TREKKING TO INKA TRAIL Afternoon CITY TOUR TIME : 04 Hours (2pm: 6pm ). Guiding visit Main Square, Cathedral, Temple of Sun, and also the remains around the city like Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Pucapucara, and Tambomachay. Then at noon Buffet lunch in Urubamba, then we continue with the tour to get the tourist center of Ollantaytambo where we are going to see importants archeological remains. Coming back to Cusco by Chinchero, another tourist center. At the afternoon we will going up to the little town of AGUAS CALIENTES then coming back to Cusco by tourist train. INKA TRAIL SALKANTAY/MACHUPICCHU 5 DAYS/4 NIGHTS DAY 05 INCLUDED: TREKKING TO CHOQUEQUIRAO 5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS Frequency: Of Monday to Sundays and at all time of the year. (Recommendable of March to December).
7 DAYS / 6 NIGHTS
Tour Operator Peru. This program after visiting Cusco and Sacred Valley, includes an excursion and trekking by Inca Trail for 4 Days / 3 Nights to enjoy and to visit throughout the walking many archeological remains even flora & fauna and also its several climates and finally the last day getting arriving to Machupicchu.
*Optional ask just for Inca Trail
DAY 1 CITY TOUR
Picking Up from Cusco Airport to the hotel. Free morning to take a little rest and get the altitude.
DAY 2 SACRED VALLEY
Aprox: 10 Hours (8am 6pm). Breakfast in the Hotel. Picking Up by bus from the Hotel to take the guide tour to SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS where we will see the little town of Pisaq and its typical handicraft market.
DAY 3 MACHUPICCHU (INKA TRAIL)
Aprox: 4 Days / 3 Nights
Very early in the morning Breakfast in the Hotel Picking Up from the hotel to go by bus to Km. 82 where we will begin the trekking visiting the archeological group named Llactapata, after it a delicious lunch we will continue to Huayllabamba town to get rest there, we will have dinner and camp.
DAY 4 HUAYLLABAMBA / WARMIHUAÑUSCA / PACAYMAYO
After having breakfast we will continue with our trekking to get the top of the landscape named HUARMIHUAÑUSCA to 4200 meter above sea level where we will have lunch. Then we will go down to get the PACAYMAYO VALLEY where we will have hot drinks (mates) then the dinner and finally the camping.
DAY 5 PACAYMAYO / SAYACMARCA / WIÑAYHUAYNA
We will have a delicious breakfast then to continue with our trekking visiting the differents archeological groups situated in incredibles microclimates and forests, we will have lunch and at afternoon we will visit the archeological group WIÑAYHUAYNA where we will offer a hot drink, finally dinner and camping.
DAY 6 WIÑAYHUAYNA / MACHUPICCHU/CUSCO
If we want to watch the daybreak we have to get up very early then from this wonderful show we will get to the misterious city of MACHUPICCHU, after a guiding visit at the place and a free time to take some pictures the place and other we recommend the going up the Huaynapicchu.
Picking Up from Train Station Cusco to the hotel
DAY 7 END OF TOUR
Very early in the morning breakfast in the hotel
Picking Up from hotel to Cusco Airport
INCLUDED SERVICES
•Lodging 03 Nights Elected Hotel
•Transfers Cusco Airport / Hotel
•Transfers Hotel / Train Station / Hotel
•Transfer Hotel / Cusco Airport
•Official Guide
•Tours: City Tour + Sacred Valley + Machupicchu (Inka Trail)
•Buffet Lunch in Sacred Valley
•Tourist Pass (BTG)
NOT INCLUDED
•Internal Flights Lima / Cusco / Lima
Adventure Tours Cusco. You will be able to get Machupicchu after trekking for 5 days, in a amazing tour with this alternative inca Trail Salkantay Machupicchu.
DAY 01
Leaving Cusco early in the morning, we take a scenic drive of approximately 6 hours to the small village of Marcocasa, located high above the Apurimac River. Here, we meet up with the mules, horses, and arrieros (wranglers) that will carry our gear during the trek. We begin our gentle hike into the green river valley of the Cordillera Vilcabamba, hiking steadily upwards to the high plateau. Along the way, we get our first incredible view of Huamantay (5917 m.). As we approach our campsite at Soraypampa, the enormous Salcantay peak (6270m. and the highest in the Vilcabamba range) dominates our skyline. Morning snack. Salkantay to Machupicchu, Adventure Peru L,D.
