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Santa Curz Trek - Best Trekking Trail in Peru

Country/Region Peru / Santa
Duration 4 Days
Max Altitude 4200m / 13779.53ft
Difficulty Moderate
Min. Group Size 2 PAX
Transportation Car + Jeep
Accommodation Hotel + Tented Camp
Meals Lunch + Dinner + Breakfast
Trip Type Trekking

Santa Cruz Trek in Peru is the walking exploration of the Peruvian Andes. The trek starts from the beautiful city of Huaraz but the actual walk starts from Cashapampa after a drive from Huaraz. This adventure exploration of the Cordillera Blanca brings you a chance to explore nature, glacial lakes, and mountains.

Santa Curz Trek - Best Trekking Trail of Peru

Santa Cruz Trek is typically a camping trek of four days. Each campsite along the trail provides you amazing views of the surroundings. The beauty of nature and wonderful landscape throughout the trek gives simply a beautiful experience. This adventure is one of the best walking adventures in the region. Although the trek takes you to the elevation of 4,750 meters above sea level, it really keeps you at comfort. You do not need to push yourself beyond limit to be on the trek. However you will need to be fit enough to walk at the altitude of mountains for several hours each day.

While you are on the trek, blue glacial lakes, mountain pass, snow-capped mountains, rugged landscapes and beautiful nature will come along to make your adventure a beautiful experience. The trek route goes into the Huascaran National Park. It is a popular and safe trekking destination in the region. You only have to be prepared to trek into the high altitude. The best time to do the trek is from May to September since the weather stays dry in Peru. However Santa Cruz Trek is an adventure that you can do throughout the year.

Why To Choose Santa Curz Trek

- Moderate trekking adventure in the Cordillera Blanca region in Peru
- Excellent views of mountains and glacial lakes
- Beautiful and serene nature
- A short and yet an incredibly beautiful walking adventure
- Exciting camping trekking experience.

Come and join Trekking Trail Nepal and experience the Best Trekking Trail In Peru, The Santa Cruz Trekking.

Itinerary

Day
1

Huaraz – Cashapampa – Llamacorral (3,760m).

The Itinerary of Santa Cruz Trek starts from Cashapampa and head towards Llamarorral today. But before starting the trek, we will need to drive to Cashapampa. It is a beautiful day of walk that takes us into the national park. 

The walk today brings us a good elevation gain and takes us to the altitude of 3,760 meters above sea level. View of the surroundings from this elevation is simply incredible.

We stay overnight at the camp at Llamacorral.

2

The second day of the trek today, we will trek past two beautiful lakes of Ichiccocha and Jauncocha. We will also walk through several other wonderful sights to enjoy during the trek today.

The walk takes us to Taullipampa to set up our camp and stay overnight. It is a wonderful place to spend overnight. We take an easy time around once we reach the camp and acclimatize as we are already 4,200 meters above sea level.

3
We are on the third day of the trek and have already enjoyed several wonderful sights of the lakes, mountains and nature. The trek today takes us to Paria however we can also alternately choose to trek either to Huaripampa or Cahinapampa. We can enjoy some of the highest mountains in the Andes. The beautiful sight of the snow-capped mountains along the trek makes our day wonderful. We also trek over the Punta Union Pass that stands at the elevation of 4,750 meters above sea level. This is the highest elevation that the trek takes us to. We eventually reach Paria to stay overnight at the camp.
4
It is the final day of our Santa Cruz Trek. We trek to Vaqueria to bring our trek to the end. This part of the walk in the region also brings beautiful view to our sight. From Vaqueria, we will drive back to Huaraz to bring the trip to the end.

Includes & Excludes

Includes

  • Hotel pick up (only city area).
  • Shared transportation.
  • All Meals as itinerary of Santa Curz Trekking Trail
  • Water from the second day on.
  • Trekking Trail Nepal Guide.
  • Cook.
  • General first-aid kit.
  • Camping equipment (shared double tent and sleeping pad).
  • Sleeping bag.
  • Cooking equipment.
  • Herder.
  • Donkeys for luggage carriage (5 kg or 11 lb. per person).
  • Portable toilet.

Excludes

  • Entrance ticket for 4 to 30 days to the Huascarán National Park:
  •  International visitors: S/. 150 per person.
  • Peruvians: S/. 75 per person.
  • Children (5 to 16 years): S/. 35 per person.
  • Bathroom with shower.
  • Health insurance.
  • Tips for Santa Cruz Trekking staffs.
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