Day Trip Cusco: 1-Day Trekking Tour to Humantay Lake

City: Cusco, Mountains // Activities: Trekking // Total hiking time: 1.5 - 2 h (6 km hike)

 Why you'll love this experience:

 Be one of the first ones to arrive at the Humantay lake.

 You get 2 hiking poles each to hike up without problems.

 Our guide leads you to spots that are perfect for couple pictures without tourists in the background. 

The Humantay Lake (4,200 m) is one of the best tourist attractions in Cusco. Now, how does an unforgettable trekking tour in Cusco's mountains to this impressive lake sound?

With us, you will be one of the first ones on the mountain to enjoy this beautiful landscape almost for yourself as we start earlier than all of the large tourist groups.

Our tour guide will hike in a flexible pace adapted to your needs until reaching the Humantay lake, no matter if you're a beginner or a pro hiker. After around two hours of hiking, you will explore off the beaten path spots for incredible photos of the lake and its surroundings.

And with some luck you might even be able to get a picture of the Salkantay mountain, Cusco's second highest mountain (20,574 ft / 6,271 m), and the Humantay mountain together. Having spent 1 hour at the lake, you will descend and see how various large groups hike up. Are you ready to get to know the beautiful Humantay lake?

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Itinerary: 

  3:30 am:      Pick-up from your hotel in Cusco

  5:35 am:      Breakfast with an incredible view over the valley 

  7:40 am:      Arrival at parking lot + Briefing

10:10 am:      Visit of the Humantay Lake, diverse lookouts and a break with tea and local snacks

11:20 am:      Head back to the car 

  1:50 pm:      Lunch in local restaurant 

  3:30 pm:      Arrival in Cusco and drop-off at your hotel

Note: All times are approximations. For a more detailed description, feel free to check out our blog post about the Humantay lake tour.

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 Included:

• Hotel pickup and drop-off by professional driver
• Fluent English speaking licensed local guide
• Small group tour with 2-8 people
• Visit of the Humantay lake
• Breakfast and lunch (vegetarian and vegan food options available)
• Trekking poles
• First-aid kit and oxygen

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 Not Included:

• Entrance to Humantay Lake area (S/ 10)
• Beverages
• Tips for your guide

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 Recommendations:

• Bring your backpack, a rain cape and layers of clothes so you'll be warm
• Take gloves, a hat, hiking shoes, hiking clothes and if you want to you can bring your hiking poles as well
• If you don't want to hike up you can rent a horse for S/ 70 - 90 that will take you almost to the end of the hike.
• Bring sunscreen, sunglasses and some extra money 
• Pack some snacks

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 Terms of Reservation:

• If you want to book for 3 people or more please use the discount code "3HUM" during checkout and you'll get $5 off per person.
• Due to high demand during the high season, please book your tour at least 48 hours in advance to guarantee a spot. We accept all reservations until 2:00 pm on the day before the tour (only if you send us the required information asked by us in our confirmation mail until 2:00 pm).
• After the booking has been made, please respond to our automatic email asking about necessary information for the tour, such as pickup spot, food preferences and more.
• Minimum 2 people
• Minimum age is 12 years old
• If you buy the group tour and there are not minimum 2 people in total you have the option to:
• postpone the date of the tour
• receive a refund
• pay the difference to the private tour and do the private tour

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 Terms of Cancellation:

• If you cancel less than 3 days before the start of your tour, there won’t be any refunds.
• If you cancel between 3-7 days before the start of your tour, we will refund 50%.
• If you cancel more than 7 days before the start of the tour, we will refund 100%.
• Changing the date of your tour costs $20 per traveler and is subject to availability.

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 Info:

• We offer 100% flexibility for private tours.
• We don’t issue refunds in case of delayed flights, inconveniences with train schedules, bad weather or sudden strikes that affect the tour.
• For security reasons, we don't allow drones during group tours, only during private tours.

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