DAY 1 Cusco – Tinqui
Depart from Cusco by private bus toward Tinqui on the Cusco - Puerto Maldonado Highway.
On the way, we will stop at Urcos and visit the beautiful Lake Urcos. Here we can stop to watch the variety of birds that depend on this lake.
Next, we’ll visit a village of farmers and from this point we’ll have a spectacular view of the region. Finally after about six hours of travel, we’ll enter Ocongate; capital of the district; and only 30 minutes away from Tinqui.
After dinner, we’ll spend the night at a local hostel. (B,L,D hostel)

DAY 2 Tinqui - Pachanta - Qomercocha Lagoon
After breakfast we’ll spend some time in Tinqui. we’ll visit the public high school and meet the kids from the neighboring villages, who study in the same school and we’ll give them some school supplies.
We’ll depart from Tinqui and hike to Pacchanta, 2½ hours away from Tinqui. In Pacchanta we’ll have lunch. Pacchanta is a town which has hot springs where you can relax or swim.
In the afternoon, we’ll continue to Pacchanta valley and on the way we’ll see llamas and alpacas. Finally we’ll arrive at the beautiful Qomercocha lagoon where we’ll camp and later have dinner. (B,L,D camping)

DAY 3 Qomercocha Lagoon - Yanamayo
We’ll start our trek after breakfast.. After 4 hours we’ll arrive at abra de Q’ampa pass at 5000M.
Later we’ll hike down to Ticllacocha Lagoon where we’ll see a group of small beautiful turquoise lagoons, and later we’ll rest and have lunch.
In the afternoon, after 2 - 3 hours hiking we’ll arrive at Yanamayo where we’ll camp in a beautiful valley. From here you can get a good view of Colquecruz and Puca Punta peaks in the distance. (B,L,D in camping)

DAY 4 Yanamayo - Condorpaso
Early in the morning we’ll hike toward Yanacocha lagoon which in quechua means “black lagoon“. In this area the soil is of volcanic origin and has a dark red to black color.
Later we continue our hike passing Yanacocha mountain at 5050M. From this point we’ll stop to admire the beautiful valley surrounded by mountains below. We may also be able to see some llamas and alpacas here. 1 hour later we’ll hike up to Condorpaso where we’ll camp for the night. (B,L,D camping)

DAY 5 Condorpaso - Sibinacocha Lagoon
In the morning we’ll hike a small climb for about 2 hours and pass el abra del condor Paso at 5200M. From this point you can see the river Vilcanota and Sibinacocha lagoon below.
After a break we continue our hike for around 3 hours and arrive at Sibinacocha. Here it’s possible to see wild vicuñas, Andean Geese, and Andean ducks also known as Huallatas. At night we’ll camp close to the lagoon. (B,L,D camping)

DAY 6 Sibinacocha lagoon - Ccascana
We’ll depart early in the morning and hike for about 3 hours along the shore of Sibinacocha lagoon until we reach Yayamari, a village near a mountain with same name at 5500M. From here it’s possible to view llamas, alpacas and possibly vicuña. Later we’ll continue to abra Ccascana (5000M) and also Ccascana lagoon. From this point of the trail, we get a good view of the snow covered mountains surrounding us. This isolated lagoon is home to Andean geese and occasionally flamingos. Beside this beautiful lagoon we’ll spend our final night. (B,L,D camping)

DAY 7 Ccascana - Phinaya - Cusco
After breakfast we’ll depart at 7AM from Ccascana and hike for about 3 ½ hours toward Phinaya. This is a small Andean town with friendly people who rely solely on bikes and horses as transportation. Here we can interact with the locals and get to know their customs and way of life, an experience that we guarantee you won’t forget. We’ll have lunch at this place and at night we return to Cusco by private bus. This trip will last around 7 hours. In Cusco we will transport you to your hotel.
(B,L,D in camping)

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