Full Day Tour to Humantay Lagoon from Cusco

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Full Day Tour to Humantay Lagoon from Cusco — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

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About this activity

The Humantay Lagoon is one of the most beautiful tours that Cusco can offer to travelers who like to walk and explore nature, a beautiful lagoon created by the ice and snow of one of the APUS known in Inca times as an earthly god called Salkantay an imposing snowy that creates beautiful landscapes at its bases with a large amount of flora and fauna, we will also see the Humantay snowy which is the one that gives its name to the beautiful turquoise green lagoon that we will see, a beautiful lagoon with different colors such as green, blue and Turquoise, come and explore this beautiful place with us, passing 4,250 meters above sea level.

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At a glance

Duration: 11–12 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 18 people
People per booking: 1–18
Guide: English, Spanish
Operated by: Perù Sun Moon Tour

Ages: Infants (2–5 years) · Children (6–11 years) · Youth (12–18 years) · Adults (19–40 years) · Seniors (41–65 years)

What is included

Included

Included: a semi-buffet lunch to choose from the meals that are cooked that day
Included: a light breakfast in the restaurant, it is better to eat shortly before the walk

Not included

Not included: Income Laguna Humantay - 20 Soles foreign passengers and 10 Soles national passengers
Not included: Gratuities

Itinerary

Centro Historico De Cusco

4 hours Admission included

We pick up our travelers from their lodging located in the Historic Center of Cusco and transfer them to the restaurant where they will enjoy breakfast. The trip will take about 2 hours and they will have 1 hour to have breakfast, then we will continue on the bus for about 1 more hour to the car parking point where we will begin our climb up to the Humantay Lagoon.
Humantay Lake

2 hours Admission not included

We will begin our walk at the base point where there are shops to buy snacks and equipment for the walk, then we will start the walk from 3,900 masl and we will reach the lagoon located at 4,200 masl, from there we will see a beautiful turquoise green lagoon in which We will have time to walk and take photos in this beautiful place. We will also see the beautiful snow-capped Humantay, swimming in the lagoon is currently prohibited.

We will need 1h30 to climb and we will be appreciating the landscape for 20/30 minutes.
Montana Humantay

2 hours

Sighting of the Humantay snow from the viewpoint that is located on the lagoon, we will not get to climb this snow because of the height and time, we will also pass near the Salkantay snow.

In the end we will need 30/50 minutes to go down to the parking lot where the bus is waiting for us. After going down to the car parking point, our transport will take us to the restaurant in approximately 30 minutes, then we will have 1 hour to have our lunch in the same restaurant where we had breakfast.
Centro Historico De Cusco

3 hours

The return trip will take about 3h20.

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

One day before the trip, a representative will give you the informative talk personally or by phone call, indicating the pick-up at your respective lodgings, if they are located very far from the historic center of the city, in that case, they will indicate the place where they will be picked up on the day of the tour.

End point

a close and safe place in the center of Cusco where you can easily reach the lodgings, the guide will decide between this point or Plaza Regocijo according to the ease of parking the bus.

Pickup points

Estancia San Pedro Hotel
Casa Familiar Ccaccacvollo
Magnolia Andina Hotel
Hotel Piedmont
Hostal Sol Imperial
New Day Hotel
Sol Andino
Hotel Pacific Palace
Luna De Oro Hotel
Fiesta Inn Cusco
Haylli Qosqo Hotel Inn
Posada de Mama

and 267 more pickup points

The passengers are picked up between 15 to 10 minutes before the indicated time, the guide will go through with the information of the passengers to pick them up from their lodging, we also want to know where they are staying so that we can confirm the pick-up time more accurately, if they are outside from the historic center you can stay a meeting point and pick up near the central square of Cusco

Using your ticket

The guide will pick them up with the information of our passengers, only in case of doubts or a large number of passengers can they present the ticket, although it is not very necessary.

Any other question you can chat with us at +51 941347850

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.

Good to know

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
For a better internal control of the passengers, we ask you to send us the EMAIL of the main traveler, thank you!
Any other questions you can chat with us through the number indicated on the ticket.
This tour is not recommended for children under 2 years of age.