Day 1
: Cusco - Cachora - Playa - Rosalina
We pick you up at your hotel between 4:20
a 4.40 a.m, leaving Cusco at 5:00am in a private
transportation during 3 hours until we get to
Cachora town, place from where the long trek will
begin, but prior to our arrival we will have
arranged the mules and horses. From these place, we
can observe the majestic snowcapped pick known as
Padreyoq, which is at 5,482 m above sea level. This
first day of 21.50 kilometers, we will have 3 hours
of plain road from Cachora to Capuliyoq Viewpoint
and 4 hours going down the hill until 1,580 msnm. of
the camping site.
Day 2 : Playa - Rosalina -
Choquequirao
Early in the morning, at 6:00 a.m. we
will continue our way, of course, after breakfast,
until Choquequirao. We will be arriving to the
archeological site after 6 hours, good time to enjoy
this majestic place, we will observe three levels of
the excavated ruins, terraces and other parts of
this inca city (depending on the time, we will be
able to observe the flight of the condors).
Day 3 : Choquequirao -
Maizal
We will leave from this place around 7:00
am. Towards Maizal along the sidesteps that goes up
to the passage of Choquequirao, 3.300 m above sea
level. From where we will have impressive views of
the cliff of Apurímac, immediately we will descend
to the small archeological complex of Pinchiunuyoq
and Rio Blanco (White River). We will have lunch
here, and in the afternoon we will go up to Maizal,
which will take us about 3 hours walking.
Day 4 : Maizal - Yanama
We will leave Maizal, to camp. The next
day, approximately at 7:00 a.m we will begin to hike
up the scarped ascent for 4 hours to the pass of
Yanama (4.500 m above sea level), from which we will
have impressive views of the picks of Choquetacarpu
and Purinasillu. We will take a break, in order to
descend towards the community of Yanama (3.400 m
above sea level) to finally encamp at this place..
Day 5 : Yanama -
Plateriacahyoc - Qollpapampa
We will start our trek approximately at
6:00 am. The way is flat inclined and takes 2:30
hrs. Then, we will ascend for about 1 hr., in order
get through the mountain pass of Yanama, 4.700 m
above sea level. The landscape is typical of the
Puna zone so that we will have the snowcapped picks
Salkantay and Hunantay, as we descend we can observe
that the flora will be changing until we get close
to the proximities of our camp site, which is a
typical high jungle, with cold and humid weather at
night but warm during the day. These places are at
an altitude of 2900 m above sea level.
Day 6 : Plateríachayoq -
Aguas Calientes
We will leave at 6 a.m. This day our
walking is easier, because the way is flat (going
down) we will walk along the left margin of the
river Santa Teresa, in the middle of subtropical
forest where we will see coffee crops, native
fruits. After 3 hours approximately we will arrive
to the town of Lucmabamba. Here we will take a car
which will take us to Santa Teresa in about 40 min.
Then we will have to walk for another 40 min. until
se reach the flying basket to cross the Vilcanota
river. the other side of the river we will catch a
car which will take us until the hydroelectric,
where we will lunch. After that, we will catch the
train at about 4:00 pm. After an hour or so we will
arrive to Aguas Calientes where we will spend the
night in a comfortable hostal.
Day 7 : Machupicchu - Cusco
Very early we will get ready to enter to
the great Machu Picchu on foot. You will have a
guided visit for 2 hours. Finishing the tour, we
will return to the city of Cusco.
Include:
- Complete meals
- Camping equipment, double tents, light mattresses,
dinning tent, and tents for cooking.
- Horses and muleteers to transport food and camping
equipment.
- An English-Spanish professional guide, during the
walking days.
- Optional Food for vegetarians.
- First Aid including the oxygen bottle for any
emergency.
- Entrance ticket to Machupicchu
- Train tickets from Aguas Calientes - Cusco
- Transportation from Cusco to cachora
Not include:
- Bus fares to go up from Aguas
Calientes-Machupicchu. (Price $6.00)
- Bus fares from Machupicchu- Aguas calientes
- Sleeping bag
- First breakfast
- Last lunch |
