{"id":4096,"date":"2020-03-27T00:06:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T05:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/?p=4096"},"modified":"2026-01-20T11:45:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:45:36","slug":"tips-to-get-to-humantay-lagoon-safely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/tips-to-get-to-humantay-lagoon-safely","title":{"rendered":"Tips to get to Humantay Lagoon safely"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have heard of the turquoise water of the Humantay Lagoon and are planning to go? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"exclude\"><b>Inkayni Per\u00fa Tours<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> shares some useful tips with you to get to<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/humantay-the-turquoise-lagoon\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><b>Humantay Lagoon<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> without having any problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3471\" style=\"width: 825px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3471\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3471\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/humantay-Humantay.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"815\" height=\"347\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-3471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The magic of Humantay Lagoon<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Humantay Lagoon, is a magical, charming, hypnotizing turquoise lagoon that is surrounded by imposing glaciers that are part of the Andes Mountain Range, among these the majestic <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">snow-capped mountains <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/the-magical-salkantay-mountain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><b>Salkantay<\/b> <\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/humantay-the-turquoise-lagoon\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><b>Humantay<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. When these snowy mountains melt, it gives the water its turquoise color<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/humantay-the-turquoise-lagoon\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><b>Humantay Lagoon<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hike you will find spectacular landscapes, with exotic flora and fauna.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in this hike you will visit the following places:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Limatambo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 2554 masl\/ 8379 ft<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Mollepata<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 2900 masl\/9514 ft<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Soraypampa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 3900 masl\/ 12795 ft<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Humantay Lagoon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 4200 masl\/13779 ft<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Humantay<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> snow-capped Mountain 5650 masl\/18536 ft<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Salkantay <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">snow-capped Mountain 6250 masl\/20505 ft<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3505230926454944\" data-ad-slot=\"3247790964\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/h4>\n<h4><b>Location:<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located at an altitude of 4,200 meters above sea level, in the district of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mollepata <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anta<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) in the Vilcabamba mountain range in southern Peru. It is 25 km from the Mollepata main square.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Climate:<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The weather is cold. We recommend wearing warm clothes like:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hats<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">scarfs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warm jacket<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Waterproof jacket or rain poncho<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Gloves<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>The dry season: From May to October<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The weather during this period is predominantly dry especially in June, July and August. Days are bright and sunny with a temperature of 16 \u00b0C (61 \u00b0F) while nights are much colder sometimes with a low temperature of 0 \u00b0C (32 \u00b0F).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The rainy season: From November to April<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During this time Lares receives a greater amount of rainfall. Average daytime temperatures are higher than the dry season at 18 \u00b0C (64 \u00b0F) while night temperatures can be as cold as 9 \u00b0C (48 \u00b0F).<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>How to get there?<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can get to Humantay going:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On your own<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With an agency on a tour to Humantay<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With an agency going to Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you decide to go with an agency, we recommend getting information of the licences the agency has to operate tours in Cusco. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"exclude\"><b>Inkayni Peru Tours<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">offers you two tours to get to Humantay Lagoon:<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/02day-humantay-lake-private-service\" data-wpel-link=\"exclude\"><b>02-Day Humantay Lagoon \u2013 Private Service<\/b><\/a><\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_3463\" style=\"width: 825px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3463\" class=\"wp-image-3463 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/humantay-Lake-mapa-1.webp\" alt=\"Humantay Lake Trek 2D\/1N \" width=\"815\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/humantay-Lake-mapa-1.webp 815w, https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/humantay-Lake-mapa-1-768x377.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/humantay-Lake-mapa-1-600x294.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/humantay-Lake-mapa-1-560x275.webp 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>M<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ap of the circuit that will take you to Humantay Lagoon and Salkantay<\/span><\/i><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/full-day-humantay-lake-private-service\" data-wpel-link=\"exclude\"><b>Full-Day Humantay Lagoon \u2013 Private Service<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3470\" style=\"width: 825px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3470\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/humantay-mapa-full-day-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"815\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/humantay-mapa-full-day-1.webp 815w, https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/humantay-mapa-full-day-1-768x327.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/humantay-mapa-full-day-1-600x255.