Ausangate Trek 3 Days (Challenge)

Dear Ardventure lovers, join us to our new alternative trek “Ausangate trek 3 Days to Rainbow Mountain“, where wild animals inhabit: vizcacha and birds like eaglet, Andean carpenter, huallatas. In the rural communities agriculture is largely traditional and concentrates on the production of a great variety of tubers, among which the oca, the year, the ulluco and the potato stand out.

The Ausangate mountain is located between the districts of Ocongate and Pitumarca. The northeast side of the snow is located in Ocongate and the southwest side corresponds to the district of Pitumarca. It is the most representative mountain in the Andes of southern Peru and the highest in the Vilcanota mountain range. The summit of the Ausangate Mountain is 6,382 m.a.s.l. and trekkers can only reach to 5.200 m.a.s.l. (the 5 day trek).

There is also variability of alpacas and llamas as well as vicuñas giving a unique touch to the local landscape. This tour can be done at any time of the year, but it is recommended to do it between the months of May and September because in these months the climate is very favorable to be able to better enjoy the surrounding landscape, since in other months the rains are very frequent.

Ausangate Trek 3 Days availability:
The availability for Palccoyo Mountain is unlimited.

Ausangate Trek 3 Days highlights:

• You will have the opportunity to appreciate the Ausangate mountain, the fifth highest mountain in Peru.
• The reddish, green and yellow tones of the mountains will leave you speechless throughout the journey.

Acclimatization:
We recommend you to be in Cusco at least 2 days prior your trek to be acclimatised to Cusco’s altitude, so that during the tour you won’t have a problem.

About us:
We are Huaynas Expeditions, a direct local tour operator in the city of Cusco, we do not share service with any other agency, as most of them they do. We will make the Ausangate Trek 3 Days even if your are 2 people only. we won’t cancel your trip!, we are a responsible company with vast experience in the tourism industry, we have the best professional team to make your journey unforgettable.

We will come and pick you up from your hotel in Cusco at around 4 am and drive to the starting poing of our trek Upis (3hours). At this place we will have our delicious breakfast prepared by our Cook and then we will pack our gear onto pack horses, everyone will have a duffle bag of 7 kilos to put it on the horse this duffle bag will be provided a night before of your departure so beside of this you just need to bring a daily backpack for your personal things,

After having breakfast and packing our gear onto the horse we star hiking up gradually to our first camp site called Pampa Arapa (4,200m / 13,779 feet). Later on to immerse into the highland valley inhabited by llamas and alpacas with dramatic views of Ausangate in backdrops.

After eating a delicious meal, we hike for about 20min to enjoy one of its beautiful lakes that show us the apu Ausangate and then back by the same trail to Pampa Arapa to have our tea and later on dinner.

With two passes to cross today, we wake up everyone at 5 in the morning with the coca tea they bring to your tent and you will have a great breakfast after 30 min. The morning begins with a walk along the Arapa Pass (4958 m) before a slight descent to our place to have lunch near Puma Lake, a deep blue lake and a perfect stop for a rest.

On the way, you will see local shepherds and llamas, the Ausangate mountain on your left, and you will have an expert guide who will explain the history of the locals and talk about the landscape along the way.

After lunch, we will continue climbing for our second pass of the day (Pucacocha pass-5000m) where, if you are lucky, you will see condors and vicuñas until you descend to our Anata camp, where you will be surrounded by high mountains and incredible hanging glaciers.

As always, a camp will be organized for you to change and rest your tired legs and prepare dinner.

Today we will have a nutritious breakfast that will allow us to explore the Rainbow Mountain of Vinicunca and enjoy the most intense day. When we enjoy our breakfast early in the morning, we will go up for approximately one and a half hours to reach the next pass that is at 5,000 m / 16,400 feet, from there we will see the remarkable Vinicunca mountain, we will walk downhill to get the flattest section, then we will continue walking up to the Rainbow Mountain for about an hour and a half.

Upon arrival, we will enjoy the distinctive views of the Rainbow Mountain of Vinicunca as we will be the first group to arrive there, after that, we will continue walking for approximately two and a half hours to Quesuno where we will have lunch around 1:00 p.m. once having lunch we will say goodbye to our team and then drive back to the city of Cusco, we will arrive at approximately five in the afternoon.

We also offer a special service only for you or your group, you have the power to choose the size of your group and the date of departure, we will never add other people since it will be organized only for you.

Our Ausangate Trek 3 Days private service, includes additional items such as:

We offer 3 kinds of service, each with different price ranges and you can book in any of these services according to your convenience, we just need you to be a minimum of 02 people to organize your trip on the date that suits you, all our services are 100 % guaranteed.

We are a direct TOUR OPERATOR that never passes clients to other agencies as most agencies do it here in Cusco to save operating costs with poor quality.

We will make the trip even if there are only 02 people in your group.

Our tour guide is professional, he will treat you accordingly with the oxygen tank, we always provide oxigyn tank for this kind of tour.