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Choquequirao Trek (4 days)

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Operative tour

If you cancel your reservation up to 3 days before the start of the activity, we will refund you 100% of the reservation payment. No refunds will be issued on cancellation requests received after the indicated anticipation.

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You can reschedule your booking without any additional cost until 3 days before the beginning of the activiity.

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Visit the sister city of Machu Picchu, an archaeological site in a very good state of preservation with a hike through the Apurímac Canyon.


Price

  • Price for the Choquequirao Trek (4 days):
  • 2 people: US$ 650 per person.
  • Group of 3 or more people: US$ 530 per person.


*Minimum 2 people to confirm the departure.

Included

  • Pickup at the hotel in Cusco.
  • Drop off in Cusco's downtown.
  • Guided tour by the archaeological site of Choquequirao.
  • Roundtrip shared transportation by bus between Cusco and Capuliyoc.
  • Accommodation:
  • 1st night in a camp in Playa Rosalina (shared double tent).
  • 2nd night in a camp in Choquequirao (shared double tent).
  • 3rd night in a camp in Chiquisca (shared double tent).
  • Meals:
  • Breakfast (every day, except the first day).
  • Lunch (every day).
  • Dinner (every day, except the last day).
  • Camping equipment (carried by a herder and horses):
  • Tent.
  • Sleeping pad.
  • Luggage carrying service (up to 7 kg per person).
  • Bilingual guide (Spanish and English).
  • Entry ticket to the Choquequirao archaeological site.

Not included

  • Meals not indicated in the "Included" section.
  • Sleeping bag.
  • Trek poles.
  • Access to bathrooms during the trek.
  • Health insurance.

How to book

  1. Select the departure date from the calendar.
  2. Select the number of people.
  3. Click on "Add to cart".
  4. Pay the full price of the tour online.

What to bring

  • 30 liters backpack to bring the things you will use during the trek.
  • Backpack waterproof cover.
  • Sleeping bag.
  • Trek poles (recommended).
  • First layer (synthetic shirts and pants).
  • Long and shor-sleeved t-shirts.
  • Warm jacket.
  • Waterproof clothes (jacket and pants, or rain poncho).
  • Synthetic underwear.
  • Trek shoes.
  • Flip-flops.
  • Towel.
  • Hat and gloves to protect yourself from the cold.
  • Cap to protect yourself from the sun.
  • Sunglasses.
  • Personal hygiene objects.
  • Toilet paper.
  • Sunscreen.
  • Insect repellent.
  • Headlamp.
  • Extra batteries (most of the accommodation places do not have free access to energy).
  • Water (1 liter per person the first day; you will be able to buy more water in the route).
  • Snacks.
  • At least S/. 200 for not included expenses in the trek.

Itinerary

Day 1: 5:00 am at your hotel in Cusco.

Day 4: 7:00 pm in downtown Cusco.


Day 1: Cusco - Capuliyoc - Rosalinas Beach - Santa Rosa (15 km, 6 to 7 hours)

The tour begins with a panoramic drive to Capuliyoc, where you can have breakfast. You will then begin your hike with a 3-hour descent through the Apurímac Valley, admiring the peaks of Padreyoc and Qoriwayrachina, until you reach Chiquisca for lunch. After this break, you will continue descending for 1 hour and 15 minutes to the Apurímac River. Finally, you will ascend for 2 hours to Santa Rosa (1,970 m altitude), where the first camp is located. Here you can have dinner and rest until the next day.


Day 2: Santa Rosa - Marampata - Choquequirao Archaeological Site - Marampata (10 km, 6 hours)

You will start your day early with a nutritious breakfast and then begin a challenging 3-hour climb along a zigzagging trail to Marampata (2,900 m above sea level). Here you will admire panoramic views of the canyon and the snow-capped mountains. After a short rest, you will continue for another 1.5 hours to the impressive Choquequirao Site (3,050 m above sea level), where you will explore this mystical Quechua site, guided by an expert who will tell you its history. At noon, you will enjoy lunch at this majestic site. Then you are going to return to Marampata, where you will have dinner and rest under a starry sky, just as the Quechua people saw it during the Inca era.


Day 3: Marampata - Santa Rosa - Rosalinas Beach - Chiquisca (11 km, 7 hours)

You will start the day with a good breakfast to gain energy and then descend to Santa Rosa (1970 m altitude), passing through local farms where sugarcane is grown and Cambray is produced, a traditional liquor that you can try. After lunch you will continue to Rosalinas Beach (1500 m altitude), where you can cool off in the Apurímac River before beginning the ascent. You will arrive at Chiquisca (1900 m altitude) after 1 hour and 15 minutes of climbing. Here, you can have dinner and rest for the next day.


Day 4: Chiquisca - Capuliyoc - Saywite Monolith - Cusco (8 km, 3 to 4 hours)

After having breakfast next to the Apurímac River, you will begin the final stretch of the walk to Capuliyoc. A private vehicle will take you to the Saywite stone, a Quechua monolith of great religious significance linked to the worship of water. Along the way, you can admire the last views of the snow-capped Andean mountains. Finally, you will arrive in Cusco, ending this adventure.

Cancelation policy

  • If you cancel with more than 72 hours, you will be refunded with 100% of the deposit payed.
  • If you cancel with less than 72 hours, the deposit payed to book will not be refunded.

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