3 Days - 2 Nights Huchuy Qosqo Trek to Machu Picchu

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Cusco City to Chinchero Taucca –Huchuy Qosqo Palace - Huchuy Qosqo Community
3 stops
1
Cusco Region
Departure from your Hotel at 7:00 am and transfer to Taucca , just 45 minutes from the city of Cusco.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
2
Chinchero
We will start our hike at a gentle pace through the high Andean mountains. Our professional tour guide will carry oxygen and provide detailed explanations about the Huchuy Qosqo Trek. Along the way, we will enjoy sightings of native birds, stunning landscapes, sections of the ancient Inca Trail, and beautiful blue lakes. We will stop for lunch on the mountain, surrounded by breathtaking views.
8 hours • Admission ticket free
3
After lunch, we will start a gentle descent toward the archaeological site of Huchuy Qosqo, located at 3,650 m. This remarkable ancient city overlooks the upper Sacred Valley of the Incas. Along the way, we will enjoy refreshing streams, scenic canyons, small waterfalls, vibrant red Kantu flowers, native Peruvian hummingbirds, and breathtaking views of both the Sacred Valley and Huchuy Qosqo itself.Then we will arrive at the huchuy qosqo local family lodge , where we will have our delicious organic dinner and spend the night.
14 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Huchuy Qosqo Community – Aguas Calientes Machu Picchu Pueblo
5 stops
4
On Day 2, our challenge day, we will explore the upper viewpoints of Huchuy Qosqo. We begin with a delicious and energizing breakfast at 6:00 a.m. in the community, surrounded by spectacular mountain scenery. After breakfast, we will enjoy a gentle walk toward the Sacred Valley viewpoint, where breathtaking landscapes await.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
5
At the Sacred Valley viewpoint, you will learn about the history of the Incas and observe several impressive structures built along the mountain’s edge. Our tour guide will provide detailed explanations as you take in these remarkable sights. We then continue walking down to the community of Villa Carmen, where a delicious lunch awaits.
4 hours • Admission ticket included
6
We will enjoy a delicious lunch at Parwa Restaurant, a local community-owned establishment that uses fresh, organic products from the Sacred Valley. After lunch, we will have some time to rest before visiting the traditional Guinea Pig House, where you can take photos and see the baby guinea pigs.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
7
Ollantaytambo
Here, our private transport will pick us up and take us to Ollantaytambo, a town considered a “Living Inca” for its original Inca walls and picturesque cobbled streets. We will have time to explore the urban sector, where local families still live among these ancient structures, as well as the main square. Afterward, we will enjoy a delightful dinner before boarding our train to Aguas Calientes.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
8
Aguas Calientes
Our guide will take you to the Ollantaytambo train station. We board our train, on a two-hour trip to Machu Picchu Pueblo, where our staff will pick you up and take you to your accommodation.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Machu Picchu Tour – back to Cusco City
5 stops
9
Aguas Calientes
Today is an important day because you will explore Machu Picchu - one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The Machu Picchu sanctuary is open from 6:00 am. For this activity, we will start with an early breakfast at our hotel. Together with our official guide, we will go to the bus station to take the bus to Machu Picchu. Have on hand the bus tickets, entrance tickets to Machu Picchu, and your original passport. After a 35-minute bus ride, once we arrive at the entrance gate, we check in with our passports and entrance tickets to Machu Picchu.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
10
Machu Picchu
Then we will start the guided tour of 2 hours in the sacred city, exploring all the sacred places of the Incas, such as the Temple of the Sun, Royal Tomb, Inca Intiwatana (sundial rock), Plaza de Armas, Temple of the 3 Windows, the artisan sector, the Temple of the Condor, Inca architecture and hydraulic engineering, as well many others. There are beautiful animals on the Machu Picchu tour such as llamas and alpacas.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
11
Aguas Calientes
We recommend taking the bus back down to the village 3 hours before your train departs. In Aguas Calientes town you can have lunch, visit the hot springs, or walk through the city and the craft market.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
12
Ollantaytambo
At the indicated time we will take the train back to the sacred valley of Ollantaytambo where the representative of Dog Travel Peru waits for you.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
13
Cusco Region
So you can board the bus that will take us back to Cusco. We will there finish our classic Inca Trail adventure.
2 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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