Description
The location of the town is close to the gods (sky, sun, moon, star, and mountain). A spectacular Choquequirao trek will lead you to the enigmatic last refuge of the Incas. Choquequirao(3.103m/10178ft) is a substantial archaeological complex still under the cleaning and restoration process located in the surroundings of the Salkantay sacred mountain (6.271m/20569ft) and the Apurimac River canyon.
Details
Included in Choquequirao Trek:
• Professional, bilingual tour guide.
• Round trip Transfer from Cusco Hotel, to Cachora.
• 6 nights in spacious personal tents and inflatable mattresses.
• Hot water every morning and evening for washing purposes while hiking.
• Excellent Meals (3 Breakfast, 3 Lunch, 3 Dinner).
• Food includes pancakes, omelets, soups, fresh fruit, avocado, pasta, chicken, fish, meat, and rice, all rich in carbohydrates and suitable for trekking.
• Horsemen with packhorse or mules(for carrying camping equipment and up to 8kg of your personal belongings).
• Dinning tent.
• sanitary services.
• Entrance fee to Choquequirao Trek Inca Site.
• First aid kit including emergency oxygen bottle.
Not Included:
• Sleeping bag rental, $18.00
• Breakfast on Day 1 and dinner on Day 4
• 1 extra horse to carry personal items, $30.00 per day
• Walking sticks, $8.00
We recommend you bring:
• Original passport (and *International Student card (ISIC), if applicable)
• Travel insurance (strongly recommended but not required)
• Sleeping bag (also can be rented from us)
• Walking boots
• Waterproof jacket/rain poncho
• Warm jacket
• Hat and gloves
• T-shirts
• Comfortable trousers
• Sun hat
• Sun protection cream (SPF 35 or higher recommended)
• Insect repellent
• Re-usable plastic or metal water container or a hydration pack such as Camelbak
• Water (only for the first 4 hours of the trek, then we will provide you with previously boiled drinking water throughout the trek)
• Toiletries (including toilet paper)
• Personal medication
• Camera
• Torch with spare batteries (headlamps are useful)
• Cash in local currency (Peruvian Soles) for tips
Itinerary
- Day 1: Cusco – Cachora – Chiquisca: We leave Cusco around 5:00 AM and drive for four hours towards the Andean community of Cachora. Along the way, we will stop at Tarawasi, a site where Incan ceremonies and celebrations of Mother Earth were conducted. We leave Tarawasi and continue to Saywite. Here we find the famous Inca rock that was believed to be the construction plan for the Tahuantinsuyo Empire. At this rock, we will see carvings of animals representing the main deities. From Saywite, we continue on for half an hour to Cachora (2,800 m/9,184 ft) for breakfast. After breakfast we begin a two-and-a-half-hour hike towards Abra Capuliyoc (2,750 m/9,020 ft) Here we enjoy beautiful views of the surrounding mountains of Choquequirao Trek and the Apurimac River Canyon. We then continue descending for two hours towards Chiquisca, where we eat dinner and spend the night.
- Day 2: Chiquisca – Choquequirao: We leave Chiquisca around 6:00 AM to hike for an hour to Rosalina Beach. We then cross the Apurimac River and start hiking towards Santa Rosa. This climb is a series of switchbacks up a steep slope and will take approximately two hours. In Santa Rosa, we break for 90 minutes. Afterward, we hike for two and a half hours until we reach our lunch spot in Marampata. From here we walk another two hours until we reach the archaeological complex of Choquequirao Trek (3,103 m/10,178 ft) where we will enjoy some free time to explore the terraces and buildings. When the sun starts to set, you can sit and enjoy the canyon. Condors are often spotted here.
- Day 3: Choquequirao – Hacienda San Ignacio – Tambobamba: After breakfast, we’ll return to the ruins and with a little luck get to see the flight of the condors in the Apurimac Canyon. We will begin the return toward Tambobamba and we will stop at the former estate San Ignacio, where we will rest and have lunch. Then we’ll follow the road to the hostel and arrive at 5:30 pm approx. Welcome cocktail, dinner, and overnight stay.
- Day 4: Tambobamba – Cusco: After breakfast, we have the morning free. We can make time to visit the nearby small processing plant of rum (distilled from sugar cane) or take a walk to the former estate of Tambobamba. As an alternative, we can play some indoor games (such as table soccer, “toad “and others) or relax in a hammock while waiting on lunch to be served. Then we will board the bus to Cusco, arriving approximately 5 hours later. Campsites are subject to change according to our guide’s professional discretion and hiker progress.
Price:
300 USD (national & foreigeners)