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Lake 69 Day Hike from Huaraz, Cordillera Blanca

Huaraz, Peru · 14h · 2–50 people

Runs in English French Spanish

  • Moderate
  • From age 10

This is a private tour. When you book a date, your group has the tour to itself. Nobody else can join.

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ParacasNazca ArequipaColca PunoCuzo

Huaraz, Peru · Agency

Since 1998 guiding and leading tours southern Peru and South America, specialy in the Cordillera Blanca and Huayhuash, after in Peru and South America, …

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Hike to one of the Cordillera Blanca's loveliest lakes in a single day, with a guide and round-trip transfer from Huaraz.

Highlights

  • One of the most beautiful lakes in the Cordillera Blanca
  • Doable in a single day from Huaraz, with daily departures
  • Mountain views along the whole trail
  • Time at the lake to walk around and take photos
  • Guide and round-trip transfer included
Lake 69 is one of the most beautiful lakes in the Cordillera Blanca, and it has become popular because it can be done in a single day. This hike takes you there with a guide and round-trip transport from Huaraz, with daily departures. We pick you up from your hotel in Huaraz around 5am and drive about three hours to Cebollapampa, where the trail starts. From there you climb a moderate slope for about three hours, enjoying mountain views all the way, until you reach the lake. You have time at the lake to walk around it, take it all in and take plenty of photos. After about an hour you return by the same trail to Cebollapampa and ride back to Huaraz, arriving at around 7pm. The hike is rated moderate and covers 6 km, climbing from 3,900 m to 4,600 m.

What's included

  • Official tour guide in Spanish
  • Round-trip transfer from Huaraz by minibus, shared with other travellers
  • Entry tickets
  • Equipment
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Public transport fares

Not included

  • Huascaran National Park entrance fee (from US$ 5)
  • Meals and beverages (you will be taken to a tourist restaurant)
  • Tips for guide and drivers
  • English-speaking guide (available on request for US$ 10.00 per hour, paid at the start of the tour)
  • A full meal
  • Drinks or a tasting
  • Gratuities
  • Insurance
  • Bottled water
  • Light bites
  • Photos of the day
  • Parking

What to bring

  • casual clothes, repellent for mosquitos, swimming clothes

Know before you go

  • Guide is in Spanish by default; for an English guide, ask in advance (US$ 10.00 per hour, paid when the tour starts)
  • Pick-up from your Huaraz hotel is around 5am, and you are back at around 7pm
  • Moderate difficulty: 6 km, with altitude from 3,900 m to 4,600 m
  • Breakfast is at your hotel before pick-up

Meeting point: Pick-up at your hotel in Huaraz

stay ready 20 minutes before time of departure

Drop-off: Back at the meeting point.

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Cancellation policy: Free until 24 hours before, 10% back: Full refund if you cancel at least 24 hours before the start. After that, 10% back.

Cancel within that window and you get your full deposit back. After it, you do not get your deposit back. If the guide cancels, you always get your deposit back.

What you'll do

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    Lake 69 full day trekking
    Hiking (720min)
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    morning breakfast is at your hotel in Huaraz, then guide with bus will pick you up around 5am and drive to start of the hike at Cebollapampa. drive will take you three hours approximately. then begin on a moderate slope for about three hours before you reach lake 69 then have enough time to discover its beauty making many unforgettable pictures. You can walk around the lake and take it all in. After an hour back the same trail at Cebollapampa and onboard the back to Huaraz, arriving at around 7pm.

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