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Begin the tour arriving at the city of Huaraz, starting point to some of the most impressive walks in the country and beautiful Andean landscapes that include snow-capped peaks and turquoise lagoons. Take advantage of the afternoon at leisure to rest or explore the surroundings. 

Overnight at the selected hotel in Huaraz.

Today you will explore the impressive Callejón de Huaylas (Huaylas Alley), a valley between the Cordillera Blanca and Cordillera Negra (Black Range), crossed by the Santa River.

You will visit the picturesque villages of Carhuaz, Mancos and Yungay as you head into the Cordillera Blanca. You will discover the imposing walls of the Huandoy (6,395 m.a.s.l.) and Huascarán (6,768 m.a.s.l.), snow-capped peaks, which frame the turquoise lagoons of Llanganuco in the Huascarán National Reserve.

You will walk among the queñual and quishuar forests near the Orcocha and Chinacocha (3,850 m.a.s.l.) lagoons, before ascending to the Portachuelo de Llanganuco (4,768 m.a.s.l.), from where you will admire the spectacular glacial cirque of the Huandoy, Pisco, Chacraraju, Yanapaccha, Chopicallqui and Huascarán snow-capped peaks. After a snack, you will return to Huaraz after a day full of adventure and natural beauty.

Overnight at the selected hotel in Huaraz. Breakfast Included. Lunch included.

Leaving from Huaraz (3100 m.a.s.l.) we will go through the south of the Santa River valley, passing through the typical towns of Recuay, Ticapampa and Catac; from there we will go to the Pachacoto ravine, a natural area protected by the Huascarán National Park where the mountain landscape is characterized by the “ichu”, typical vegetation of the “puna” or Andean plateau; where you can find the sparkling water springs of “Pumapampa” and the “Pumapashimin” water spring of varied color surrounded by cattails.

In this region is the largest concentration of stands of “Puya Raimondi“, an exotic specimen of the high Andean flora that reaches between 8 to 12 meters high and has the largest inflorescence of the plant kingdom reaching between 8,000 to 15,000 flowers, which produce millions of seeds. The Puya is the habitat of a diversity of Andean fauna, especially the giant hummingbird, as well as a series of rodents that shelter from predators among the thorny leaves of the puya.

This region is also the habitat of the vicuña, the South American camelid highly prized for its fine wool.

On our way, we will appreciate the Mururaju (5,688 m.a.s.l.), Huarapasca (5,418 m.a.s.l.) and Tucu (5,300 m.a.s.l.) snow-capped peaks among others as we approach the roadhead (4,850 m.a.s.l.) from where we will begin our hike to the glacier edge of Pastoruri (5,200 m.a.s.l.).

During our hike we will observe the glacial environment and the effects of climate change in the mountains, as well as fossil remains of past geological eras such as ferns and small mollusks. On our tour of the “climate change route”, our guide will orient us on the glacial environment. Transfer to Huaraz.

Overnight at the selected hotel in Huaraz. Breakfast included.

During the morning you are transferred to the bus station to start your departure from the city.

Breakfast included.