Inca Quarry Trail Trek to Machu Picchu 4-Day

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
CUSCO – RACCA – SOQMA – K´ORIMARCA
1 stop
1
Departure will be from your hotel around 7:00 am and drive to the Sacred Valley until the community of Racca, where we start a 3-hour hike, visiting the petroglyphs of Pachar, the Inca shrine of Ñaupa Iglesia, and visit the village of Soccma, a place where lunch is waiting. The second part of your trek is a 3-hour hike uphill to Perolniyoc; which is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Cusco with its drop of 328 feet in the rock. To finally arrive at Q’orimarca (also know as Rayanpata), a beautiful archeological site, and spent the night in the surroundings.
6 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 2
QORIMARCA – INTI PUNKU – CHOQUETACARPO
1 stop
2
Wake you up early in the morning with a cup of coffee in your tent. After breakfast, it will be a 4-hour uphill to Charkahuaylla (4450m/14599ft) the highest point of this trek. At the summit, our tour guide will perform a traditional offering ceremony to the mountain Apus. we will enjoy lunch at the banks of a beautiful lake to later start climbing our second and last mountain; Buena Negra (4370m/14300ft). Upon we reach the summit we will be rewarded with a spectacular view of the Sacred Valley making this trip a once-in-a-lifetime experience. As we continue downhill for 2 more hours to Intipunku (sun gate), this is one of the most breathtaking places overlooking straight to the veronica mountain. Our campsite is just a few minutes down, called Choquetacarpo (3600m/11811ft) right in the middle of the Inca Quarry.
8 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
CHOQUETACARPO – CACHICCATA QUARRY - AGUAS CALIENTES
1 stop
3
Awakening in an extraordinary place facing the sunrise it’s a perfect day, The hike is all downhill, with our first stop at the Cachiccata Quarry; the biggest Quarry in the Inca empire. This quarry was abandoned together with Machu Picchu and many other Incan sites due to the Spanish invasion. We will stop for lunch and interact with local villagers at the Cachiccata community, where our private bus will be waiting to take us to Ollantaytambo to explore the City and have dinner in a local Restaurant to later take the train to Aguas Calientes where we spent the night
6 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 4
DAY 4: MACHUPICCHU (LOST CITY OF THE INCAS)
1 stop
4
Machu Picchu
On our final day, we have to get up very early to prepare for Machu Picchu and take the bus. Your guide will take you on a 2 to 3-hour comprehensive tour of the city before leaving you in Machu Picchu to explore on your own or climb either Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain (must be booked as far in advance as possible). Your guide will explain how to take the bus from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes for lunch and take the train and bus back to Cusco.
4 hours • Admission ticket free

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
• Children must be accompanied by an adult

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