There are many tour guides in
Huaraz offering day trips - most are congregated around or just off of
the main street near downtown. For day trips, typically you will will be picked up at your
hotel between 6 and 8am in the morning and dropped off at your hotel
between 6 and 7pm in the evening.
Some of the day trips that the guided
services offer, you can do yourself by hiring a private taxi or taking a
mini bus called a "collectivo". However if you do it yourself it may be
more difficult and certainly more difficult, next to impossible if you
do not speak Spanish.
Note: anytime you make a reservation online using the Internet, you are bound
to find out the cost is much higher than if you were to reserve in
person at one of their offices. There are a plethora of agencies in town
and we encourage you to talk to several regarding pricing and
availability. Also note that most of the trekking agencies only accept
cash.
Also: there are many guides that freelance and will be hired by
the agencies depending on their availability and willingness to accept
certain prices for their services. As a result, theoretically you may
hire one tour company one year and then hire another company the next
year and have the same guides. However with the large number of guides
in the area, this would be a rarity.
Several of the companies we have used are the
following:
Andes Expeditions - ask for the guide
Roberto Diaz. Roberto recently helped us put together a climb of
Toclaraju and Ishinca - he speaks just a bit of English and was very
helpful with trip logistics and offered a very good price. Visit:
www.andesexpeditions.com
Casa de Guias is located in a small
courtyard just off of the main street in the center of town. This is the
Peruvian Mountain
Guide Association, is long established and is very
knowledgeable about the local mountains, trekking conditions and
climbing expeditions. Part of their service is to train professional
mountain guides. As a result, all guides on your trip are professionals
and well trained.
Enrique Expeditions is located on the main
street downtown on the second floor of their building. It was founded by
Enrique and he is often in the main office arranging trips.
They offer
a variety of multi day treks and climbs in the Huaraz and Huyuash areas.
Enrique is a great guy - honest and very helpful. We have used his
services several times for a climb of Ishinca and also for a multi-day
nearby trek. Francisco is one of the guides and is very professional and
is highly recommended.
Enrique Expeditions will also rent you most anything you need for
trekking and or climbing. They can arrange bus trips to local
attractions. As with some other services their prices are typically
quite higer for Internet reservations compared to reservations made in
person. For more info visit:
www.enriqueexpeditiontours.com
and or email:
enriqueexpedition@hotmail.com
Galaxia Expeditions We have used Galaxia Expeditions for several services including
renting mountain bikes and transportation options to various one day
trek locations. They offer a huge variety of climbing and other
tourism services and trips and also have a nice climbing wall in their
main office. The guides and owners are extremely professional and
helpful with short and long term trekking and climbing options as well
as suggesting ideas for local trips.
Trek
Climb Peru is a climbing and guiding service run by
private guide Richard Marquez. Richard is from a small village near
Huarascaran and now makes Huaraz his home. He has been guiding for a
number of years in the area and guided us on our attempt of the 6000
meter peak, Toclaraju. From personal experience, Richard is extremely
professional and a very strong climber in the mountains. You won't meet
a nicer guide and we will definitely use his services again if he is
available on our next trip to the great Cordillera Blanca.
We highly recommend his services and for more information please visit:
www.trekclimbperu.com
Other Trekking Agencies
www.alpamayoperu.comclimbing company based in
Huaraz, offering trips and expeditions
www.andeankingdom.com great company with a great office to just hang out and meet
fellow climbers - we've had friends use their services before, very
professional outfit
www.artizonadventure.comtrekking and climbing trips in both the Cordillera Blanca and
the Cordillera Huayhuash
www.bluemountainperu.com is located upstairs in an office located on the main street
in Huaraz at Av. Luzuriaga N 523 (office 201). Ask for Andy
Martinez Diaz , the general manager. There all inclusive prices
(including full climbing gear rentals) are completive with other
guide services
www.chakinaniperu.com offering Cordillera
Blanca mountain bike adventure trips - the owners have long
history in the Huaraz area
avmiradortours@hotmail.com Mirador Tours - this company is located downtown on the main
street on the second floor of their building, Av. Luzuriaga 423.
They offer a plethora of area tours, tours mostly setup for Spanish
speakers
www.quechuandes.com is located just south west of the main Plaza de Armas square
at Julian de Morales 618. Ask for one of the brothers, Walter or
David
www.siexperu.comoffering a variety of
climbing expeditions in the Andes
www.siulaadvenures.comoffering a variety of rock and ice climbing trips - ask for
Oswalda, the owner
Trek
Climb Peru is a climbing and guiding service run by
private guide Richard Marquez. Richard is from a small village near
Huarascaran and now makes Huaraz his home. He has been guiding for a
number of years in the area and guided us on our attempt of the 6000
meter peak, Toclaraju. From personal experience, Richard is extremely
professional and a very strong climber in the mountains. You won't meet
a nicer guide and we will definitely use his services again if he is
available on our next trip to the great Cordillera Blanca. 
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