We will pick you up from your hotel at 6:00 am to go for 4 hours until the town of San Pedro de Cachora, place where begin the trekking and we will meet with the muleteers and the horses (the horses only will carry agency´s equipment and groceries).The 2 first hours will be on flat surface, observing beautiful Andean landscapes until arriving to the Capuliyoc overview place from where we will have an amazing view of the Apurimac canyon and where we will have lunch. We will continue trekking downhill for 3 more hours until arriving to our first campsite Chiquisqa.
We will wake up at 6:00 am and after a tasty and nutritive breakfast; we will descend for around 1 hour until arriving to the Apurimac river (1550 m.a.s.l).From where we will uphill for 4 hours crossing through the village of Santa Rosa where we will have the opportunity to taste cane`s juice and typical beverages of the place, then we will continue trekking until arriving to Marampata where we will have lunch and resting time. We will continue trekking for 2 more hours until our second campsite which is located very near of Choquequirao where we will go in the afternoon.
In the morning, after our breakfast we will go to explore the archaeological site of Choquequirao, the tour leader will show us the most remarkable and outstanding places of the complex. Around 11:00 am we will downhill for 3 hours until Playa Rosalina where we will have lunch and taking rest, to continue trekking uphill for more 2 hours until arriving to our third campsite Chiquisqa.
This day our breakfast will be in the dawn due we will have a very demanding ascent for around 3 hours until arriving to the Capuliyoc overview where we will have time to buy some beverages and taking rest. We will continue trekking 2 more hours on flat surface until San Pedro de Cachora, where we will have lunch and give thanks to our muleteers and cookers. We will come back in our private car to Cusco, where will be at 19:00 approximately. Hiking distance: 19 Km / 10 miles (6- hours).
This walk is only available from March to January
- Pre payment per person:
50% of the payment per person
- Balance:
50% before departure.
“This trek to Machu Picchu is available from March to January provided we have a minimum of 2 hikers”