Explore the more popular trek of the Cordillera Blanca

Santa Cruz Trek 2025

Dear Trekkers

Welcome to all of you on our fixed departure programs to join a group and limit your budget for trekking santa cruz 2025 (join a group 2025), uniting people of different nationalities and have the opportunity to meet, share their friendship and culture, the group is made up of Men and Women of different ages, these activities are carried out with a minimum of two participants on the scheduled dates. All tours start and end in Huaraz, please add additional days for domestic, international flights, bus travel to and from Lima and important acclimatization days in Huaraz.
We are flexible with our programs, write to us to provide details about our services and descriptions of hikes and climbs or design a special trip for you.

Fixed Departures 2025

Santa Cruz Trek. – It is one of the most visited hikes in the Cordillera Blanca, due to its easy and short access of 4 days, it has a moderate difficulty and reaches a maximum height at the Punta Unión pass (4,750 m) and Portachuelo de llanganuco (4,765 m) On its route there is a variety of flora, fauna, cold water lagoons, views of beautiful mountain meadows and ancient gramid pastures, you can see the snow-capped Alpamayo, Artezonraju, Quitaraju and an impressive panoramic view of the Santa Cruz Valley and Huaripampa.

Trek Details:

Destination: Huaraz Peru South America

Route: Santa Cruz Classic

Altitude Between: 2,900 / 4,750 m

Duration: 4 Days / 3 Nights, 43 Km Approx.

Season: April / November (Day 12°C to 23°C) (Night 0°C to -5°C)

Activity: Nature and Adventure Trekking

Meeting Place 1: Lima / Meeting Place 2: Hotel Huaraz

Technical Difficulty: Moderate / Level of Effort: Demanding / Hours of Walking: 8 Hours

Number of participants in group: 04 minimum / 08 maximum

Prices:
• Our competitive prices include administration and operating costs, are valid for one year, do not include the 18% IGV, and are subject to change without notice due to the current situation in the country.
• Domestic passengers who require an invoice must pay an additional 18% IGV.
• International passengers can request payment receipts at our office (they are exempt from the 18% IGV).

Shared Service: From USD 450.00 per Person

Private Service: Price per Person

1 Person USD 1,540.00

2 People USD 1,280.00

3-4 People USD 780.00

5-6 People USD 660.00

7-8 People USD 450.00

What is Included?

  • English-speaking Trekking Guide
  • Cook (1), donkey driver (1)
  • Private tourist transport to the starting point for walking
  • Food during the expedition (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
  • Breakfast: Tea, coffee, milk, serials, bread, cheese, butter, jam, bread cake, fruit salad, etc.
  • Snack: Fresh fruit, chocolate, biscuit, frugue and candies.
  • Lunch: Vegetable salad, pasta, tuna, huancaína potato, chicken chili, chicken salpicón, ham.
  • Tea Time: Coffee, infusions, cookies, fried huantan, popcorn, etc.
  • Dinner: variety of soups, quinoa, rice chaufa, chicken roll, fried trout, pasta, lomo saltado.
  • Optional vegetarian food
  • Last day (typical food of the Andes)
  • Camping equipment (tent to sleep 2 people, dining tent, kitchen tent and bathroom)
  • Kitchen Logistics Equipment (kitchen utensils, pots, plates, cutlery, chairs, tables, gas)
  • Hot water in the morning to wash your hands and face every day
  • Boiled water for your bottle every day
  • Donkeys for the transport of luggage and food (5 Kilos of personal equipment for the donkey)
  • Emergency Horse (1) in case of evacuation
  • First aid kit
  • Communication radio
  • Personalized assistance
  • Mattress

What not Included?

  • Personal clothes for Trekking
  • Extra meals and drinks in the cities
  • Travel Insurance, accident and evacuation
  • Entrance tickets to the Huascaran National Park(S/ 60.00 soles)
  • Transfer in/out Airport / hotel / bus station / Hotel / Huaraz
  • Buss ticket Huaraz / Lima
  • Breakfast (day 1)
  • Dinner (last day)
  • Sleeping bag (if you don’t have we can help you to rent)
  • Tips (driver, guide, cook, muleteer)

ITINERARY:

Day 1 Huaraz (3,090 m) / Cashapampa / Llamacorral (3,760 m)

Pick up from your hotel and transfer in our transport to the north of the city of Huaraz passing through the towns of Carhuaz, Yungay, Caraz, then we will arrive at Cashapampa 2,900 m from this place we will begin our walk to the Llamacorral camp 3,760 m (D, A, C)

Elevation gain: + 860 m (duration 3/4 hours approx.)

Day 2 Llamacorral / Taullipampa (4,250 m)

We will continue our walk through the wide and flat Santa Cruz ravine, passing through the ichiccocha and hatuncocha lagoons, from Quisuar we will start a side walk towards the Alpamayo base camp until we reach the Arhuaycocha lagoon where we will have splendid views of Quitaraju 6,040 m, Alpamayo 5,947 m, Artezonraju 6,025 m and others, to later cross to our camp in Taullipampa 4,250 m (B, L, D)

Elevation gain: + 490 m (duration 4/5 hours approx.)

Day 3 Taullipampa / Punta Union Pass (4,750 m) / Cachinapampa (3,600 m)

We will begin to climb to the Punta Unión pass 4,750 m from this point we will appreciate a large part of the Cordillera Blanca and Negra then we will begin to descend to the Huaripampa ravine until we reach our camp in cachinapampa 3,600 m (B, A, D)

Elevation gain: + 500 m / – 1,150 m (duration 6/7 hours approx.)

Day 4 Cachinapampa/ Vaqueria (3,500 m) / Portachuelo (4,767 m) / Huaraz

We will continue descending to the small town of Huaripampa, and we will go up to the town of Vaquería and then with our transport return to Huaraz, we will ascend to the Portachuelo de Llanganuco pass 4,765 m, in this place we will have a very splendid panoramic view of the snowy Huascarán, Chopicalqui, Huandoy, Pisco and Chacraraju, and then return to Huaraz (B, L)

(Duration 3 hours of walking and 4/5 hours in transport)

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