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Humantay Lake Full Day


Reasons to take the Humantay Lake Hike:

you want to immerse in nature and experience epic views of the Peruvian Andes. You have already been in Cusco for a few days and are acclimated to the high-altitude conditions. You appreciate the journey as much as the destination. You can complete a 4-hour high-altitude hike.

Itinerary

We pass to pick up everyone from their respective hotels between 4:30 to 5:00 am then we will go to the town of Mollepata by car for 2 hours where we will make a stop at the restaurant to have a delicious breakfast, which will take about an hour and then we continue in the same car for 1 more hour towards the beginning of the hike which is called Soraypampa at 3900 m, then we go to the control point to pay the entrance fee to the community (20 soles for foreign visitor and 10 soles for Peruvian).

Afterward, we get ready for the hike towards the lake Humantay for around 2 hours uphill hike a distance of 3 km. Once in Humantay Lake, you will have enough time to take pictures of the breathtaking scenery, listen to
the explanations of the guide, and enjoy all the wonderful landscape of the area.

The time that you will spend at Lake Humantay is about 45 minutes to 1.5 hours depending on the weather conditions, sometimes it is cloudy, foggy or a little rainy and it is very cold in that case you may stay
about 30 minutes if the weather is sunny and clear you can Stay around 1.5 hours enough time to know the lake Humantay. After we will get ready for the return hike to the car stop and it will be the end of the hike then we take the car back to Mollepata for an hour where we will stop to have a buffet lunch and then 2 more hours by car back to Cusco.

Some details of the walking:

– Distance:  (06 km)

– Minimum  (3,900 meters)

– Maximum altitude: (4,300 meters)

– Duration: 11horas

– Difficulty level: 3/5.

Simple itinerary
04:30 — 05:00am hotel/ hostels pickups for transport to humantay lake
05:00 — 05:10am departure from Cusco city takes approximately 2.5hrs to get to mollepata town
07:00 — 07:30am arrival and breakfast at mollepata town (tourist restaurant)
07:30 — 08:30am transport to the starting point of the trek / check point SORAYPAMPA (3900m)
08:30 — 10:00am start the uphill trek from Soraypamapa to LAGOON (03 km up)
10:30 — 11:30hrs arrival to the lake. Spend some time at the top of the mountain taking in the view of the beautiful surrounding scenery. (4300m)
11:30 — 13:00hrs Return to the starting point where transportation awaits us (03km down)
13:00 — 14:00hrs go to a restaurant for buffet lunch before hitting the road back to Cusco.
14:00 — 15:00hrs takes about 3.5hrs to get back to cusco
18:00 — 18:30hrs Drop off regocijo square

– The tour end and pick-up time delays depending, traffic jams, weather conditions, etc.

– Wait in the hotel/hostel lobby until pick-up (the guide will contact you directly by whatsApp or ring the hotel doorbell)

Included

 INCLUDE Humantay Lake Tour:

– Round trip transportation by van

– Breakfast (hot chocolate, coffee, tea, bread or pancakes with butter and jam)

– Buffet lunch /vegetarian option

– Spanish – English certified guide

– First aid kit and oxygen bottle for emergencies.

– Groups ranging between 14 -18 people

Not Included

DOES NOT INCLUDE:

– entrance 10sol Peruvian, 20sol.

– traveler insurance  life.

What to Bring?

WHAT TO BRING:

– Day pack

– Camera

– Water, we recommend you 1 liters of water but you can also buy on the way.

– Snacks like, apple, cereal bar, sweets and chocolates.

– Sun cream.

windbreaker jacket, trekking shoes, raincoat, water, hat, sunscreen, and light snacks.

Cash in soles for your extra expenses such meals, water, etc.

Faqs

How to book?

To confirm the tour of the Humantay tour you can do through our mail or WhatsApp / roundtriptravel@outlook.com / +51984325476 for us to send them the confirmation and the invoice. You must indicate the date of travel and the number of people. You could even reserve 01 day before the trip directly in our office.

What is the cancellation policy?

Free cancellation 24 hours before.

Is there a discount for university students?

Yes, you must carry the original authorized University card with a valid date, the discount is 5 sol.
Minors: automatic discount with ID or passport (03 to 17 years old) the discount is 5 sol.

OPCION A: TOUR GROUP 22 $

  •  round trip transport by van
  •  pick up from hotel
  •  bilingual guide
  •  01 breakfast, 01 buffet lunch
  •  oxigen for emercy.

OPTION B: PRIVATE TOUR 0 $

  •  round trip transport by van
  •  pick up from hotel
  •  bilingual Guia
  •  01 breakfast, 01 buffet lunch
  •  oxigen for emergerncy