4Day Choquequirao Trek

DAY 1 Cusco- Cachora – Chiquiska

We pick you up from your hotel at about 8am and travel by bus, for about 4 hours, to the small village of Cachora where we will meet our horseman and mules. We will begin our trek along the edge of the Apurimac canyon and follow the trail, enjoying the dramatic landscapes and a variety of plant and animal life until we reach our campsite, ‘Santa Rosa’ (1650m/5413ft).
This day will be day the hardest of our trek (8 hours more or less)

2Day chikisca- Choquequirao

We will get up early, have breakfast and begin our walk by crossing the Apurimac River and then descending to the lowest point on the trail. Following this, we have a steep ascent through a thick cloud forest towards the Inca site of Choquequirao. We will have lunch and then time to relax and enjoy the archeological zone, plants, animals (hopefully condors), and views of nearby canyons and snow-capped mountains (Soray – 5428m/17808ft andTuncarway 5910m/19389ft). We will camp in Choquequirao inca site (3033m/9950ft) (5 hours walking more or less)

DAY 3: Choquequirao- Chikisca

Today, we will have breakfast followed by a 3-hour guided tour around Choquequirao itself. After this, we descend to our last campsite, ‘Chiquiska’ (6 hours more or less).

DAY 4: chikiska Cusco

We will wake to birds’ songs and beautiful scenery. We will walk to Cachora (6 hours more or less) and from there take a bus back to Cusco to arrive at about 8pm.

IMPORTANT: Campsites are subject to change depending on the progress of group or for force majeure. Difficulty level depends very much on your fitness and acclimatization.

Includes:

• Professional, bilingual Tour Guide
• Collection from hotel
• Return bus transportation (Cusco-Cachora-Cusco)
• 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 afternoon snacks, 3 dinners and various snacks to be eaten throughout the day (breakfast on day 1 and lunch on day 4 are not included) Dining tent with table and chairs
• Cook
• Horseman and mules (they carry cooking and camping equipment)
• Two-man tent
• Sleeping mattress
• Oxygen bottle
• First Aid kit

What you need to take:

• Sleeping bag (not included but can be hired from us)
• Walking boots
• Waterproof jacket/rain poncho
• Warm jacket, hat and gloves
• T-shirts
• Comfortable trousers
• Sun hat
• Sun protection cream (factor 35 recommended)
• Insect repellent
• Toiletries
• Personal medication Camera and films
• Torch with spare batteries

OPTIONAL ITEMS TO TAKE:

• Shorts
• Walking stick (with rubber tip)
• Plasters and bandages
• Sandals
• Extra money

OPTIONAL SERVICES (NOT INCLUDED):

• sleeping bag – 10 season ($12)
• Walking sticks ($8)
• Day packs ($10)
• Include horses to carry 10 kilos in private service