Overview
Peru by Locals is the only company that offers you this trek supported by Llamas, our goal is to bring back these animals since the number of Llamas in Peru is getting lower because the mountain people don’t give them much uses anymore. In the Incan times, Llamas were used for transporting loads but the use of wool and meat was very small, the reason mountain people try to have Alpacas and not Llamas. Since we started our operations in Ausangate the families did not have Llamas but Alpacas then Paulo’s family got 8 Llamas until now that is our Llamas that come on this spectacular journey with our guests. Being part of this journey with Llamas will be a unique experience life-lasting.
Peru by Locals is always putting amazing adventures together for you, now you have the chance to experience the 2 together, Ausangate and Rainbow mountain in the southern Cusco. It is the true Paradise filled with cool mountain streams, blue-green lakes, picturesque villages, Llamas and Alpacas everywhere, snow-capped mountains, the colorful rainbow mountain that remains you painted hills that is a must-see place when traveling, one of the most breathtaking places on earth and the most important a trek in the Southern Cusco.
Highlights of the Llama trek
- Hike with Llamas and get the full experience of the Andes
- Trek with our passionate local guides that love what they do and guided treks 100s of times
- Enjoy our premier camping equipment
- Savor the Peruvian cuisine brought by our chefs to the mountains
- Hike around the tallest mountain Ausangate and finish your adventure in iconic Rainbow mountain
Details
- Type of tour: Hiking, camping, scenic
- Distance covered: 37 km (22.9 miles)
- Duration: 4 days / 3 nights
- Lowest elevation: 3900 m (12,795 feet)
- Highest elevation: 5,010 m (16,437 feet)
- Level of difficulty: Challenging but your guide will be there encouraging you and helping you enjoy as much as you deserve it.
- Group size: Our hiking group sizes are very important to guarantee the quality of our service of giving you a personalized service that the reason we run with an average of 7 hikers
- Could you imagine trying to hike silently along an isolated trail, carefully not disturbing shy wildlife, with 10 or 20 other travelers? Or walking in a remote area to explore the pristine wilderness with dozens of other tourists at your side? We know meaningful nature encounters must be undertaken in small groups. That’s why our trips come with an average of just four travelers, by far the smallest groups in the tourism industry across the country. This not only guarantees you a more personal close-up wildlife experience, but a less-impact presence on the earth’s brittle natural places we love
- Accommodation: Camping, we use 3 season roomy tents for 2 people, if you are a solo traveler let us know so we can accommodate with someone else or we will just bring a private tent only for you at your request.
Our guides: PERU BY LOCALS was a dream that came through in 2015 for Jose Condor who guided treks from 2014 un till today and have been to Machu Picchu over 1000 times, now Peru by Locals has a group of top guides around among men and women that had a professional degree and get refresh training every year these folks had been to USA training with NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) training about WILDERNESS FIRST RESPONDER size our treks go in the wilderness and your health is our priority in our trips so, our guides are trained to assist any fo your needs while on you are vacationing, we invest on our guides because we believe they are the main ingredient of any trip.
Location: This trip starts in Cusco city or Sacred Valley at your request, you will need to fly to Lima which is the capital of Peru, then to Velasco Astete of Cusco airport which is a small domestic airport.
Departures: This hike is operated by PERU BY LOCALS 100%, when you book your hike or take any tour package. You go with us, we don’t rearrange tours, and we depart every day and year-round; the size of the groups is from 2 to 5 people on average, which allows us to give you personalized service.
We take bookings year round and this hike does not need to book with a long time in advance so, anytime you are ready join us and reach us for any questions you have to our 14/7 number +51 989585967 or email us to info@perubylocals.com
Itinerary
Day 1. Cusco – Upis bajo – Upis Hot Springs
We depart Cusco by 5 am for a journey of 3 hours to the trailhead at Upis Bajo Here, we will meet our horse riders to load all equipment and enjoy our first camping breakfast. Our adventure starts with a gradual uphill in the direction of Ausangate mount through Llama and Alpaca herds, it will be a gentle hike, sometimes can be challenging because of the elevation but, don’t worry about it our passionate guides will be there for you to encourage you every step to make it to camp with total happiness.
Once arriving at camp you have the time to enjoy the views as well as have the chance to jump in the hot springs while you watch the sunset over the mountains.
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner made by our amazing chef
- Hiking Time: 3 hours approx.
- Hiking Distance: 10 km / 6.2 miles
- Lowest elevation: 3,900 m (12,795 ft)
- Highest elevation: 4,500 m (14,763 ft)
Day 2. Upis – Arapa pass – Puka cocha
Waking up with our style coffee or coca tea in your tent by one of our chefs followed by a delicious breakfast, what a way to start the day! we will then start our trek towards the first pass called Arapa that was once and it is still for our Quechua people a sacred spot, where we will do a small ceremony to the mountains as our ancestors did especially when we will be pretty close to the most sacred mountain for the Incas the Ausangate mountain. After this nice moment, we head down to a lunch spot next to a beautiful Yanacocha lake. After our lunch followed by its proper nap, we will continue our journey to the next camp at Puka Cocha, located right down at the bottom of Ausangate mountain, a spectacular place to spend the night.
