Humantay Lake 1 Day Cusco
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Full Day
Daily Tour
8 people
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Overview
Humantay Lake 1 Day Hiking
Join us on an unforgettable journey to Humantay Lake, one of the most beautiful natural treasures in the Andes. We offer comfortable transportation from Cusco in small groups, ensuring a relaxed and personalized experience. Our professional guides are trained to assist you every step of the way, helping you reach the turquoise waters of Humantay safely and without rush.
Along the route, enjoy breathtaking views of the Salkantay Mountain Range, one of the highest and most sacred in the Cusco region. From Cusco to Soraypampa, the drive covers about 67 km, followed by a scenic 2 km hike that takes approximately 1 to 2 hours uphill, depending on your pace.
At an altitude of 4,200 meters (13,780 ft), Humantay Lake is considered a sacred place by local communities. Visitors often perform traditional Andean ceremonies—offering coca leaves and corn while asking for health, peace, and harmony with nature.
This journey is not only a hike but a spiritual connection wit
Briefing
For our trip our information is one day before or two days before, so to clarify what the trip consists of and how? Our company is giving you clear information so that your trip to be satisfied.
Itinerary
DAY 1: Full Day
We will pick you up at 4:30 am to drive to the mollepata community and the Soraypampa mountain, where you will have a delicious super hot breakfast in our mountain tent made by the high mountain cook.
After a hot breakfast we will start climbing uphill for 2 hours until we reach the Humantay Lagoon (4200 mt) as soon as we arrive we will have a beautiful view of the Humantay Lagoon, those colors that make it incomparable and the snowy mountains that surround the lagoon. We will have a good time to relax and then the guide will be doing a ceremony in the name of the mountains of Humantay and Salkantay and in the name of Mother Earth and the Apus. Later we will descend with approximately 1.30 for the soraypampa where a delicious fresh and hot lunch awaits us, then we will return back to the city of Cusco where we will end in the Plaza de San Francisco approximately 5:30 pm one block from Cusco main square.
- Max Altitude: 3400 m. / 11155 ft.
- Distance to walk for today: 2 Km. / 1.25 mi.
- Weather Sensation: Cold, Wind.
- Difficulty of this day: 2.
- Time Statics for this day: Start and End Time: 06:00 am to 05:30 pm, Total enjoying hours for today: 11:30 hours, Total Walking Time: 04:00 hours,
Included/Excluded
- Breakfast in Mollepata or Soraypampa.
- Entrance ticket.
- Lunch.
- Pick up from your hotel.
- Round trip transportation.
- Trip Briefing.
- Walking Sticks.
- Tips for the Crew, cook and muleteers.
- Water.
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