1. Lima / Huaraz – Chiquian

the transfer will be with the luxury bus of EL RAPIDO, taking the Pan-American high way to the north side from Lima until the Lima and Ancash department’s boundary in the district of Paramonga, from here we’ll start to climb the Cordillera Negra in its west side with direction to the highest pass from today Conococha 4500 masl. Here we’ll find a small peasant village called Conococaha next to this village we will find a lake with the same name. From here we can already appreciate the views where the Cordillera Blanca starts, and just 50 kilometers aprox south from the Cordillera Blanca lays Cordillera Huayhuash. From Conocoha we will drive in the east side for about 15 km, called Mojon, so we will appreciate Huayhuash mountain range complete, then continue going down unpaved zig-zag trail until to arrive Chiquian 3450 masl. Then transfer immediately to the GRAND HOTEL HUAYHUASH, welcome pisco souer, dinner and overnight.

2. Chiquian – Llamac – Cuartelhuain

After the breakfast in GRAND HOTEL HUAYHUASH, We will take our private bus and start to go down until Timpoc 2800 masl aprox, From here we will start again going-up along the Llamac river until the peasant town Llamac which lies at 3300 masl. Then we will continue up to Pocpa village, then to Palca mining company, we will have lunch here where the car will leave us, and after the lunch in Palca we will start hiking to our campo site arriving early afternoon, dinner and overnight in Cuartelhuain 4100 masl.

3. Cuartelhuain – Mitutcocha

In the morning after the breakfast we’ll get ready our things and at 8 am we’ll start our trek, this time it’s going to be a bit difficult because the climbing to the Cacanan 4700masl. pass will take us about 2 or 3 hours. From the pass we’ll go down then we’ll go-up aprox 30 minutes, we’ll have lunch after the small climb, We’ll take the alternative trail to get early the camping place and not for walking the same route the next day, in this route the passengers will appreciate the Andean rabbits called Vizcachas. Followed to catch by local citizens by its delicious meat, so once we have arrived to our camping place early we’ll have time to go fishing around the lake while our cook prepares the dinner. We will camp at 4200 masl.

4. Mitucocha – Carhuacocha

As always after our breakfast and packing our things, we’ll start our trekking at 8 am today it is going to be easy. After 3 hours walking we’ll reach the Carhuac pass 4650 masl. where we’ll have lunch, We’ll walk always enjoying the white peaked mountains such as Yerupaja, Jirishanca, and Siula, we’ll get our camp place aprox at 3 or 4 pm. We’ll be surprised by a beautiful lake, keeping the mountain’s silhouettes green colored, so we will have prepared our camp place in the special place facing to the lake. we will have camped at 4138 masl.

5. Carhuacocha – Huayhuash

At 8 am after breakfast we start our trekking, relaxed after the rest day before, after going-up aprox for one hour we’ll get easy trail even going-up but not so difficult to get the Carnicero Pass at 4600, after the pass there are scenic places to have lunch next to the Carnicero lakes, from here a few kilometers going-down we’ll arrive to our camping place, that’s just next to the Jurau Lake or Huayhuash, PERU BERGSPORT always use this place due to its scenic, beautiful place faced to the beautiful mountains. We’ll have camped here at 4350 masl.

6. Huayhuash – Viconga

After the breakfast we’ll continue our trekking. Easy going-up to the Portachuelo de Huayhuash Pass. From here we’ll go-down to the camp place Viconga to have lunch, and after it, go to the hot springs 20 minutes walking down from the camp place, the others who don’t want go to the hot springs will have free afternoon and rest in the camp place. The camp place will be at 4450 masl.

7. Viconga – Huanacpatay

This day we’ll have moderate going-up to the highest pass in our whole trip, but the going-up will take us approximately 3 hours, so this time it will be enjoyable because the Cuyoc Mountain will be closer to us, we have reached the highest pass in our trekking the only one, after to get this pass we will go-down the Guanacpatay valley to have lunch, going-down from the pass is very dust and rocky after it, we’ll reach the beautiful field full of grass to walk; where we will have lunch, after few hours walking we’ll find our camping place in the peaceful Valley of Guanacpatay at 4300 masl.