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner made by our amazing chef
- Hiking Time: 7-8 hours
- Hiking Distance: 11 km / 6.83 miles
- Lowest elevation: 4,500 m (14,763 ft)
- Highest elevation: 4,800 m (15,748 ft)
Day 3. Puka Cocha – Ananta pass – Huarmisaya
You will be waked up by our cooks with a nice cup of coffee or tea in the tents followed by a nutritious breakfast to makes us ready for the day, after packing we will start hiking up on a steep switchback trail towards the second pass where we will find a big pile of stones made by the Incas long ago called Apacheta as marking along the trails, also it offers us more snow-capped mountain views, red mountains, glassy lands, and perhaps the wild Vicuñas (Similar to Llamas) after a good rest here we start descending to camp for couple hours where our lunch awaits for us.
The afternoon hike is towards Huarmisaya pass from we will have the first view to the magnificent Rainbow mountain, from here we have only 25-minute walk down to Camp next to Huarmisaya lake
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner made by our amazing chef
- Hiking Time: 7 hours
- Hiking Distance: 10 km / 6.5 miles
- Lowest elevation: 4,500 m (14,763 ft)
- Highest elevation: 5,000 m (16,404 ft)
Day 4. Huarmisaya – Rainbow Mountains – Cusco
Very early morning hike to the Rainbow mountain, we will be one of the first hikers arriving there to enjoy the place before the day hikers arrive because then the place gets too busy.
After all the time we spend here we head down to the spectacular Red valley and spectacular Valley that has not many hikers eather, our day will end by 11 am with the last camping meal with our chef.
From here we have only a 3-hour drive back to Cusco
- Meals: Breakfast and lunch made by our amazing chef
- Hiking Time: 4 hours
- Hiking Distance: 6 km / 3.7 miles
- Lowest elevation: 4,300 m (14,107 ft)
- Highest elevation: 5,010 m (16,437 ft)
Services
SERVICES INCLUDED
- Transport to and from your hotel in Cusco
- Meals. 4 breakfast, 4 lunches, and 3 dinners
- LLamas, since Llamas can’t carry heavy loads our Llamas will be carrying only your belongings or your duffle bags, also you will have the chance to hold Llama and hike with your Llama.
- Horses to carry the heavy equipment (food, tents, chairs, table, etc.)
- Chef
- Boiled drinking water every day so, we recommend you bring water bottles or camel bags
- Trekking guide, knowledgeable in history, tradition, fauna, flora, etc.
- First aid kit including oxygen tank carried by your guide
- Equipment (sleeping tent, dining tent, kitchen tent, table, chairs, air mattresses)
- Duffle bag to put your belongings to load on the LLAMAS
- Eight kilos (17,6 pounds) free bag to be carried by LLAMAS
- Sleeping pads
- Pillow
SERVICES EXCLUDED
- Appreciations for the crew (10% of the total cost recommended to all the crew)
- Sleeping bags (can be rented from us for $ 20 for all the trek)
- Trekking poles (can be rented from us for $ 10)
Packing list
- Original passport.
- Down sleeping bag. You should consider bringing a sleeping bag rated at least to – 4°F if you don’t have one you can rent one from us for USD 20 (they are washed after each use)
- Trekking boots should be breaking down if you have acquired new ones make sure to break them down before you come, they should be comfortable for your feet, and if they have even better ankle support.
- Down warm fleece, jacket, has to be warm enough for the nights and the jacket if is a windbreaker or rain jacket is good.
- Few t-shirts, hiking, you will sweat you may considerer to bring at least 3 or 4 of them, one for the hike, one the night and one clean for Machu Picchu
- Socks, Bring at least 3 pairs
- Sun hat, some days can be hot and sunny, we recommend you to bring a sun hat that can keep the sun off your face.
- Cloths for sleeping, warm long underwear and you can use your fleece to sleep with, you may consider bringing gloves especially for the campsites.
- Light long pants and trekking pants are the best ones you can sip off the legs, plus they dry fast.
- Sunscreen SPF 35+ recommended
- Headlamp, All the camps are dark so you will need to bring your headlights for organizing your staff in your tent or going to the bathroom at night.
- Sunglasses
- Camera with spare batteries (batteries run down faster at high altitudes
- Book to read. you will have some spare time at every camp to read your favorite book or those that are about Machu Picchu that may make your journey more interesting (the following books are recommended by us: Last Days of the Incas by Kim MacQuarrie, Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams,
- Trekking poles. They are very recommended for uphill and hills according to experts they can take up to 30% of your body weight
- Toiletries – toilet paper, wet wipes, personal towel
- Sunscreen – SPF 35+ recommended
- Set of cloths. you should consider bringing a set of clean cloth for Machu Picchu, after the night at the hotel
Important information
OFTEN ASKED QUESTIONS
How long before should I book this tour?
