Huaraz Trekking Tours in Peru
Huaraz trekking with a local team, on guided camping treks of 6 to 14 days through the Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Huayhuash, with two acclimatization days built into every trip.
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A 6-day Santa Cruz Trek from Huaraz: 2 acclimatization hikes with hotel nights, then 3 camp nights in the Cordillera Blanca and one pass at 4,750 m.
from $ 1,130
An 8-day Huayhuash Trek from Huaraz, Peru: 2 acclimatization hikes, then 5 camp nights by Jahuacocha, Mitucocha, and Carhuacocha lakes, with a guide.
from $ 1,060
What our trekkers say
See reviews from guests who walked the Santa Cruz Trek and the Huayhuash Circuit with our local team in Huaraz!
Huaraz trekking: Cordillera Blanca or Cordillera Huayhuash?
Located 400 km north of Lima in the Santa River valley, Huaraz, Peru (3,052 m / 10,013 ft), is the capital of the Ancash Region and the main gateway to the Peruvian Andes. To the east lies the Cordillera Blanca, the world’s tallest tropical mountain range, containing the country’s highest peak, Huascarán (6,768 m). Encompassing 660 tropical glaciers and 300 glacial lakes over 3,400 km², most of the range lies within Huascarán National Park—declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1977 and a World Heritage Site in 1985.
Huaraz trekking spans two main ranges. In the Cordillera Blanca, our 6-day Santa Cruz Trek covers ~46 km in four days (Vaquería to Cashapampa) via Punta Unión Pass (4,750 m) with views of Alpamayo. To the south, the Cordillera Huayhuash features six 6,000 m+ peaks in a 30 km range. Here, the 8-day Huayhuash Trek spans 55 km and three passes up to 4,800 m, including two nights at Laguna Carhuacocha below Yerupajá (6,634 m). For the full loop, the 14-day Huayhuash Circuit covers 92 km, eight passes, and reaches 5,057 m at Santa Rosa Pass.
Trips begin with two guided acclimatization days from Huaraz hotel bases before reaching high-altitude camps (3,875 m–4,170 m). On the trail, bilingual guides lead 2–12 guests, chefs prepare meals in kitchen tents, and pack horses haul camp gear plus 10 kg duffels, leaving you with only a daypack. Trekkers consistently highlight pre-set campsites and high-quality meals far from paved roads.
Group departures run from April to October, the drier half of the year; June to August are usually the clearest months, and the rains peak from January to March. Huaraz hiking also covers day trips such as Laguna 69, but the routes above are multi-day camping treks.