Top Huaraz Half-day Tours

The Cordillera Negra (Black Mountain) range is a hiking paradise with areas that deliver great views of the nearby Cordillera Blanca (White Mountain) range. This full-day hiking trip to Huilcaccoha Lake from Huaraz, Peru allows active travelers to enjoy around six hours of hiking along an approximately six-mile trail to reach the scenic lake—an excellent choice for outdoorsy travelers and those looking to acclimatize before longer treks.

Visit to the archaeological sites of Wilcahuain and Antoaoco, remains from the Wari-Tiwanacu (600-800 DC) period. Here we observe funerary chambers built in various levels surrounded by the magnificent andean panorama of the Callejon de Huaylas Valley. Also visit to the Regional Archaeological Museum, where displays ofpottery, mummies,stone sculptures can be seen. These artifacts show different periods of the regional development with cultures as Recuay, Huaraz and Wari clutures. Ride up the Cordillera Negra to enjoy the magnificent sight of the Cordillera Blanca, the worlds highest tropical mountain range with awesome iced peaks between 18,000 and 22,000 feet above sea level, deep gorges, glacier tongues and alluvial valleys.