Humantay Lake Day Trip
Description
This Humantay Lake day trip is ideal for nature lovers who do not have many days but who will find spectacular landscapes, with exotic flora and fauna along this adventure hike through beautiful valleys and white mountains especially the Humantay lagoon considered one of the mountains and most sacred lagoons in the region.
Humantay Lake is surrounded by imposing glaciers that are part of the Andes, among them the majestic Salkantay and Humantay snowy that at the thaw gives rise to the splendid Humantay Lagoon, which when you visit it will transform your way of seeing the nature, enjoying the flora and fauna that will be recorded in your wonderful photographs in the place with 100% pure oxygen that your body will thank you for.
Enjoy with us this great adventure full of breathtaking landscapes, it is an unmissable route that little by little is being very popular and requested by all visitors to the city of Cusco. The Humantay Lake tour includes a short walk of approximately 1 hour, it is worth doing it since at the end you will find one of the most beautiful panoramas.
What to Expect
Quick Itinerary:
04:30 We pick you up from your hotel
05:00 Driving to Soraypampa.
09:00 Breakfast in Soraypampa.
09:30 Trekking to Laguna Humantay
11:30 Free time.
12:30 Trekking back to Soraypampa.
14:00 Lunch in Soraypampa.
15:00 Return to Cusco.
Many reasons to do the Humantay Lake tour
The Humantay Lake is a Peruvian gem of nature that is part of the Salkantay route, in Cusco. A paradise that until now has remained hidden, but little by little the whole world is getting to know and is falling in love, not only with the colors of the lagoon but also with the majesty of the Humantay snowy, which together added to the shine of the Cusco sun form The most beautiful natural mirror you can imagine. If you also want to be one of the first to know this beautiful place, here are all the tips to encourage you, pack your bags and start a new adventure towards this earthly paradise.
Important facts about the Humantay Lake day trip:
- The Humantay Lagoon is located at 4200 meters above sea level.
- The tour starts at 5:00 am and returns around 6:00 pm.
- Among the landscapes to see are Andean mountains, wide pampas, jungle brows and snowy mountains.
- On the tour you will see the sacred snow of Salkantay.
- You can take binoculars for a better view!
- You can wear a swimsuit in case you dare to dive into the waters of the lagoon.
- You can extend your adventure and take the five-day route through the snowy Salkantay, Humantay Lagoon and Machu Picchu, known as the 5-day Salkantay Hike, of medium to moderate difficulty.
Itineray Details
Humantay Lake day trip
Our transfer will pick you up from your hotel between 4:15 to 4:30 a.m and set out on a drive throught Mollepata town where we will enjoy a typical breakfast in the area.
After breakfast we will return to our bus to continue our Humantay Lake tour so we can observe the beautiful landscapes and streams that surround us until we reach Soraypampa, where we will start our walk towards the Humantay Lagoon. Here our specialized guide will give us enough time to be able to prepare our equipment such as canes, water, personal backpacks, etc.
We will start our hike to the Humantay lagoon at an altitude of 4,250 m.s.m., our ascent lasts about an hour and a half until we reach the Humantay lagoon. When you arrive at this beautiful Humantay lagoon, you will have all the time necessary to be able to enjoy the natural beauty that surrounds us and also fill us with the energy that this mountain of the snowy Salkantay has. Here our guide will give us a demonstration of the use of the coca leaf and a small offering to our apus (Mountains) that allowed us to arrive, which we will be participants of it.
After all this beautiful adventure we will descend to the starting point of the trek (Soraypampa). Continuing the trip we will go to Mollepata where we will enjoy our lunch and after that we will return to Cusco, arriving at the city at 18:30.
