have lunch and enjoy the hot springs.

Here we will spend the night in our private camp, with magnificent views of the small town of Pacchanta, a native and colorful village .

Highest Point: 5000m= 16404ft
Walking Distance – 17km
Hiking Time: (6 – 7 hours)
Starting Elevation 4400m= 14435ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch,
Adventure: Absolutely

DAY 6Pacchanta - Ollantaytambo - Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel

Today we will wake up with a cup of coffee and enjoy the beautiful sunrise, today our Private Bus will come to pick us up at our campsite in the meantime, we can enjoy the hot springs while our cook prepares breakfast.

After breakfast we will say goodbye to our Muleteer and our Cook, and then we will travel in our Private Bus back to Cusco and ollantaytambo to the train station.

We will board our train to the town of Machu Picchu, and at the train station in the town of Machu Picchu one of our Staff will be waiting for you and take you to your Hotel, you will have time to shower and change your clothes.

Then we will take you to our Restaurant for dinner and you will meet our guide and he will explain you everything about the next day to Machu Picchu.

Day 7 Machu Picchu - Cusco Hotel

Wake up will be 05:00 a.m. because we need to take the first bus to Machu Picchu citadel where you will watch the magical and majestic sun rise, while beautiful hummingbirds sing to welcome another day. After that, you will have a guided visit to the citadel of Machu Picchu (3 hours), following the guided tour you will have free time to visit and take pictures of Machu Picchu. At the conclusion of your visit to Machu Picchu you have to take the bus back to Aguas Calientes town, where you then have to take the train to Ollantaytambo where our transfer will be waiting to tack you back to your Cusco hotel.

ADDITIONAL TRIP INFO
INCLUDED
TRIP LIST

Includes in Ausangate Trek

  • Extra oxygen
  • First Aid kit
  • One foamy sleeping pad per person
  • Tea time = Happy Hour: Every afternoon 1 hour before dinner the cooks will let on the dining table pop-corn, biscuits, coffee, chocolate, different type of teas, hot water, etc. this is because after a day of hiking many are hungry and it is a bit annoying to wait till dinner that why we provide tea time.
  • Transportation from hotel to Upis town.
  • Transportation from Pacchanta town to Ollantaytambo train station.
  • Round trip train ticket.
  • Bus up & down in Machu Picchu.
  • Entrance ticket to Machu Picchu.
  • 1 night hotel In Machu Picchu town.
  • Transportation from train station to hotel.
  • Camping Equipment 4 season tent(04 people tent for 02 people).
  • Thermarest mattresses
  • Other camping equipment, a dining tent with table and chairs, and a kitchen tent, manned by a professional cooking staff.
  • Trek leader
  • Meals: Breakfast (6), lunch (6), dinner (5), snacks (7).
  • A professional Quechua chef.
  • Horses, and muleteers; horses carry your 8 kg / 16 pounds personal items.
  • Oxygen Tank.
Included

Includes in Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu Tour

  • Transportation from Ausangate Cusco to Ollantaytambo
  • Train ticket to Aguas Calientes
  • 1 night at the hotel in Aguas Calientes
  • Dinner in Aguas Calientes
  • Guide in Machu Picchu that speaks English and Spanish
  • Return ticket by train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo
  • Private Bus from Ollantaytambo to Cusco Al Hotel
Not Included
  • The last Dinner, beverages are not included in the pax.
  • Tips and extra cash
  • Others not mentioned
  • Original Passport
  • Walking boots
  • Waterproof jacket / rain poncho
  • Warm jacket
  • Hat and gloves
  • T-shirts
  • Comfortable trousers
  • Sun hat
  • Sun cream (factor 35 or higher)
  • Insect repellant
  • Toiletries and hand sanitiser
  • Personal medication
  • Camera and film with extra batteries
  • Torch with spare batteries
  • Daypack
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