US$ 55.00 p/p

Parón Lagoon Trek

Get to know the biggest lagoon in the Cordillera Blanca with this Parón Lagoon trek, which will allow you to have great views of the Andes.

Price per person:

from US$ 55.00 per person.

Time:

7:00 am to 7:00 pm.

Duration:

12 hours.

Included:

Shared transport, expert guide, first-aid kit and pickup at the hotel (just the city area).

Not included:

Lunch, entrance ticket of 1 day to the Huacarán National Park per person (S/. 30 international visitors; S/. 11 Peruvians; S/. 5 children) nor travel insurance with health-care coverage.

What to bring:

Warm clothing, waterproof clothing, trekking shoes, sun hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, snack, water, 40 liters backpack and trek poles.

Restrictions:

Not allowed for people with problems related to the altitude.
Good physical condition.

Weather :

Subject to weather conditions.

Cancellation and rescheduling policy :

48 hours.

Price

Normal season: US$ 55 per person.
Holy Week, from April 18 to 21: US$ 73 per person.
National Holidays, from July 27 to 30: US$ 73 per person.

Let's traverse the Cordillera Blanca with this Parón Lagoon trek that will allow us getting to know this lagoon, the biggest in the Cordillera Blanca, and have privileged views of the mountains that form it.

Itinerary:

We will leave Huaraz to the north, heading towards the Alley of Huaylas.
The route will take us to Caraz, to then continue to the front of Parón.
From this point, we will follow the road to the Parón Lagoon, at 4,200 m high.
We will make a pause to take photographs of the turquoise lagoon and the Pirámide Garcilaso mountain.
From here we will go through the ravine watching queñuales, typical tree from the Andes, and the higher mountains of the Cordillera Blanca: Chacraraju, Artesonraju and Huandoy.
We will continue the 3 hours trek until arriving at the Artesoncocha Lagoon, at 4,300 m high, where we will make another 1 hour pause to eat and take photographs.
We will return to get on the bus and go back to the city of Huaraz.