“HUMANTAY” A CHEERFUL LAKE CLOSE TO SKY (Full Day Tour)

After the pandemic, the percentage of visits and preferences to natural tourist destinations, unconventional open places, where the main scenery and attraction is Nature, with its natural stone formations, snowy peaks, lakes and lagoons, forests, mountains, glaciers, jungle, etc. has been increasing more and more. Being this characteristic the new profile that presents the visitor, the Cusco region is unique, not only for presenting cultural and archaeological attractions, but also has countless natural and geological destinations of local, national and international tourist attraction.

Humantay is one of them; a natural tourist attraction, located at 4,200 m.a.s.l. (13,779 ft), and 120 km (74.65 miles) from the city of Cusco. Humantay, presents one of the most beautiful landscapes of the Peruvian Andes, its unique waters of radiant turquoise color, product of the deglaciation of the snowy Salkantay to 6,270m.s.n.m. (20,570 ft) and Humantay to 5,473m.s.n.m. (17,956 ft) make of this natural resource, one of the most famous and visited tourist places of our region after Machu Picchu and the mountain of 7 colors.

Andean Amazon Spiritual Excursions is a good alternative to choose, we take you to travel through incredible landscapes on the route to the lagoon, where you can travel through the valley, the Andes and finally touch the sky, where the cold breeze of the snowy mountains are mixed with the warmth of the local people, making your experience one of the most unforgettable and unique in the world.

The climate in the Humantay Lagoon is cold, varying from -0°C (0°F) to 20°C (68°F) depending on the season of the year. With Andina Amazónica Espiritual Excursions, we take you to enjoy the turquoise waters of Humantay, passing through villages such as Limatambo and Mollepata (producers of excellence of the famous avocado or avocado, strong variety), until finally arriving at the community of Soraypampa. Once there, the hike begins with an approximate 2Km (1.2427 miles) until you reach the famous lagoon.

Also this route, is one of the forced steps for tourists who come to Machu Picchu walking, making this famous trek called “Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu”, so that, on the way, surely we will see visitors carrying their backpacks, horses carrying camping equipment and muleteers and guides heading to the snowy Salkantay pass, definitely a unique spectacle that leaves more than one breathless.

With the visit to the Humantay Lagoon, Andina Amazonica Spiritual Excursions, you can also perform different activities such as being part of the ceremony and offering to the Pachamama or mother earth, you can bring your own offering or we will give you the sacred coca leaves to leave it as your offering, asking for you and yours. If you wish to stay overnight in the surroundings, you can take with us the option of camping in tents or spend a different night in the cabins or domes that the villagers of Soraypampa have as a lodging option. You also have the option of taking the services of a muleteer and his horse, for those who can not make it on foot to the snowy, especially for the issue of altitude sickness, renting a horse is a good option and make the trip a pleasant, quiet and unforgettable experience.