Duration:
Price:
Maximum Altitude
6,400 m.s.n.m
Difficulty
Difficult
Group Size
02 and 08 people
Type of Service
Group
The Ausangate Trek is the most representative mountain of Andes. It is located to 6,400 meters height.
Turquoises lagoons, extensive plains and stone forest, turn totally to the zone an isolated lunar paradise. To walk by the landscapes of the Ausangate is an indescriptible adventure, in which it is impossible not to be astonished before the beauty at the dusks and eternal snows. He is frequent to also be with rock needles that rise to more than five thousand meters of height and with ice tongues that fall of vertiginous way and form glacial lagoons.
Day 1: challenge.
Our private car will pick you up and drive you to Tinki 3,800m – 12,540 ft.
Hike: Tinki- Upis
06 hours approximately distance (10 km – 6,25 miles)
Day 2: challenge & stunning.
After breakfast, with muleteers and an emergency horses we start the long hike which will cross various high passes and lagoons
Hike: Upis- Ausangate lagoon
8 hours approximately distance (12 km – 7.5 miles).
Day 3: Hard.
Very early we will depart walking for towards the pass Palomani (5,200 m – 17,160 ft.) and then decend for lunch
Hike: Ausangate lagoon- Palomani pass-Qanpa.
7 hours approximately distance (14 km – 8.75 miles).
Day 4: Hard & stunning.
After breakfast we will walk to Pacchanta a beautiful hot spring
Hiking: Ancasqocha – Chillca.
7 hours approximately distance (7 km –4,5 miles).
Day 5: Cusco.
our last day we will hike for 03 hours and take our transportation to Cusco
Hike 08 km - (10 km – 6.25 miles).
HIGHLIGTS:
- The best local professional tour guides.
- The best hikes, campsites and tours in the world.
- Discover the incas land along the way to Machupicchu.
- Explore the best tourist destination, Machu Picchu
- Travel with the best local agency travel. Tour operator
Incluided
✓ PERMITS AND TICKETS FOR THE INCA TRAIL.
We will secure all necessary permits once we receive your complete information and reservation deposit. Permits are subject to availability and are issued for a specific date and under your name. They cannot be changed under any circumstances. Changes in password number are only permitted for renewal reasons. In that case, you must provide both your old and new passport.
✓ PRE- DEPARTURE BRIEFING.
We offer a tourist orientation to our visitors before doing the excursion to Machupiccchu. The briefing starts at 6:00 p.m. We understand you may be nervous or have any questions about the excursion. This is the opportunity to meet with your tour guide and travel companions.
✓ EXPERIENCED TOUR GUIDES.
We have local professional tour guides who know a lot about their history and customs. They know the Inca trails very well and speak fluent English. You will feel safe your hands.
✓ TRANSPORTATION.
Transportation is included in your tour package. from pick up from your hotel Until the conclusion of your tour in Cusco.
First day: You´ll be picked up from your hotel in the morning and travel in our transportation to Tinki the starting point of the trek
Fifth day: Transport from Pacchanta to your hotel in Cusco
✓ MULETEER.
Our muleteer Team will carry all camping equipment and supplies needs for the trek. Additionally, we’ll include the personal service of a porter responsible for carrying your duffle bag and personal items
✓ CAMPING IQUIMENT.
Dining tents, tables, chairs and cooking equipment, portable toilet and sleeping tents.
✓ DUFFLE BAG. For the trek, you will receive a duffle bag to pack your personal belongings up to maximum weight 7 kg or 15.4lb this weight includes your sleeping bag
✓ MEDICAL KIT:
All our tours guides have received training in first aid and rescue and high mountains rescue. In the event that a tourist requires medical attention during the trek, our staff will be able to assist you. We have a first aid kit. In an extreme case of a medical emergency, you will be evacuated to the nearest medical center.
✓ FOOD:
We try to offer natural and organic food. we buy the whole ingredient from farm farmers; They work all their products naturally and without chemicals. We have professional chefs from Inca Trail.
Note: Our clients when booking the tour. You must notify us if they have allergies or food restrictions to ensure that the food is prepared properly.
✓ WATER:
We offer water. First it is boiled, cooled and filtered. to fill water bottles or Camelback (the chef will provide clean water after each meal)
Note: we recommended to bring two liters’ bottles or camel’s bags because plastic bottles are prohibited.
✓ SUPPORT STAFF:
All travel agencies need a support staff that includes: chef, chef assistant, horse owner and porters. We offer work for both men and women with living wages.
Our staff are the humble people of the mountains who like to share their culture and history.
No Included
× Lunch on the last day
× Travel insurance: Highly recommended for all hikers.
× Additional tickets Machupicchu mountain and Huaynapicchu mountain $ 70
× Tips for the crew, guide, cook and porters
× VISTADOME Train – $67 USD per person extra. (Return only)
× Personal tent- $30 USD – (Please request when you book your trek)
× Additional night in Aguas Calientes – from 70 USD per person (depending on availability)
Huayna Picchu Mountain: $75 USD – This needs to be booked in advance and please let us know at the time of booking (it books out very quickly).
