Choquequirao Trek 5 Days

Our Choquequirao adventure starts at 5:30 am and drive in our private transportation to the starting point for 4 hours approx. we will pass through beautiful viewpoints like the glacial of Salkantay Mountain, and the Tarawasi Inca site then we will pass the Cunyac bridge which is the border of the Apurimac and Cusco departments finally we will arrive at Capuliyuc where our horsemen will be waiting for us here you will give your duffle bags to them and you will have time to get ready to start our adventure to the sister of Machupicchu we will start going down from Capuliyuc for about 3 hours more or less along the way we will stop to absorb the views, the path is gravel, dusty and slippery so you need good trekking pools and good hiking shoes until we arrive at our first lunch spot called Cocamasana from this area you will have a spectacular view to the Apurimac canyon, the river with the same name and the mountains and of course the incredible flora and fauna along the way. After lunch we will continue for one hour more to our first camp called Chikisca it has a lovely location, and of course, our tents will be set up and ready by our amazing team, at the end of the day.

• Beginning spot altitude: Capuliyoc (2915 m 9563 ft.)
• Walking distance:8 km /4.17 m (4-5 hours depending on your own pace)
• Campsite altitude: Chikisca (1950 m 6397)
• Lowest altitude: Chikisca (1950 m 6397 ft.)
• Considered: easy to moderate day.
• Weather: warm and windy.

Early in the morning you will have a wake up call with a nice hot coca tea then you will have breakfast, today we will start early in order to avoid the sun so we can hike in the shade because in the sun it is so hot, we will continue going down until we get to the Apurimac River after we cross the river we will start with the uphill for about 4 hours more or less in a zigzags on the way we will appreciate some sugar cane farms, and of course as soon as we getting higher we will have better and better view of the Valley now from opposite mountain  after 4 hours of climbing finally we will arrive to our lunch spot a small village call Marampata here our team will be waiting for us with a delicious lunch After a good lunch we will continue with our hike to our destination (Choquequirao) if we are lucky we may see condors around here once we get to the summit you will have breathtaking view to the Apurimac canyon then we will get to the lower terraces of Choquequiraro where we will spend our second night, in case you want to see the sunset you can go to the upper section to enjoy it but it takes 40 minutes hike, afterward comeback to the camp.

• Beginning spot altitude: Chikisca (1950 m) (6397 ft.).
• Walking distance:(18 km)  (11 mi)
• Campsite altitude:2900 m) (9514 ft.
• Considered: long hike and challenging day

After a great breakfast, we will go to explore Choquequirao in this amazing place you have the entire day to explore all around Choquequirao, of course, your tour guide will explain to you all about this place and about the Incas after you finish exploring we will go back to the camp to enjoy our lunch after lunch you will have a free afternoon so you can go back to the site and keep exploring or just relax and recharge your energy at the Inca site of Choquequirao.

• Campsite altitude: 2900 m) (9514 ft.
• Lowest altitude: camping site 2900 m) (9514 ft.
• Considered: relaxing day.

After a good relaxing day, we will start with our adventure back the same way all the way to Chikisca so again we will pass by Marampata then we will get to the bottom called Playa Rosalinas which is the lowest part of our hike and the hottest section after we cross the river we will start climbing for two hours until we get to our camping spot Chikisca where our team will be waiting for us with a nice coca tea and warm water end of day four.

• Starting point altitude: 2900 m) (9514 ft.
• Walking distance:(18 km)(11 mi)
• Campsite altitude: Chikisca (1950 m) (6397 ft.).
• Lowest altitude: Playa Rosalinas (1550 m) (5085 ft.)
• Considered: long hike mostly downhill.
• Weather: warm and a lot of mosquitoes

We will have a wake-up call by our team then breakfast following we will say goodbye to Choquequirao and start with our hike the section of our adventure this will take us about four hours to get to Chikisca where we will have our last lunch before we get back to Cusco after lunch we will have a small ceremony with our team where we can show our gratitude for their hard work then we will board our bus back to Cusco city and drop you off at your hotel.

• Altitude of the Starting point: Chikisca (1950 m= 6397 ft.).
• Walking distance:8 km /4.17 ml.
• Lowest altitude:(1950 m= 6397 ft.).
• Considered: short hike uphill.