Huayhuash: Huayhuash Range 4-Day Hiking Tour

Discover the Huayhuash mountain range on four-days hiking tour. Admire the features of Huayhuash and see the second highest mountain in Peru, Yerupaja, spectacular lakes of Siula, ending in Hotsprings
Discover the Huayhuash mountain range on a guided tour from Huaraz. Admire the Himalayan features of the peaks, which are more hilly and have more difficult access than those from the Cordillera Blanca.

Start your tour with a pickup from your hotel in Huaraz and head to the Huayhuash mountain range. Admire the 30-kilometer-long range, which is aligned north to south. See the main range of some 20 peaks stretching for approximately 15 kilometers, with a subsidiary range of smaller peaks stretching out to the west for approximately 15 kilometers.

See 6 peaks that exceed 6000 meters, including Yerupaja at 6617 meters, the second highest mountain in Peru behind Huascaran at 6768 meters, and Siula at 6344 meters, made famous by the film Touching the Void.

Discover the barely populated area, with small hamlets generally only found below 4000 meters. See the snowline at approximately 4,800 meters. Admire the views of the nearest villages of Chiquian at 3400 meters and Cajatambo at 3375 meters.

Learn about the mining that takes place in the area, and see the unsurfaced road leading up to as high as 4750 meters. Hear how in 2002, the Peruvian Ministry of Agriculture declared the Huayhuash mountain range a “reserved zone” and prohibited certain economic activities, including any future mining.

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.