Why choose this tour ?

The Humantay Lagoon is one of the most beautiful tours that Cusco can offer to travelers who like to walk and explore nature, a beautiful lagoon created by the ice and snow of one of the APUS known in Inca times as an earthly god called Salkantay an imposing snowy that creates beautiful landscapes at its bases with a large amount of flora and fauna, we will also see the Humantay snowy which is the one that gives its name to the beautiful turquoise green lagoon that we will see, a beautiful lagoon with different colors such as green, blue and Turquoise, come and explore this beautiful place with us, passing 4,250 meters above sea level.

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Tour Description & Additional Info:

We pick up our travelers from their lodging located in the Historic Center of Cusco and transfer them to the restaurant where they will enjoy breakfast.

The trip will take about 2 hours and they will have 1 hour to have breakfast, then we will continue on the bus for about 1 more hour to the car parking point where we will begin our climb up to the Humantay Lagoon.

We will begin our walk at the base point where there are shops to buy snacks and equipment for the walk, then we will start the walk from 3,900 masl and we will reach the lagoon located at 4,200 masl, from there we will see a beautiful turquoise green lagoon in which We will have time to walk and take photos in this beautiful place. We will also see the beautiful snow-capped Humantay, swimming in the lagoon is currently prohibited. We will need 1h30 to climb and we will be appreciating the landscape for 20/30 minutes.

Sighting of the Humantay snow from the viewpoint that is located on the lagoon, we will not get to climb this snow because of the height and time, we will also pass near the Salkantay snow. In the end we will need 30/50 minutes to go down to the parking lot where the bus is waiting for us. After going down to the car parking point, our transport will take us to the restaurant in approximately 30 minutes, then we will have 1 hour to have our lunch in the same restaurant where we had breakfast.

The return trip will take about 3h20.

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • For a better internal control of the passengers, we ask you to send us the EMAIL of the main traveler, thank you!
  • Any other questions you can chat with us through the number indicated on the ticket.
  • This tour is not recommended for children under 2 years of age.
  • This Tour is Rated 5 Stars based on 5 valid reviews on TRIPADVISOR

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Full Day Tour to Humantay Lagoon from Cusco
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