Description:
A day-filled adventure tour with breathtaking landscapes, «Apus» mountains, and turquoise, blue, green, and even reddish lagoons. Besides these attractions, you’ll get to know the Andean flora and fauna, such as Alpacas, Vizcachas, and Condors.
The highlights of this tour are the seven lagoons located on the slopes of the Vilcanota Mountain Range, with the following names: Otorongo Macho, Otorongo Hembra, Puca Cocha, Alqa Cocha, Ccomer Cocha, Azul Cocha, and Pata Cocha.
Finally, in the community of Pacchanta, there’s an incredible natural hot spring with medicinal properties; if you wish, you can also relax in these natural thermal waters.
ITINERARY:
DAY 1: Cusco – Pacchanta – 7 Lagoons of Ausangate
4:30 am We will pick you up at your hotel in Cusco, then our transportation will take us to the community of Pacchanta, traveling approximately 3 hours – Pacchanta is a community located at 4,320 meters above sea level.
After a delicious breakfast in the Pacchanta community, we will begin the trek from Pacchanta to the 7 Lagoons. We’ll walk for about 5 hours (round trip) and visit lagoons of different colors, characterized by their blue, turquoise, and green colors: Otorongo Macho, Otorongo Hembra, Puca Cocha, Alqa Cocha, Ccomer Cocha, Azul Cocha, and Pata Cocha.
During the visit to the 7 lagoons mentioned, we will also see the following mountains: Ausangate, Jampa, Pucapunta, Tinke, and the Qayangate Mountain Range. We will also observe some Andean flora and fauna. Keep in mind that the trek includes both steep and flat sections.
After visiting the 7 lagoons, we will return to the small community known as Pacchanta, and around 2:00 pm we will have lunch.
Finally, we will have the opportunity to enjoy the hot springs for about 40 minutes or explore the Pacchanta community on your own. The tourist transportation will take us back from Pacchanta to Cusco city, arriving back in Cusco around 6:30 pm.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
- Difficulty: Moderate.
- Trekking Pacchanta – 7 Lagoons of Ausangate: 13 km (4.35 miles).
- Walking time: Approximately 5 hours (round trip).
- Initial trekking altitude: 4,320 m / 14,173 feet.
- Maximum altitude: 4,800 m / 15,742 feet.
INCLUDES:
- Pick-up from your hotel in Cusco (applies only if your hotel is near downtown Cusco) and tourist transportation to the Pacchanta community.
- Professional bilingual tour guide (English/Spanish).
- 1 breakfast, 1 lunch. Vegetarian (vegan) food available upon request at no additional cost!
- Entrance tickets to tourist attractions.
- Tourist transportation back to Cusco.
- First aid kit and oxygen bottle.
- 24-hour customer service.
NOT INCLUDES:
- Rain poncho
- Walking poles
- Horses
- Towels, if you wish to bathe in the hot springs
- Tickets for the hot springs, price is 10 Soles (approximately USD 3) – Optional
- Dinner
