OVERVIEW

Wilcacocha is one of the most beautiful lakes in the cordillera negra at 3600m, with superb and scenic view to the cordillera Blanca; to focus the most exciting and panorama photos about uncountable summit of cordillera blanca, this half day hike provides scenic view, a good warming up as well before attempting other demanding hikes in cordillera Blanca.

Length Half Day hike
Grade Easy - Medium
Altitude Max 3600m (12,300ft) or 3800m
Timing 4 hours walk (if you take with lookout 6 hours) walk

Brief itinerary

Huaraz – Puente santa cruz 3100m – willcacocha lake 300m – view point 3800 – Puente santa cruz – Huaraz

ITINERARY

Superb & scenic view from Laguna wilcacocha

The day hike begin with our guide will pick up you at your hotel with our private transportation and then we’ll drive on good paved way about 20 minutes to the south on the main way that go from Huaraz to lima until shirapampa bridge. From where we will start hiking up toward Willcacocha Lake, The hike is gradual ascent upon by footpath when we reach higher and higher the view will be better and better, we will pass through santa cruz village where the land is used for agriculture.

As soon as we arrive the shallow lake at 3600m to be sure we will be awarded by the magnificent Mountain View to the Cordillera Blanca, it is really scenic view about summit of cordillera blanca, which are chained each other some highlighted are: mount huandoy, Huascaran copa, hualcan, vallunaraju, ranrapalca, churup, huantzan, shacsha & yanamarey group and caullaraju to the south. We will look the perfect overlooking point to have lunch time enjoying the overwhelming view and clicking stunning and panorama photos.

Descend we will take the same way up or we decide to take different way down traversing and to shansha village and ending in paria bridge (this option to descent is just only when your knees are not injured) either option that you can take at end of hike our private transportation is waiting us to bring Huaraz

Optional:

Extend time: 2 hours more

If you feel to be in fitter we extend our day hike to become longer and demanding for two hours more than many others that you can see. In this option we will walk up an hour more toward the superb view lookout at 3800m, where the mountain scape is really exiting with breath taken and lovely view around us, then we back on the same ascend way up, we descend for half hour until the shallow lake then we follow walking down until the shirapampa bridge.

PRICES & DATES

Acclimatization hikes Rates for private groups 2024

Choose and book your adventure travel style & let us take you on it for a responsible & sustainable tourism:

Season April to December

We organize this version of day hike to laguna willcacocha – cordillera negra on private basis for groups of friends, families, adventure companies & tour leaders. With fully local guides assistance. Please feel completely free to get in touch with us to discuss the itinerary and your preferred dates to send you a quote, with no obligation.

Season march to December

Cost on base of:

• 1 participant USD $ 90
• 2 participants USD $ 55 per each one
• 3 participants USD $ 50 per each one
• 4 participants USD $ 45 per each one
• 5 participants USD $ 40 per each one
• 6 participants USD $ 37 per each one
• 7 participants (+) USD $ 35 per each one

Note:

Additional info or Full trip dossier information available upon request & provided at the booking time

In the showed rate isn’t included the general Peruvian taxes (I.G.V)

Get Special discount for the groups more than 8 participants

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INCLUSIONS

What’s included in the cost

• Huaraz bus station (meeting service) and Transfer from bus station - ho(s) tel – bus station (arrival & departure day)
• Private transportation for our day hike
• Bilingual official guide
• we consider Assistant guide with more than 5 clients
• Huascaran national park fees USD $ 10 per each one
• Healthy & fresh meals per day (snack & Hearty box lunch)
• Full First aid group kid
• Canister of oxygen bottle

What doesn’t included in the cost

• Booking fly or bus ticket to transfer from (lima – Huaraz – lima)
• Booking ho(s)tel to accommodation in Huaraz
• Breakfast, lunch and dinner during the stay in Huaraz
• Meal and beverages during the stay in Huaraz
• Bottled beverages
• Extra food in our trip
• Additional service in Huaraz
• Personal hike gear
• Travel insurance assistance
• Tips for the staff
• Personal expenses such as: Phone calls, access to internet cabins, laundry, etc.
• Other expenses no specified in this program

Extra service available upon request

• Booking hotel for accommodation in Huaraz
• Booking bus ticket to travel (lima - Huaraz – lima)
• Additional tours, hikes , multi-day treks & climbing expeditions

WHY TRAVEL WITH US

Responsible travel
Responsible travel practice is elemental in our each trip program. When you book one of our adventure pursuits, we will ensure that you practice a responsible & sustainable tourism on wild & remote areas protecting: the fragile ecosystem, tradition of local communities, natural environments and wildlife.

As a responsible travel we try to produce the most minimum impact as possible to the environment on the path where we walk, because we know clearly about the global warning and climate change that is the main reason that we have a responsibility as visitors to minimize the impact with our presence.

Tourism is one of the most important industries in the planet. It option to employs people around worldwide, obviously the Benefits is much more for people who live in developing countries where the income we provide can mean the difference between economic survival and poverty

The responsible way to your adventure mean:

PROTECTING & CONSERVING: natural mountain-scape, every natural resource, flora & fauna.

