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Trekking to Choquequirao 9Days / 8Nights.


Trekking to Choquequirao Introduction:

travel peru operator Introduction: Choquequirao or known as gold cradle and Machupicchu, are places situated on the heights of the mountains, almost inaccessible, with spectacular views and are interconnected by well built Incas trail. The trekking route shows a spectacular landscapes walking through traditional Andean villages.

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Duration of the all trek: 9 Days / 8 Nights.

Distance of the all trek:

Level of difficulty:

Season: From April to December

The maximum height: 4580 m - 14,763 feet

 

Itinerary:

 

trek peru cusco DAY 1: CUSCO - CACHORA - CHIKISKA

We will pick you up early at hotel. At 6:00 am we will board a bus toward Cachora town where we will meet a person who will helps to lead horses during the walking trip. After lunch we’ll begin the hiking going down at aroun 6 hours toward warm Chikiska camp site where we will spend the night.

 

travel peru operator DAY 2: CHIKISKA - CHOQUEQUIRAO

After a good breakfast ( we will need it) we begin the walk going down until Playa Rosalina starting there to up hill to community of Marampata where we get amazing view while we have the lunch, afterward we follow until our camp site located at 40 minutes before to arrive to Choquequirao ruins.

 

travel peru operator DAY 3: CHOQUEQUIRAO

This day we will stay a full day visiting all archeological site of course in a guided tour having free time too to explore by your self and enjoining the wonderful views surround the great Choquequirao.

 

travel peru operator DAY 4: CHOQUEQUIRAO - MAIZAL

Early morning we start to walk with direction Corihuarachina glacier, important due to some archeological remains such as Inca channels going down until Rio Blanco where we will have the lunch then relax in the river taking a bath aferward we will start on the upward climb until Maizal camping.

 

travel peru operator DAY 5: MAIZAL - YANAMA

During the journey of this day we will ascend for 3 hours, we will descend surrounding abra of Yanama (Yanama pass), then we will stop at Minas Victoria (Victoria mines), as an extra activity you will be able to extract some silver blocks (very abundant mineral for this area), at moment these mines are abandoned. Lunch will be for this sector. Then we will descend until our camping in Yanama Andean village.

 

trek peru cusco DAY 6: YANAMA / TOTORA

Today we trek surrounded by the high mountains of the Vilcabamba Range full of Ichu grass and of Tarwi brush, we go up to the Yanama Pass (4580 meters), highest pass on the trail where we can appreciate the Condor. You continue down river arriving to the hamlet of Totora, where we camp. This place has indescribable beauty, calmness and pure nature surrounded by the glaciers Salcantay, Padreyoc and Pumasillo.

 

travel peru operator DAY 7: TOTORA / PLAYA

This day we will walking Following the Totora River you enter an area of high cloud forest where we will see small plantations of bananas, passion fruit, coffee, arriving later to La Playa, spending the night there.

 

travel peru operator DAY 8: PLAYA /AGUAS CALIENTES

In the morning we will begin our walk, we will ascend for a small hill that will leads us to one of the small dispersed archaeological groups called Llaqtapata, in this place we will see a figured rock that was worked to use it with astronomical purposes. Then we will arrive to hydroelectric train station to have the lunch there, after two hours more on foot will arrive to Aguas Calientes town where we will enjoy the hot spring, spending the night in a hotel.

 

travel peru operator DAY 9: AGUAS CALIENTES /MACHUPICCHU / CUSCO

We wake up early to walk for one hour until Machupicchu cita getting an extensive guided tour. Then you will have free time to explore by your self the ruins climbing also until Huaynapicchu (top of Machupicchu ruins) on afternoon we take a return bus to Aguas Calientes where our guide will wait for us to take the train with direction to Cusco city arriving there around 08:00 pm.

 

travel peru operator The tour includes:

  • Pick up at hotel in Cusco
  • Bus from Cusco to Cachora.
  • Professional Bilingual Guide (2 guides for groups over 09 people).
  • Horses to carry the equipment (meals & camping equipment).
  • Cook & meals (08 breakfasts / 08 lunches / 08 dinners).
  • Camping equipment (tents, mattresses, tables and seats kitchen tent and dinner tent).
  • First aid kit and Oxygen balloon.
  • Bus down from Machupicchu to Aguas Calientes.
  • Entrance fees to Choquequirao & Machupicchu.
  • Train ticket from Aguas Calientes to Cusco (back packer service).

 

travel peru operator The service not includes:

  • Breakfast on first day and meals on last day in Machupicchu.
  • Tips for the guide, cook and porters
  • Sleeping bag (can be hired in our office U$ 03 per day).
  • Entrance to hot spring in Aguas Calientes town ($ 04).
  • Horses to carry your personal items 15 kilos ($ 25 per day).
  • Vistadome train service (U$ 55)

 

travel peru operator Recommendations things to bring:

  • Backpack and sleeping bag.
  • Hiking shoes or boots
  • Rain coat or poncho.
  • Warm clothes.
  • Insect repellent.
  • Sun block, sun glasses and hat.
  • Water bottle.
  • Water purifying tables.
  • Flash light and knife.
  • Towel and toilet paper.
  • Snacks (chocolates, candies, cookies and others).
  • Personal Medical Kit.
  • Extra national currency (soles).
  • Original passport (if you are student don’t forget the ISIC Card).

 

Price : US$ 590. US$ 20 Discount for student with INTERNATIONAL STUDENT CARD (ISIC)

Minimun: 02 PERSONS TO START THIS TREK .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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