Trek Choquequirao Machu Picchu 6D/5N USD 700

This 65-kilometer (40.6-mile) trek, between Choquequirao and Machu Picchu, is considered as one of the hardest and most beautiful ones, in the Department of Cusco. So, now, many people do the Inca Trail, from Choquequirao to Machu Picchu, in 6 days, from Capuliyoc.

So, if you like challenges, and great open spaces, of mountain and virgin nature, this is your next trek, between the two ‘Twin Sisters’ (Choquequirao and Machu Picchu). Just contact us, and book it, at once.

OVERVIEW

DAY 1: CUSCO – CAPULIYOC – PLAYA ROSALINA – SANTA ROSA

ACTIVITIES: downhill hike, from Capuliyoc to Playa Rosalina and, uphill, to Santa Rosa.

DAY 2: SANTA ROSA – CHOQUEQUIRAO

ACTIVITIES: Uphill hike, from Santa Rosa to Choquequirao.

DAY 3: CHOQUEQUIRAO – MISKI UNUYOC

ACTIVITIES: Hike, from Choquequirao to Miski Unuyoc.

DAY 4: MISKI UNUYOC – RÍO BLANCO – MAIZAL

ACTIVITIES: Downhill hike, from Miski Unuyoc to the Río Blanco and Maizal.

DAY 5: MAIZAL – VICTORIA MINES´ MOUNTAIN PASS – YANAMA – SANTA TERESA

ACTIVITIES: Uphill hike, from Maizal to the Victoria Mines Mountain Pass and, downhill, to Yanama, and transportation to Santa Teresa.

DAY 6: SANTA TERESA – MACHUPICCHU PUEBLO – MACHU PICCHU – OLLANTAYTAMBO – CUSCO

ACTIVITIES: Hike to Machu Picchu, guided visit of the Incan City, lunch in Machupicchu Pueblo, and train trip to Ollantaytambo.

ITINERARY

DAY 1: CUSCO – CAPULIYOC – PLAYA ROSALINA – SANTA ROSA

At 6:00 a.m., we´ll pick you up at your hotel, to set-off on a 4-hour trip, as a group, aboard our tourism transportation vehicle, and get to the trek´s starting point, where our agency´s support staff will be waiting for us, with mules and horses, to carry the camping and kitchen equipment, as well as our luggage.

So, we´ll start the trek, in Capuliyoc; a vantage point that offers beautiful views towards the Apurímac Canyon. If we are lucky, from there, we´ll have the chance to sight condors; the world´s largest flying birds, in their majestic flight.

First, we´ll hike, down-slope, on a silent and zigzagging trail, along which one can only hear the mules´ steps, and our own, together with birds´ songs. Going on, for about 4 hours, downhill, in the Apurímac Canyon, we´ll get to a place called ‘Playa Rosalina’, where we´ll have lunch. Then, crossing the bridge, upon the river, we´ll walk for another 2 hours, to get to Santa Rosa, where we´ll have dinner, and will spend the night, at a campsite.

DAY 2: SANTA ROSA – CHOQUEQUIRAO

After having enjoyed a delicious breakfast, we´ll get back on the trek, uphill, towards Choquequirao, for about 2 hours, to then go on, for another hour, on an up-and-down path. After lunch, we´ll visit the lower part of Choquequirao, and the Pacchayoc Benched Terraces, where we´ll have the chance to admire a beautiful waterfall. Finally, we´ll conclude the day´s hike, at the Choquequirao Campsite, where we´ll have dinner, and will spend the night.

DAY 3: CHOQUEQUIRAO – MISKI UNUYOC

Today, we´ll get-up early, to explore the Lamas´ Sector, in which 38 lamas stand-out, with white stones, in the benched terraces. In the lower part of the Incan architectural complex, we´ll also see these lamas´ shepherd, represented with the same white stones.

Then, we´ll visit the Sacred Square, the Usnu and other sectors of the great Incan ‘llaqta’ (multifunctional urban center). Afterwards, we´ll start hiking, downhill, for half an hour, and will stop for lunch. In the afternoon, we´ll walk down to Miski Unuyuc, where we´ll sight beautiful Incan benched terraces, and will camp, nearby there.

DAY 4: MISKI UNUYOC – RÍO BLANCO – MAIZAL

After breakfast, we´ll start to hike, downhill, towards the Río Blanco (White River), in about two hours, crossing the river, and up, to Maizal, in about 4 hours. In that area, the few inhabitants, who live there, grow corn, and raise livestock, as well as some mules. So, we´ll have dinner, and will spend the night, at the campsite of a Maizal family.

DAY 5: MAIZAL – VICTORIA MINES´ MOUNTAIN PASS  – YANAMA – SANTA TERESA

This morning, we´ll wake-up early, to have breakfast, and will get on with the hike, towards the Victoria Mines´ Mountain Pass, going by many tunnels, in which, in the past, miners would extract silver and copper, although, now, these mines are abandoned. Finally, we´ll go down to Yanama; a small village, where we´ll have lunch, and from which we´ll ride, aboard a public transportation vehicle, to the locality of Santa Teresa, where we´ll have dinner, and will spend the night.

DAY 6: SANTA TERESA – MACHUPICCHU PUEBLO – MACHU PICCHU – OLLANTAYTAMBO – CUSCO

Around 4:30 a.m., we´ll start walking, uphill, to Machu Picchu, to see the Sun rise, in the Incan City´s immediate vicinity. Then, we´ll go on the guided visit, through the main attractions of the Incan architectural complex and, afterwards, we´ll have some free time, to explore it, and take pictures, ´till 12:00 noon.

Finally, we´ll walk down, to have lunch in Machupicchu Pueblo (ex Aguas Calientes) and, in the afternoon, we´ll board the train that will take us to Ollantaytambo, to then return to Cusco, on a tourism transportation vehicle.

INCLUDED - NOT INCLUDED

Included:

  • Transportation: Cusco-Capuliyoc.
  • Entrance ticket to Choquequirao.
  • 6 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 5 dinners.
  • 5 nights in tents.
  • Isolating mattress.
  • 1 night at an inn, in Santa Teresa.
  • Professional guide.
  • Mules, to carry the camping and kitchen gear, as well as 8 kg. (17.10 pds.), per participant.
  • Cook and kitchen assistant.
  • Muleteer and ‘carpero’ (tent man).
  • Entrance ticket to Machu Picchu.
  • Return train: Machupicchu Pueblo-Ollantaytambo.
  • Transfer: Ollantaytambo-Cusco.

Not included:

  • Entrance ticket to Cocalmayo´s thermo-medicinal baths, in Santa Teresa.
  • Bus up to Machu Picchu, and down to Machupicchu Pueblo.
  • Lunch, in Machupicchu Pueblo, on the last day.
  • Tips for the support staff.
  • Other personal expenses.

RECOMMENDATIONS

What to bring:

  • Medium-size backpack.
  • Canteen, to carry water.
  • Snacks.
  • 1 full change of clothes, per hiking day.
  • Personal hygiene kit and towel.
  • Mountain hiking shoes.
  • Wide-brim hat, sunglasses and sunblock lotion.
  • Wool bonnet, scarf and gloves.
  • Thermic clothes, for cold nights.
  • Rain gear.
  • Insect repellent.
  • Hiking sticks, with rubber tips.
  • Photo/video camera, with extra batteries.
  • Light binoculars.
  • Flashlight, with extra batteries.
  • Extra cash, in Nuevos Soles (PEN).

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