The Ancascocha adventure hike 5 day, goes through the most fascinating hiking route in Cusco. It is a truly adventure expedition on the Andes mountains of Cusco. The extraordinary adventure, enables you solitude and quietness around Mt Salkantay. This Ancascocha Adventure hike offers breath-taking views of the tallest peaks of Cusco. But is a quite challenging hiking trip, designed specially for those people who love nature. So they can enjoy the exciting high Mountain passes, stunning scenery and peaceful ancient trails.
This spectacular Ancascocha adventure hike is offered only by few travel companies in Cusco. Hiking this lovely trail you will find some well preserved landscapes. Also incredibly gorgeous sites away from any tourist throngs. Along this adventure hike you will see great mountains such as: Salkantay, Humantay, Huayanay and Veronica. As well some beautiful lakes such as Salkantay Lake, Ancascocha Lake and others.
For Ancascocha adeventure hike, we will pick you up early from the hotel in Cusco. Then you travel to Mollepata (2870m) for approximately 2 hours. Where you can have breakfast or buy any additional supplies. From Mollepata you will drive one more hour by car until Soraypampa (3800m). This is the point where we meet our muleteers. Also the rest of the crew for our Ancascocha adventure hike. After 2 hours of hike we will arrive to Salkantaypampa beautiful place at the bottom of Mt Humantay. Where we have our lunch spot.
In the afternoon we hike up-hill for 2 hours to arrive to the camping place at Ichu pata. Our campsite is located close to the base of the Mt Salkantay (6300m) and there is also a great view of Mt Humantay (5217m).
After breakfast served by our chef. You will start this stunningly beautiful section of the trip. A long hiking day, taking us across several high passes. It will be 2 hours of hike to reach the first pass called Inca Chiriaska (5000m). This is the highest point with great views over the spectacular landscapes of the area. After to enjoy the splendor of the outlying mountains. You will start following an original Inca Trail until to arrive to the pass called Tocto (4821m). There will be constant astonishing views of Mt Salkantay.
To continue our trek there will be another 2 hours walk to the Kalacocha pass (4667m). From where is 1 more hour of hike to arrive to the Cruz Casa pass (4600m) and then within another hour we will reach the Millpo Pass. From here we will descend to our campsite at Millpo (4399m).
Total walking time today 8 to 9hours.
We will leave the camp after breafast. our first ascend will be for 1 hour towards the Chusqenay pass (4630m). Afterwards we will be descending for 1 hour to arrive to the pass of Rumi Inca. From here we will continue on upwards to the valley of Yahuarmaky for about 45 minutes. We then go up-hill again, for approx… A 1.5 hours until we reach the pass of Aqocasa (4686m).
This mountain has a nice reddish color and sandy rock formations around it. From the summit is possible to see part of the popular Inca trail to Machupicchu in the distance. As well as the popular mountains of Salkantay, Humantay, Huayanay and far in the other side Veronica Mountain.
From here its 3 hours of descend to Inca Rakay, a beautiful small Inca site and then another 1. 5hours of ascend to reach Huayanay pass (4630m). We then go down-hill to our campsite at Ancascocha valley (3700m) for 3 hours.
Total walking time today 8-9hours.
Our day starts with breakfast served by our chef. We then continue with the Ancascocha adventure hike. You will walk down hill for approximately 5 hours to Chillca in the Sacred Valley. Following a beautiful Andean valley we will descend 2 hours to Arequipa pampa. There will be a small villages, some typical vegetation of the area as Chachacomo, Qeuña, some orchids, begonias, and bromeliads. The descend becomes easier towards the village of Camicancha (2930m). Where our transport will be waiting for us.
After the final lunch with our crew, we will be taken to Ollantaytambo train station. From here we will catch the train to Aguas Calientes town. In the evening dinner will be in one of the local restaurants and spend the night in a hotel.
At the appropriate time the guide will lead you to the bus station. The bus drive will be for 30 minutes to the gate of Machu Picchu. You will have 2 hours guided tour of the Citadel. The guide will show you the Sun Temple, the Sacred Sun Dial, the Royal palace, the Temple of the Three Windows and the Main temple. After the guided tour, you will have free time to admire the site or you can take the hiking options:
In the afternoon at the scheduled time we take the bus down to Aguas Calientes town. After lunch we have the Train journey back to Ollantaytambo. Upon arrival to the Train station of Ollantaytambo, reception and transfer to the Hotel in Cusco. The end of Ancascocha adventure hike.
Best time: April to November
