je pars en solo faire le canyon du colca.
j0 Arrivee a cabanaconde et nuit a cabanaconde.
j+1le lendemain depart pour san juan, cosnnirwa malata et l'aosis a priori 7 heures de marche est ce possible? est ce que le chemin est bien indiquee car je n'aie qu'une carte tres sommaire.
J+2 nuit dans l'oasis.
J+3 retour le matin a cabanaconde bus a 11 heures. a quelle dois je partir pour une marcheuse peu experimemtee?
salut
possible, mais...inutil
et meme completement imbecile (excuses moi😉)surtout si "peu experimentée" tes genoux ne vont pas aimer!!et puis ce sontles vacances , pourquoi vouloir cavaler?
je ne comprends pas, pourquoi les gens veulent dormir a cabanaconde?
on arrive en fin de matinee , ca donne le temps de descendre , pour faire une nuit ds le canon et le lendemain on continue la rando..
le croquis suffit amplement, et sur le forum ca a ete explique moult et moult fois
Ola, tout dépend de la notion de peu expérimentée.
Nous avons fait l'an passé le tour
J1 : transport puis nuit à Cabanaconde
J2 : Cabanaconde-San Juan-Malata-Sangalle puis nuit dans l'oasis de Sangalle (7h, plutôt physique pour un marcheur lambda mais ça se fait)
J3 : remontée (3h30) puis bus vers Arequipa (les jambes pliées dans le bus, pas cool...)
En revanche, on ne peut pas dire que le chemin est balisé et il faut donc avoir un bon sens de l'orientation. Nous nous sommes égarés un peu après San Juan.
Un lien vers notre carnet de voyage
http://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=3019824;
avec un extrait :
J7 : Nous visitons le centre ville, la plaza de armas et les rues aux alentours puis nous allons ensuite au terminal de bus (attention il y en 2 différents à Arequipa) où nous achetons à manger avant de partir pour 6 heures de bus en direction de Cabanaconde. Le voyage est un peu long d’autant que le confort est plus sommaire que sur les grandes lignes. Cependant, les paysages du canyon sont magnifiques et nous en profitons pleinement. Un passage par un col à 4800m d’altitude me donne légèrement mal à la tête mais ça se passe rapidement. De plus, le voyage est animé par les montées et descentes permanentes des locaux donc le bus est l’un des seuls moyens de transport. Il y a par moment, autant de personnes debout dans l’allée que assises, comme nous sommes. Nous avons même la surprise de voir monter 3 jeunes filles avec leur baby alpaca ! Nous arrivons finalement à Cabanaconde vers 19h après 7 h de bus où nous nous dirigeons vers la valle del fuego où Pablo nous accueille pour dormir. Nous dînons dans la pièce principale avec les autres personnes de l’hôtel et rencontrons 2 jeunes Français, en voyage depuis 3 mois en Bolivie, Chili, Pérou. Les chambres se trouvent à l’écart de la réception de l’hôtel et il y fait froid. Le confort est très sommaire mais pour une nuit, ça fait l’affaire (30S).
J8 : Petit déjeuner complet (pain/beurre/confiture/œufs) avant de partir. Nous partons à 4 avec les 2 Français rencontrés la veille pour une longue journée de marche dans le majestueux Canyon del Colca. Sur les conseils de Pablo, le patron de la posada del fuego, nous descendons en direction de San Juan de Chucho. La descente est longue (environ 3h) mais le spectacle sur le canyon est grandiose. Peu avant San Juan, il faut traverser le rio Colca et une personne y est postée pour nous faire payer le boleto. N’étant pas allés à la Cruz del Condor, nous prenons le parti de ne pas payer car il semble que ce ne soit pas légitime. Cependant, on peut se demander s’il fallait payer, et où va l’argent… Nous remontons ensuite vers San Juan puis continuons en direction de Cosnirhua puis Malata. Sur ce tronçon, il y a très peu d’indications et personne pour nous renseigner ; le doute s’est alors installé jusqu’à rencontrer, au niveau du pont pour retraverser le colca, un local avec sa mule qui nous a rassuré sur l’itinéraire. Après avoir remonté 300-400m de dénivelé, nous tombons sur Brenda, une charmante fillette du Canyon qui vendait, déjà à son âge, à boire et à manger. La fin de la ballade se termine par les traversées de Cosnirhua, Malata puis la descente vers l’oasis de Sangalle. Le tout en un peu plus de 7h de marche, éprouvant ! Nous profitons de la piscine, dînons (10S) puis dormons dans une cabane en bamboo (20S).
