Choquequirao Trek 4 days and 3 nights

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
CUSCO – CAPULIYOC – SANTA ROSA
1 stop
1
Departure will be from Cusco between 4:30 am-5:00 am. We’ll drive across the Andes towards Capuliyoc, arriving at approximately 8:30 am. In this place, we will enjoy the first breakfast and start our Trexperience to one of the legendary lost city of the Incas: Choquequirao. It’s a 4-hour trek downhill from Capuliyoc (9550 ft. 2911 m) to our lunch place at Chiquiska (1893m – 6210 ft.). Along the way, we will get the first views of the Apurimac canyon, one of the deepest ones in Peru. It offers us spectacular panoramas with different landscapes from the highlands of Peru to the dense vegetation of the clouds forest. After lunch, we continue our journey for 2 more hours down to Santa Rosa (1478mts – 4849ft.) Here we will camp for the night. Distance: 10.8 km / 6.7 miles Approximate Hiking Time: 6 hours Highest Elevation Crossed: 2,911 m / 9,550 ft. Camp Elevation: 1,478m / 4,849 ft. Difficulty: Moderate
6 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 2
LA PLAYA – MARAMPATA – CHOQUEQUIRAO 
1 stop
2
Departure will be from Cusco between 4:30 am-5:00 am. We’ll drive across the Andes towards Capuliyoc, arriving at approximately 8:30 am. In this place, we will enjoy the first breakfast and start our Trexperience to one of the legendary lost city of the Incas: Choquequirao. It’s a 4-hour trek downhill from Capuliyoc (9550 ft. 2911 m) to our lunch place at Chiquiska (1893m – 6210 ft.). Along the way, we will get the first views of the Apurimac canyon, one of the deepest ones in Peru. It offers us spectacular panoramas with different landscapes from the highlands of Peru to the dense vegetation of the clouds forest. After lunch, we continue our journey for 2 more hours down to Santa Rosa (1478mts – 4849ft.) Here we will camp for the night. Distance: 10.8 km / 6.7 miles Approximate Hiking Time: 6 hours Highest Elevation Crossed: 2,911 m / 9,550 ft. Camp Elevation: 1,478m / 4,849 ft. Difficulty: Moderate
6 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
CHOQUEQUIRAO – CHIQUISCA
1 stop
3
We will wake up watching the sunrise at this magical place. After breakfast, it will be a 3-hour downhill to Santa Rosa (2230mts – 7300ft), our lunch spot. Then later, we continue down for 2 more hours downhill and 2 hours uphill until we arrive to our campsite at Chiquiska (1800m / 5905ft). This is a perfect day to enjoy the surrounding landscape from hundreds of different flowers, birds, and waterfalls in the distance. Distance: 8 km /11.32 miles Approximate Hiking Time: 8 hours Highest Elevation Crossed: 3,100m/9,300 ft Camp Elevation: 1,450m/4,350 ft Difficulty: Moderate
8 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 4
CHIQUISCA – SAYWITE – CUSCO
1 stop
4
On our final day, we will get up, have breakfast, and prepare for our last 4-hour trek uphill to Capuliyoc where we will have lunch and say goodbye to all our team that accompanied us to these expeditions. Afterward, we will take our private transportation to the archaeological site of Saywite: a great mysterious rock. You’ll have plenty of time to explore it before drop off at your hotel around 5 pm. Distance: 8 km / 11.32 miles Approximate Hiking Time: 8 hours Highest Elevation Crossed: 2,850m / 9,407ft Difficulty: Moderate
8 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Specialized infant seats are available
• 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
• Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants

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