Choquequirao Trek 4 days and 3 nights
For those who prefer to explore untouched terrain, Choquequirao is teh perfect option. During this trek, you may see less than a dozen, making this place a truly unique and quite retreat. Choquequirao has been nicknamed the 'Twin Sister of Machu Picchu, considered to soon become one of Peru’s hottest tourist destinations.
HIGHLIGHTS
Complimentary airport Pick up and drop off
Enjoy a PACHAMANCA barbecue
Enjoy our hot showers after a long day of the hike
Learn and interact with our native Tour Guides
2% of the price you pay goes to support our Social Projects
per adult from
$643
NZDDuration
4 days
Pickup
Hotel pickup available
Voucher
Mobile ticket
What's included :
- 4x Breakfast
- 3x Dinner
- 4x Lunch
- Accommodation included: 4 nights
- All transportation from the beginning to the end
- Pre-departure briefing the night before at 6.30pm
- Chef to prepare all meals
- Transfer in and out from the airport – hotel.
- Personal porter for your personal staff up to 7kgs
- Pick up from your hotel
- Professional English speaking tour guides
- Entry/Admission - Capuliyoc
- Entry/Admission - Marampata
- Entry/Admission - Choquequirao Inca Citadel
- Entry/Admission - Saywite
What's excluded :
- Inflatable mattress (can be rent from us)
- Sleeping Bag (Can be rent from us)
- Tips for our staff: please note that our agency staff is well paid so please feel free to tip as you wish.
- Trekking poles (can be rent from us)
Day 1: CUSCO – CAPULIYOC – SANTA ROSA
Stop At: Capuliyoc, Sendero a Choquequirao, 03110, Peru
Departure will be from Cusco between 4:30 am-5:00 am. We’ll drive across the Andes towards Capuliyoc, arriving at approximately 8:30 am. In this place, we will enjoy the first breakfast and start our Trexperience to one of the legendary lost city of the Incas: Choquequirao. It’s a 4-hour trek downhill from Capuliyoc (9550 ft. 2911 m) to our lunch place at Chiquiska (1893m – 6210 ft.). Along the way, we will get the first views of the Apurimac canyon, one of the deepest ones in Peru. It offers us spectacular panoramas with different landscapes from the highlands of Peru to the dense vegetation of the clouds forest.
After lunch, we continue our journey for 2 more hours down to Santa Rosa (1478mts – 4849ft.) Here we will camp for the night.
Distance: 10.8 km / 6.7 miles
Approximate Hiking Time: 6 hours
Highest Elevation Crossed: 2,911 m / 9,550 ft.
Camp Elevation: 1,478m / 4,849 ft.
Difficulty: Moderate
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Camping
Day 2: LA PLAYA – MARAMPATA – CHOQUEQUIRAO
Stop At: Sendero a Choquequirao, Caserio Marampata 08710, Peru
Departure will be from Cusco between 4:30 am-5:00 am. We’ll drive across the Andes towards Capuliyoc, arriving at approximately 8:30 am. In this place, we will enjoy the first breakfast and start our Trexperience to one of the legendary lost city of the Incas: Choquequirao. It’s a 4-hour trek downhill from Capuliyoc (9550 ft. 2911 m) to our lunch place at Chiquiska (1893m – 6210 ft.). Along the way, we will get the first views of the Apurimac canyon, one of the deepest ones in Peru. It offers us spectacular panoramas with different landscapes from the highlands of Peru to the dense vegetation of the clouds forest.
After lunch, we continue our journey for 2 more hours down to Santa Rosa (1478mts – 4849ft.) Here we will camp for the night.
Distance: 10.8 km / 6.7 miles
Approximate Hiking Time: 6 hours
Highest Elevation Crossed: 2,911 m / 9,550 ft.
Camp Elevation: 1,478m / 4,849 ft.
Difficulty: Moderate
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Camping
Day 3: CHOQUEQUIRAO – CHIQUISCA
Stop At: Choquequirao Inca Citadel, Choquequirao, Santa Rosa Camino a Choquequirao, Cusco 08000 Peru
We will wake up watching the sunrise at this magical place. After breakfast, it will be a 3-hour downhill to Santa Rosa (2230mts – 7300ft), our lunch spot. Then later, we continue down for 2 more hours downhill and 2 hours uphill until we arrive to our campsite at Chiquiska (1800m / 5905ft). This is a perfect day to enjoy the surrounding landscape from hundreds of different flowers, birds, and waterfalls in the distance.
Distance: 8 km /11.32 miles
Approximate Hiking Time: 8 hours
Highest Elevation Crossed: 3,100m/9,300 ft
Camp Elevation: 1,450m/4,350 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Camping
Day 4: CHIQUISCA – SAYWITE – CUSCO
Stop At: Saywite, Curahuasi, Abancay 03101 Peru
On our final day, we will get up, have breakfast, and prepare for our last 4-hour trek uphill to Capuliyoc where we will have lunch and say goodbye to all our team that accompanied us to these expeditions. Afterward, we will take our private transportation to the archaeological site of Saywite: a great mysterious rock. You’ll have plenty of time to explore it before drop off at your hotel around 5 pm.
Distance: 8 km / 11.32 miles
Approximate Hiking Time: 8 hours
Highest Elevation Crossed: 2,850m / 9,407ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Not IncludedDeparture Point :
Traveler pickup is offered
We also pick up from AirBnB's and any other locations inside Cusco city.Departure Time :
4:30 AMReturn Detail :
-Hotel Pickup :
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Infant seats available
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
- You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
- If you cancel at least 4 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
Language
English - Guide
Age Req.
-
Fitness Req.
None
Group Size
15
Organised by TreXperience
Activity ID: V-66100P24
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