J9 : Après un petit-déjeuner complet, nous quittons l’oasis vers 7h pour arriver vers 10h30 au village de Cabanaconde. La montée est rude et nous résistons à l’idée de prendre une mule. Une fois au village, nous achetons nos billets de bus pour rentrer à Arequipa. Les 6h de bus du retour avec les jambes pliées nous ont parus bien longues. Le soir, dîner ??
pourquoi dormir a cabanaconde en arrivant a cause des horaires de bus. le bus part d arequipa a 14h ou 1 h du matin. les horaires ont changes par rapport a ceux qu il est ecrit dans les guides.
ne pas croire ce qui est ecrit sur les guides, mais se renseigner sur place,
si tu peux prendre le bus de 8h ou 10h , tu as largement le tps de commencer la rando et faire une nuit soit a st juan soit a sangalle, selon ta boucle
J'enlèverais le largement quand même car la nuit se couche tôt genre 18h. Si on considère 6-7h de transport, ça laisse peu de marge. Ceci dit, ça peut être plus sympa de dormir ailleurs que Sangalle.
Ca se tente et puis il suffit d'aviser en arrivant à Cabanaconde.
Adrien
et meme completement imbecile (excuses moi😉)surtout si "peu experimentée" tes genoux ne vont pas aimer!!et puis ce sontles vacances , pourquoi vouloir cavaler?
Pour moi c'est carrément faisable en une journée voire assez facile même pour le marcheur lambda.
effectivement, sangalle , (surtout ou il y a les parasols)c'est pas terrible, mais c'etait pour dire que la boucle peut se faire ds le sens que l'on souhaite(st juan...sangalle, ou le contraire et meme d'autres trajets, voir le croquis),
qt aux horaires, ns etions partis vers 6 ou 7h d'arequipa /chivay 3h15
chivay/cabanacnde 1h30
arrivee vers 11h40 et apres avoir pris le tps de manger sur le marché sommes descendus et avons dormis la 1ere nuit ds le canon a st juan , vhez "gloria"
meme si le jour se couche tot, tu descends en 3 h , maxi et c'est qd meme tres bien tracé, avec tt le monde qui passe sur le chemin(plus les mules)
Nous comptons aussi nous balader dans ce cañon:
J'espère que les horaires de bus actuels permettent toujours d'arriver assez tôt pour descendre jusqu'au rio Colca...
sans avoir à partir à 1h ou 2h AM!! c'est à dire au milieu de la nuit.
Petite remarque quand même: quand on commence une rando avec de la descente, les genoux peuvent trinquer.
Ca peut être utile d'avoir des bâtons de randonnées ou d'y aller molo.
Bon vous avez eu de plus de chance que moi alors... Nous avions voyagé l'après midi et nous étions arrêtés tous les 100m, ce qui explique la différence de temps de parcours.
De mémoire, nous étions partis de Cabanaconde vers 7h et arrivés en milieu d'après midi en comptant le repas et l'arrêt déjeuner. Après, on peut aller plus vite mais je pense que c'est bien d'être réaliste et de ne pas dire c'est ultra facile, à peine plus dire que remonter les champs... Tout dépend de l'habitude à marcher ensuite.
Bonne ballade en tout cas si ce n'est déjà fait,
Adrien
Bonjour,
Moi j'étais partis d'arequipa (compagnie Andalousia) à 6h, arrivé à Cabanaconde entre 11h et 12h. On a mangé au resto et on est descendus (3h de marche) au canyon (pas à l'oasis, de l'autre coté, je ne me rapelle plus le nom). Le lendemain, on a longé le rio et arrivé à l'oasis. Après eetre resté de 12hà 15h près des piscines, on est remonté à cabanaconde (3h).
Le lendemain, on a pris le premier bus pour cruz del condor avant de rentrer sur arequipa.
C'est une ballade tout à fait fesable pour quelqu'un qui est un minimum sportif. Si tu es trop fatigué, tu peux tjs remonté à dos d'une mule.
egalement, mais je l'ai dejà ecrit
bus a 7h a arequipa et arrivee a 11h40, repas sur le marche et en route pour la promenade digestive, la descente ne prends pas plus de 3h et en y alalnt coolos!!!
Tu es parti a 7 h de cabanaconde pour arriver en milieu d'apres midi...arrivé ou??
le croquis là avec temps et deniv
par contre(a mon avis)il est bien dommage de descendre au fond puis de rentrer sur sangalle en suivant le canon.
On loupe le village de tapay, puis la desecnte sympa en suivant le chemin de mule puis les canalisations jusque coshinura et malata
arrets et repas possible ds ces hameaux, et apparement maintenant nuitées egalement
Pour arriver à Sangalle en passant par San Juan, Cosnirua, Malata.
En effet, nous ne sommes pas allés à Tapay mais il aurait fallu plus de temps pour faire ça ou prendre le bus le 1er jour tôt qui semble aller bien plus vite que l'après midi.
A ce jour voici les horaires de bus au depart d arequipa vers Cabanaconde soit 1 h00 du matin ou 16h 00 pour la compagnie Reyna et 3h30 du matin 14h avec la compagnie Milares.
Cela peut changer
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Then we’ll be staying in Ponta do Sol,
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Since I can't take on long treks, I'd love to know if there are any nice hikes around Pokhara—or maybe in another region of Nepal. Day hikes or two-day trips would be perfect.
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