Picchu Mountain is an optional trek within Machu Picchu Citadel which do not include a guide. The climb is usually done on your own after your tour of Machu Picchu Citadel. If you would like the extra hike to be guided, please request in advance. There is an extra cost for this extra guided tour.
RENTALS:
- Sleeping bag: $20 to rent
- Inflatable air mattress: $15 to rent
- Trekking poles (pair): $20 to rent
- Hiking Backpack: $20 to rent
MORE IMPORTANT:
Original valid passport (a copy will not be accepted).
Immigration Card (given on the plane as you enter Peru)
Valid student card (if booked as a student).
PERSONAL BELONGINGS:
- Trekking boots.
- Trekking backpack 20 or 25 liters.
- Water bottle or camel bag of 02 liters.
- Hat and sunglasses
- Rain clothes
- Sun cream, insect repellent
- Hand sanitizer
- Toilet paper
- Personal medication
- Camera, extra batteries
- chocolates, sweets, energy bars or dried fruits.
- 3 shirts (absorbent shirts are the best)
- 2 pants / hiking pants
- 3 sets of underwear.
- 4 sets of socks
- 1 warm jacket for colder nights
- Wet wipes
- Toothbrush and paste
- Facial moisturizer
- Power bank / battery charger
- 2 plastic bags to separate wet or muddy clothes.
Extra money to buy extra drinks or snacks has to be in Peruvian soles.
- We recommend our hikers to arrive in Cusco 2 or 3 days before their trek. This will allow you to acclimatize to the height so as not to have problems in the walk.
- In Cusco we have only one main airport, most flights arrive from Lima to Cusco, which is the most recommended and easiest for our tourists.
- The trip from Lima to Cusco by bus is quite long approximately 22 hours and it is not recommended that you travel directly to Cusco. If you want to do it, we recommend that you do it by sections Lima – Nazca – Arequipa – Puno and Cusco.
- In Cusco we have many hotels located throughout the city of Cusco. If you need help booking a hotel or would like some recommendations on where to stay, do not hesitate to contact us.
- Arriving in Cusco you have extra days before or after your walk. We are happy to help you organize some more important tours as there are tourists who want to spend more days in the imperial city of the Incas.
- We offer free pick up and transfer from the airport to your hotel in Cusco. We do this in order that you don’t have to worry about anything. Let us know in advance the airline company, the schedule and flight number that arrives in Cusco.
- Near the weather, Cusco is located at 3,350 m or 11,050 ft. which makes the weather very difficult to predict. In Cusco, we have two seasons; the rainy season, which runs from November to March, and the dry season, from April to October. We recommend the dry season that is from April to October. But for some tourists the stations don’t matter and they plan their tour according to the time they have and it is possible to organize some tours according to the weather.
- At near altitude sickness or soroche, Cusco is located at 3,350 m or 11,050 ft. Therefore, the air is short, dry and difficult to breathe for which it is recommended to arrive in Cusco 2 or 3 days in advance of the tour
WE RECOMMENDED TO OUR VISITORS:
- Drink enough water.
- Mate coca.
- Deep breathing exercises.
- Soft walks.
- Diamox or acetazolamide (you can find these medications at any pharmacy in Cusco, check with your doctor to make sure you are not allergic to any medications).
DISCOUNTS:
- 18 to 25 years old: $30 USD. Information required from the student card: name of university, student name, photo of student, expiration date, etc. A copy of the card is required at booking to obtain government approval for the discount.
- Under 18 years old: $30 USD. Please send us a copy of your passport at the time of booking.
- Under 11 years old: $40 USD. Please send us a copy of your passport at the time of booking.
Itinerary
Early transfer from your hotel in Cusco with 6:00 am departure. We drive for 4 hours on a new highway to Tinqui, passing Urcos Pass (4,000 m/13,123 ft) along the way. Tinqui is a village on the high plains “altiplano” east from Cusco and is where we will start our trek. We follow a wide, gently ascending path toward the northwest face of the impressive Ausangate mountain. We will have a small lunch around noon by the side of the trail. We will continue walking through fields and by scattered stone farm houses, and later in the day we will begin to see llamas and alpacas. We ascend gently to the Upis pass (4,435 m/14,107 ft) and camp at Upis Hot Springs (4,250 m/13,779 ft) where we will be surrounded by snow capped mountains (Ausangate and Maria Huamantilla).There are thermal springs at Upis where we can enjoy a soak at the end of the day. Happy hour is around 4:00pm and dinner at approx 6:00pm depending on hiking speed/weather.
DETAILS:
- Meals: Lunch, Dinner
- Min Altitude: 4,000 m (13,200 ft.)
- Max Altitude: 4,400 m (14,432 ft.)
- Distance Traveled: 14 km (9.5 miles)
- Walking Time: 06 hours approximately
- Base camp attitude: 4,200 m (13,800 ft.)
