What Huayhuash Circuit actually costs.
Photo: Walter Beteta Pacheco, CC BY 3.0The published price is not what you will spend. Every operator below gets the same treatment: their price, plus what the package leaves out, next to its source.
In short: Huayhuash Circuit costs from $1,456 to $9,501 per person all-in across the 12 operators we compare, with items an operator does not mention counted as extra. Package prices as published start from $665, for two people sharing a room. Prices were read from the operators' own pages, the newest on 2026-09-24.
12 operators, package price against all-in
All-in is the package price plus everything the package leaves out, per person, two travelling together.
What all-in includes
All-in is the package price plus what the package leaves out (flights, meals, hotel, porter, gear) plus what nobody includes (tips, insurance, visa, water and Wi-Fi). Per person, two people travelling together, twin share. International flights are not counted.
When an operator's page does not say whether something is included, we show a range: the lower figure assumes it is in the price, the upper figure adds it. 8 of 12 operators here leave at least one item unstated, worth up to $351. The list is sorted by the upper figure, so that nobody looks cheaper by saying less. You can change that under More sorting.
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Wander Free Peru
 Cusco · 10 daysRead by our system 2026-09-24
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10 | $665 package | Lowest all-in
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$1,435 to $1,456
1 item not stated
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
The operator may well include it; the page does not say. Ask about: Airport and bus-station taxis. USD 665 is the booking-box price for a group departure that needs 6 hikers to confirm (private trips on request, no price); the same page's text also says 625 and 685, and the departures table lists this trek from 685. Community entrance fees of about 300 soles are extra; shorter treks: 8-day from 560, 6-day from 445, 4-day from 380.
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Peru Adventures
Huaraz · max 10 · 10 daysRead by our system 2026-09-24
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10 | $950 package | from $1,861 | Return, included Fees, not included Hotel, not included Transfer, not included Donkey, included Meals, included Gear, not included | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
USD 950 per person is the join-in group price (groups of 4 to 10, run on a date you choose if booked 3 months ahead; no 10-day fixed dates listed); no group-size tiers, solo or private price are printed. Community entrance fees and Huaraz hotels are extra; also sold: 8-day circuit 790, 6-day with hot springs 650, 5-day mini 550.
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Explorandes
Lima · max 12 · 12 daysRead by our system 2026-09-24
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12 | $1,750 package |
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$2,593 to $2,944
2 items not stated
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
The operator may well include them; the page does not say. Ask about: Airport and bus-station taxis; Meals on the trek. USD 1,750 per person is the shared-plan price for group departures every second Tuesday (2 to 12 people); a private plan is offered without a price, and the shorter 6-day Best of Huayhuash is from USD 1,300. Cook, horses, dining tent and entrance tickets are included but meals are not listed, and no single supplement, price year or airport pickup is stated.
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Huaraz Treks and Climbs
Huaraz · 10 daysRead by our system 2026-09-24
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10 | $2,545 package |
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$3,370 to $3,391
1 item not stated
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
The operator may well include it; the page does not say. Ask about: Airport and bus-station taxis. Private departures only, priced by group size: USD 2,545 each for two (used here), 4,275 solo, down to 1,135 each for eight, though the FAQ says groups never exceed 5. The 8-day Unique Trek via Trapecio Pass is USD 2,275 each for two; price year, single tent, whether a sleeping bag can be hired and any pickup beyond Huaraz hotels are not stated.
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Skyline Adventures
Huaraz · max 9 · 16 daysRead by our system 2026-09-24
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16 | $2,950 package | from $3,618 | Return, included Fees, included Hotel, included Transfer, included Donkey, included Meals, included Gear, not included | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
USD 2,950 is the 2026 open-enrollment price (repeated on the Dates & Prices 2026 page), based on a 4-person minimum with no rate printed for two, while the trip page's dates box still shows 2,750; all three 2026 departures have passed and no 2027 dates are listed. Card payments add 3%, the gear list has you bring your own sleeping bag, and no single supplement is stated.
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Andean Trails
 Edinburgh · 16 daysRead by our system 2026-09-24
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16 | $3,125 package | from $3,757 | Return, included Fees, included Hotel, included Transfer, included Donkey, included Meals, included Gear, not included | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
USD 3,125 (GBP 2,541) is the 2026 guide price per person sharing for 16 days Lima to Lima with 9 on the trail; the only listed departure (17 Sep to 2 Oct 2026) had already started when read and no later dates are shown. Hotel is marked on 6 nights (the night back in Huaraz after the trek is not marked), and single supplement and group size are not stated.
