Trek to Ausangate 6D/5N

Description

Ausangate is the mountain most characteristic of the Cuzcanian Andes; it’s situated at 6,372m among expanses of turquoise lakes and high plains in forests of rocks which create a seemingly lunar landscape, totally isolated from the modern world. Ausangate is an indescritable adventure.

Itinerario

First day: Cusco - Tinki

Early in the morning, we pickup the passengers from their respective hotels and take our private transportation through urcos, by views of mount ocongate, and arrive in tinki, about three hours later. It’s here that we setup our first campsite and admire the view of the majestic snow-covered peak, ausangate.
(Lunch/dinner)

Second day: Tinki - Upispampa

We have an early breakfast and continue our trip to upispampa. Today we get to see a variety of animals, including alpacas and sheep, typical in this region. Lunch is eaten in a place called manantiales. After a rest, we continue our trek until we arrive at the ubispampa hot springs where we make camp.
(Breakfast/lunch/dinner)

Third Day: Upispampa - Pucacocha

A full breakfast begins perhaps our most challenging day of the trek, until arriving at arapa pass, approximately 4,100m. From there, we head on to pucacocha lake where we make camp. Today we admire impressive landscapes and a pass through a few small communities.
(Breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Fourth Day: Pucacocha - Pacchapampa

We rise for an early breakfast to continue our trek to the little lakes and then to the highest point on our trip, lake ausangate pass (4500m). Later we continue on to the lake of the same name. From here, the towering snowcapped ausangate allows us spectacular views right from our campsite.
(Breakfast, lunch, dinner).

Fifth day: Pacchapampa - Pachetapampa

Breakfast is eaten and then we hike for approximately three hours up snowy palomar pass, then to apachetapampa where we have lunch. in the afternoon, we trek on to urpi hot springs where we make our final campsite, now far from the snow-covered ausangate.
(Breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Sixth day: Apachetapampa - Tinki - Cuzco

After breakfast, we continue our hike back to tinki, passing local communities, and arriving in time for lunch. Finally we return to Cusco, arriving about 8:30pm.