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/humantay-mapa-full-day-1-560x238.webp 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Full Day Humantay Lagoon Map \u2013 Mollepata<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And if you want to go on your own, you have to take the bus or minivan from Cusco to Mollepata early in the morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once in Mollepata, after having breakfast, you should get a taxi that takes you to Soraypampa. It may cost 20 Peruvian Soles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you get to Soraypampa, you will start the hike. It takes 1 hour and a half to get to the Lagoon. If you feel you won\u2019t be able to climb, you can rent a horse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The entrance ticket to Humantay is 10 Peruvian Soles. Although once in the Lagoon, you can stay as long as you want, we recommend staying there from 30 minutes to 1 hour and start your journey back to Cusco.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can have lunch in Mollepata and then take the bus back to Cusco.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Humantay Lagoon Hiking Level:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Moderate<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3461\" style=\"width: 825px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3461\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/humantay-Lake-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"815\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/humantay-Lake-1.webp 815w, https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/humantay-Lake-1-768x377.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/humantay-Lake-1-600x294.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/humantay-Lake-1-560x275.webp 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Humantay means \u201cHead of the gods\u201d, this is possibly due to being located on the slopes that overlooks the High Jungle<\/span><\/i><br \/><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Credits: Luis Felipe Huerta Escalante<\/span><\/i><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<h4><b>What is the terrain like?<\/b><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a rough terrain with small stones. In this hike, you will have to go uphill for<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> an hour and a half to get to the Lagoon. Therefore, we recommend having a good health condition.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the temperature is cold near the Salkantay snow-capped Mountain, you should bring warm clothes and trekking poles.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><b>What will you need during the Humantay hike?<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trekking shoes. You should wear them before coming to Cusco to avoid getting hurt.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warm clothes (jackets, gloves, winter hats or \u201cchullos\u201d bought in Cusco, socks, and fleece pants or warm pants), The weather is changeable, so keep your body warm all the time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trekking Poles. You will find them very helpful.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Camelbak water bottle.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diamox or sorojchi pills to avoid altitude sickness. You can bring coca leaves, too<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_3460\" style=\"width: 825px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3460\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/humantay-Lake-0.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"815\" height=\"347\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-3460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Humantay Lagoon located at 4200 m.a.s.l\/13,779 ft<\/span><\/i><br \/><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Credits: Luis Felipe Huerta Escalante<\/span><\/i><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h4><b>Inkayni tips for before and during the trip:<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t go out late at night in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/cusco-one-of-50-most-beautiful-cities-in-the-world\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><b>Cusco<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the night prior your Humantay Lagoon hike. This way you will have energy to enjoy the adventure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sleep well and early. The tour starts early in the morning.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bring Sunscreen (SPF 35+). We recommend applying it each 2 hours to prevent from sun damage..<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Snacks. You can bring some cereal bars, dried fruit or any snack you prefer.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You should arrive in Cusco some days prior to your trek to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/how-to-acclimate-to-the-altitude-in-cusco\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><b>acclimatize to the altitude<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water. You should keep yourself hydrated. Drink some water during the hike. Water contains oxygen, which is vital to resist the altitude.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coca leaves. If you suffer from altitude sickness, you should drink coca tea or chew coca leaves for 5 minutes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breath! <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you live in a place that\u2019s located at a moderately high altitude, you get used to the air pressure. But if you travel to a place at a higher altitude than you\u2019re used to, your body will need time to adjust to the change in pressure. Breath in for 4 or 6 seconds, then breath out. This will help your brain receive oxygen, and you will feel much better.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>You can check:<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/02day-humantay-lake-private-service\" data-wpel-link=\"exclude\"><b>02-Day Humantay Lagoon \u2013 Private Service<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/full-day-humantay-lake-private-service\" data-wpel-link=\"exclude\"><b>Full-Day Humantay Lagoon \u2013 Private Service<\/b><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/humantay-the-turquoise-lagoon\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><b>Humantay, the turquoise Lagoon<\/b><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/inkayni.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"254\" height=\"99\"><\/p>\n<p><b><i>\u201cSee the world. It&#8217;s more fantastic than any dream<\/i><\/b><b><i>\u201d &#8211; <\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ray Bradbury<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You have heard of the turquoise water of the Humantay Lagoon and are planning to go? Inkayni Per\u00fa Tours shares some useful tips with you to get to Humantay Lagoon without having any problem. Humantay Lagoon, is a magical, charming, hypnotizing turquoise lagoon that is surrounded by imposing glaciers that are part of the Andes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[624],"class_list":["post-4096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other-treks","author-adminbloginkayni-en"],"acf":[],"views":4745,"authors":[{"term_id":624,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"adminbloginkayni-en","display_name":"adminbloginkayni","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"","first_name":"","last_name":"","user_url":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4096"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4096\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25931,"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4096\/revisions\/25931"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4096"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=4096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}