CHOQUEQUIRAO – MACHUPICCHU 07 DAYS

DAY 01.

The pick up will be at your hotel or place of your choice within the city of Cusco, after you have your breakfast and then take our private transport and go for 04 hours to the town of Capuliyoc, the starting point of our trek.

Capuliyoc - chikiska - rosalina beach.

Capuliyoc is the name of a small town, which will serve as the starting point for our adventure, once the logistics team and cooks have been presented, we will start with the route that will take us to one of the most famous canyons in America, the Apurimac canyon is Considered one of the deepest in Peru, which will serve as our way to reach our camp, the calm and hot descent will make this day a very magical day, full of incredible views that surround snow-capped giants positioned exactly at points of great visibility, two hours later we will arrive at chikiska where our cook will be ready to serve lunch. After a rest, we continue the journey for one more hour to Playa Rosalina where our camp will be, and then later our cook serves dinner.

Distance 10 km

Time 4 hours

Initial elevation 2970 meters

Camp elevation 1550 meters

Temperature 15° - 35°

Difficulty 4/10

Food Breakfast, lunch, dinner.

DAY 02

Day in which we will cross the Apurímac River, and start with endless slopes that disappear into the clouds, privileged panoramic views where we only have to admire the greatness of nature.

The awakening will be done at 5 am with an energetic coca tea, 30 minutes later our cook will not delight with a great breakfast, once we are ready and after appreciating the magnificent panorama we will head to our new day of adventure.

Rosalina Beach - Marampata - Choquequirao.

We leave our camp to start the ascent that will be lost among the clouds because we have to get to marampata point of our lunch located 04 hours from our starting point, it will be our point of reference to reach Shockquirao, we leave lunch and two hours Then we arrive at Shockquirao, where we will spend part of the afternoon and have the chance to witness a sunset, and then later our cook will serve us our dinner.

Distance 13 km

Time 7 hours

Initial elevation 1550 meters

Camp elevation 3110 meters

Temperature 10° - 30°

Difficulty 7/10

Food Breakfast, lunch, dinner.

DAY 03.

It will be the day to explore Choquequirao, considered as the brother of Machupicchu due to its large size and extension of its buildings, the day in which we will discover this city that was found for a long time lost in time and that has probably been one of the last refuges. inkas.

The awakening will be done at 5 am with an energetic coca tea, 30 minutes later our cook will not delight with a great breakfast, once we are ready and after appreciating the magnificent panorama we will head to our new day of adventure.

Choquequirao-pinchiunuyuc.

Once the sun lands on us, we will be hypnotized with the charm of the lost city, a place that we will explore until lunchtime, and then begin an ascent towards the Shockquirao pass and descend to our campsite Pinchiunuyuc. Where the cook will serve dinner.

Distance 10 km

Time 5 hours

Initial elevation 3110 meters

Camp elevation 2700 meters

Maximun elevation 3850 meters

Temperature 5° - 20°

Difficulty 6/10

Food Breakfast, lunch, dinner.

DAY 04 .

Day in which we will test our physical condition, crossing valleys and seeing the abundant vegetation that is suspended between the cloudy mountains, moments of great adventure, unique experience that we are sure will remain engraved in your memory.

The awakening will be done at 5 am with an energetic coca tea, 30 minutes later our cook will not delight with a great breakfast, once we are ready and after appreciating the magnificent panorama we will head to our new day of adventure.

Pinchiunuyuc - Rio Blanco - Cornfield.

We will leave the camp towards cornfields, we will take a two-hour descent along a valley with Rio Blanco as our first destination, a place where our cook will serve lunch, then we will ascend a slope putting our physical condition to the test, during the ascent we will be able to better visualize the Rio Blanco canyon, four hours later we finally arrive at maizal, where we camp and our cook will serve dinner.

Distance 10 km

Time 7 hours

Initial elevation 2700 meters

Maximun elevation 3050 meters

Temperature 5° - 20°

Difficulty 7/10

Food Breakfast, lunch, dinner.

DAY 05.

A day of much tradition and history, a day of visits to places trapped in time, places that long ago were considered sacred places due to the importance of their raw material (silver), the Victoria mines, a place considered sacred by the locals, Because it was a source of silver extraction and later exploited by the Spaniards until said mineral disappeared and left to its fate, on this day fatigue will go very unnoticed because we will be very focused enjoying the Inka trail and archaeological remains that we will visit on the way, certainly a day to learn a lot about this ancient culture.

The awakening will be done at 5 am with an energetic coca tea, 30 minutes later our cook will not delight with a great breakfast, once we are ready and after appreciating the magnificent panorama we will head to our new day of adventure.

Maizal – yanama - lucmabamba.

We will leave the camp to make a three-hour ascent to the Victoria mines, a place of silver extraction and then continue for an hour taking an Inca road to the Victoria Pass, during the ascent we will not have time to feel tired because we will be distracted with the archaeological remains abandoned long ago, from the victoria pass we will make the last descent for two hours towards yanama, where we will take a transport that will take us to lucmabamba where our camp will be.

Distance 12 km

Time 7 hours

Initial elevation 3050 meters

Camp elevation 1950 meters

Maximun elevation 4130 meters

Temperature 5° - 25°

Difficulty 7/10

Food Breakfast, lunch, dinner.

DAY 06

Day in which we can see Machupicchu from an angle that few have, llaqtapata is an archaeological center that is located north of the citadel of Machupicchu, a privileged place from where we will have a panoramic view of all the mountains that guard the Inka city.

The awakening will be done at 5 am with an energetic coca tea, 30 minutes later our cook will not delight with a great breakfast, once we are ready and after appreciating the magnificent panorama we will head to our new day of adventure.

Luqmabamba - llaqtapata - hydroelectric - hot waters.

We leave the camp and begin the first 03 hours of our trek, to take an original Inca trail that is 40% fully preserved, it is this same path that will take us to Llaqtapata, to be able to observe the different mountain ranges that keep to Machupicchu, Llaqtapata will be the first archaeological center that we will see before Machupicchu, a place with many mysteries and questions to be answered, then we will begin the two and a half hour descent to the hydroelectric plant, where we will have lunch in one of the local restaurants, then we will do the last journey for 03 hours, which takes us to walk along the Urubamba river and next to the railroad (safe place) and having hot waters as a final destination,When we get to Aguas Calientes we will settle in our hotel and then dinner in a restaurant in the city.

Distance 22 km

Time 9 hours

Initial elevation 2000 meters

Maximun elevation 2775 meters

Temperature 10° - 35°

Difficulty 7/10

Food Breakfast, lunch, dinner.

DAY 07.

The most important day of our entire tour, machupicchu considered one of the 7 wonders of the world, is located at 2410 meters, on a capricious terrain defying many laws of engineering and architecture, a place that keeps in its walls and buildings all the magic of which may have been one of the last Inca cities after the arrival of the Spanish.

Machupicchu - Ollantaytambo - Cusco.

The archaeological park of Machupicchu opens from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., keep in mind that the only ways to go up to Machupicchu are: walking for an hour and a half or taking a bus for 25 minutes (cost 12 dollars), After entering the Machupicchu park where our guide will show us and explain each corner of Machupicchu for an average of 2:30 hours and then you will make your own tour of the Inca city.

IMPORTANT: in case you want to go to huaynapicchu or machupicchu mountain, the reservation is only online and has an additional cost, it cannot be booked on the same day.

After visiting Machupicchu, we will return to the town of Aguas Calientes to have lunch and then wait for our train that returns us to Ollantaytambo and then take our bus to Cusco and we will leave you at your hotel or place of your choice.