Private pick-up at the Lima Airport. Transfer to hotel in Lima for a nice meal & a good nights sleep.

Private transfer in the morning to the bus station. Take a comfortable first class ride to Huaraz (approximately 8 hour journey). Move into your hotel and relax... the adventure is all around you!

Meet at the Skyline office to review your itinerary, answer questions, finalize trip. Spend the rest of the day visiting nearby ruins and touring the city (acclimitize!). Spend the night in your Huaraz hotel.

Day hike to the turquoise waters of Laguna Churup (4500 meters). Approximately 6 hours round trip. Return to Huaraz.

Ice climbing at a nearby glacier to test out your equipment & review some basic climbing techniques and glacier travel skills. Acclimatize during the fun, Pastoruri is 5000 meters.

Pack your bags! We head out past the beautiful Llanganuco lakes and on to the trailhead where we load our donkeys and ascend to the Pisco Base Camp.

Continue up to the High Camp located at the foot of the glacier. Prepare for the following days summit climb.

Summit day! Wake at 2:00am and after a light breakfast depart for the summit. Arrive at the summit about 10am and discover why everyone talks about the view! Return to camp and continue on back down to the Base Camp.

Hike out and set up camp near the trail head. Rest, Relax, and enjoy a delicious Asado (BBQ!)

Take a short bus transport to the Chopicalqui trail head and begin the assent up to the Moraine camp (4900m).

Press on up to the High Camp located on the glacier(5300 meters). Prepare for the following days summit.

Summit Day!! Wake up at 1:00am and depart for the summit at 3:00am. Work your way up the massive southern ridge and on to the summit at last! Return to Morraine camp for the night.

Pack up camp and descend down to the winding road which leads back to Huaraz. Stop for lunch and the Llanganuco Lakes. Check back into your hotel for a well deserved shower and then a Celebration Banquet!

Last minute shopping for family and friends before departing for Lima at 10:00am, arriving at the airport or your hotel by 7:00pm.

Private pick-up at the Lima Airport. Transfer to hotel in Lima for a nice meal & a good nights sleep.

Private transfer in the morning to the bus station. Take a comfortable first class ride to Huaraz (approximately 8 hour journey). Move into your hotel and relax... the adventure is all around you!

Meet at the Skyline office to review your itinerary, answer questions, finalize trip. Spend the rest of the day visiting nearby ruins and touring the city (acclimitize!). Spend the night in your Huaraz hotel.

Day hike to the turquoise waters of Laguna Churup (4500 meters). Approximately 6 hours round trip. Return to Huaraz.

Ice climbing at a nearby glacier to test out your equipment & review some basic climbing techniques and glacier travel skills. Acclimatize during the fun, Pastoruri is 5000 meters.

Pack your bags! Drive up to the small mountain village of Pashpa where the donkeys get loaded and your group begins the 8 mile hike to the head of the Ishinca Valley. Establish base camp at 4100 m. Rest!

Urus Summit Day! Your first alpine start has you leaving camp by 4:00am. Work your way up the steep moraine to the toe of the glacier where you'll put on crampons, harnesses, and rope up. Weave your way to the summit, usually arriving around 11am. Celebrate! Return down to base camp for a well-earned dinner and sleep!

Rest day. (Rock climbing or rappelling options)

Move up to the high camp of Ishinca, 4800m, set camp and get ready for the next days climb.

Ishinca Summit Day! Another Alpine start - 3:00am waking and leaving by4:00am. Ishinca's summit push is about 2 hours longer then Urus'. You'll pick your way through the delicate Andean tundra and gain the glacier around sunrise. Once on the glacier, wind your way through some impressive crevasses and up to the high saddle, then follow a summit ridge to the very top. Estimated summit time is 1:00pm and return to Base Camp by 6:00 p.m.

Rest day (day hike options). Work on some skills for your Tocllaraju climb at base camp in the afternoon.

