Second Option

Day 1

We pick you up at your hotel in Arequipa and go in a private car to start our excursion to Coropuna Volcano, our route is by Aplao and Chuquibamba, trekking to the first camp at the lagoon of Pallarcocha (4,200 metres), where we arrive in the afternoon first camping here.

Day 2

After a hot energetic breakfast we continue our trek going up to Coropuna Mountain. We will arrive to the base camp at 5200 metres after approximately 4 hours. Good time to enjoy that majestic Coropuna Mountain and see many beautiful mountains.

Day 3

We leave base camp at 2:00 a.m. for the summit of Coropuna Mountain, climbing for about 5 hours and arriving at the 6,424 metre peak. After attack the top, we have a nice time getting spectaculars views from landscape of Chachani, Ampato, Hualca Hualca, Sabancaya, Misti, Ubinas, etc. After the rest on the top of Coropuna Mountain, we go back down, descending for about 2 hours approximately to our base camp.

Day 4

After breakfast we pack and start walking back to Arequipa, by private transportation, arriving to Arequipa 13.00 h.
Optional: Stay overnight at the Majes valley and the next day to do white river rafting and visit the petroglif of Toro Muerto.

Equipment:

About the porters for Coropuna the costs is US $ 90. Each porter (normally we don't use porters), about what you need to bring:

• Backpack
• Boots *
• Sleping bag *
• T - shirt
• Warm troussers
• Sun glasses
• Mattress
• Sweeter
• Mountain jacket
• Socks *
• Flashlight
• Personal medicines
• Sun Block
• Water bottles (minimum 4 lt.)
• Gloves
• Tent
• Snacks and walking food

About the items to carry normally the guide carry the cooking gear and the food for cooking and his own equipment and the passengers carry the own gear it means all the list about, if you need a porter for a half of your equipment you need only one for 2 people if you want to carry nothing you need one porter each (in Arequipa is not porters like in the Inca trail, here the porter is another guide but normally we don't use porters).

PREVIUS ACLIMATIZATION IS REQUIERED

This tour includes:

• Professional mountain English speaking guides
• 4wd vehicle
• Any equipment that you required like tent, matress, ice axe, crampons, gloves,etc (out of personal equipment)*
• Cooking equipment
• 01 dinner
• 01 breakfast
• 01 lunch

This price doesnt include:

• Porter
• Snacks and walking food (chocolates, candies, cookies. etc)
• Water bottles
• Boots*
• Sleeping bag*

TAYLOR MADE TRIPS

COLCA TREK has not only these basic choices, if you like to be out of the normal trail, just let us know we can send you our secret trails, or we are ready to made with you the trip in the way, that you order to do, if it's there any special activity you would like to do, just let me know so that immediately we can send you more details , maybe you need information about rafting, mountain biking or city biking, that we can combine to make the best tour for you, please just ask to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  for a immediately answer of our guide Vlado Soto. Thanks.