Trekking Choquequirao 4Days/3Nights

Overview

Trekking Choquequirao (3,085 m) is situated amongst the spurs of the Salkantay Mountain Range in the Province La Convencion in the Region Cusco above the Valley of the river Rio Apurimac. The entire complex encompasses 1,800 hectares of which 30-40% is uncovered.

The typical Inca terraces form the largest constructions on site. A temple, some administrative buildings and the living quarters of the aristocrats are situated around the central square. On the outskirts of the site lie the living quarters of the common people grouped together in a small village.

There are numerous water channels, aqueducts and water springs. Most of the buildings are well-preserved and well-restored.

Itinerary

Choquequirao trek four days takes you to the last refuge of the Incas considered as such for all the vestiges that exist in the place, such as ceremonial plazas, warehouses, houses and many agricultural terraces that suggest inhabited by many people who fled of the Spanish conquerors

Day 1: CUSCO – MIRADOR CAPULIYOC – SANTA ROSA

We will pass by your hotel at 5 am in the morning to pick you up and drive you to Curawasi for about 3 hours by car where we will make a brief stop for breakfast and then continue for an hour more to Mirador Capuliyoc to start the hike.

once ready for the hike we start decending for 3 hours approximate to Chiquisca lunch spot where the cooks will be waiting with delicious lunch and after we will continue with downhill hike to Playa Rosalinas where we will have a break and then we start the uphill section for 2 hours to the camp of Santa Rosa once there we will set up all the campsite to then have a delicious dinner and spend the night at the campsite.

Day 2: SANTA ROSA – CHOQUEQUIRAO TREK – MARANPATA

Around 6 in the morning the cooks will wake you up with a hot coca tea then you get ready for breakfast after a nutritive meals at the campsite you start 2 hours uphill hike to Maranpata where the cooks, horsemen and horses will stay in order to make the lunch for the group and taking the lunch to Choquequirao for the group while you visit the arqueological complex.

We will get to Choquequirao around 9.30 am to explore the area. The guide will explain you all about Choquequirao also you will have enough time to explore the area in your own then in the afternoon you go back to Maranpata to have dinner and spend a night in the camp.

Day 3: MARANPATA – APURIMAC RIVER – CHIQUISCA

VAround 8 in the morning we will wake up for breakfast and getting ready to return to Cusco. After breakfast we will initiate the trek to the canyon of the Apurimac river a descent that lasts approximately 3 hours once in the river we will spend a time of relaxation and we will have a delicious lunch prepared by our expert chefs, then we will go up for about two hours to the third camp located in Chiquisca.

Once at the camp we get ready the camp then you will have the opportunity to interact with the locals and taste the typical a beverage made out of sugarcane. In the afternoon we will have dinner and spend the night in the camp.

Day 4: CHIQUISCA – MIRADOR CAPULIYOC – CUSCO

The last day of our rek will start very early. The last part of the hike is back to Mirador Capuliyoc starts around 5 in the morning after breakfast.

We start very early in order to avoid the intense sun that usually falls in the area after 4 hours uphill hike we will arrive to Mirador Capuliyoc to wait for lunch while you can enjoy the beautiful views of the surrounding mountains and the apurimac canyon then we will take a lunch and then take the car back to Cusco and arrive in Cusco around 4:30 in the afternoon. and we will drop you at your respective hotel.

End of the services.

Important:

All buses leave from the Inca Trail to passengers in the Plaza San Francisco, you will go back on their own to your hotel.

Includes

Trekking Choquequirao 4Days/3Nights Included

Pick up from your hotel, transportation to Cachora.
Professional guide English / Spanish throughout the journey.
03 breakfasts
03 lunches
03 dinners
Camping equipment
Admission to Choquequirao
Horses (leading the tents, food, cooking equipment).
Transportation Cachora-Cusco-Cusco.
Service does

NOT INCLUDE

Do not include sleeping bag
First breakfast
Last lunch.
Gratuities.

Recommendations

CHOQUEQUIRAO TREK PACKING LIST

A backpack
A beanie hat or ear warmer
Sun hat
Scarf
Gloves
A mid weight sweater
A longsleeve t-shirt
1 – 2 t-shirts
A lightweight suater or vest
A pair of long pants
Hiking shoes
An extra pair of shoe
2 – 3 pairs wool socks
A jacket
A small towel
Rain gear
1 – 2 pair shorts
Sunglasses
A small headlamp
Waterbottle
A toothbrust and other personal toiletries
Toilet paiper
Sun cream
Insect repelent

DOCUMENTS TO CARRY WITH YOU

Original Passports
Original International Student Identity Card (in case you have applied for a student discount)

Price

The cost of this Tour is expressed in American dollars and is per person, the cost will depend on the hotel accommodation you choose, we work with hotels from 2** to 5**** stars, it will also depend on the type of room required : single (1 person), double (2 people) and triple (3 people). You can request the list of hotels we work with for your choice.