Hele dag Wandeling naar Lake 69 in de Cordillera Blanca vanuit Huaraz, Peru

The use of Peru Bergsport was the most anxiety-ridden portion of my trip. I booked this day trek for my friends & I when we were in Peru and while the views were amazing, working with this company was not. The description indicates hotel/hostel pick-up and drop off. This proved to be quite challenging. When booking there is no ability to enter the location of said pick-up/drop off. Before the trip I reached out to the company via the email I found on their website (since no contact information was provided in the booking) asking them to confirm that my pick-up location was in range, I never heard from them. It wasn't until I was in Peru and thankfully allowed to use my hostels phone was I finally able to get in touch with Peru Bergsport. I reached the company via the cell phone number on the website and the person who answered the phone asked me to text that number via What'sApp. Being that this was now two days before our trek, I was less than thrilled that I had to continue to reach out to the company without them ever responding to my email. I What'sApp'd the person the address of my Air BnB for the pick up and the company confirmed they could pick us up there, but recommended that we cancel our Air Bnb and stay at their hostel instead. I informed him we would not be doing that and just wanted the pickup as indicated. The day before the hike I again texted the number to confirm the pick up time only to have the individual respond that he didnt know where the location of my Air Bnb was and that, again, I should stay at their hostel. In the end, we had to meet outside of a hospital if we wanted to be picked up since he didn't know where the "enchanted house" (his words) we were staying at in Huaraz was. We met at the hospital and were picked up roughly 10 min later than initially indicated. The bus ride to/from the location is very bumpy and mostly on dirt roads, so be prepared. The actual hike and the views are breathtaking and I was happy we did the hike, just wish we had worked with a different transportation company. Finally, to top it off, they refused to drop us back off at our pickup spot (the hospital) and instead said they'd drop us off in the City Center, 10 blocks from the hospital... which was still a 6 min walk from our "enchanted house."

I usually don't write a review if I have nothing good to say, but I had to write. I don't mean to come off as a sour puss, but just want to bring to view my experience that may possibly help someone else from having to go thru the same experience. My husband and myself just finished the day trek to Lake 69. We were very much looking forward to this during because of the amazing scenic views we had heard so much about. This trek is something I will do only once in my lifetime. We are average treakers and trekking 14,000+ ft. altitude is not an easy feat especially for average treakers. Edgar was definitely great at responding to any queries. We were told to be ready at 5 a.m. and that the pick up would be between 5.20 and 5.40 a.m. We were picked up at 5.40 a.m. On the bus we were briefed about the program. i.e. 3 hours up, 1 hr rest at Lake 69 and 2 hrs back to the bus to leave at 3.30 p.m. Understood. We begin the trek and a few us fell behind.. mind you to high energy/experienced 20 something adults. From the get-go Karlos ("guide") will not stop hounding us about how slow we were and that we need to turn back to the bus if we don't keep up with the times he had set. It just kept getting harder and harder for us as we kept getting higher in altitude and steeper on the mountain. Not to mention we were missing out on the breath taking scenes because we had to make the time. With blood, sweat & tears when we finally made it to the lake, we were barked at that we have 10 mins and have to hit the road back down. We took an additional 10 mins to take on the scenes and rest our body and we got screamed at by Karlos. From the first step down until the bus, the next 2 hrs he kept on our backs to hurry down as if we were a herd of cows. Bottom line, he was probably just doing his job. But that doesn't give him the right to look down on folks that have travelled from around the world just because we are not as fast as him. He does this for a living for @%%& sake. 3 people actually didn't make the lake because of his constant pushing to make the time. I don't know about the rest of the folks that didn't make it, but I will never forget how I didn't get to enjoy and take in the wonderful journey Lake 69 that is. PS: In hindsight you don't need a "guide" to show you how to get to the lake. The park had done a great job at providing directions.

Cette excursion commence tôt le matin,on vous 1nnonce qu'on passe vous prendre à votre hébergement à 5h du matin,en réalité c'est entre 5h et 5h30-5h40 le temps que le bus récupère tout le monde. On part dans un gros bus (où il n'y a pas de chauffage, c'est le seul point négatif je dirai). On s'arrête 2h plus tard dans un endroit pour prendre le petit-déjeuner (15 sols donc au-dessus des prix normaux, on avait anticipé la nourriture,et y avons donc juste pris un café). Il est possible d'acheter des sandwichs (pas bons et le double du prix normal) dans cet endroit si vous n'avez pas prévu votre repas du midi. Ensuite il y a encore 1h de route. On fait une pause de 5mn à las lagunas de Llaganunco qui sont vraiment très jolies et impressionnantes par la taille. Peu de temps après nous arrivons 1u départ du trek. Ils indiquent 3h pour aller à la lagune et 2h30 pour revenir. On a mis 2h30 aller et 1h45 retour. Tout dépend de votre forme car l aller c'est du plat et pas mal de pentes,certaines avec peu de dénivelé d'autres avec plus (2 en particulier), avec l'altitude c'est pas forcément évident. Le chemin en soit est facile et superbe. Tout le long de la rando on en prend plein les yeux. Selon votre heure d'arrivée à la lagune vous aurez plus ou moins de temps sur place. Nous avons pu y rester un peu plus d'une heure et c'était juste génial. Malgré le monde c'est calme et reposant car tout le monde reste du même côté de la lagune,la vue sur la lagune n'est donc pas gênée par des gens. Et malgré le fait qu'il devait y avoir 3 bus,chacun allant à son rythme, on ne se suit pas comme des moutons, ce qu'on avait peur. Si vous aimez randonner et souhaitez faire une belle lagune,je vous la recommande fortement ! Il y a 8 Km allé et autant au retour. On passe de 3900m d'altitude au parking à 4600m à la lagune. La montée est progressive de manière générale, c'est juste la dernière montée qui est plus raide et nécessite quelques pauses avec l'altitude qui fatigue.