- Climete: dry – cold
After breakfast we begin our trek at 7:00am. We begin ascending for 3 hours to Arapa Pass 4,800 m/15,748 ft. At the top of the pass we will have a wonderful view of the Maria Huamantilla Mountain and Ausangate Mountain behind it. From the Arapa pass we trek across an arid hillside for 20 minutes and then we descend, sometimes quite steeply, for 45 minutes into a valley of deep blue glacial lakes and waterfalls. We will stop to have a quick lunch by one of the lakes. After lunch we continue for 1 hour on flat trails and then 1 more hour gentle ascent to our second pass of the day, Ausangate Pass 4,700 m/15,419 ft. At the top of the pass we will have a beautiful view of Ausangante Mountain and the lake Ausangate cocha, formed by a melting glacier. We then descend for 40 minutes to our campsite by the lake Ausangate cocha 4,300 m/14,520 ft, which is at the bottom of one of the Ausangate glaciers. Happy hour is around 4:00pm with dinner at 6:00pm.
DETAILS:
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Min Altitude: 4,850 m (15,908 ft.)
- Max Altitude: 4,900 m (16,072 ft.)
- Distance Traveled: 18 km (11.25 miles)
- Walking Time: 08 hours approximately
- Base camp attitude: 4,400 m (14,850ft.)
- Climate: dry – cold
After breakfast we leave camp at 7:00am and climb steeply for 3 hours on glacial moraine to the highest point on the trek, Palomani Pass 5,200 m/17,716 ft. From the pass there are extensive views of all the peaks in the Cordillera Vilcanota. We then descend for 2 hours on a steep trail into the Huchuy Finaya Valley where we will stop for a quick lunch. From the valley and lunch stop we will have a view of “Las dos gemelas” or the two twin mountains. We continue hiking 3 hours on a varied path to our campsite in the Pampacancha Valley (Qampa) 4,300 m/14,200 ft. Happy hour at 4:00pm and dinner at 6:00pm.
DETAILS:
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Min Altitude: 4800 m (15,840 ft.)
- Max Altitude: 5,200 m (17,160ft.)
- Distance Traveled: 14 km (8.75 miles)
- Walking Time: 8 hours approximately
- Base camp attitude: 4,300 m (14,200 ft.)
- Climate: dry – cold
After breakfast we leave camp at 7:00am and begin climbing up to the Qampa pass (5,000 m/16,400 ft) for 2 hours. At this pass we have incredible views of The Three Peaks, the Pacchanta Valley, and will hopefully get a glimpse of some wild vicuña and deer, and if we are really lucky, a condor. We then descend gradually through the Pacchanta Valley, walking between Ausangate Mountain and the Two Twin Mountains for 2 hours until we stop for lunch. After lunch we continue descending gradually on a rocky trail for another 2 1/2 hours to our campsite at Pacchanta Valley (4,000 m/13,123 ft). From this campsite we will have a great view of Ausangate Mountain. There are also hot springs at this campsite, which we can enjoy before dinner.
DETAILS:
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, dinner.
- Min Altitude: 5,000 m (16,400 ft.)
- Max Altitude: 4,000 m (13,123ft.)
- Distance Traveled: 7 km (4.5 miles)
- Walking Time: 7 hours approximately
- Base camp attitude: 4,000(13,123 ft.)
- Climate: cold – dry
After breakfast we walk for 3-4 hours on a varied and gentle trail to Tinqui across open fields where we will have our final view of Ausangate, potato crops, and herds of llamas and alpacas. At Tinqui we will have lunch and meet our private transport and return to Cusco (3 hour drive), arriving around 4 or 5 pm.
DETAILS:
- Meals: Breakfast,lunch
- Min Altitude: 4,500 m (14,850 ft.)
- Bus Time: 03 hours approximately.
- Climate: cold-dry warm.
- Base camp attitude: 4,000(13,123 ft.)
- Climate: cold – dry
- Walking Time: 7 hours approximately
Faq's
You’ll need warm and layered clothing, including thermal underwear, a down jacket, gloves, a beanie, and waterproof pants and jacket. Good hiking boots and a headlamp are also essential for this high-altitude trek.
This adventure is best for experienced hikers in excellent physical condition. Due to high altitudes and long walking distances, it is not recommended for children or those with heart or respiratory conditions.
Yes, the trek includes a certified high-mountain guide trained in first aid and altitude management. The guide will accompany and support the group throughout the journey.
Absolutely. The landscapes are breathtaking—from snow-capped peaks and turquoise lagoons to colorful valleys—offering countless opportunities for stunning photos.
Weather can be unpredictable in high altitudes. The trek will continue with the right gear, but in case of extreme conditions, the guide may modify the route for safety.
All transportation before and after the trek is private and arranged exclusively for the group.
Yes, bring cash in soles for tipping, local snacks, or small purchases in communities you might pass along the route.