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Stored figure · 2024

Santa Cruz Trek permit cost 2024

Statutory figures as stored on this record, in the issuer's currency. This is not a live tariff and not a booking page. This year's fee list

Last checked 2026-10-15

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The Hiking World, Santa Cruz Trek permit, verified 2026-10-15, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/santa-cruz/permit

How we verify · last checked 2026-10-15

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Quota / restriction: Foreign/General tariff, FY2024. The 4–30-day ticket is required for multi-day traverses. Excludes Laguna 69 and Pico Mateo (separate local day-tariff).

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Quota / restriction: Foreign/General tariff, FY2024. The 4–30-day ticket is required for multi-day traverses. Excludes Laguna 69 and Pico Mateo (separate local day-tariff).

PermitCostQuota / restrictionIssuerSourceChecked
Boleto de ingreso — PN Huascarán (SERNANP)VerifiedS/ 30 (1-day); S/ 60 (3-day); S/ 150 (4–30-day)Foreign/General tariff, FY2024. The 4–30-day ticket is required for multi-day traverses. Excludes Laguna 69 and Pico Mateo (separate local day-tariff).SERNANPIssuer pageVerified 2026-09-24 vs SERNANP

How to book / the process

Santa Cruz Trek lists a permit as required: Boleto de ingreso — PN Huascarán (SERNANP). The legacy issuer field names SERNANP. Reservation on the record is “none”. The fee table above is the whole tariff this desk holds. Each row keeps its own issuer, source link, status, and the date that source was checked.

What the government or park issues is the row whose status is official and whose issuer is a public body. What an operator adds — a package day rate, a guide wage, a lodge deposit, a jeep — is not in that row unless the notes say so. These notes do not describe an operator add-on. Do not read a blank as permission to skip a local rule.

The stored best season for the trail is Dry season May–Sep (Wikipedia, reported secondary, 2026-09-21). Itinerary length in days is not published on this record.A season window is not a permit quota. If the quota line names a lottery, a solo ban, or a closed month, that line is the restriction; the season string is only when the trail record says walking is usual.

SERNANP Cuadro de Tarifas, fiscal year 2024, checked 2026-09-24. Effective figures are soles. Laguna 69 and Pico Mateo are not this tariff.

Read the cost in the currency printed on the row. A muted dollar line, when present, is this desk's dated snapshot for the first amount in that string. It is not the price the issuer charges, and it is omitted when this snapshot has no rate for that currency. Confirm the live tariff on the issuer page linked from the row before you pay anyone.

  • Boleto de ingreso — PN Huascarán (SERNANP): S/ 30 (1-day); S/ 60 (3-day); S/ 150 (4–30-day). Issuer: SERNANP. Status: Verified. Checked 2026-09-24. Restriction: Foreign/General tariff, FY2024. The 4–30-day ticket is required for multi-day traverses. Excludes Laguna 69 and Pico Mateo (separate local day-tariff).. Source: https://visitaareasnaturales.sernanp.gob.pe/es/anps/parque-nacional-huascaran/.

Questions this record can answer

Do I need a permit for Santa Cruz Trek?
A permit is listed as required for Santa Cruz Trek: Boleto de ingreso — PN Huascarán (SERNANP). Status: Verified.
How much is the Santa Cruz Trek permit?
Boleto de ingreso — PN Huascarán (SERNANP): S/ 30 (1-day); S/ 60 (3-day); S/ 150 (4–30-day), issued by SERNANP, checked 2026-09-24. Status: Verified.
Is a guide required for Santa Cruz Trek?
This record does not state that a guide is required for Santa Cruz Trek. Absence here is not a ruling that independent travel is allowed.
When should the Santa Cruz Trek permit be booked?
Reservation on this record is "none". The best season stored for the trail is Dry season May–Sep (Wikipedia, reported secondary, 2026-09-21). This page does not publish a booking window that the issuer page did not supply.
Can the Santa Cruz Trek permit be refunded or transferred?
This record does not store a refund or transfer rule. Only the issuer named on the fee row can answer that.