Tour Description

We invite you to one of the most spectacular high-altitude photo tours in the world — a journey into the Cordillera Huayhuash, where the mountains reveal themselves in an almost archetypal form: raw, silent, and overwhelming.

This compact yet dramatic mountain range, with peaks rising over 6000 m sharply from glacial valleys carved by millennia of ice and time, offers a rare stage for photography. Here, silence is not the absence of sound, but the full presence of the mountains. And the light — pure, precise, almost unreal in its clarity — feels made for composition.

The tour is photographically guided by Mihai Moiceanu, who will accompany you step by step through this mountain expedition, offering support in framing, working with light, and building a coherent visual story. You will have the chance to learn directly in the field, in an exceptional landscape where every stop becomes a portfolio image.

We begin with two days of acclimatization in Huaraz, at over 3000 m altitude, exploring the surroundings and building the first images of Andean atmosphere — glacial lakes, urban details, and the dramatic contours of the Cordillera Blanca.

Then follow the trekking photography days in Huayhuash, on a wild route with tent accommodation and a dedicated local support team. We cross mountain passes above 4700 m, sleep beside silent lagoons, and time our movements so that sunrises and sunsets find us in the most inspiring locations.

Laguna Carhuacocha, with perfect reflections of Yerupajá and Siula Grande, remains one of the most spectacular photographic locations in the Andes.

Siula Pass (4800+ m) offers wide perspectives and graphic ice formations.

Siula Base Camp, the location associated with the story Touching the Void, adds a strong narrative and symbolic layer to this visual expedition.

The tour is supported by a local logistics team — mountain guide, transport crew, and cook — allowing you to focus entirely on image-making, rhythm, breathing, and composition.

Each evening, as the camp quiets down, the sky opens toward the south and the Milky Way cuts through the pure darkness, inviting astrophotography. Each morning, light precisely touches the frozen faces of the mountains in a spectacle that demands time, patience, and a trained landscape photographer’s eye.

The Cordillera Huayhuash is not just a mountain trek. It is an intense visual experience, a journey into the depths of the Andean world, and a rare opportunity to photograph nature in its most monumental and pure form.

Join Mihai Moiceanu in this photographic adventure through the valleys and ridges of the Cordillera Huayhuash.

Itinerary

• Day 1: Arrival in Lima

• Day 2: Lima – Huaraz (bus)

• Day 3: Huaraz – acclimatization hike around the city (up to 3800 m)

• Day 4: Huaraz – acclimatization hike (up to 4000 m)

• Day 5: Huaraz – Cuartelwain

• Day 6: Cuartelwain – Qaqanan Pass – Janka

• Day 7: Mitucocha – Carhuac Pass – Carhuacocha

• Day 8: Carhuacocha – Siula Pass – Huayhuash

• Day 9: Huayhuash – Portachuelo Pass – Viconga

• Day 10: Viconga – Cuyoc Pass – Elefantepampa

• Day 11: Guanacpatay – Santa Rosa Pass – Cutatambo

• Day 12: Cutatambo – visit to Siula Grande glacier

• Day 13: Cutatambo – Huayllapa

• Day 14: Huayllapa – Tapush Pass – Qashpapampa

• Day 15: Qashpapampa – Yahucha Pass – Jahuacocha

• Day 16: Jahuacocha – Pampa Llamac Pass – Llamac – Huaraz

• Day 17: Huaraz – reserve day or city exploration

• Day 18: Huaraz – Lima by bus

• Day 19: Lima – city exploration

• Day 20: Departure from Lima

Price: 3850 $ / person

Initial deposit: 1000 $ / person

Payment deadlines

• Registration and deposit payment: until 1.06.2026

• Final payment: until 10.06.2026

Group size

• Maximum: 10 participants

• Minimum: 6 participants.

If fewer than 6 participants register, the PhotoTOUR may still take place, but the price will be recalculated accordingly.

Companions

The price for companions is the same as for participants.

Accommodation

• 3-star hotels in Lima and Huaraz, double rooms

• Mountain camping (mess tent, kitchen tent, double alpine sleeping tents, toilet tent)

Meals

• Breakfast included in Lima and Huaraz

• 3 meals per day during the mountain trek

Transport

• VIP coach between Lima and Huaraz

• 4x4 vehicles during acclimatization tours around Huaraz

The price includes

• Hotel accommodation with breakfast in Lima and Huaraz

• Bus transport between major cities

• 12-day mountain trek in the Cordillera Huayhuash with full board

• Acclimatization tours around Huaraz (transport and guiding)

• Mountain guide, cook, muleteers, and pack animal caravan

• Photo guidance: Mihai Moiceanu

The price does not include

• Meals not specified as included

• International flight ticket

• Travel/medical insurance

• National park entrance fee during acclimatization days

Payment method

Payment can be made by bank transfer to our account at Banca Transilvania. To secure a place, the initial deposit is required. Payment can be made in USD or RON, at the NBR exchange rate on the payment day + 3% currency risk coefficient. After registration, participants will receive an email with full tour details.

Note: By submitting the registration form, you agree to the terms and conditions of this website, which form an integral part of the contract between the tourist and the agency.