PERU TRAVEL by MAVA TRAVEL

Adventure Travel in Peru: Choquequirao Peru

TOUR: CHOQUEQUIRAO
4 days / 3 nigths

Choquequirao is an Inca city located at the south-east part of Cusco, between the provinces of Cusco and Apurímac. This territory has a great number of microclimates, typical landscapes with snow peaks of 6000m, andean highlands and an endless cloud forest.

If you are looking for another option than the Inca Trail, this would be your best choice, since we will hike for four days, experiencing a combination of the different heights of the Peruvian highlands and a variety of fauna and flora. This is an unforgettable experience, one hundred percent recommendable.

ITINERARY:

DAY 1: CUSCO – LIMATAMBO – CACHORA (07 walking hours)
We will pick you up very early in the morning to start our journey to Cachora. On the road we will appreciate very nice villages like Izcuchaca, Limatambo and Inca Bridge called Cunyac, located in the limit of Cusco and Apurímac. We will arrive to the beautiful town of Curawasi where we will enjoy our lunch, keeping then the hiking to Cachora, visiting the place to know their costumes and traditions. After a lovely dinner, we´ll spend the night there.

DAY 2: CACHORA – SANTA ROSA (07 walking hoursaprox.)
After a delicious typical breakfast, we will start our day walking through a long sloping path which will lead us to the pass of WaywaQalli (3800masl) from where we will continue our journey downward towards the Apurímac River, place where we will get our lunch. In the afternoon we will start to climb up towards the village of Santa Rosa. We will camp and have dinner there.

DAY 3: SANTA ROSA – CHOQUEKIRAO - SANTA ROSA (12 walking hoursaprox.)
After breakfast we will start a long walk towards Marampata (2850 masl), and then we will continue to Choquequirao which is our main goal. Once we arrive, we will enjoy a guided tour, knowing its canals, temples and terraces decorated with pictures of llamas and vicuñas. In the afternoon we will return to Santa Rosa, our last camp. After dinner we will spend the night there.

DAY 4: SANTA ROSA – CACHORA – CUSCO (13 hours by walking and bus)
After we take our breakfast, we will start the way back. The first fraction of the way is all down, and after we cross the Purim’s River we will start to climb towards Capuliyoc Pass. From here the way is gentler until we get to Cachora to get our lunch and after a good nap we will take the bus to go back to Cusco.

END OF OUR SERVICES

THE PROGRAM INCLUDES:
Transportation from the hotel
Transportation (Bus) Cusco-Cachora-Cusco.
Meals: 3 Breakfasts/ 03 Lunches/ 03 Dinners/ 03 snacks and afternoon tea .
Vegetarian food upon request.
Equipment: tents (2 people in each, 4-person-capacity), Therm-a-rest sleeping pad, dinner tent, special biodegradable bathroom tent, kitchen tent, tables and chairs, table settings, first aid kit, Personal camping equipment such as tents, sleeping bags and sleeping pads.
Emergency oxygen bottle.
Horsemen and horses: Carry tents, cooking equipment and also carry backpacks, sleeping bags and mattresses (Max. 8 kg / 17 lbs per person)
Emergency Horse: Just in case someone needs help
Entrance tickets.
Guide: Professional English and Spanish speaking guide; 2 guides for groups over 12 people

OPTIONAL:
Extra horse to make easy the trek
Sleeping bag

CONDITIONS:
02 persons minimum
The trek is in shared service