The Peaks of Cusco & Sacred Valley – 15 Days

Leaving very early from Calca to travel 1.5 hours to the town of Cuncani where you’ll start a trek ascending to 4,400 masl and then descend to the 3,800 masl where camp will be organised.

Overnight: Camping Huacahuasi
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

You’ll leave at 8am to reach 4600 masl in the Andes mountain range where you’ll see our next targets the Helamcoma and Veronica nevados.

Overnight: Ollantaytambo
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

You’ll leave at 8am and travel for 1 hour to Thastayoc 4,000 meters above sea level, the point where we will begin our approach hike from the Helamcoma snow base camp to 4400 meters above sea level in the Lanlaluyoc lagoons.

Overnight: Base Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Leaving at dawn to begin the ascent during the first hours before dawn we will approach the glacier and already with daylight we will begin the crossing in the glacier and the climbing of the last ridge ridge where we will have a rock III after reaching the summit and have an amazing view of the snowy Veronica and Salkantay descend to the city of Ollantaytambo to continue to the city of Urubamba where we will rest and celebrate our first summit.

Overnight: Urubamba
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After having enough sleep to recover your energy, you’ll have the possibility to enjoy the infinite number of activities that the Sacred Valley of the Incas offers us, such as a visit of world-renowned ceramics artists to a short via ferrata that offers us particular views of the valley or just relax in our hotel.

Overnight: Urubamba
Meals: Breakfast

You’ll leave at 7 o’clock in the morning towards the Malaga pass, where we will enter the reserved communal area of ​​Thastayoc and from 4,400 masl we will descend at 4,200 masl and then we will climb to 4,800 masl to the base camp in a steep ascent and dominated by the characteristic forests of “Queñas”, the trees that grow highest in the world.

Overnight: Base Camp
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, Dinner

We will leave at 6:30 in the morning heading towards the advanced camp where we will cross some unstable moraines and climb small sections of III ° of rock not bigger than 20m as well as slopes of snow and ice between 45 ° to 60 ° until we reach the north ridge where you’ll look for a platform to be able to establish our advanced camp at 5,300 masl.

Overnight: Advanced Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Very early in the morning, we will begin our ascent crossing important cracks and progressing on slopes between 45 to 60 ° to the summit which we will arrive with the first hours of the morning When the clouds of the jungle are still down in the valley and the views from the 5,900 meters are simply wonderful, we will begin the descent doing some rappels to the advanced camp where we will eat and continue our ascent to the base camp to spend the night there.

Overnight: Advanced Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Not so early we will begin our descent through the Thastayoc ravine trying to visualize part of the unique fauna of this valley as the “Churrete real” of which there are only approximately 300 individuals in the world and this privileged valley in its habitat. At noon our transport will be waiting for us on the road at the exit of the valley to drive to the sacred valley where you’ll have a celebration lunch then transfer to the city of Cusco.

Overnight: Cusco
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Rest Day in Cusco.

Overnight: Cusco

Around 7 am you’ll be collected from your hotel. Heading south-east by the Interoceanic highway that goes to Puerto Maldonado, we pass through the town of Urcos and within about 3 hours arriving at Ocongate, where you’ll be able to purchase anything that you forget in Cusco.

Then taking a detour to Pacchanta, 45 minutes from Ocongate, in Pacchanta we meet the muleteers and cook of the expedition. After lunch we start the hike 4 hours to the base camp, with impressive views of the main snow-capped Cusco region such as: Ausangate (6384 masl), Cayangate (6110 masl) and others, always accompanied by llamas and alpacas.

Already at the base camp, the personal high mountain equipment (harnesses, crampons, ice axes, helmets, leggings, gloves) will have been delivered. Our high mountain guide will teach you the correct way of using the equipment, how to act on a glacier and have them ready for promotion.

Dinner is at 6pm, allowing plenty of time for everyone to rest afterwards.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Leaving at 3am, you’ll have a light breakfast, it is essential to attack a mountain at dawn. You’ll leave the base camp and in approximately 2 hours of ascent by moraine arriving at the glacier, where we prepare ourselves with the mountain equipment to enter the glacier.

After another 3 hours on the glacier you’ll reach the summit of the Qampa mountain which is 5,500 meters above sea level. Taking half an hour on the summit restng and enjoying the high Andean landscapes, surrounded by much of the snowy mountains of the Cordillera Vilcanota. The descent to the base camp will take a further 3 hours, where lunch awaits and you’ll have the whole afternoon free to rest after an intense day.

A special dinner will be prepared ready for 6pm.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Leaving at 9am for Pacchanta after breakfast, arriving at Pacchanta in about 3 hours where there’ll be the option to enter the thermal baths and buy handicrafts from Pacchanta and then have lunch and return to the City of Cusco where by around 6pm you’ll be dropped to your hotels, and you can spend the evening relaxing and recalling an incredible adventure!

Overnight: Cusco
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch

Collection & transfer to Cusco Airport for onward departing flight.