This short Humantay lagoon hike two days and one night is perfect to enjoy the natural beauty of the Andes, exploring the surroundings of the majestic sacred mountain Apu Salkantay and having a unique and wonderful experience by spending a night at the foot of these sacred mountains , in which you can also have a unique experience making an ascent to the Salkantay pass, the highest point and obligatory place of passage for all those travelers who want to do one of the walks to the sanctuary of Machupicchu.
Our tour begins very early in the morning, we will pick you up at 4am from your hotel in Cusco.
Once the pick-up is finished we will travel from the city of Cusco to Mollepata which will last two and a half hours, arrived at the place we will stop for breakfast and after breakfast we will continue with our trip by car for one more hour until we reach Challacacha, where We will start our walk with the direction of Soraypamapa.
We will start with a gradual ascent for about twenty minutes and then we will enter a flat road which will take us to our camp, before reaching said camp we will see from the beginning a wonderful view of the valleys, rivers, mountains with perpetual glaciers, we will pass through a small forest of native trees of the place and likewise we will be able to see a little of the wild fauna and flora of the place.
After walking for two to three hours approximately we will arrive at our Soraypampa camp which is located at an altitude of 3900 masl / 12,795 fasl, there we will have our lunch.
After this delicious and comforting lunch we will rest for a moment to regain energy and after recovering we will begin with an ascent of an hour and a half of walking until we reach the Humantay lagoon which is located at an altitude of 4200 meters above sea level.
This Humantay lagoon is a hidden gem in the heart of these mountains, we will have the opportunity to appreciate the natural beauty of its crystal-clear waters and the turquoise color that this beauty has, we will have enough time to take a tour of the place, through the Surroundings of this natural beauty.
In the afternoon after having visited this natural wonder we will return to our soraypampa camp, we will begin our walk with a descent of one hour of walking until we reach the place where we will have our dinner again and we will spend the first night at the foot of these magical mountains soraypampa place where we will spend the night.
Distance traveled: 11 km
Accommodation: Campsite.
Food included: lunch, dinner.
Altitude of the camp: 3,900 masl / 12,795 fasl
Difficulty level: moderate.
This day we will get up early because this day we will go up to the highest point of the entire hike, the Salkantay pass which is located at 4650 meters above sea level.
After having a delicious and healthy breakfast, we will leave our camp at 6:00 am in the direction of the Salkantay pass, it is 7 KM away from the camp to the pass in which we will take about three hours of ascent to the Summit. Along this journey we will have spectacular views of the natural landscape that we have in the place, we will also be able to enjoy a wonderful view of the majestic apu salkantay. having walked for three hours, we will arrive at our destination, the Salkantay pass, where we will stay for a moment contemplating the natural beauty of the Andes.
After enjoying the natural beauty of these sacred mountains, we will begin with the three-hour descent from the summit of the Salkantay pass until we reach Soraypampa again, where we will have our lunch. After our lunch we will have recovered our energy to return to Cusco again. Finally we return from soraypampa to Cusco in our private transport which will last about three hours approximately, once I arrive at the imperial city of Cusco they will be left at your hotel and thus ends the tour of this beautiful activity.
Distance traveled: 14 km
Food included: breakfast lunch, dinner.
Maximum altitude: 4,650 masl / 15,255 fasl
Difficulty level: Challenging.