Taking your essentials, you'll leave for the high glacier camp of your final mountain, Toclliaraju. It usually takes 6 hours to reach the camp at 5000 meters. Enjoy an unforgettable dinner while mezmerized by Toclliaraju’s impressive west face. Get to sleep early for the next days climb.

An early start today... wake at 12:00 midnight and after a light breakfast depart for the summit by around 2:00am. You'll work your way across the saddle and begin the classic assent up Toclla's north ridge. Things get steeper as you climb, with two sections of 60-80 degree snow and/or ice. Return to high camp typically around 2:00pm and after a rest and some warm food, continue back down to base camp for dinner and sleep.

Sleep in at last and wake to a delicious breakfast before packing up camp and loading the donkeys for the return to Huaraz. Once there, you'll check into your hotel for quite possibly the best shower of your life. Dinner that night is a celebration banquet, a traditional Pachamanca, held in an even more traditional Peruvian hut.

Private pick-up at the Lima Airport. Transfer to hotel in Lima for a nice meal & a good nights sleep.

Private transfer in the morning to the bus station. Take a comfortable first class ride to Huaraz (approximately 8 hour journey). Move into your hotel and relax... the adventure is all around you!

Meet at the Skyline office to review your itinerary, answer questions, finalize trip. Spend the rest of the day visiting nearby ruins and touring the city (acclimitize!). Spend the night in your Huaraz hotel.

Day hike to the turquoise waters of Laguna Churup (4500 meters). Approximately 6 hours round trip. Return to Huaraz.

Ice climbing at a nearby glacier to test out your equipment & review some basic climbing techniques and glacier travel skills. Acclimatize during the fun, Pastoruri is 5000 meters.

Pack your bags! Drive up to the small mountain village of Pashpa where the trail to the Ishinca basecamp begins. Load the donkeys and begin the 8 mile hike to the top of the Ishinca Valley where we will make our base camp at around 4100 m.

Ishinca Summit Day! Your first alpine start - 2:00am waking and leaving by 3:00am. You'll pick your way through the delicate Andean tundra and gain the glacier around sunrise. Once on the glacier, wind your way through some impressive crevasses and up to the high saddle, then follow a final ridge to the very top. Estimated summit time is 1:00pm and return to Base Camp by 6:00 p.m.

Rest day. (Rock climbing, rappelling options, day hike, or skills option)

Taking your essentials, you'll leave for the high glacier camp of your final mountain, Toclliaraju. It usually takes 6 hours to reach the camp at 5000 meters. Enjoy an unforgettable dinner while mezmerized by Toclliaraju’s impressive west face. Get to sleep early for the next days climb.

An early start today... wake at 12:00 midnight and after a light breakfast depart for the summit by around 2:00am. You'll work your way across the saddle and begin the classic assent up Toclla's north ridge. Things get steeper as you climb, with two sections of 60-80 degree snow and/or ice. Return to high camp typically around 2:00pm and after a rest and some warm food, continue back down to base camp for dinner and sleep.

Sleep in at last and wake to a delicious breakfast before packing up camp and loading the donkeys for the return to Huaraz. Once there, you'll check into your hotel for a nice shower and some rest. Enjoy a good dinner in town and start to get psyched for the final objective - Huascaran!

Rest day in Huaraz. Options to go biking, rock climbing, or just hang out and check your email!

Leave for the town of Musho around 10am after picking up fresh supplies. Load the donkeys and hike to the base camp of Huascaran.

Ascend on to Camp One, located on the glacier. (5100 meters)

Private pick-up at the Lima Airport. Transfer to hotel in Lima for a nice meal & a good nights sleep.

Private transfer in the morning to the bus station. Take a comfortable first class ride to Huaraz (approximately 8 hour journey). Move into your hotel and relax... the adventure is all around you!

Meet at the Skyline office to review your itinerary, answer questions, finalize trip. Spend the rest of the day visiting nearby ruins and touring the city (acclimitize!). Spend the night in your Huaraz hotel.