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Much Better Adventures
Richmond · max 14 · 16 daysRead by our system 2026-09-24
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16 | $3,206 package |
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$3,909 to $3,992
1 item not stated
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
The operator may well include it; the page does not say. Ask about: Community fees around the circuit. Regular USD 3,206 on 2027 dates (3,430 in 2028), read from the page's embedded data; a new-trip offer takes 5% off the next 1-2 spots on four 2027 departures (3,045.70). Run by host ExplorAndes from Lima with the flight to Huaraz, 4 hotel nights (Lima 1, Huaraz 2, Chiquian 1) and a road return to Lima; community entrance fees are not mentioned, so permits is null.
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Ian Taylor Trekking
 Avon · max 10 · 18 daysRead by our system 2026-09-24
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18 | $4,550 package |
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$5,098 to $5,218
1 item not stated
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
The operator may well include it; the page does not say. Ask about: Sleeping bag and trekking poles rental. USD 4,550 per person is the only price shown, with no group-size tiers, single supplement, price year or word on sleeping bags; hotels are two to a room. The package runs 18 days Lima to Lima with 11 on the trail (the page title says 17 days), and the printed departure ranges (3-14 Jul and 17 Jul-6 Aug 2027) do not match that length.
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World Expeditions
 Sydney · max 16 · 19 daysRead by our system 2026-09-24
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19 |
$5,071 package EUR 4,390
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
Lima-to-Lima trip: coach to Huaraz, 3 acclimatisation nights there, 13 days on trail (the page says a 12-day trek), a post-trek hotel night in Chiquian and a final night in Lima; both 2027 departures are EUR 4,390 (AUD 7,790 in page data) and need 6 travellers or a small-group surcharge. Trip notes value the included entry fees at USD 95, own room and tent is EUR 360.
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KE Adventure Travel
Keswick · max 15 · 21 daysRead by our system 2026-09-24
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21 | $5,380 package |
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$6,102 to $6,185
1 item not stated
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
The operator may well include it; the page does not say. Ask about: Community fees around the circuit. Land-only from Lima at USD 5,380 on both 2027 departures (29 May, 17 Jul): 2 hotel nights in Lima, 4 in Huaraz and 14 camping from Quero to Matachan with bags on pack animals, and the page's '16 days trekking' counts two acclimatisation hikes from Huaraz. 'Park Fees' is listed as included but the page never names the Huayhuash community fees, so permits is left open.
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Jagged Globe
Sheffield · max 9 · 19 daysRead by our system 2026-09-24
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19 |
$5,527 package GBP 4,095
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$6,231 to $6,335
2 items not stated
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
The operator may well include them; the page does not say. Ask about: Community fees around the circuit; Airport and bus-station taxis. GBP 4,095 is the land-only list price (meeting in Lima) for all three 2027 departures; the page strikes it through for a GBP 100 early booking offer at 3,995 (2 places left), and with UK flights it is 5,395 (5,295 early booking). Community entrance fees are not mentioned, and the page does not say whether land-only clients get the Lima-Huaraz flights or airport pickup.
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Alpenglow Expeditions
Olympic Valley · 16 daysRead by our system 2026-09-24
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16 | $8,750 package |
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$9,418 to $9,501
1 item not stated
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
The operator may well include it; the page does not say. Ask about: Community fees around the circuit. USD 8,750 for a 16-day Lima-to-Lima trip with 11 trekking days from Llamac, 1 Lima and 4 Huaraz hotel nights and burros for bags; the one price is shown beside the June 2026 date, with none given for June 2027. The page never says per person but books twin rooms and excludes a single supplement of unstated size; group size is not given and the permits line never names the community fees.
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What is actually in a price
These are the costs that decide whether a $1,300 package ends up cheaper than a $1,800 one. Figures are what we add when an operator does not include the item.
Reference figures as of 2026-09-24. Each one links to its source.
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How we count
Package price is the operator's regular published price per person for two people sharing a room, taken from the operator's own website on the date shown. Where the operator publishes group-size tiers we use the tier for two. Sale prices are noted but the regular price is used.
Left-out cost is what you still pay after booking. If an item is not in the package we add the reference figure above. If the operator's page does not say, we show a range: the lower figure leaves the item out, the upper figure adds it, and the list is sorted by the upper figure. Tips, insurance, visa and daily extras are added for everyone because no package covers them.
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