SHOCKQUIRAO 4 DAYS 3 NIGHTS.

Tour Details:

DEPARTURES : Every day.
DURATION : 4 days 3 nights.
FREQUENCY : All year round.
TYPE : Trekking – Adventure

Itinerary

One of the best options to choose from Machupicchu is undoubtedly Choquequirao, a magical Inca city located southeast of the city of Cusco, between the Apurimac River and the mountain range of Vilcabamba, where the snowy Salkantay stands at a height of 6 271 m.a.s.l. (20575 ft.). It is an exciting hike, which combines the different heights of the highlands of Peru with a variety of wildlife. The range that this hike offers us is to see some species that are in extinction such is the case of the Andean condor, the puma and the spectacled bear. This area served as a refuge and natural fortress for the sixteenth Inca resistance movement of the sixteenth century, in this area is preserved in the oral tradition that this place is located in the GOLD, even hidden for archeology. There is another Inca road network that connected the areas of Espiritu Pampa, Ñusta Hispana, Vilcabamba la Antigua, Vitcos, Rosas Pampa.

DAY 01: CUSCO – CACHORA – CHIKISKA

Our tour will begin very early leaving Cusco city towards the town of Cachora, whose journey will be a few hours in the town of Cachora we will meet the people who will accompany us throughout the journey to achieve our goal, cooks, porters, muleteers, among others, after a short break we will begin our hike to the first camp in Chiquisca to reach an altitude of (2900 m.a.s.l.). then lunch and dinner overnight at the camp.

DAY 02: CHIKISKA- CHOQUEQUIRAO

We will wake up early to first have breakfast and then start our walk to take advantage of the coolness of the morning, because at noon the heat becomes unbearable, the walk will be 4 hrs. to the place of Maranpata here we will stop to energize us with our lunch in this sector, in the afternoon we will arrive to the archaeological group of Choquequirao, we will spend the night in the terraces of this place.

DAY 0 3: CHOQUEQUIRAO – CHIKISKA

In the morning we will visit the whole archaeological complex as well as the site museum where we will observe some of the pieces found during the excavations. After our spectacular visit to these wonderful museums and spectacular archaeological complex we will start our return, we will have lunch in the area of Santa Rosa, place of Chiquisca camp.

DAY 04: CHIKISKA – CACHORA – CUSCO

Early in the morning we will have breakfast and then ascend our first step and go to the town of Cachora, where our other team will be waiting for us with transportation to return to the city of Cusco, before boarding the bus we will have lunch and thank all the people who accompanied us during the walk, then we will continue our journey to reach the city of Cusco at 6:00 pm.

Includes:

Transportation Cusco – Cachora – Cusco
Guide service in Spanish and English.
Camping equipment (tents)
Sleeping mats
First aid kit
Food (3D/3A/3C)
Horses to carry the agency’s equipment

Not included:

Sleeping bag
Horse to ride
Entrance ticket to Choquequirao (60.00 soles adults and 60 soles students).
Extra expenses.

We recommend to bring:

A backpack.
Original passport.
01 change of clothes.
Warm clothes.
Hiking shoes.
Small towel.
Bathing clothes (in case of going to the thermal baths).
Rain poncho.
Water bottle.
Camera and batteries.
Repellent, sun block and hat.
Toilet paper.
Water bottle and water purification tablets.

Optional:

Walking sticks covered with rubber for the hike.
Snacks: Cookies, candies, chocolates, energy bars (optional).