Amazing. - It's an amazing route. The scenery all the time is really beautiful and when you get to the lagoon after the whole route you really get excited about having climbed and the views. While it is true that you have to be used to walking

Did not meet tour description - We were picked up very close to our hotel The trip was NOT guided There was NO english The guide did NO explaining or oversight The guide said on arrival to Laguna 69 he would gather the group and explain the Color, history etc on arrival at the top The only concerns he stressed were we MUST be done by 15:00 He bragged about his 45 min record on getting to the top We drove home in a big tour bus... so hot did not put on a/c. He spent his time secured in the front with the driver, a few people were hit with bags that were not properly secured. We arrived late, it was dark, the guide literally said his day was done and we had to leave No one knew where they were and we expressed concern. We expected to be returned to the pickup location We were travelling alone. One women was in tears as she was alone. It took 1 hour to get home, our phones died as the day was so long It was unsafe We were never told we would not be returned to our original pick up location Very disappointed with Viator. I have used them numerous times.... will need to consider other operators

The trip is fine if you are... - <p>The trip is fine if you are experienced hiker. The tour operator basically provide you the transportation to and from the Lake 69 trailhead from Huaraz. Other than that you are pretty much on your own. The picked up about 30 people from various hotels in Huaraz in early morning around 0545 at our hotel. It took about 30-40 minutes to get everyone. At about 07:00 the bus stopped at a small coffee shop for a brief rest. We arrived at trailhead at about 09:30. Hiking to Lake 69 from trailhead took between 2 and 3 hours. The bus is scheduled to leave the trailhead at about 15:50. So make sure you come back before the bus' departure time. The road between trailhead and Yungay is unpaved and is very dusty. Unfortunately, the bus driver is extremely stingy who refuse to turn on A.C. when so we have to open windows to avoid being baked inside the bus temperature can quickly climbs to over 95F in less than 10 minutes if all windows were closed. This would be okay on paved road. However, on unpaved road everyone was tortured by a constant bombardment of dust for about 90 minutes. Overall, the scenery is incredible but the trip is terrible.</p>