Trekking Akilpo Ishinca, Cordillera Blanca Huaraz, Peru

Overview

03 Days/02 Nigths
Max. Altitude: 5000 m / 16,404 ft
Route: Trekking Akilpo Ishinca
Availability: April - December
Difficulty: Easy
People per Guide: 5

Akilpo Trek This is one of the most beautiful treks in Cordillera Blanca, for it offers a lot of landscapes with lagoons, queneales forests and mountains. Being a light trek, many tourists chose it for acclimatization before a larger trekking.

TIP:

We recommend you to do at least a 1-Day hike in altitude to be acclimatized before doing this tour.
We can offer you different hikes.

Huaraz - Acclimatization Churup lake

This is a very good hike to acclimatize. From Huaraz we go by car to the village of Pitec. On the way we pass several picturesque villages, such as Unchus and Llupa. At 3850 m /12,631 ft we start our easy hike up to Lake Churup with its blue colors sitting at an altitude of 4440 m /14,566 ft ling over steep rocks. And then we come back to Huaraz by the same way.

Acclimatization Wilcacocha lake

Acclimatization Uruscocha lake

Acclimatization Ahuac lake

Acclimatization Rajucolta lake

Acclimatization Laguna 69

Travel Program

Itinerary

Day 01: Huaraz 3100 m / 10,170 ft – Laguna de Akilpo 4200 m / 13,779 ft
We will transfer you from Huaraz to Honcopampa. There, we will start the trail till Akilpo Lagoon. On the way, we will cross a beautiful qenuales forest. Duration: approx. 6 – 7 hours.

Day 02: Akilpo Lagoon – Ishinca Valley 4350 m / 14,271 ft
After breakfast, we will start ascending to Urus Pass (5000 m). From there, we will have panoramic views towards the mountains Vallunaraju, Ocshapalca, Ranrapalca, Ishinca, Tocllaraju, Palcaraju, and Urus. We will descend to Ishinca camping, where we will spend the night.

Day 03: Ishinca Valley – Huaraz
We will descend through Ishinca Valley to Cochapampa, from where we will transfer you to Huaraz by private transportation.

What’s included

Included:

Local Guide
Specialised cook
Entrance fee of National Park Huascaran
First-Aid kit
Private transport between Huaraz / start and end of trek.
Complete meals during the trekking program
Donkey driver
Donkeys
Kitchen / dining tent.
Collective technical equipment
Camping equipment
Tent for 2 Person
Toilet tent

Not Included:

Tour of Acclimatization
Travel accident and health insurance
Pick-up from the station and transfer to the Hotel reserved for you in Huaraz.
Transfers from the airport / hotel / airport - Lima
Hotel accommodation in Lima.
Tour of the city
Transfer from the station to the hotel / station / hotel - Lima
Bus ticket Huaraz / Lima,
Hotel accommodation in accordance with tour program.
Porter
Food and drink in Lima and Huaraz
Travel luggage and Travel cancellation insurance
Not mentioned food and beverages
Personal Spending
Personal equipment (sleeping bag, backpack, harness, hiking pants, mountain jacket (goretex), hiking shoes, matraz, suitable clothing, personal medicine, crampons, ice axe, sunglasses, etc.)