Ausangate 7 Lakes Trek – A Full-Day Tour

From Cusco to Pacchanta, with hike to the 7 Lagoons Circuit and return to Cusco.

Our Ausangate 7 Lakes Day Hike will begin with an early pick up from your hotel at 3:00 am. We will then drive for 3 hours and 30 minutes to the town of Pacchanta (4 300m/ 14 108ft). Along the way, we will pass small community villages and scenic views.

Once we arrive at our trailhead our chef will prepare for us a hearty breakfast, providing valuable fuel for the hike ahead. After breakfast, we will suit up and start the hike to our first lake. The terrain at the moment is a gentle uphill, but it does get more challenging, so if you wish to rent a horse from the locals (roughly 100 soles), this is the spot to do it.

Throughout the hike, we will visit 7 unique glacial lakes, (hence the name of the trek!) Each of these lakes is beautiful in their own right. Some are turquoise, some deep blue. One is a muddy brown, but the sand surrounding it is pink.

Throughout the entire hike we will be surrounded by the Vilcanota Mountain Range, and passing by local shepherds, herding their flocks of llamas and alpacas. Keep your eyes peeled for Condors as well!

After our full day tour to Ausangate 7 lakes and exploring this tiny slice of the longest mountain range in the world, we will return to Pacchanta town to enjoy a laidback soak in the hot springs.

After our muscles have relaxed and the warmth has reached out bones, the chef will be calling us for lunch. Finally, we will drive back to Cusco, estimated arrival at 6pm.

Lakes on the 7 lake trek in Ausangate:

• Red Lake / Hatun Puka Qocha (4 756m/ 15 604ft)
• Lead Lake / Oqe Qocha ( 4 620m/15 157ft)
• Female Otorongo Lake / China Uturunku Qocha (4 600m /5 092ft)
• Chuño Lake / Ch´uñu Qocha (4 770m/ 15 650ft)
• Male Otorongo Lake / Orqo Uturunku Qocha (4 570m/14 993ft)
• Blue Lake/ Azul Qocha (4 550m/14 928ft)
• Totora Lake (4 650m/15 256ft)