Day 1: Huaraz – Chiquian – Llamac – Pocpa (3,500m / 11,480ft)

After breakfast in the hotel, you will board our private transport around 7 a.m. and start driving south of Huaraz. We will pass by different district like: Recuay, Ticapampa, Catac and Conococha. After about 2 hours, we will reach Chiquian (3400m), where we will have a small stop (if you need to get any extra snacks or you could buy things here). It will take us an extra an hour to reach Llamac. Along the way we will observe the mountains of Ninashanca, Jirichanca, and Yerupaja (among others). We will reach Pocpa, where we will spend the night, around 1 p.m. There we will meet with the donkey drivers.

Day 2: Pocpa – Cuartelhuain (4,300m/14,104ft)

After breakfast, we will leave Pocpa at 9 a.m. and hike for about 4 – 5 hours, up to the camp of Cuartelhuain. Along this route, we will pass by a small mine. We shall reach the camp around 2p.m. and enjoy great views over the Ninashanca mountain in the south.

Day 3: Cuartelhuain – Sambunya Pass (4,700m/15416ft) – Jahuacocha (4,100m/13,451ft)

We will hike up to the Sambunya Pass, where we will enjoy breathtaking views of the mountains of Jirishanca, Jerupaja, and Rasta. We will then descend 600 m to a beautiful campsite above Jahuacocha Lake, where we will have impressive views over the peaks of Yerupaja Grande, Yerupaja Chico and Jirishanca.

Day 4: Jahuacocha – Pampa Llamac – Huaraz

After breakfast, at 8am, we will start hiking, going up for about 3 hours to Pampallamac Pass (4300m), then down to Llamac for about 1 hour. There our bus will be waiting for us to transport us directly to Huaraz. Estimated arrival time: around 5pm and then transfer to your hotel