8. Huanacpatay – Cutatambo

After the breakfast in the camp site we will start hiking up to San Antonio Pass 5100 masl, after to go-up moderate difficult path we will get the San Antonio’s pass, from here we will have wonderful view of the mountains SIULA, and lakes Sarapo, Cutatambo, the scenery where a film was made TOUCHING THE VOID by Joe Simpson which is now famous by this film, then from the pass San Antonio we will start to go down until the base camp of Siula, moderate difficult trail where only you can walk with a guide, dinner and overnight in Cutatambo at 4400 masl.

9. Cutatambo TOUCHING THE VOID film - scenery

After the breakfast in Cutatambo, we will start exploring the routes of Joe Simpson, and visiting wonderful lakes of Sarapo, and Siula, we will explore the scenery where the film TOUCHOING THE VOID was made, in the early afternoon we will come back to our camping site, dinner and overnight in cutatambo

10. Cutatambo – Huatiac

After the breakfast in the Camp site in cutatambo we will start hiking down along the Huayllapa river, and after hiking for about 3 hours we will get the village of Huayllapa Stopping for the lunch in Huayllapa continue, Huayllapa is the small isolated peasant village lies at 3700 masl. Citizens from this village made this small town even not having electricity or car trail arriving, so you can wonder how they made this village that now there is a school, first aid medical house you’ll have the answer visiting this village, here the small Andean shops will provide us soda drinks, bears, and first house necessities. Then after the lunch in Huyallapa, we will continue hiking up for about 3 hours to get the next camp site of Huatiac, here we will camp at 4250 masl. Dinner and overnight

11. Huatiac – Cashpapampa

This time we’ll have about 3 hours to go-up to the Tapush pass 4800masl, after to get the pass, we will walk down easy trail, we will arrive to the camp place early afternoon, here we will have plenty of time to relax its considered rest half day. From here we will feel that we are almost round the Huayhuash trekking, over night at 4400 masl

12. Cashpapampa – Jahuacocha

A fter breakfast as always in the morning we’ll start our trekking moderate going-up to the Yaucha Pass 4800 masl, in two hours we’ll stay in the pass, after to rest for making pictures, we’ll continue going down along the Huacrish ravine for aprox three or four hours, and suddenly we’ll be surprised by a beautiful panoramic landscape. The Jahuacocha lake in the base of the mountains Jirishanca, Yerupaja, and Rondoy, beautiful green color lake that lies at 4066 masl. Where is our camp place, from our camp place we can enjoy the spectacular avalanches coming down from the base of the mountains Jirishanca. Next to our camp, we’ll find a typical Mountain hut for sheepherders; and his owner Mr Delao Huaranga will receive us with a gentle treating just being friendly or to offer us the cool bear and soda waters. It’s hard to find at this altitude the famous Coca Cola but tourists can find here in Mr Delao’s Humble hut, that he sells to the visitors or to people who camp in Jahuacocha, of course the tourists who want to know more about the Jahuacocha and the mountains Mr Delao Huaranga will provide the information and tourists enjoy asking for the lifestyle in the mountain as Mr Delao Huaranga’s living with his lot of sheep. Overnight in Jahuacocha at 4066 masl

13. Jahuacocha – Rest Day Soleterococha

This day is for free tour our guide will explain the tourists many alternatives, as fishing, go to the upper lake Solterococha, walk round the lakes, stay at the lake washing, etc. etc. the passengers will have coordinated the day before to provide the box lunch and others. Our staff will prepare the dinner of success of this trekking

14. Jahuacocha – Llamac – Chiquian

This time we will feel that we have to leave the most beautiful long trekking, we’ll go-up easy walking to the Pampallamac place where we’ll say good bye to the Huayhuash Mountains, a few meters down we’ll have lunch, after resting for a few minutes we’ll go-down to Llamac town arriving at 3 or 4 pm aprox here our car will be waiting for us and will drive us back to Chiquian, arriving around 4 pm, direct to the GRAND HOTEL HUAYHUASH, dinner and overnight in Chiquian

15. Chiquian – Lima / Huaraz

After the breakfast in the hotel the passengers will aboard the EL RAPIDO bus and drive 8 hours to Lima to the Hotel or to the Airport