Santa Cruz Trek (4 days)

Included

• Meals.
• Water from the second day on.
• Hotel pick up (just city area).
• Guide.
• Cook.
• General first-aid kit.
• Camping equipment (shared double tent, sleeping bag and sleeping pad).
• Cooking equipment.
• Herder.
• Donkeys for luggage carriage (5 kg or 11 lb. per person).
• Shared transportation.
• Portable toilet.

Not included

• Entry ticket to the Huascarán National Park (S/. 65).
• Bathroom with shower.

What to bring

• A 40 to 70 liter backpack for all the circuit.
• Waterproof jacket and pants (Gore-Tex of similar).
• Polar warm clothes (Polartec or similar).
• Thermal clothing (first layer).
• Short and long sleeved T-shirts.
• Trekking shoes.
• Enough batteries (there is no energy to charge electronic devices in te road).
• Flip-flops (for showers, rest and river crossing, it it were necessary).
• Flashlight.
• Towel.
• Winter hat and gloves for cold temperatures.
• Cap to protect yourself from the sun.
• Sun block.
• Sunglasses.
• Camera.
• Personal first-aid kit.
• Water bottle (Nalgene or similar).
• Ziploc bags or similar (to store the garbage).
• Hiking poles.
• Sleeping bag.

How to book

1. Choose the departure date in the calendar.
2. Choose the number of people.
3. Click in "Add to cart."
4. Pay online the total price of the program.

• Once payed, the booking is subjected to confirmation according to the availability. If you want to check the availability before paying, write us to reservas@denomades.com.
• If you cancel your booking until 15 days before the beginning of the activity, we will refund 30% of the total price.

Itinerary

Let's traverse the heights with this Santa Cruz trek of 4 days, which will allow us to pass by various places in the mountain range that will show us how diverse is the landscape above 2000 m high.

Day 1: Huaraz – Caraz – Cashapampa – Llamacorral (9 km or 5.5 miles walk)

• We will leave Huaraz at 7:00 heading to the north.
• In our way we will visit the city of Caraz, at 2,100 m high.
• Also, we will pass by Cashapampa, at 2,900 m high, from where we will begin our trek.
• It will be a 4 hours hike that will allow us to see typical vegetation of the area until we get to the Llamacorral Ccamp, at 3,760 m high.

Day 2: Llamacorral – Arhuaycocha Lagoon – Taullipampa (12 km or 7.4 miles walk)

• Breakfast.
• After breaking camp, we will begin the route of the day.
• We will make a 7 hours trek by the Hatuncocha and Arhuaycocha lagoons, at 4,450 m high.
• Also, we will pass by the Alpamayo Base Camp, and then go to the Taullipampa Camp.

Day 3: Taullipampa – Punta Unión Pass – Cachinapampa (12 km or 7.4 miles walk)

• Breakfast.
• We will begin a hike to the highest point of the route: Punta Unión, at 4,750 m high.
• From this place and along the route we will be able to watch almost all the mountains that form the range like Santa Cruz, Taulliraju, Artesonraju and Pucahircas.
• After 4 hours we will arrive at the Cachinapampa Camp, at 3,700 m high, to rest and spend the last night.

Day 4: Cachinapampa – Vaquería – Huaraz (9 km or 5.5 miles walk)

• Breakfast.
• The day begins with a hike to the town of Huaripampa.
• From this place we will go up to Vaquería, at 3,700 m high.
• We will take the bus that will pass by the Llanganuco Valley and the Chinacocha and Orconcocha lagoons, before arriving at Huaraz and ending the activity at 3:00 pm.