Short escape2daysParón Lake & Nevado Mateo
The turquoise lake of Parón to acclimatize, then your first 5,000 m glacier summit.
Day-by-day itinerary with schedule
Day 1Parón Lake · 4,185 m- Pick-up at your hotel in Huaraz
- Carhuaz: main square and homemade fruit ice cream
- Yungay Campo Santo memorial
- Caraz · turn into the Parón canyon
- Arrival at Parón Lake (4,185 m)
- Walk to the viewpoint (about 30 min up) or around the lake · box lunch
- Drive back
- Arrival in Huaraz
- Pick-up at your hotel in Huaraz
- Arrival at the Punta Olímpica road in the Ulta canyon · start the approach
- Edge of the glacier: gear check and rope up
- Summit of Nevado Mateo (5,150 m) · photos and rest
- Descent by the same route
- Back at the vehicle · box lunch
- Ice cream stop in Carhuaz
- Arrival in Huaraz
Times are approximate. On private tours we can adjust the pick-up time to your plans.