Day hike to the turquoise waters of Laguna Churup (4500 meters). Approximately 6 hours round trip. Return to Huaraz.

Ice climbing at a nearby glacier to test out your equipment & review some basic climbing techniques and glacier travel skills. Acclimatize during the fun, Pastoruri is 5000 meters.

Pack your bags! Head out to the town of Cashapampa where you'll load the donkeys with gear & supplies. Hike up the beautiful Santa Cruz valley camping near a big alpine lake en-route to Base Camp

Continue the approach, arriving to the Base camp mid-afternoon.

Ascend the steep moraine to the Moraine Camp (4900 meters)

Ascend up to the High Camp, perched on the snowy col between Alpamayo and Quitaraju. (5200 meters)

Alpamayo Summit Day!!! Depart from camp at 3:00am and head to the steep summit wall, which offers 360 meters of fun technical climbing to the summit.

Rest Day

Summit day on nearby Quitaraju (6100m) which offers the same steep technical terrain as Alpamayo with a bit more elevation taboot!

Descend back to the Base Camp.

Hike back out to Cashapampa, returning to Huaraz around 4:00pm. Check into your Hotel for hot and well-deserved shower. Meet again for a Celebration Feast that evening.

Leave Huaraz in the morning for the Paron Valley, a journey of about 3 hours. Begin hiking up the valley towards the mountain. Camp that night at base camp or morraine camp, depending upon group preferences and weather.

Continue the approach to the high camp nestled up on the glacier below Artisonraju's SW face. Set camp and prepare for the next days summit attempt

Summit Attempt! Leave camp at midnight, arrive to the base of the 600 meter face in 1-2 hours and begin your climb from there. Depending upon snow conditions, the climb and descent can last between 8-12 hours.

Additional Summit Day in case of bad weather, health, etc... Descend to morraine or base camp.

Hike from camp to the road head and meet your transport back to Huaraz. Hot showers await and a tasty dinner to follow!

Leave Huaraz in the morning for Olleros, a short journey of about 45 mintues. Begin hiking towards the mountain. Camp that night at base camp below the striking Southern tower of Shaqsha.

Move up to the high camp nestled up on the glacier below the tower you are aiming to climb. Set camp and prepare for the next days summit attempt.

Summit Attempt of point 5697! Leave camp at 2am, arrive to the base of the face in 1-2 hours, and begin your climb from there. A round trip of 8-10 hours can be expected.

Additional Summit Day in case of bad weather, health, etc... Descend to morraine or base camp.

Hike from camp to the road head and meet your transport back to Huaraz. Hot showers await and a tasty dinner to follow!

Private pick-up at the Lima Airport. Transfer to hotel in Lima for a nice meal & a good nights sleep.

Private transfer in the morning to the bus station. Take a comfortable first class ride to Huaraz (approximately 8 hour journey). Move into your hotel and relax... the adventure is all around you!

Meet at the Skyline office to review your itinerary, answer questions, finalize trip. Spend the rest of the day visiting nearby ruins and touring the city (acclimitize!). Spend the night in your Huaraz hotel.

Day hike to the turquoise waters of Laguna Churup (4500 meters). Approximately 6 hours round trip. Return to Huaraz.

Leave Huaraz at 3am for this stellar one-day mountaineering ascent. 2 hours driving gets you to the trailhead, then 6 hours on the glacier, topping out at 5420 meters. Return to Huaraz for dinner and a good nights sleep.

Pack your bags! Head out to the town of Cashapampa where you'll load the donkeys with gear & supplies. Hike up the beautiful Santa Cruz valley and camp.

Continue the approach, arriving to the Base camp for lunch, then push on to Moraine Camp (4900 meters) to set camp.

Ascend up to the High Camp, perched on the snowy col between Alpamayo and Quitaraju. (5200 meters)

Alpamayo Summit Day!!! Depart from camp at 3:00am and head to the steep summit wall, which offers 360 meters of fun technical climbing to the summit.

