Duration
3 days / 2 nights
Altitude
Maximum altitude: 4750 m (Rondoy pass).
Preferred time
April – October.
Difficulty
Hard
Price: $600 for 2 people
Located to the south of Huaraz, it’s one of the most impressive Andean circuit, with panorama view from the passes, splendid sunset and sunrise, beautiful glacier lakes, huge sharp snowcapped peaks.
- Location: Cordillera Huayhuash - Perú.
- Average temperature: Between 13° C – 23° C during the day
- At night -03°C to – 1°C.
Itinerary
Day 1: Huaraz at (3100m) – Chiquian at (3400m) – Llamac village at (3300m) –Jahuacocha camp at (4050m). (Driving time: 6 hours / trek time: 5 hours).
Departure from Huaraz at 7:00 am to the south of Callejon de Huaylas on paved road until Chiquian, from Chiquian we will drive on dirt road until Llamac village at 3300 m, from Llamac we will climb up until reach Pampa Llamac pass, where we will have first view of Huayhuash range, then we will continue walking up until Jahuacocha camping spot. Overnight camp at Cuartelhuain.
Day 2: Jahuacocha Lake at (4050m) – Sambunya pass at (4740m) - Rondoy pass at (4750m) – Rondoy camp at (4000m). (Trek time: 6 hours (ascend & descend).
After our hearty breakfast we will pick up our trek gear, after that we will start walking up along jahuacocha valley, passing on the way by beautiful glacier lake Solteracocha and Jahuacocha, from the end the valley we will start climb up on steep way until reach highest pass of Rondoy, at the pass we will enjoy splendid view on clear day and we will focus taking pictures the range from north to south, after that we will descend to our cam site at Rondoy valley. Overnight camp at Rondoy camp.
Day 3: Rondoy camp at (4000m) – Llamac village at (3300m). (Trek time: 6 hours (descend).
After our breakfast we will start walking down along Llamac valley passing on the road by Santa Luisa mining camp and pocpa hamlet until Llamac village. Last night camp at Llamac.
Services
Our trek price includes:
- Qualified trekking guide.
- Cook specialized in normal and vegetarian dishes.
- Full first aid kid.
- Camping equipment (double sleeping tent, matrass, and etc.).
- Equipment and cook tools (cook tent, utensil kitchen, and more).
- Personalized service of "alpes andes".
- Donkey driver, who is allowed to drive 5 donkeys.
- Donkey service to transport our trek equipment.
- Private transportation at the beginning and end of the trek.
- Meal during the trek (breakfast, picnic, dinner).
- The meal contain enough carbohydrate to recover the lost energy during the trek (omelet, soup, fresh fruit, meats, pasta, raze, hot drinks, coca tea, which is ideal for altitude sickness).
The price not includes:
- Entrance ticket fee to Huascaran National Park ( S/. 150)
- Alimentation in huaraz city.
- Sleeping bag (adequate -15° C).
- Tips.
Important Advices
- You should do early book to get special discounts.
- For booking validation you should deposit a 40% of total price, and rest 60% you pay when you arrive to Peru or Huaraz.
- Our accommodation service has hot water, private bathroom, TV with cable connection, restaurant, cafe shop, which is located at down town.
Recommended Mountain Equipment for Trek Expedition
- Hiking boots.
- Polar Tec or wool gloves.
- Sun hat.
- Polar Tec or wool cap.
- Waterproof jacket Gore-Tex.
- Waterproof pants Gore-Tex.
- Sun glasses UV protection.
- A back pack between 40 L to 70 L.
- Water bottle.
- Sun scream.
- Headlamp with extra batteries.
- Personal first aid kid.
- A camera.
- Sleeping bag -15° C..
- Personal toilets and small synthetic towel
- Sandals
- Hiking poles.
