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PERU TRAVEL PLANNER
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AUSANGATE TREK
- 7 DAYS
TREK AROUND THE
SNOWCAPPED PEAKS OF AUSANGATE
Per Person Prices: US$ 790 based on Double Occupancy
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A long
hike around the biggest mountain in southern Perú, the broad and majestic
Ausangate (6384m), offers glimpses at high altitude wildlife and pastoral
peoples living, with their animals, quietly apart from the turmoil's of the
modern world. We pass ice walls, a glacier, the cascades of a frozen river, and
numerous springs of hot and medicinal underground water. The mountaineer will
also find lovely views over the surrounding countryside, looking down into
fertile valleys and across at the Vilcanota mountains. This a snowcovered range
arcs away to the east, southeast, then the south, protecting the valley of
Canchis From these high mountains, cold waters whisper through totora swamps
south to Lake Titicaca. Eager rapids plunge north into the tropical Inambari.
And from the glacier-fed lakes of the Cancis valley, rich green waters feed the
river Vilcanota and Cusco´s sacred valley. We may observe rare Andean wildlife
in the high wilderness, such as vicuña, vizcacha, condors, flamingos, Andean
geese, and ibises.
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ITINERARY
Day
1: CUSCO - TINQUI
We bus
100 km East by Southeast from Cusco in the morning. The road passes north
of Ausangate, and we leave the road a bit west of the mountain. We camp in
Tinqui at 3,800. As we fall asleep the setting sun lights up the glacier
on the NW face of Ausangate.
Day 2: TINQUI - UPIS
We break
camp and hike up to the Ausangate glacier. We set up camp alongside the
Upis thermal springs, about 4 kilometers in the air. We bathe in the hot
springs and the cold Upismayo which runs beside our camp
Day
3: UPIS - PUCACOCHA
We break
camp and hike up to a pass at 4,500 which separates Ausangate proper to
the East from a spur named Quellacocha to the West. In the afternoon we
pass Lake Pucacocha, WSW of the summit and nestled among various minor
peaks. The setting sun plays in cascades of colored ice where we finally
make camp.
Day
4: PUCACOCHA - CHILCAPINAYA
We
continue walking among high-altitude lakes in the valley immediately south
of Ausangate, which are unnaturally green-blue. We rise to cross Palomani
pass at 4,800 masl. This is the highest point on the journey. We don't
pass between the massif and some spur, but rather rise to take advantage
of a gentler slope high on the mountain´s side. Here we can see east over
the large hand-shaped Lake Sivinacocha to the jagged, snowcapped Vilcanota
Mountains which crade this valley.
We
descend from the cold to camp at Chilcapinaya.
Day
5: CHILCAPINAYA - PACHASPATA
We
descend into the sunny Jampa valley inhabited by shepherds and their
flocks of alpaca and sheep. We lunch in the valley bottom, pass Lake
Ticllacocha, then climb over a pass at 4,650 masl. Camp is at small Lake
Q´omercocha if we make it, or at Pachaspata if dusk catches us here.
Day 6: PACHASPATA - PACCHANTA
We drop into the valley and village of Pacchanta and bathe in
their hot springs all the long afternoon.
Day 7: PACCHANTA - TIKI - CUSCO
We pass through increasingly inhabited valleys among the
headwaters of the Paucartambo river on the north side of the
mountain until the sun sets. We return to the road and our bus. We
get back to Cusco for happy hour and a night at the discos, or a
long rest, as your mood takes you.
B=breakfast,
L=lunch, D=dinner
INCLUDED:
Private service
Professional English/Spanish Speaking guide.
Private Bus in-out to the begin of the trail (Cusco-Tinki,
Tinki-Cusco)
Transfers Round-trip
Doubles Occupancies tents
Camping Equipment: Bathroom tent, kitchen tent, dinning tent,
stools, tables and Comfortable mattress.
Cooker / Muleteer.
Horses and Mules to carry our equipment.
Coffee breaks in the afternoons.
meals during the trek.
First Aid kit / Oxygen.
