Ausangate Trek 5 Days
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5 days
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The Ausangate Trek is located in the south of Cusco, where you can get an authentic Andean experience. Hike between snowy mountains, turquoise lakes, herds of alpacas and llamas, learn the local culture, be impressive with the energy of Apu Ausangate, considered the deity of the Andes. Learn about Pachamama (Mother Earth).
Additional Info
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.
What To Expect
Cusco - Tinqui - Upis
Accommodations
Tents
Food and Drinks
LUNCH
Lunch
DINNER
Dinner
Nevado Ausangate
Your guide will meet you in Cusco early in the morning, and take you via private transportation to Tinke where we have a stop to buy the last stuff, you also be able to take some breakfast, afterwards we continue to Rondoca the beginning of the trek. Here you’ll meet with the rest of our trekking team Cook & horse driver. Then, we starting our hike for about 2 hours, we'll get to the lunch spot along the section you will appreciate the Apu Ausangate mountain. After lunch we continue the hike to our first camp. This day we only hike for a few hours until we reach the village of Upis. Here you can take a soak in the hot springs, while enjoying coca tea, and relax your muscles until dinner. Duration: 4 hours Distance: 8km/ 3 miles Elevation: 3800m- 4200m Hiking time: 3-4 hours Camp: 4200m/ 13,780ft
Upis - Arapa Pass - Puca Qocha - Ausangate Qocha
Accommodations
Tents
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
LUNCH
Lunch
DINNER
Dinner
Nevado Ausangate
This day our team will wake you up with a hot Coca tea, After a great breakfast we start the hike, during our morning trek, we will cross the Arapa pass (4,850 metres/ 15908 feet). From here, we continue 2½ hours down the valley, passing the green lake of Puqa Q'ocha until we reach the turquoise Lake Jatun Puqa Q'ocha. Have lunch at the border of the lake with stunning views of the Ausangate Mountain, explore the area and get some awesome photos. We then ascend the second pass of Apacheta(4,980 metres/ 16,338 feet) with the stunning turquoise blue Laguna below. This lake is fed from the melting snow of Ausangate. After to enjoy this incredible view, we descend to Ausangate Qocha for about 1 hours and camp here for the second night. Duration: 8 hours Distance: 12km Elevation: 4200m- 4930m- 4700m Hiking time: 7 hours Camp: 4630m/ 15,190ft
Ausangate Qocha - Palomani Pass - Sorapata
Accommodations
Tents (Camping)
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
LUNCH
Lunch
DINNER
Dinner
This day we’ll reach the highest pass during this trek, after our breakfast we will ascend to Palomani pass 5,200 meters (17,060 ft), it takes about 2 hours hike up, here our guide will make a ceremony for Apu Ausangate and you’ll feel the energy of this deity. then, we just descend for an hour to have our lunch in Uchuy Phinaya , during the afternoon we will hike for a couple hours to reach our next campsite Duration: 7 hours Distance: 13k Elevation: 4600m- 5200m - 4300m Hiking time: 6-7 hours Camp: 4500m/ 14,763ft
Ausangate Qocha - Palomani Pass - Sorapata
Accommodations
Tents (Camping)
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
LUNCH
Lunch
DINNER
Dinner
Nevado Ausangate
With only one pass to cross we will take our time today enjoying the deep blue lagoons, and alpine glacial colored lakes along the way. If your brave enough you can even jump in to cool off. Views of the massive Ausangate mountain are still visible, only today you will get to enjoy them from a new angle along with views of Pacchanta Valley. Our goal is the hot springs of Pacchanta where we’ll enjoy a nice soak and the views of the Ausangate Mountain above. Duration: 6 hours Distance: 15k Camp Elevation: 4300m (descending)
Sorapata - Qampa Pass - Pacchanta - Cusco
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
LUNCH
Lunch
After completing the hike around Ausangate Mountain, today, after breakfast, we will have a ceremony where a local family will show us the incredibleness of their traditions by preparing local food, learning about their culture, and weaving techniques. After that, we will take the bus to drive to Cusco. Duration: 3 hours
What‘s Included
Camping equipment
Horses for equipments
Gratuities
Entrance fee (20 soles)
Sleeping bag
Pickup points
Pariwana Hostel Cusco
Calle Quera 270, Centro histórico Cusco Peru
Options
Ausangate Trek 5 Days
Pickup included
Reviews
74 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Apu Ausangate
178manona,Dec 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Where to begin? A fabulous trek with an incredible team. There were two of us, and we were pampered by the Vidal Expedition team. Ansangate is a captivating mountain, and it must be experienced with people who reveal its spirituality to you. Every day we went from glacier to glacier, from color to color, from discovery to experience. The expedition was very comfortable with top-notch equipment transported by our horse driver Angel. We ate more than enough thanks to our cook Beni and our assistant cook Euden, and we were expertly guided by our guide Chino. Thank you all for your good humor and smiles, thank you for all these memories that will forever be in our hearts. This mountain has changed us; there are places and mountains where you leave a little piece of yourself.