Rest Day

Summit day on nearby Quitaraju (6100m) which offers the same steep technical terrain as Alpamayo with a bit more elevation taboot!

Descend back to the Base Camp.

Hike to Artisonraju basecamp.

Private pick-up at the Lima Airport. Transfer to hotel in Lima for a nice meal & a good nights sleep.

Private transfer in the morning to the bus station. Take a comfortable first class ride to Huaraz (approximately 8 hour journey). Move into your hotel and relax... the adventure is all around you!

Meet at the Skyline office to review your itinerary, answer questions, finalize trip. Spend the rest of the day visiting nearby ruins and touring the city (acclimitize!). Spend the night in your Huaraz hotel.

Day hike to the turquoise waters of Laguna Churup (4500 meters). Approximately 6 hours round trip. Return to Huaraz.

Depart Huaraz and drive to the small village of Cashapampa to meet your donkeys and begin your trek up the beautiful Santa Cruz Valley. Hike about 4 hours before setting up camp and settling in for the evening in an area called Llamacorral.

Continue hiking up the valley 5-7 hours towards the first pass of the trek (Punta Union 4750 meters). Camp before the pass near the popular Alpamayo base camp. Optional trip up to see the base camp.

Hike up and over Punta Union and descend to about 4200 meters where a nice camp awaits. Hiking time, 6-7 hours.

Continue your descent to the town of Vaqueria. Transport from Vaqueria over another pass and down to Cebolla Pampa, a beautiful grassy field at the trailhead to Pisco. Spend the rest of your day resting and enjoy an asado (BBQ) that evening for supper!

Begin your ascent up to the Pisco moraine camp (4900 meters), between a 5 – 6 hour hike.

Alpine start! Today is summit day. Wake up at 2:00am and depart around 3:30am for the summit. A beautiful ridge climbs to the summit where spectacular views of some of the Cordillera's highest peaks abound. Afterwards you'll descend to the base camp for a big dinner.

Descend to the trailhead where your transport will be waiting. Return to Huaraz about 4pm for showers and a great Celebration Banquet.

Last minute shopping for family and friends before departing for Lima at 10:00am, arriving at the airport or your hotel by 7:00pm.

Private pick-up at the Lima Airport. Transfer to hotel in Lima for a nice meal & a good nights sleep.

Private transfer in the morning to the bus station. Take a comfortable first class ride to Huaraz (approximately 8 hour journey). Move into your hotel and relax... the adventure is all around you!

Meet at the Skyline office to review your itinerary, answer questions, finalize trip. Spend the rest of the day visiting nearby ruins and touring the city (acclimitize!). Pack your bags tonight as this is your final evening in your Huaraz hotel.

Day hike to the turquoise waters of Laguna Churup (4500 meters). Approximately 6 hours round trip. On the return, stop at a mountain lodge to camp and further acclimatize.

Meet your donkeys this morning and begin your hike up the Cojup valley. Walk for about 5 hours to a nice camp 1/2 way up the valley.

Continue your walk up the valley. Arrive at a beautiful alpine lake where you'll set another camp and enjoy the amazing scenery.

Here the donkeys turn around and your backpacks get put to real use. Hike up and over the Ishinca pass, stopping for a lesson on climbing harnesses and knots as there is a glacier sitting between you and your camp. Meet a new crew of donkeys who have carried in the rest of your climbing supplies and food for the next part of the trip.

Skills on Ishinca

Skills on Ishinca

Summit attemp on Ishinca. Skills in the afternoon if you're up for it!

Descend to Ishinca basecamp and REST!

Taking your essentials, you'll leave for the high glacier camp of your final mountain, Toclliaraju. It usually takes 6 hours to reach the camp at 5000 meters. Enjoy an unforgettable dinner while mezmerized by Toclliaraju’s impressive west face. Get to sleep early for the next days climb.

