OVERVIEW

This spectacular, Day tour offer magnificent view of mountain scape with wide opened view of the Cordillera Blanca from south to north, with great combination of bust tour and adventure holiday, where the visitor will have the option to touch glacier, currently this snowcapped peak is seriously affected by weather change and global warning, that is the reason nowadays is well known as climate change route, it’s a unique experience to be close the glacier because is easy to reach not require mountaineering equipment, where you will have unforgettable day.

We offer this awesome day trip to have chance to be in contact of the glacier at least once in your life, which connive with visit of the giant plant of Puya Raimondi bromeliad family which grow at carpa valley. This species can be found just only on few remote wilderness area of the Andes. This impressive plant can get blooming just once in its whole life which can be up between 50 to 100 years.

Preferred Time All Year
Duration Full Day
Altitude 5100m/16,728ft
Kind Service private And Group

BRIEF ITINERARY

Day 01 Huaraz – puya raymondy – pastoruri glacier field - Huaraz

December: 2017
Beautiful glacier trip.
It was an awesome day tour, challenge tour, cold & difficult for the altitude but well worth the trip, we enjoy a lot, thanks fredy, great service. Aaron & Chester. Philippines

ITINERARY

IMPRESSIVE DAY TOUR TO CLIATE CHANGE ROUTE TO PASTORURI GLACIER

Breakfast at 8:00 am /departure at 9:00 am/trip length: around 8 hours
Full day bus tour to pastoruri glacier be sure, after your breakfast we will pick up you at your hotel with our touristic transportation, the tour will start driving to the south of Huaraz on the main road that go to lima until pachacoto, from where we will drive on a dirt road to the east side toward the mountains on the wide & sheer glacier valley full of scrubland until reach Huascaran national park control.

Then we continue driving until reach the most famous high land plant called puya Raimondi near the road, where we will stop to take superb pictures it, it’s a gigantic plant with more than 18 thousand flowers and 6 million of seeds, it’s really amazing plant that grow in this altitude with colorful flowers, this awesome giant plant of Puya Raimondi bromeliad family. This species can be found just only on few remote wilderness area of the Andes. This impressive plant can get blooming just once in its whole life which can be up between 50 to 100 years. After flowering the plant dies. Close to puya raymondi is located a colorful and pristine seven colors lake or commonly called puma mouth by local habitants, Then we follow driving up until pastoruri valley or parking site at 4950 m high.

From it we start walking up about 50 minutes to reach pastoruri glacier, where we will have the first contact with glacier, which can be a unique experience to touch the glacier, because it is one of the easiest snowcapped peak to reach, where is visible to see the rapidly glacier melting, ice caves, several crevasse, ice fall and spectacular glacier lake.

There are horses and mules service available as well to help but it’s an extra expenses (8.00 soles each horse), horses and mules take us to the half way then we need to hike up on to approach & touch the glacier, as soon as we arrive there we will have enough time to take panorama pictures, to enjoy the magnificent mountain scape, there also will be a good option to have snack time to enjoy eating our taste box lunch. After spending roughly half an hour we back to parking site, where is waiting us our transportation to back Huaraz.

PRICES & DATES

Day Tour 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 tour 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.

Cost on base of:

• 2 participants USD $ 77 per each one
• 3 participants USD $ 75 per each one
• 4 participants USD $ 64 per each one
• 5 participants USD $ 57 per each one
• 6 participants USD $ 51 per each one
• 7 participants USD $ 46 per each one
• 8 participants USD $ 43 per each one
• 9 participants USD $ 40 per each one
• 10 participants (+) USD $ 38 per each one

Backpacker service (USD $ 14 per person) inclusion: pick up from your hotel at begin of hike in the morning – just only if the hotel is located in the down town area, Round trip shared transportation in van or mini bus according the group size, professional guide in Spanish, the service end dropping – off at main square at late afternoon - not hotel.

Exclusion: snack & lunch during the hike, entry ticket fees of day hike to the Huacarán National Park (S/. 30 per person) Full First aid group kid, Canister of oxygen bottle, Additional service in Huaraz, Personal hike gear, Travel insurance assistance, Tip for the guide, Personal expenses & other extra expenses.

Note: backpacker option is for traveler, who are looking for a cheaper option; large group (15 - 30 people) departures can be booked with ANDES ADVENTURE HOLIDAYS but these trips are organized and run by outside agencies in the down town. ANDES ADVENTURE HOLIDAYS cannot be held responsible for the organization and aspects of that activity/excursion. These agencies do guarantee departures in shared service include just only one guide for the large group.

Suggetions:
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 groups more than 8 participants

Pool Service Just Only Available Upon Request

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INCLUSIONS

What’s included in the cost

• Huaraz bus station or airport (meeting service) and transfer from it - hotel – to bus station or airport (arrival & departure day)
• private transportation for our day tour
• bilingual official tour guide
• Huascaran national park fees USD $ 10 per each one
• Served lunch during the tour + snack, no lunch at the restaurant

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
• Bottled beverages
• Additional service in Huaraz
• Personal tour 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

Suggested gear:
Lightweight socks, pants, jeans, short pants, T-shirts (long sleeve and short sleeve), sunglasses 100% UV, sunscreen, light weight shoes or sneakers, waterproof pant and jacket (optional), fleece jacket and pant, warm gloves, camera, bandana or sun hat and warm hat, neck gaiter day pack, travel sack, lip balm, insect repellent & personal toiletries.G

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 topnotch 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

WHAT TO BRING

CLOTHING

• Hiking shoes or trainers: These are the boots you will wear on the day tour.
• 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)
• one liter water bottle or camelback (optional)
• Good quality sun cream for using around the camp
• Lip balm
• Insect repellent


SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT

• 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 tour


ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT

• MP3 players,
• 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.