RESPECTING: local culture – traditions, religions and built heritage where you visit.

BENEFITTING: with your visit you will generate a job opportunities for local communities.

MINIMISING POLLUTION: taking-out our trash during the trek or climb expeditions all litter is remove to the city for it properly recycled. We use specified spots to put on our toilets tents at the camping areas to don’t pollute the water resource.

Please become part of this practicing a responsible & sustainable travel your challenge is important

Ultimate Value
When you book one of our tours, acclimatization hikes, multi-day treks, & climbing expeditions, you will receive currently information, quality services at the best prices with plenty of inclusions & exclusion cost. This trip offers exceptional value money, ensuring your holiday with affordable rate and guaranteeing with centrally good quality hotels, private transportations, official bilingual guides with international certification (UIMLA), (UIAGM) both organizations are internationally recognized, good varied and fresh food for adventure expeditions, all your national park entrance fees and permits included, no hidden cost, no surprises and no staff exploit.

Pricing
As a 100% local qualified guides & tour operators our trip prices are based directly on Peruvian economy rates our cost structure is built up cost on cost because we directly manage and run all of our trips, beside promoting the local employ, personal qualified people, providing a job opportunity with that improving their economy and their quality of life and even we encourage hardly the fair wage, because we work very transparent & the most honest possible

Custom Made Itineraries
You should absolutely feel free to build your own trip program according your preference & necessity just only let us to help with our experience to make an itinerary day a day just for you, giving you complete freedom to choose what you want to see, where you want to go, when you want to do it, How you can enjoy it with better health. Adjust an existing itinerary & ensuring that you develop a responsible and sustainable tourism.

Small Group is good
We are focused organizing for small groups to provide top-notch service in: tours, hikes, multi-day treks & climbing expeditions to live life time experience for adventure lovers, while your guide & support crew are attentive to ensuring your travels are supportive and full safety.

No Single Supplements
If you are joining in one of our adventure expeditions as a single person, we’ll match you with another traveler of the same gender and you won’t be charged anything extra for the vast majority of our trips. If you however want a guaranteed single occupancy or tent, we can also arrange that for at a small extra charge.

Exploring cordillera blanca
Indubitably cordillera Blanca provides some of the most astonishing landscape in the world, varied tours, acclimatization hikes, multi-day treks & climbing expeditions. This is Peru’s best-known mountain region, only 100km from the Pacific Ocean, we find within this 185 km long from south to north the greatest concentration of tropical zone glaciers on earth and it has 722 glaciers for survival 30 peaks of them are over the 6000m high, crowned by Peru’s highest peak Huascaran (6768m), and the most beautiful peak in the world “Mount Alpamayo” is lies hire as well.

Cordillera Blanca provides gorgeous views of sparkling glaciers, multicolored glacier lakes; turquoise and pristine lagoons & vertical granite rock walls rise thousands of meters into the sky, water falls, and cascades with incredible view, (a number of high passes), green lush valleys, magnificent vistas of summits over 6,000 m, cascading glaciers, wondrous alpine meadows, fragile ecosystems, going explore is really good chance to Enjoy the sptacles of the nature to Click stunning photos.

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WHAT TO BRING

Clothing

• Hiking boots or hiking shoes: These are the boots you will wear on the day hike. For example a B0 is advisable.
• A couple of fast drying base-layer tops (whatever material can be long sleeve is advisable)
• Mid – layer (mid weight fleece or a synthetic insulation jacket (e.g primaloft)
• Down jacket is nice or a micro –down jacket (optional)
• A woolly hat and thermal gloves ( polar Tec)
• A light weight waterproof jacket, pants or over-trouser (Gore - Tex) are recommendable.
• Wind proof waist coat, jacket (optional)
• Short pants
• Sunglasses is essential
• At least pair of good quality hiking sock (liner sock can be to reduce abrasion and blister.
• Wear light/medium - weight trousers that allow the free movement and will dry quickly
• A good sun hat or synthetic is essential
• Neck gaiter or balaclava (wool or synthetic, mid-weight)
• 2 liters water bottle or camelback
• Good quality sun cream for using around the camp
• Lip balm
• Insect repellent

Specific Equipment

• Hiking steaks or trekking poles are useful a compact 3 section (leki or black diamond)
• Duffel bag or ruck with a carrying a capacity (around 60 - 70 liters) with padlock.
• A 25 – 35 liters day pack to carry spare clothing, snack, camera and water to drink during the day hike

Entertainment Equipment

• MP3 players, paperbacks.
• Camera
• Mobile phones

Personal medical kid

• Should include: plasters, antiseptic, cream, sterile gauze and bandage, rehydration sachets, zinc oxide tape and anti-inflammatory painkillers such as ibuprofen or aspirin.
• Bring paracetamol, and acetazolamide or Diamox for treating mild symptoms of (AMS).
• Have loperamide is a good idea in case you get the runs
• Antibiotic such as: ciprofloxacin or Bactrim for bacterial stomach bugs.
• A small roll of adhesive tape, cough drops.