Humantay Turquoise Lake

Humantay Turquoise Lake

The Humantay Lagoon is formed as a thaw product of the Humantay Snowy which in turn is part of a mountain range called the Vilcabamba mountain range.

What differentiates the Humantay Lagoon from other lagoons, is the natural color that it possesses, since it does not have much marine flora in its waters, it has an indescribable color in words, but understandable to the eyes, forming a unique landscape, when travelers seek to capture The ideal moment with their cameras capture a wonderful and magical landscape at the same time. All this and more makes the Humantay Lagoon a place very visited by all the tourists who visit Cusco.

Itinerary

Cusco Humantay

Route Duration: 5 hours

• Humantay Lake

Cusco Cathedral

Operates: 1st DAY: CUSCO - MOLLEPATA - SORAYPAMPA - LAGUNA HUMANTAY At agreed time, 04:30 am, approximately, we will go to your hotel to pick you up and start the trip, heading to the Northeast of the City of Cusco. On the tour we will pass through different towns, hamlets to the town of Limatambo, from this point we will ascend to the town of Mollepata. Place where we will have breakfast and lunch, On the way we will do stops at the Mirador de Markahuasi, and we will observe the archaeological remains of the same name, at this point the guide will give you detailed information of the place after enjoying breakfast we will continue our trip by car to Soraypampa (3,900 masl), during the journey the guide will provide information about flora and fauna and customs of the place. Arriving at Soraypampa, starting point for the walk our guide les It will explain the correct way of walking on the heights, the travel time and distance, it will also provide them with poles for their best progress. The walk lasts 1 hours with approximately 30 min, arriving at the beautiful Humantay Lagoon we will be able to appreciate the beautiful scenery, and the imposing view of the snowy Humantay and Salkantay, after a brief Rest and enjoy the photos, we will return along the same route to Soraypampa, we will take our mobility and return to Mollepata, where we will enjoy a delicious lunch this time and then return to the city of Cusco.