Spectacular 1 Day Private Humantay Lake Tour from Cusco

Lake Humantay is a turquoise green natural resource and a sacred site to Andean people. 

One day before the trek, we will have a spiritual moment with the local Shaman who will perform a beautiful blessing ceremony. 

Hiking and or biking, you will see one of the most magnificent landscapes in Peru. The Humantay Lake altitude is 4250 m.a.s.l and this makes the unique weather and temperature in this area. The Humantay lake temperature can rise to 5º C during the day and at night drop down to 0º C. 

We pick you up from your hotel or hostel at 4:00 a.m in our transport to go to Mollepata located north of Cusco, we will arrive in 2 hours approximately to this small town. We arrived at Mollepata and enjoy a delicious breakfast to start our adventure towards Humantay lake.

We will continue in our private transport for approximately 1 more hour until Soraypampa which is located at 3900 m.s.n.m. Our guide will give you some recommendations to start the trek to Humantay Lake located at 4200 m.s.n.m. Which is very close to the mountain Salkantay.

We hike to Humantay Lake for approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes; Enjoying the beautiful views of the snowy mountains Salkantay and Humantay. When we reach Laguna Humantay we will enjoy the beautiful turquoise lagoon. There you will take the best photos. Later you will enjoy a small snack watching the beautiful landscapes, continue the walk back to Soraypampa.

In Soraypampa, (optional) people will receive the bike and bicycle equipment and the necessary instructions from our guide so that they begin the adventurous return to Mollepata. In the afternoon we will arrive at Mollepata and enjoy a delicious lunch.

After lunch we return to Cusco in our private transport arriving around 7:00 p.m. We drop you at your hotel.