4 Day Trek to Choquequiro (private tour)

4 days (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 2 more

The Choquequirao Complex is one of the most popular treks in the Cusco area. The year 2016 was chosen as the best natural destination by trip advisor. The reasons are many: Fantastic nature with valleys, snowy mountains, incredible Inca buildings and great variety of plants, birds and animals. Choquequirao is considered as "The last refuge of the Inca empire", whose geographic location is located on the great canyon of the Apurímac river and surrounded by much vegetation that announces the entrance to the forest of Vilcabamba

What's Included

Horses for luggage and camping equipment
3 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 3 dinners
First aid kit
Chef, and assistant cook
Pick up and drop off of your hotel
Tents, matras, sleeping bag
Professional guide in English
Transportation to Cachora round trip
Breakfast on the first day
Last day dinner
Extra drinks
Trekking poles ( $ 15 usd
Sleeping bag ( $ 15 usd
Tipping

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

we do the pick up of any hotel, hostel that is located in cusco

Itinerary

Duration: 4 days (approximately)
  • 1

    DAY 1: CUSCO - CACHORA - PLAYA ROSALINA Pick up from your hotel (5.00 a.m.) to start the bus trip to the town of Cachora; On the way we will stop for a moment to appreciate the archaeological remains of Tarawasi from the bus, then continue to the Cunyac bridge between the departments of Cusco and Apurímac, then pass through the district of Curahuasi to finally reach Cachora (10: 00 am aprox.). From this place we will start the hike along a path to the viewpoint of Capuliyoc (2800 masl) where we will have lunch. Then we will head for the town of Chiquisqa (1930 masl) here the path is descending, the scenery impressive and the climate very warm, during the descent we will be accompanied by the canyon Apurimac, at sunset we will arrive at our camp in Playa Rosalina. Dinner and overnight.

    8 hours Admission ticket included
  • 2

    DAY 2: PLAYA ROSALINA - SANTA ROSA - CHOQUEQUIRAO After breakfast (5:00 a.m.), we will continue our walk to Santa Rosa (2100 masl), this day our trek will be very hard, at noon we will reach the town of Maranpata, (3,800 m) place of our lunch. During the tour you can see the magnificent mountains from where we started our adventure, abundant vegetation. After lunch we will continue our journey to the archaeological complex of Choquequirao, to which we will arrive in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight.

    8 hours Admission ticket included
  • 3

    DAY 3: CHOQUEQUIRAO - CHIQUISQA Very early after breakfast (5:00 am) we will go to the magnificent ruins of Choquequirao which is an hour's walk, during the tour we will appreciate the sunrise and visit, the sacred USNO, strategic place to take the best photos, the house Of the emperor, priest's house, granaries, then we will go down to the flames sector, and at noon we will be finishing our visit in the sector of the terraces. At the indicated time we will start the return to Sunchupata, where we will have lunch. Then we will make a descent for two hours to the rosalina beach, an hour after our camp is in Chiquisqa. Dinner and overnight.

    10 hours Admission ticket included
  • 4

    DAY 4: CHIQUISQA - CAPULIYOC - CUSCO A good breakfast will be served in Chiquisqa (06:00 a.m.) after which, we return by the same road to Cachora ascending by approximately 2 hrs, until arriving at the passage of Capuliyoc, where we will have lunch, from here are two hours more until the locality Of Cachora which is a much milder hike to arrive at 12:00 pm. On the way we will see views of imposing snowy mountains and the impressive Apurimac canyon. We will arrive to Cusco at 15:00 pm

    12 hours Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Service animals allowed
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
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