Apu ausangate
W3634YMmanonm,Dec 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00An incredible expedition, a great team, indescribable landscapes, thanks to Chino our guide for his passion for the mountains and sharing his knowledge. And thanks to the Pachamama for allowing us to do this trek in December without too much rain.
5 days around Ausengate !
N1072KLcaitlinr,Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00An epic 5 days completing the Ausengate + Raimbow Mountain Trek with the Vidal Expedition crew (Chino, Begnino, Jośe, Angel). The scenery was amazing, super friendly and knowledgable team, yummy good, and lots of fun! Would highly highly recommend!! Thanks so much for such a cool experience :)
Challenging, beautiful scenery, alpacas
Charlotte D,Nov 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great experience! We did the 5 day/4 night Ausangate trek with rainbow mountain excursion. I found the trek difficult, but manageable. Our guide Urbano (Chino) was excellent, and very encouraging and knowledgeable about the area. The whole team was great, our chef Benigno was amazing. The others Angel and José were kind and always very efficient and fast at their set up. Everything went very smoothly. Would definitely recommend and travel with Vidal Expeditions again!
Unforgettable 5 days around Ausangate!
Emma F,Oct 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Thank you Chino and your team - Benigno, Angel and José for creating such a great experience on the 5 day Ausangate Trek. We had the best time, the scenery was amazing, we really enjoyed all the great food and appreciated all the great stories and your extensive knowledge of the area! Highly recommend Vidal Expeditions, the best time with such a good crew of people! Thanks from NZ 🇳🇿
Excellent Ausangate 5 day trek
derekbN4968FH,Jul 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I had an amazing experience on my 5 day Ausangate Trek with Vidal Expeditions, our guide Guillermo, and the entire crew. From start to finish the entire team was extremely professional and provided an unforgettable experience. Guillermo did a great job of guiding us through incredible landscapes and weaving in cultural knowledge and stories. I felt like I came away with a better understanding of how the people have lived here for hundreds of years and some of the traditions they follow and live by. The trek itself was just stunning and the entire time you felt isolated and far away from everything. We very rarely saw another group. The views of Ausangate and the surrounding landscapes will be etched in my mind forever, no doubt! Thanks again for a great life experience. I look forward to the next trek!
Very good service, organized. Tour was beautiful
763hadym,Jul 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour was incredible. It was very well put together and organized and I had been in touch before arriving to Peru. Everything was on time, as promised and Guillermo was a great guide! Would highly recommend.
Ausangate 5 day trek. The best
D6864HNalexk,Jun 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Guillermo, our guide was amazing. He knew everything about the area and took us places that no other group goes. He also had so much knowledge about the local culture. The food was also amazing and the views were incredible everyday. Everything with Vidal went smoothly. Highly recommend!
Ausangate Walk
FarAway20905993111,Jun 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We went to Ausangate 3 days where we finished in a mountain of colors, our guide Jesus was one of the best, always taking care of us and offering the best, very informative and attentive. Our friends with the horse were also very friendly and always willing to give us good service. The food and equipment were always first class. The hike is very demanding, with camps over 4600 meters and points where the road reaches over 5,000. Very grateful to have done this hike and to know amazing places. Highly recommended for everyone.
Fantastic team, astonishing mountains, wildlife and local people, highly recommended!
MKR61,Jun 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We were incredibly well looked-after by Vidal Expeditions Team on our five-day Ausangate Trek. Our guide, Guillermo, was generous in sharing his vast knowledge of the area, its wildlife, and the local culture. Guillermo was also very good company on the trek and we enjoyed spending time with him. Our chef, Benigno, was an absolute marvel, producing a wide variety of delicious food three times a day from his camp kitchen. We will miss his food and his laugh, which was infectious. Angel, the horseman, looked after our gear so well, and worked really hard putting up/taking down tents, and helping Benigno with all the camping chores. We were also grateful for the good gear that was provided, and to Vidal for running the trek for just the two of us. We have backpacked through the Himalaya and did find the Ausangate area could be just as cold as there in the evenings and overnight, so we recommend taking the warmest mountain gear you can muster. The rewards in seeing the Andean mountains and culture up close are phenomenal and I highly recommend Vidal Expeditions for any trip you'd like to do whilst in beautiful Peru. The Ausangate Trek we did was also amazingly empty of other trekkers, which is becoming a rare thing for such a well-known route, and which we thoroughly enjoyed. Vidal Expeditions totally exceeded our expectations, professional and caring. I did a lot of research before choosing Vidal Expeditions, and we are thrilled to have made the right choice:). Thank you to all the team!
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