Peru · HUARAZ TOURS
Good huaraz tours fill up weeks ahead and the best ones go first. Below: the 14 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Review of the Huaraz to Lagoon 69 hike, with route details, altitude advice, price value, meals, language support, and booking tips.
“Bellissima escursione! Se siete a Huaraz, consiglio di fare questa gita”
Review of Huaraz’s Pastoruri Glacier tour, with Puya Raimondi, Puma Pampa, scenic stops, hiking details, costs, and practical tips.
“it was amazing weather and we saw beautiful nature definitely recommend”
Climb Mateo from Huaraz with guides, gear, meals, transport, and Cordillera Blanca views. Learn about altitude, difficulty, price, and planning.
“Probably the best hike I’ve ever done! I lucked out with a private tour. My guide, Freddy, was fantastic and very experienced. Mateo is definitely not easy, and you need to be in both good physical shape and properly acclimatized. The first portion is climbing on rocks, and then you start the ice climbing. I personally found the rock climbing to be challenging on its own, while the ice climbing was particularly hard because of the altitude. Remember to breathe slowly and deeply. Go to Mateo!”
Review the Llanganuco Lakes tour from Huaraz, with Yungay, Carhuaz, costs, language limits, transport, and practical booking advice.
“Dans l’ensemble le tour est intéressant mais plusieurs éléments sont problématiques. De longues explications sont apportées par le guide, mais tout en espagnol alors que nous avions réservé un tour en anglais. Tout est également fait pour pousser le touriste à la consommation. Par exemple, le premier arrêt a lieu devant une glacerie et le dernier chez un potier. On nous a même vendu une dégustation gratuite de bières et de produits de la région. En y arrivant, il n’y avait absolument rien de gratuit et l’on se rend vite compte que le but est de nous faire acheter leurs produits plus chers qu’ailleurs. L’encouragement à faire des selfies devant…”
Review of the Paron Lagoon day trip from Huaraz, with turquoise water, Cordillera Blanca views, transport, guide, entrance, and hiking tips.
“Very good and the guide, Junior, was very attentive at all times and made the journeys very enjoyable. The lagoon is a spectacle, I recommend going up to the viewing point, at first it seems a lot but the climb is really pleasant for people who go to the mountains from time to time.”
Review of the Rocotuyoc and Congelada Lagoons tour from Huaraz, with mountain views, rock art, costs, timing, language, and practical advice.
“Great trip up some airy mountain roads to visit the frozen lake. However unfortunately I was disappointed in the guide. I understood that the tour would be in Spanish, but was advertised with basic english. I had hoped that as a minimum at each stop some basic information about what time to be back at the bus and what the stop was for would be convey in English. Instead I had to keep asking the guide what was happening, and use translation tools to communicate. In past tours with a similar description the guide always keep me in the loop the best they could and I was always appreciative. This…”
Review of the Laguna 69 day hike from Huaraz, with turquoise water, Cordillera Blanca views, costs, timing, difficulty, and practical tips.
“El guía fue muy claro con tiempos y exigencias de la ruta, lo cual es de agradecer. El resto lo esperado, una auténtica pasada.”
Visit Pastoruri Glacier, Lake Seven Colors, and cave paintings on a high-altitude day trip from Huaraz with lunch options.
“precisa de preparo físico!! a altitude pega bastante, mas tem cavalos que podem ajudar a subir.”
Review of Huaraz’s Laguna 69 trek: a long day to blue glacial water, Cordillera Blanca views, practical tips, costs, and altitude advice.
“The walk was very good. The bad thing is that you didn't pick me up at the hotel nor did you leave me at the hotel on the way back... which is what you had indicated. I think it's not a walk for everyone and the schedule should be respected.”
Review of the Lake 69 trek from Huaraz, with practical advice on altitude, transport, costs, scenery, and who should book this hard day hike.
“A very hard and tiring hike but completely worth it the scenery was amazing and just to say you got to the top is a huge accomplishment! I would highly recommend everything went smoothly.”
Travel from Huaraz to Chavín de Huántar, visit Qerococha Lagoon and the National Museum, and enjoy a full-day Andean history tour.
“La visite est entièrement en espagnol (même si vous réservez en anglais), mais très interessante. Il y a un premier arrêt pour acheter du maté fait à base d’herbes pour éviter le mal de l’altitude juste avant l’arrêt au lac. Les explications du guide était très complètes ! La visite était un peu longue car nous avons fini par manger assez tard vers 17h il me semble, dans un restaurant choisi par le guide (prix d’un plat ~ 30 soles).”
Review of the Laguna 69 day trip from Huaraz, with hike details, costs, timing, fitness advice, park fees, and practical booking tips.
Review of Huaraz’s Pastoruri Glacier and Puya Raimondi day trip, with hot springs, high-altitude scenery, costs, timing, and practical tips.
Visit Lake Parón from Huaraz, see Cordillera Blanca peaks, explore Carhuaz, Marcara, Yungay, and Caraz on a full-day tour.
Coast, canyon, altiplano and jungle, and the best of each.