An early start today... wake at 12:00 midnight and after a light breakfast depart for the summit by around 2:00am. You'll work your way across the saddle and begin the classic assent up Toclla's north ridge. Things get steeper as you climb, with two sections of 60-80 degree snow and/or ice. Return to high camp typically around 2:00pm and after a rest and some warm food, continue back down to base camp for dinner and sleep.

Sleep in at last and wake to a delicious breakfast before packing up camp and loading the donkeys for the return to Huaraz. Once there, you'll check into your hotel for quite possibly the best shower of your life. Dinner that night is a celebration banquet, a traditional Pachamanca, held in an even more traditional Peruvian hut.

Private pick-up at the Lima Airport. Transfer to hotel in Lima for a nice meal & a good nights sleep.

Private transfer in the morning to the bus station. Take a comfortable first class ride to Huaraz (approximately 8 hour journey). Move into your hotel and relax... the adventure is all around you!

Meet at the Skyline office to review your itinerary, answer questions, finalize trip. Spend the rest of the day visiting nearby ruins and touring the city (acclimitize!). Spend the night in your Huaraz hotel.

Day hike to the turquoise waters of Laguna Churup (4500 meters). Approximately 6 hours round trip. Return to Huaraz.

Ice climbing at a nearby glacier to test out your equipment, review some basic climbing techniques and glacier travel skills. Acclimatize during the fun, Pastoruri is 5000m.

Depart for the tiny mountain village of Joncopampa where you'll load up the donkeys with gear and supplies. The trek begins at the head of a valley where a small Inca ruin resides.

Continue up the valley arriving at the spectacular Alquilpo Lake nestled at the foot of the steep dramatic Alquilpo mountain. Camp near the waters edge.

Up and over the high pass, dropping down into the Ishinca base Camp where you will meet up with your climbing gear and additional food for the summit days. Camp that night at the bustling Ishinca Base Camp.

Summit Day! Alpine start means up at 2:00am and departing for the summit at 4:00am. You'll work your way through the beautiful alpine tundra to the glacier where you rope up and continue on to the summit. Return to base camp tired and hungry around 4:00pm for a stout dinner & a great nights sleep.

Pack up camp and descend down the valley to Huaraz, arriving back mid afternoon. Check into the Hotel for a well-deserved shower and Celebration banquet.

A day to relax in Huaraz, go shopping, check your email, or go visit the nearby pre-Inca ruins of Chavin.

Last minute shopping for family and friends before departing for Lima at 10:00am, arriving at the airport or your hotel by 7:00pm.

Private pick-up at the Lima Airport. Transfer to hotel in Lima for a nice meal & a good nights sleep.

Private transfer in the morning to the bus station. Take a comfortable first class ride to Huaraz (approximately 8 hour journey). Move into your hotel and relax... the adventure is all around you!

Meet at the Skyline office to review your itinerary, answer questions, finalize trip. Spend the rest of the day visiting nearby ruins and touring the city (acclimitize!). Spend the night in your Huaraz hotel.

Day hike to the turquoise waters of Laguna Churup (4500 meters). Approximately 6 hours round trip. Return to Huaraz.

Pack your bags! Depart Huaraz and drive to the small village of Cashapampa to meet your donkeys and begin your trek up the beautiful Santa Cruz Valley. Hike about 4 hours before setting up camp and settling in for the evening in an area called Llamacorral.

Continue hiking up the valley 5-7 hours towards the first pass of the trek (Punta Union 4750 meters). Camp before the pass near the popular Alpamayo base camp. Optional trip up to see the base camp.

Hike up and over Punta Union and descend to about 4200 meters where a nice camp awaits. Hiking time, 6-7 hours.

Continue your descent towards the town of Vaqueria, then cut southeast on the trail at Colcabamba. Enter the Ulta valley and sleep before ascending to the second pass. Hiking time, 5-6 hours.

