This tour includes a visit to the Callejón de Huaylas up to the province of Carhuaz, where we turn off toward the east to reach the well-known place called La Punta Olímpica, where the highest tunnel in the world is located within the Cordillera Blanca. Then we descend to the traditional town of Chacas.
Type of tour: Bus tour, Scenic
Visit: Carhuaz, Punta Olímpica, Cancaracá Lake, and Chacas.
Itinerary
Huaraz – Punta Olímpica Tunnel – Cancaracá Lake – Chacas – Huaraz
Departure is at 8:00 am heading north of the city of Huaraz until reaching the Province of Carhuaz. From here we will take the road that goes to the Conchucos Valley through the Ulta Valley. Along the way we will find the control point of Huascarán National Park, where we will make the corresponding payment to continue our journey along the winding paved road until reaching the Punta Olímpica Tunnel (4736 m). Here we will have time to take good photos of the surrounding mountains such as Huascarán, Chopicalqui, Contrayerbas, and Mateo itself, where we will surely observe climbers ascending and descending this mountain.
After passing through the tunnel, we will have a view of the beautiful Cancaracá Lake, with time for photos, and then descend to the town of Chacas (3350 m). We will visit the main square (Plaza de Armas), which is surrounded by colonial houses with beautifully carved wooden windows and balconies. Visit to the Church of Mama Ashu, and we will enter the Don Bosco Cooperative Workshop, where wood carving, glass art, and textile work are carried out. After lunch, we return to Huaraz.
Services
INCLUDES
- Transfer from the bus terminal to the hotel in Huaraz
- Transfer from the hotel to the bus terminal in Huaraz (last day)
- Certified tour guide
- Authorized tourist transportation (round trip)
- Pickup from your selected hotel for the tour
- First aid kit
not include
- Bus transportation Huaraz – Lima – Huaraz
- Hotel in Lima and Huaraz
- Entrance to Huascarán National Park (S/ 12 soles)
- Meals during the tour
- Does not include the first breakfast on the first day of the tour
- Extra costs due to abandonment of the expedition
- Meals and drinks in the city
- Tips for the staff
REQUIRED EQUIPMENT TO BRING
- Trekking shoes
- Sun hat
- Cold-weather hat (fleece or wool)
- UV protection sunglasses
- Water bottle
- Sunscreen
- 30 or 40-liter backpack
- Trekking poles
- Gore-Tex windproof jacket
- Personal first aid kit
OPTIONAL
- 1 thermos (1 liter)