This tour does not require to book permits with long in advance but Peru by Locals still needs at least booking a week in advance to put everything together.
What is the weather like during the year?
The Cusco area has only 2 well-defined seasons: the wet season and dry season. The wet season starts in November and ends in March. During this period, it rains almost every day for three or four hours, but also there are several sunny days. The dry season begins around March and lasts until October. June and July are the coldest months. Paradoxically at noon the temperatures can reach 23 °C (77°F), the annual highest temperature.
Should I tip to the guide and driver? If I do, how much I should I tip?
Our guides are paid fairly according to Peruvian labor laws – that is why, we don’t force our clients to tip the crew. However, most of our clients want to give them an appreciation for the work they do and the service they receive so, if you feel like giving them an appreciation or tip them, feel free to do it at the end of their work. If that’s the case we recommend to tip with 15% of the total cost.
Is there any age limit?
In this tour there is not minimum age or limit,- any person can join this tour including a person in a wheelchair.
Peruvian Currency
The Peruvian sole is the currency of Peru, and usually fluctuates in the 3.3 to 3.8 Nuevo sol to 1 US Dollar.
Language
Spanish is the national language of Peru, also a 20% of Peruvians speak Quechua (Inca language) Our guides are fluent in Spanish and English.
Why Peru by Locals
- Peru by Locals offers tailor-made treks and tours and we cater to your interests when we plan your tour
- We are committed to providing world-class tours based on exceptional customer service.
- We are a locally owned and highly experienced travel company based in Cusco, Peru.
- Our staff consists of members which have decades of first-hand experience in the Peruvian tourism sector.
- All the management and staff in Peru by Locals speak English, Spanish, and Quechua (the language of the Incas).
- Our guides and staff members are professionally trained and educated in the history of the Incas, Peruvian history, culture and traditions, first aid in the wilderness, guiding treks and tours, the fauna and flora of the region, and tourism management.
- We are committed to protect our environment.
- We are committed to creating Jobs and empowering local people. We believe in fair labor practices and honor and treat all our employees with dignity.
- We have programs to help with the development of the porters’ families and communities, such as planting trees and buying school books and school equipment for poor local communities.
- We honor native communities that have stewarded the land you visit
- We have also started an Education Fund to support the education of the children of porters. A percentage of income from every tour and trek goes to education of needed once.
- Our trips are designed carefully to your needs and we create diverse unique itineraries from 1 to 15 days in length, a we offer wide range of tours and treks and all the tours. We guarantee you the experience of a lifetime!
- Peru By Locals organizes free worry trips for you to enjoy fully.
Peru small group specialists
Our tours are designed for those who love adventure, want to explore new places, experience the local culture, love food, like history or photography for all ages whether you are traveling alone, with friends, in couples, family. At Peru by Locals there is not
Small groups are the best and the average tour or trek group is around 4 to 8 people. Why is this great? Well, have you ever waited in line while 40 other people get a coffee in the morning? Believe it or not, it is not fun. Taking small groups allows us the flexibility to take you on an adventure to places that nobody else goes.
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GROUP SERVICE
Our tour groups are very important, we run tours from 2 to 8 people usually per group and we open any tour dates with 2 guests, this service is considered semi-private for personalized experiences so, you can take advantage of your valid time.
Accommodations
Costs are based in doublé bedroom occupancy and US dollars. For single room occupancy contact us to info@perubylocals.com or to our 24/7 number +51 989585967 (WhatsApp).
To asure your booking with us we will require 20% deposit pre-payment of the total cost and the outstanding remaining will be paid 30 days prior your trip.
Choosing this option
- Once a date tour is opened with 2 guests, the travel date won’t be probably changed later.
- This a great option to meet other travelers and hang out during the trip.
- The quality of service is the same as the private.
- If for any reason one of yo, the plans will or others can’t continue the tour for any reason the tours will go as planned from the beginning to the end.
PRIVATE SERVICE
Our private service is can be start from 1 person to any number you desire and you can choose your travel date.
Accommodations
We run all our tours with 3 start hotels but we can costumize with 5 star hotels.
Costs are based in doublé bedroom occupancy and US dollars. For single room occupancy contact us to info@perubylocals.com or to our 24/7 number +51 989585967 (WhatsApp).
To asure your booking with us we will require 20% deposit pre-payment of the total cost and the outstanding remaining will be paid 30 days prior your trip.
Choosing this option
- We cater this tour to you need with flexibility.
- Once a date tour is opened it can be still changed if the time allows it at your requested time.
- This a great option to spend time with your parent, family, and friends or travel for especial occasions as honeymoon.
- The quality of service is the same as other tours.