Hike up and over the pass then descend to a beautiful campsite on the other side. Hiking time 5-6 hours.

Enjoy your last morning at camp then pack up and hike out to meet your transport at the road. Transfer to Huaraz for the well deserved warm shower and celebration banquet (a traditional Peruvian Pachamanca)

Last minute shopping for family and friends before departing for Lima at 10:00am, arriving at the airport or your hotel by 7:00pm.

Private pick-up at the Lima Airport. Transfer to hotel in Lima for a nice meal & a good nights sleep.

Private transfer in the morning to the bus station. Take a comfortable first class ride to Huaraz (approximately 8 hour journey). Move into your hotel and relax... the adventure is all around you!

Meet at the Skyline office to review your itinerary, answer questions, finalize trip. Spend the rest of the day visiting nearby ruins and touring the city (acclimitize!). Spend the night in your Huaraz hotel.

Day hike to the turquoise waters of Laguna Churup (4500 meters). Approximately 6 hours round trip. Return to Huaraz.

Pack your bags! Leave Huaraz for the town of Llamac, a ride that lasts about 5 hours. Day hike option or explore the town. Altitude of Camp: 3300 meters.

Llamac to Matacancha by way of Pocpa. Duration: 5-6 hours. Altitude of Camp: 4100 meters

Matacancha to Laguna Mitacocha over the Cancanpunta pass. Duration: 5-6 hours. Altitude of Camp: 4150 meters.

Laguna Mitachocha to Laguna Carhuacocha. Two options for the route, a gradual easy pass on the main trail or an off-trail adventure on steeper terrain with a beautiful lake and a high rocky pass. Duration: 5-8 hours. Altitude of Camp: 4180 meters.

Rest day at Laguna Carhuacocha. One of the more beautiful vistas of all the campsites in the Huayhuash, also a great place to fish, take a day hike to one of the lakes under Jirishanca, visit with the locals, or rest!

Laguna Carhuacocha to Huayhuash. Most people take the off trail route passing three differently colored lakes and winding below the peaks of Yurupaja and Siula. There is an option to follow the donkeys up a more gradual and less scenic pass and re-convene in the camp of Huayhuash. Duration: 5-8 hours. Altitude at Camp: 4330 meters.

Huayhuash to Viconga. Duration: 5-6 hours. Altitude of Camp: 4400 meters.

Private pick-up at the Lima Airport. Transfer to hotel in Lima for a nice meal & a good nights sleep.

Private transfer in the morning to the bus station. Take a comfortable first class ride to Huaraz (approximately 8 hour journey). Move into your hotel and relax... the adventure is all around you!

Meet at the Skyline office to review your itinerary, answer questions, finalize trip. Spend the rest of the day visiting nearby ruins and touring the city (acclimitize!). Spend the night in your Huaraz hotel.

Day hike to the turquoise waters of Laguna Churup (4500 meters). Approximately 6 hours round trip. Return to Huaraz.

Pack your bags! Leave Huaraz early in the morning for Hualcayan where you'll meet your donkeys, load your equipment, and begin your trek. Hike 4 hours to Huishcash, 4000 meters.

Six hour hiking day, taking you to your highest camp on the route at 4500 meters. Pass some beautiful galcier fed lakes, over the Osoruri pass (4850 meters), and then drop down to the camping site on the other side.

A longer days walk then the previous will take you from your Osoruri camp to a place called Jancarurish, where you'll catch your first breathtaking glimpse of the north face of Alpamayo. You'll leave the Cedros valley this day, have a layover at your camp the following day to really soak in the views, then get back on your way on day 9.

Well deserved rest day with optional hikes & exploration, with the lake of Jancarurish a short walk away for great views and sweet serenity.

2 high passes to navigate will take you out of the Alpamayo valley and into Huillca valley, a notable area of agricultural activity. We'll set up camp near the grazing alpaca herds and the homes of the indiginous farmers who care for them.

