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6-Hour Hiking Tour From Santa Cruz Village To Wilcacocha Lake

  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Nature, Trekking, Sightseeing

  • Duration

    6 Hours

  • Activity Level

    Medium

  • Language

    English

Description

Enjoy a brisk hike to Huillcacocha or Wilcacocha Lake of the Cordillera Blanca during this 6-hour tour. Pass by typical Peruvian adobe houses and vast farming fields and mingle with the locals!

Highlights
  • Start hiking from the Santa Cruz Village
  • Meet the locals in their traditional colourful Andean clothes
  • Wonder at the view of the Cordillera Blanc & Huascaran peak
  • Marvel at the Wilcacocha Lake
  • Trek to Lake Wilcacocha from Santa Cruz Village expand_more

    • Drive to Chiwipampa to the south side of Huaraz.

    • Cross the Santa River by the small bridge in the direction of Santa Cruz Village, where you will start hiking up to the Wilcacocha Lake. 

    • Hike uphill for about an hour and on the way, meet the local people wearing their traditional colourful Andean clothes. 

    • Pass by typical Peruvian adobe houses and vast farming fields where wheat, barley, oats, corn and potatoes as well as other products are cultivated.

    • Wonder at the view of the Cordillera Blanca and the notoriously impressive Huascaran massif (highest peak in the Cordillera Blanca) upon reaching the lake.

    Get dropped off at your hotel after the hike has ended.

What's Included

  • Air-conditioned transport

  • English-speaking Peru guide

  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off

  • Personal assistance

What's Excluded

  • Community entrance fees

  • Food and beverages

  • Additional extra transfers or out of itinerary

  • Tips and gratuities

  • Other expenditure

Know before you go

  • After reservation, please stay in touch for last-minute details

  • There is an alternative trail to cross to the north side towards the Cordillera Negra and get to the Huascar village where the car will wait for the return back to Huaraz; you can thus avoid the same trail to come back to Huaraz, or you can come back to Huaraz the same way if you prefer.
Meeting Point

Huaraz, Peru

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
1 To 4 USD 50 Per Person

This is a private tour
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USD 50 / person