Overview
The Choquequirao tour is a new alternative trek in the mountains of Cusco. Choquequirao is located in the middle of the Vilcabamba mountain range with its 5,000-meter-high glaciers and the Apurimac River Canyon at 1,500 meters above sea level. It was recently nominated by the travel magazine Lonely Planet as one of the best tourist destinations in Peru.
Group Price
- The price per person for group expeditions are fixed based on a group size. However, we have optional arrangements for individual private and tailor-made preferences best suited for you, your family and friends.
- All prices are based on shared accommodation. Please inquire for a 1 guest private room accommodation quote
- Prices listed are not final. Please inquire for your final price quote.
2 pax | 3 pax | 4 pax | 5 pax | 6-13 pax | 14+pax |
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$ 2,640 | $ 2,520 | $ 2,400 | $ 2,326.80 | $ 2,250 | $ 3,750.20 |
Included/Excluded
- Informative talk one day before the start of the walk.
- Entrance tickets to Choquequirao.
- Pick up from the hotel.
- Transportation: From Cusco to the start of the walk (Capuliyoc).
- Transportation: Return of the Choquequirao trek to Cusco.
- Professional bilingual guide.
- Personal tents: 2 people in each tent to allow greater comfort.
- Camping equipment: dining room and kitchen tents, tables, chairs.
- Inside the stores: mattress.
- Accommodation: 3 nights in a tent (camping).
- Horses: to carry camping equipment and all your personal luggage (7 kilograms).
- Cook: Responsible for preparing all meals throughout the trip.
- Food
- First-aid kit including emergency oxygen bottle
- Breakfast on the first day.
- Dinner the last day.
- Trekking sticks.
- Sleeping bags.
- Extra horses.
- Extra drinks such as mineral water, beer, coke, etc, during the trip.
- Travel insurance.
- Air flights.
- Hotel in Cusco.
DAY 1: CUSCO – CAPULIYOC – SANTA ROSA
We will pick you up bright and early at 4 am from your hotel. Then we will begin our three-hour drive to Cachora before continuing on to Capuliyoc (3,000 masl), where we will have our breakfast; it will also be the beginning of our trek. Here we will meet all the team that will accompany us on the trek (muleteers and horses). From Capuliyoc, we will have the first view of the archaeological complex of Choquequirao from a distance. We will begin to descend the mountain for 2½ hours along a winding road. We will pass through several small towns such as Cocamasana and Chiquisca (1,800 masl). At this last point, it will be lunch time and then we will continue our walk to the Apurimac River and cross the Rosalina Beach (1,500 meters above sea level). Then we will begin to climb uphill for 2½ hours on average until we reach Santa Rosa, our first camp.
- Distance: 16 km.
- Climate: Warm and sunny.
- Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner
- Accommodation: Camping
- Minimum altitude: 1500 meters above sea level Playa Rosalina.
- Maximum altitude: 2100 meters above sea level Camp Santa Rosa.
- Time: 6 hours (approximately)
- Difficulty: Demanding
- Overnight in Santa Rosa – Camping
- Meals included: — / Lunch /Dinner
DAY 2: SANTA ROSA – MARAMPATA – CHOQUEQUIRAO
Today will be a day full of adrenalin as we ascend to the Incan city of Choquequirao, after a very energetic breakfast at 6:00 a.m. We will begin our trek to Marampata (3,050 masl), with 3 hours of climbing along a narrow road. During our tour, we will observe the dense vegetation of the tropical rainforest and different species of orchids until we reach Marampata, where we will take a short break. We will continue the two-hour walk until we reach the archaeological park of Choquequirao. We will visit the different sections within Choquequirao, such as the temples in the first part. In the second part, we will arrive at the ceremonial centers. At 4 o’clock, if we are lucky, we can see the Andean condor flying while the sun is setting in the mountains. At the end of the visit to the different areas, we will begin the walk back to the camp in Choquequirao.
- Distance: 14 km.
- Climate: Warm and sunny
- Walking time: 7 hours.
- Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner
- Accommodation: Camping
- Minimum altitude: 2,100 meters above sea level Camp Santa Rosa.
- Maximum altitude: 2,900 masl Camp Choquequirao
- Difficulty: Demanding
- Overnight in Choquequirao – Camping
- Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
DAY 3: CHOQUEQUIRAO –SANTA ROSA– CHIQUISCA.
Very early, we will have our breakfast in Choquequirao where we will watch the sunrise and the flight of the condors. After exploring the waterfall and the temple of the water, we will begin to return to Marampata (3,050 masl), where we will rest and eat lunch. We will continue with our two hours of walking downhill to the beach of Rosalina and then 40 minutes more until we reach our third campsite at the hamlet of Chiquisca.
- Distance: 12 km.
- Climate: Warm and sunny.
- Walking time: 6 hours.
- Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner
- Accommodation: Camping
- Minimum altitude: 1,500 meters above sea level Playa Rosalina.
- Maximum altitude: 2,900 masl Camp Choquequirao.
- Time: 6 hours (approximately)
- Difficulty: Demanding.
- Overnight in Chiquisca – Camping
- Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
DAY 4: CHIQUISCA – CAPULIYOC – CUSCO.
On this last day of trekking, we will have an exquisite breakfast very early at 5 am, and then we will start with the four-hour hike through the mountain to the Capuliyoc pass. On the way, we can appreciate the Apurimac canyon again. If we are lucky, we will observe Andean condors in the high parts of the mountains. In Capuliyoc, we will have our last lunch of the tour. Then we will take our tourist transport to return to Cusco where you can rest in your hotel. I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.
- Distance: 9 km.
- Climate: Warm and sunny.
- Walking time: 4 hours.
- Meals: Breakfast – Lunch.
- Minimum altitude: 1,800 m.a.s.l. Chiquisca camp.
- Maximum altitude: 3,000 masl Capuliyoc.
- Time: 4 hours (approximately)
- Difficulty: Medium.
- Overnight in Cusco
- Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / —
ACCOMMODATION
With Tourist Class Hotels:
Cities | Hotels / Hab. Standard | NT |
Camping | Camping | 3 |
Total Nº of nights | 3 |
* In the case of room unavailability in the hotels mentioned above we will use hotels of similar category
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- Comfortable sneakers or hiking boots
- Short and long-sleeved t-shirts
- Rain gear
- A fleece jacket
- Jeans or casual trousers
- Camera
- Backpack
- Insect repellent, lip balm and sun block
- Binoculars
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RECOMMENDS TO CARRY:
- Original passport.
- Sleeping bag.
- Hiking shoes.
- Trekking sticks.
- Clothes for 4 days, for variable temperatures.
- Flashlight (mining type) with extra batteries.
- Sunscreen, hat, cap, and sunglasses.
- Personal medical kit
- Insect repellent.
- Rainwear: a good raincoat and rain pants or a plastic rain poncho.
- Toilet paper.
- Small towel.
- Extra money for drinks and tips, souvenirs, etc.
- Water, we recommend you 2 liters of water, but you can also buy on the way
- Snacks like an apple, cereal bar, sweets, and chocolates
- Sun cream
- Rain poncho
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