Humantay Lake Tour from Cusco: Day Hike with Meals
From €19 per person
See availability →This Humantay Lake tour from Cusco is a day hike with breakfast in Mollepata, a walk of about two hours to the lagoon and a buffet lunch on the way back.
A Humantay Lake tour from Cusco starts in the dark, when a vehicle collects you from your hotel in the historic center. The road leads to Mollepata, where breakfast is waiting, and then on to Challacancha, the point where the walking begins.
From there the path takes about two hours to reach Humantay Lake. Once you arrive there is free time to look around, take photos and enjoy the scenery, with views of Nevado Salkantay among the highlights of the day. The way down follows the same route back to Challacancha.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in the historic center of Cusco
- Breakfast and a buffet lunch made with Andean products, both in Mollepata
- Bilingual guide, walking sticks, first aid kit and an oxygen bottle
The lake entrance is not part of the tour: it is paid separately in cash, in soles, and so is the optional horse service for those who prefer not to walk. The day is long, with a return to the city in the late afternoon, and it is not suited to pregnant women, people with respiratory issues or altitude sickness, or anyone with vertigo or recent surgery.