WE RECOMMEND TO BRING:
Personal sleeping bag
Back Pack and Day pack
Hiking shoes or snow boots
Winter coat and poncho
Water bottle, flash light, hat, sun block, sunglasses
Warm/Termic clothes
Chocolates, candies or other snacks
Photo Camera + Films
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EMERGENCY NUMBERS IN LIMA (24 hours)
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+51 1998181709
Fax Number +51 1 2421273
REPRESENTATIVE AND EMERGENCY NUMBER IN CUSCO
(24 hours)
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ERICKSON ARNULFO ARENAS HUAMAN +51 84 984999084
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take the tour to avoid problems regarding
the quality of the
service and help you to resolve it before you leave to your
country otherwise
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Published articles and reviews about us
2009
Testimonials
Noelle Melnychuk
Calgary, AB
Our tour to
the islands on Lake Titicaca was a
wonderful day. We had great weather and the people that we met
were very friendly. The island of Taguile was a beautiful little
paradise. The hotel in Puno was very good, with a great
breakfast. It is too bad we could only stay one night. We kept
the room for the second night so that we could freshen up before
going on the bus to Cusco Peru.
Thank you for everything that you have done to make our trip so
enjoyable. Please pass along to Christi our thanks for the great
job that she did in organizing our tour. She was able to
assemble an itinerary that included everything that we asked for
and still was not too rushed. It was an enjoyable, informative
and relaxing time.
Thank you again to all of the staff at
Peru travel Gateway
and your suppliers for making this a wonderful experience.
Peggy Chang
McLean, VA
US
I always wanted to write
you a line and let you know my husband and I had a great time in
Peru. Thank
you so much for the arrangement; everything was really smooth! The
guide in
Cusco, Eriksson, was really great. thank
you also for helping me with all
the reservation and all the changes!! Cusco and
Machu Picchu were all
fantastic, I"m sure we will want to go back to Peru at some point
again, and
I"ll definitely contact you again!! Thank you!!
Sincerely,
Peggy Chang
Mary W. Earp
WINNALSAW, NC
US
We had a very nice trip to Peru.
Thanks for you help. Our hotels in Peru
were what we expected, very nice and the hotel help went out of
their way to make sure we were comfortable and had what we needed.
Our guides were outstanding. Always on time and catered to our
needs. Our groups were small except for the Sacred Valley tour where
we had 25 members. Food was plentiful and tasty at each restaurant.
The Hotel Casa Andina in Cusco gave us an upgrade when we returned
from MP which was very nice. Also, the Radisson gave us an upgrade
when we returned to Lima although we stayed only 6 hours.
Again, thanks for your services. I feel very fortunate that I
selected your travel services, because of the services. Several on
the trip thought I was mighty brave to select an unknown agency. I
was impressed with Ivan during our first emails and phone
conversations. I trusted him and he trusted me, this makes for happy
results for everyone.
Sincerely, Mary Earp.
Wendy Feldman
Los Angeles, CA
US 90025
I just returned back to the US from my trip to Peru. I wanted to let
you know how grateful I am for the wonderful experience that you
help me coordinate and plan. I loved all of the sites and felt I had
a unique experience that I will never forget.
The tour planners and the tour
guides were all wonderful and extremely helpful. Each of them were
very polite and knowledgable about their subjects and locations. I
learned alot about Peru and its customs.
The hotel on Machu Picchu (Sanctuary Lodge) and the hotel in Puno
(The Libertador) were excellent and I would recommend anyone to stay
in each of those locations. The San Augustin El Dorado was just
adequate; I found the hotel to be clean and the staff helpful, but
there is too much noise during the evening and mornings; this is
because many of the rooms overlook the central lobby of the hotel
and the acoustics create echos of sound from the front desk and
those people having conversations in the lobby area. Also, the space
heaters in each of the El Dorado rooms I stayed in did not work at
all. I do not think I would recommend the hotel to people unless
they didn't mind a noisy atmosphere.
The Posada del Inca hotel in Bolivia was very nice; I really liked
the rustic feel and intimate setting and the private gardens--the
views of Lake Titicaca and the mountains were spectacular. Although
I didn't realize it would be a hike (literally) up to it. One of the
couples I was travelling with on the first day in Bolivia had
trouble making it up the hillside (they didn't know they would have
to hike to the top to get to the hotel). I would recommend letting
potential guests know that it is a 40 - 45 minute hike from the dock
to the hotel itself. The guides were very helpful and it was good
that our luggage was carried up separately.
The trip was amazing and I just wanted to thank you for all of your
planning. I would recommend you and your staff to everyone I know
who wanted to plan a trip to go to Peru.
Have a wonderful new year!
Regards,
Wendy
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