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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
Group sizeUp to 6 travelers
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below
Overview
Qampa, also spelled Campa and Qampa, is the easiest, most popular mountain in Cusco and may be climbed without experience in mountaineering. It requires a glacier hike and sometimes a small rock climbing pass depending on the season. The summit offers a panoramic view that reaches to Salkantay over 200km to the NW.
What's included
Lunch
Dinner
Breakfast
Water
Tips
What to expect
Day 1: Cusco - Base Camp
30m · Admission ticket included
Your tour guide will collect you from your hotel in Cusco at 6:00 a.m.Afterwards, we drive towards Tinki, a small town located on the highway called Inter Oceanica, after 2,30 hours of driving. Here we have 30 minutes to stop to explore, take a breakfast, or buy some stuff that you could need on this tour. Then, we continue our drive to reach Pacchanta village at 4,060 m.Is this where we start our trek? 2 hours hike to Azulccocha, where we have lunch with stunning views of the snowcapped mountains around, and then continue our hike to reach our base camp at 4,680 meters above sea level. Once we arrive there, our tents will already be set up. We will have dinner and spend the first night there.
Day 2: Qampa Summit - Cusco
Nevado Ausangate
4h
We wake up early, at 2:30 a.m. Enjoy our super breakfast and start the trek to the moraine. Here we climb up to reach the glacier, which is the beginning of the climb with our gear. Your high mountain guide will provide us all the gear and instructions; we will be climbing for about 2 hours to get to the summit of Qampa Mountain, 5,520 meters. There will be some steps. Once we get to the summit, you'll have breathtaking vistas and enjoy the peaks around you. After we've rested, we descend to the base camp, where we have our lunch. Then finally, we hike back to Pacchanta, where you will have the option to soak in the hot spring with a stunning view of Ausangate Mountain.
Finally, in the afternoon, we take the bus to return to Cusco.
Meeting and pickup
Meeting point
End point
Pickup details
We pick up the customers in different hotels where they are staying but have to be coordinate one night before the trip.
Additional information
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
