Day 1

Cusco - Cachora - Capuliyoc - Chiquisca
Early pickup from your hotel in Cusco and transfer by private transportation to the headtrail at Cachora. It is possible to visit the hot baths at Coñoc on the road. The first couple of hours of hiking along this fascinating Inca trail will be good acclimatisation. The trail follows a gradual descent of 1500 meters toward the dramatic canyon of the Apurimac-river, one of the largest tributaries of the Amazon. After lunch in Capuliyoc, we start descending for 3hours to Chiquisca where we set up our camp site. 

Day 2

Chiquisca - Marampata - Choquequirao
From Chiquisca , we make an early morning start down to the Apurimac river, we cross the bridge and start heading up to Marampata for 4hours, where you can enjoy the many different types of orchids, bromeliads and begonias. This is a challenging day, as we ascend to the pass the walking gets harder but the views are spectacular. We see the natural wonder of the Apurimac river deepest canyon and may have the chance of spotting a condor. We have lunch in Maranpata and in the afternoon descend to the enigmatic lost Inca site of Choquequirao at 3000 meters above sea level to set up our camp site.

Day 3

Choquequirao - Maranpata - Chiquisca
After an early breakfast we spend half day exploring the mystical Inca site of Choquequirao surrounded by spectacular mountain scenery in the midst of the cloud forest. We return to our camp near the archeological site for lunch, and we then retrace our steps through the cloud forest and down to the amazing canyon of the Apurimac-river, and back up to Chiquisca to set up our camp site.

Day 4

Chiquisca - Capuliyoc - Cachora - Cusco
We finish our trek with an ascent to the trailhead at Cachora, We will stop for lunch on the road and finish our trek in the afternoon. Then it's back to Cusco for a well earned rest.

Please note the following:

This trek is considered level 4 (on a scale of 1 to 5); we strongly recommend it to expert hikers and/or people in very good shape.

PeruEtico doesn’t organize this trek directly. We work with a serious, professional agency that respects the wage and working conditions of its employees.

All PeruEtico tours require a project contribution, even if, as in this case, they don’t include a visit to the projects we support. We invite you to get to know the organizations and the children when you come to Cusco (Hogar de las Estrellas and Mosoq Runa) and Lima (CEPROF).

The project contribution will go to the projects Mosoq Runa, Hogar de las Estrellas and CEPROF.

This tour includes:

Private, roundtrip transport Cusco-Cachora.

Professional, Spanish-speaking guide.

Cook and cooking equipment.

3 nights in a tent and camping equipment (including a sleeping pad).

Choquequirao entrance fee.

Pack animals: horses or mules (including one for emergencies).

First-aid kit.

Meals: 3 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 3 dinners.

This tour does not include:

Sleeping bag.

Breakfast on the first day and dinner on the last day.

Tips.

Project contribution (US$20 per person). The contributions will be given in full to the three Children’s Homes, so they may finance their own projects planned for 2010. For more information, please go to the PeruEtico Italia Association website.

Suggested packing list:

Backpack

Rain jacket

Hiking boots

Heavy clothing

Sleeping bag

Flashlight and batteries

Hat

Insect repellent

Sunscreen

Toilet paper

Snacks: cookies, energy bars, chocolate, etc.

Water bottle and water purification tablets

Towel

Cash in Nuevo Soles or US Dollars

   2 people: $ 610

3/4 people: $ 560
5/6 people: $ 520

7/8 people: $ 500
  

Price por person in US dollars