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Ultimate Guide to Ausangate Trek: Everything You Need to Know

INTRODUCTION

In the Peruvian mountains, there is the beautiful Ausangate trek at a high altitude of 70 km. It's the best place for hiking near Cusco, with a 4000m average altitude. 

Ausangate is Peru's fifth highest mountain. Ausangate hiking is not just about Inca ruins or just hiking. Unlike others, it has more surprises for you, like snow peaks, colorful mountain lakes, glaciers, and the Rainbow Mountain with the most amazing scenery.

 If you like hiking in the beautiful scenery, then this trek and tour are just right for you. Around Cusco, Ausangate is one of the challenging hikes to do with a worthwhile landscape to enjoy.



            You will get your chance to have a bath in the hot springs with a fabulous rainbow mountain. Rainbow Mountains are the coolest things to enjoy at Ausangate as it has its own colorful sandstone in the area of Vinicunca. 

Likewise, Ausangate Mountains are also considered and known as holy mountains by local Peruvian people. Since pre-Inca times, these mountains have been a place of worship, and this tradition and offerings are still made in honor of Cusco's deity. 

The mountain is well-known for the Festival of Quiller Rit 'I, which is usually held at the end of May on the opposite side of Cordillera Vilcanota, in the Sinaqara Valley. This festival is well known among the pilgrims and brings about 10,000 pilgrims to the mountain for celebration each year. 

The indescribable spectacle of sunset and sunrise can easily be seen from the vicinity of Mount Ausangate. From here, you can engrave upon your mind a beautiful scene of the area's intensely turquoise lake mirroring the sky.

On your hiking tour to Ausangate, you'll have the chance to see snowcapped mountain peaks, glaciers, herds of llamas, and turquoise lakes all in one stunning mountain range. Don’t miss this chance to explore the Ausangate mountain range with us and have amazing memories and experiences with you. 

This article has all of the information you need to know before embarking on your trip. So, don't skip the fruitful information below section.



WHAT TO SEE INAUSANGATE?

There is enough to do in Ausangate, so you will not be disappointed if you visit. The following are some of the best things to do and see in Ausangate.

·         Climbing glaciers can be an amazing adventure.

  • Experience the cultural meals.
  • Grasp the opportunity of hiking and hiking in the mountains.
  • Take note of the intensive and diverse agriculture there, which includes potatoes and goose. You will enjoy the beautiful scenery.
  • A good idea for this hiking is hiring horses and enjoying the ride.
  • This journey gives you an excellent chance to capture spectacular scenery, blue sky, and mountains.
  • You will have the opportunity to meet the locals and see how they live in the midst of the stunning scenery.
  • You will explore the unique places away from crowds of tourists.
  • A great chance to enjoy the thermal waters of Pacchanta and Ausangate hot springs, an ideal place to spend your vacation with friends and family.

WHAT TO BRING WHILE GOING TO?

Ausangate trek isn't an easy trek as you'll be gone for a whole day. So, we recommend you bring a small, easy-to-carry waterproof day pack with the following items to bring.

  1. Carry lunch and high-energy snacks with you to relish during the trek.
  1. Bring water bottles with you.
  1. Have woolen socks, a hat, scarf, and gloves on hand for cold nights because the temperature changes during the night in contrast to the warm temperature during the day.
  1. You will need hiking boots for grip on the slippery return trail and trekking poles.
  1. In the event of rain, a raincoat and poncho, as well as waterproof boots, are required.
  1. You have to bring extra layers of clothes so that you can take them on and off with the alteration of temperature.
  1. Fetch a sleeping bag and insulated sleeping mat with you.
  1. Carry insect repellent and walking poles (rentable) with you.
  1. Take a sunhat and sunglasses along with you.
  1. As Ausangate is at a high elevation, you should bring sunscreen to avoid burns due to sunlight.
  1. Carry a camera with extra batteries and film.
  1. Bring a headlamp along with extra batteries with you.
  1. Take cash with you in case of use.
  1. You should bring an original passport.

 

HOW TO GET TO MOUNT AUSANGATE

Getting to Ausangate has two routes, with one long and another short route.

  • The long route includes a bus ride from Cusco to Chilca that takes you from the city of Cusco all the way to Chilca. Arriving at Chilca town, you can enjoy medicinal waters after 4-5 hours of walk towards Pacchanta town. Although the route is the longest, you can enjoy economical rides in addition to beautiful scenery and medicinal water.
  • Going to Ausangate also has another shorter route which is comprised of traveling by bus to Tinki town from Cusco. The average time of traveling is approximately 3 hours. Reaching the town, you can take the bus to Pacchanta town. It is an economical as well as a time-saving route.

WHEN TO GO AUSANGATE?

The finest time to visit the Ausangate Mountains of Peru starts in May and ends in September. This dry season in the Andes enables tourists to enjoy clearer days and sunnier weather in addition to the stunning scenery. 

The driest season is July to August. It is very famous among tourists. These dry seasons are famous for traveling to Ausangate along with Machu Picchu, Cusco, and Inca. Dry seasons are the best times for hiking.

In contrast to the dry season, the rainy season in the Ausangate begins in October and ends in April, with heavy rain months beginning in January and ending in March.

The rainy seasons are difficult for hiking. It is the best choice to have the Ausangate hiking in dry seasons with little chance of rainfall. 

Although there are chances of rain throughout the year and you can enjoy the beauty of Ausangate any time in the year, our recommendations are to visit this beautiful place in the dry season or in the shoulder months of April and October, where there is mixed weather.

However, the dry season, although being dry, is also the colder times of the months. The months of July and May are considered as the coldest months, with the temperature days being 40 degrees F and the temperature dropping to freezing point (10-degree F) at night time. 

At the same time, the rainy season is comparatively warmer than the dry season, with February being the rainiest season of the year.

FINAL THOUGHT 

After already spending quality time in Cusco, we recommend you to have an amazing experience of Ausangate hiking and hiking. 

Traveling to Ausangate can lead you to an amazing experience with its beautiful flora and fauna, glaciers, and scenery. It will be an astounding adventure with mind-blowing scenery. 

Don't miss this marvelous Ausangate tour and have an opportunity to take in the astonishing view of snowcapped mountain peaks, glaciers, herds of llamas, and turquoise lakes all in one beautiful mountain range, by traveling with us on a friendly budget. Contact us and reserve your seat for a beautiful journey.

 


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