One more pass at 4600 meters will expose the lush Jancapampa valley, covered in the native quenoal tree which grows as high as the highest vegetation found in the Himalaya range. Lunch at a lake called Sactaycocha often lends views of the resident ducks and geese, and then camp in the fertile valley still awards a vista of the glaciers and waterfalls flowing from Pucajirca.

The walk out to Pomabamba starts today and your trek will soon be only a fabulous memory! Pass through a few villages then meet your transport in Pomabamba for the ride back to Huaraz. Cross the Andes once again, this time the easy way, and shower up and shave for a celebration banquet that evening!

Private pick-up at the Lima Airport. Transfer to hotel in Lima for a nice meal & a good nights sleep.

Private transfer in the morning to the bus station. Take a comfortable first class ride to Huaraz (approximately 8 hour journey). Move into your hotel and relax... the adventure is all around you!

Meet at the Skyline office to review your itinerary, answer questions, finalize trip. Spend the rest of the day visiting nearby ruins and touring the city (acclimitize!). Pack your bags tonight as this is your final evening in your Huaraz hotel.

Day hike to the turquoise waters of Laguna Churup (4500 meters). Approximately 6 hours round trip. On the return, stop at a mountain lodge to camp and further acclimatize.

Your donkeys will meet you at the lodge this morning to pack up your equipment and help you get on your way. The trek begins hiking back towards Churup and vears into the granite walled valley of Quilquihuanca. Stop and camp about 1/2 way up the valley next to a spectacular alpine lake.

Continue to make your way up the valley until reaching it's end. Camp here and begin your goodbyes to the donkeys - tomorrow the backpacks go on and the animals go home!

The most physically demanding day of the trek takes you up and over the pass dividing Quilquihuanca with Cojup. You'll pick your route through the morraine of the mountain Huapi, following cairns and spotting Vizcachas along the way. Drop down the other side to another incredible camp in the Cojup.

Begin your hike down the Cojup, stopping frequently to take photos! you'll hike about 1/2 way out the valley before setting up camp again.

Continue your hike out of the Cojup, downhill all the while, unitl at last you see the roofline of the lodge where you began your adventure. Hike until you make the full circle, stop and have a cup of tea, then load up the taxi and head on back to Huaraz for a nice warm shower and a celebration banquet dinner.

Last minute shopping for family and friends before departing for Lima at 10:00am, arriving at the airport or your hotel by 7:00pm.

Private pick-up at the Lima Airport. Transfer to hotel in Lima for a nice meal & a good nights sleep.

Private transfer in the morning to the bus station. Take a comfortable first class ride to Huaraz (approximately 8 hour journey). Move into your hotel and relax... the adventure is all around you!

Meet at the Skyline office to review your itinerary, answer questions, finalize trip. Spend the rest of the day visiting nearby ruins and touring the city (acclimitize!).

Day hike to the turquoise waters of Laguna Churup (4500 meters). Approximately 6 hours round trip. Return to your hotel for your last evening in town for a few days!

Pack your bags! Head out for the small village of Olleros where you'll meet up with your llamas (the traditional pack animal of the Incas!). After loading them with gear & supplies, begin your trek through history and camp near a scenic lake.

Hike on up and over the high pass keeping our eyes open for the rare Andean Condor. Camp that night is on the other side of the pass.

Continue on down following the ancient yet still in-tact Inca trail system. In the early afternoon you'll arrive at the Chavin ruins where you can pass a few hours exploring the temples and ancient courtyards. That night, camp near the banks of the Huari River.

Get picked up and drive the scenic route back over the Cordillera stopping for lunch at the Olympic pass where you will be treated to stunning views of Huascaran mountain, Peru’s highest peak. That night you'll be back in the hotel in Huaraz for nice hot showers and a dinner feast to follow!

Last minute shopping for family and friends before departing for Lima at 10:00am, arriving at the airport or your hotel by 7:00pm.