Dagtochten, wandelingen en excursies vanuit Huaraz

Moderate Hike

Wilcacocha Lake & View – Cordillera Negra Half Day

2 to 2.5 hours · ▲ 3745 m · 7.5 km Hike round trip · A 20-minute drive from Huaraz

A pleasant uphill hike offering fantastic views of the Cordillera Blanca mountains. We depart Huaraz in the morning in our private transport for 20 minutes up to the south of Huaraz to…

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Moderate to Hard

Laguna Hualcacocha Hike

Full day – about 5 hours hiking (3 hrs up / 2 hrs down) · ▲ 4,355 m · 10 km round trip hike · About 2 hours each way from Huaraz

A rewarding full-day hike in the Cordillera Blanca to Laguna Hualcacocha, a striking turquoise glacial lake tucked beneath the Hualcan and Ulta peaks, in Carhuaz province. We depart Huaraz early in the…

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Easy

Wilcahuaín Ruins — Half-Day Hike

4 hours hike · ▲ 3400m · 7 km · Car back to Huaraz

An easy 7 km walk on a good path from Huaraz to the Wilcahuaín archaeological site, built by the Wari Empire between roughly 600 and 900 AD. The main three-story building once…

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Easy

Quillqueyhuanca Valley Hike

5 to 6 hours · ▲ 4150m · 6 km

An easy, almost flat walk up the Quebrada Quillqueyhuanca, with wide mountain views and sheer vertical rock walls overhead, we have spotted condors here more than once. Lunch is a picnic in…

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Easy

Cordillera Negra Hike

2 to 3 hours hike · ▲ 4225m · 10 km · 1 hour drive

From the pass of Punta Callan at 4225m the whole Cordillera Blanca lines up in front of you peaks, glaciers and steep walled valleys, end to end. We drive up through small…

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Moderate

Llaca Valley & Ranrapalca Glacier

2 hours hiking · ▲ 4460m · 1.5 km

Few places in the Cordillera Blanca bring you this close to the ice. From the end of the road, we hike about an hour and a half up a narrow valley flanked…

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Moderate to Hard

Huaraz Ridges & Views Hike

5 to 6 hours · ▲ 3750m · 9 km · 10 min drive to trailhead

A line of open hill ridges above Huaraz, with view to the city, the long Callejón de Huaylas valley and the snow chain of the Cordillera Blanca all laid out below. A…

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Moderate to Hard

Macashca Hills Hike

5 to 6 hours · ▲ 4200m · 7 km · Short drive

An escape from the usual circuit, close to home. An 1  hour drive into the farming valley of Macashca past its small hydroelectric scheme and then a steady climb up a broad…

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Moderate to Hard

Lake Urus — Hidden Lake

5 to 6 hours · ▲ 4260m · 4.5 km · drive to Cochapampa

A hidden lake, known only to the villagers from Pashpa, at the mouth of the Ishinca valley, the trail climbs gently through open farmland with the giants Huascarán, Copa and Vallunaraju across…

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Moderate to Hard

Lake Shallap Remote Hike

6 hours · ▲ 4250m · 9 km

Apart from the local people, you will likely have this trail to yourself. The walk to the lake is gradual and never steep except the last twenty minutes, scrambling over a moraine…

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Hard

Laguna Churup Hike

5 to 6 hours · ▲ 4450m · 3.5 km · Drive to Pitec

One of the most popular day hikes near Huaraz, and a strenuous one. We drive to Pitec at 3850m through the farming fields of Unchus and Llupa, then climb steadily up a…

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Hard

Laguna 69 with Llanganuco Lakes

5½ hours hiking · ▲ 4600m · 7 km · 5 hours driving

A brilliant blue lake set right under the peaks. We drive into the Huascarán National Park, passing the famous twin Llanganuco lakes, and start walking from Cebollapampa at 3850m a continuous zig…

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Hard

Laguna Ahuac Hike

6 hours · ▲ 4560m · 6 km · 30 min drive

A little-known lake hidden high behind Huaraz, and close to Vallunaraju mountain, where we are almost certain to have the trail to ourselves. A half-hour drive to the Wilcahuaín ruins, then a…

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Easy to Moderate

Lake Rocotuyoc & Congelada

Full day (approx. 1-1.5 hours easy walking) · ▲ 4,550m · Approx. 3 km round trip on foot · Approx. 2 hours drive each way

Tucked away inside Huascarán National Park, the Rocotuyoc and Congelada lagoons make up one of the finest easy-to-moderate day excursions available from Huaraz, and a favourite choice for acclimatization ahead of longer…

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Easy to Moderate

Queshque Lakes & Puya Raymondi Forest Hike

Full day – about 3 hours hiking · ▲ 4,300 m · 6 km round trip hike · About 1.5 hours each way from Huaraz

A full-day hike in the southern Cordillera Blanca to discover the three lakes of the Queshque Valley and one of the least-visited Puya Raymondi forests in the region. We leave Huaraz in…

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Easy

Llanganuco Lakes & Portachuelo Pass

Full day · ▲ 4767m · Full-day drive

By car into the heart of the Huascarán National Park to the twin crystal-blue lakes of Llanganuco — Chinancocha and Orconcocha — under the huge walls of Huascarán, Huandoy and Yanapaccha. We…

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Easy

Car Tour to Laguna Paron

Full day + easy lakeside walk · ~3 hours each way

A bright blue lake ringed by snow peaks, with the sharp Pirámide (5885m) standing straight at its head and one of the few you can reach by vehicle. We drive 67 km…

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Easy

Puya Raymondi with Pastoruri Glacier Option

Full day · Full-day drive

The Puya Raimondi grows only in the high country of Peru. It flowers once in its life up to twenty thousand blooms on a single spike, pollinated by hummingbirds and then dies.…

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Easy

Chavín de Huántar Tour by Car

Full day · 3 to 4 hours each way

Located three to four hours by road from Huaraz are the ruins of Chavín—a culture dating back to between 800 and 200 BC, whose religion spread across much of Peru. The great…

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Easy

Honcopampa Ruins & Waterfall

Full day + 30 min hike · Half-day drive

Into a remote valley close under the mountains, to pre-Inca ruins and a waterfall hidden in the trees. We drive up through Parihuanca and small farming villages to a wide green pampa…

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Easy

Highlights Tour — Caraz, Yungay & Mountain Views

Full day · Full-day drive

A relaxed day stitching together several sides of the valley. First the pre-Inca ruins of Wilcahuaín just outside Huaraz, then a turn into the Cordillera Negra to the lookout of El Mirador…

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