DAY 02
Following a series of switchbacks (Siete Culebras) our path leads up the side of a mountain and levels out beneath the shadows of the grandiose Mount Salcantay. With Salcantay looming above, we come to a summit marked by small piles of stones, or apachetas, left by locals and travelers to honor the mountain gods. From this high pass (4750m.) flanked by Salcantay and Huamantay, we make our way towards the valley below to camp for the night at Chaullay. B,L,D snacks.
DAY 03
Our trail leads us down the eastern slope of the Andes into a sub-tropical valley, where the temperature is warmer and we see a variety of orchids, flowers, and hummingbirds. After a morning of downhill walking, we arrive to the natural hot springs of Ccolpapampa. Continuing through the “Ceja de Selva,” or “Eyebrow of the Jungle,” we encounter bright flowers, butterflies, parrots, and lush groves of tropical fruit, cocoa, and coffee. At the small village of Playa, we set up camp for the night. B,L,D snacks
DAY 04
Today we continue through sub-tropical vegetation to the village of Lucmabamba, where an original Inca trail remains. A gradual uphill climb brings us to Llactapata (2700m.), from where we enjoy a brilliant backside view of Machu Picchu and vistas of the surrounding peaks. B,L,D
We take the early bus up to the stunning archeological complex of Machu Picchu for a tour of these mysterious remains. Then we have time to explore on our own before returning to Cusco by train in the afternoon.
•Private transportation to head of trail
•Professional, English-speaking guide and camp staff
•Plentiful, nutritious meals and snacks (Vegetarian option available)
•Drinking water throughout trek / Hot water for washing in the morning
•Double-occupancy tents and camping equipment (includes dining tent, kitchen tent, and latrine tent)
•Pack animals to carry personal gear and equipment
•Overnight hostal stay in Aguas Calientes
•Entrance fee to Machu Picchu
•Officially-guided tour of Machu Picchu
•Bus to and from Machu Picchu
•Train ticket back to Cusco
•Transfer from train station to hotel in Cusco
Inca Trail Choquequirao. Considered as the last refuge Inca who resisted by decade to the Spanish conquerors. This located at the top of the tube of the Apurimac in strategic a geographic zone between Andean mountains and the eyebrow of forest. At the moment a 10% of all the citadel can be only appreciated.
DAY 1
To scheduled time I gather of the hotel to initiate trip until the locality of Qachora, in the passage we will stop to have breakfast in the town of Limatambo soon to continue until the Cunyac bridge, limit of the departments of Cusco and Apurimac. Curawasi is the district where we will have lunch (12, 30 approx.) and to continue immediately until Qachora where we will have the first day of camping. Supper and spends the night.
DAY 2
Soon of the typical breakfast, we initiated ours walking by a slope footpath smooth and to arrive at the passage of 3800 the Waywaqalli hill to msnm where we began to descend towards Apurimac river at which we will arrive noon when having lunch and continuing by space of 2 hours in a strong ascent until Santa Rosa and after one hour but to arrive at the place of the second camping.
DAY 3
This day we will raise to the very early group (5 a.m..) for soon of the breakfast ascending until the archaeological complex of CHOQUEKIRAO happening through MARANPATA and continuing by space of one hour by smooth slopes. The archaeological rest of CHOQUEKIRAO will be visited the accompanied rest of the day always of the guide who will explain about this important refuge Inca. To scheduled time we initiated the return to our camping where we will have supper and have the last camping..
DAY 4
A good breakfast will be served in Santa Rosa and to return by the same way towards the QACHORA locality at which we will be arriving at 1pm. approximately, in the passage we will appreciate exotic as well as seen flora and fauna of imposing made snow-white and the impressive tube of the Apruimac. In the evening we will be transferred to the medicinal baths thermus of QONOQ where we will rest by space of one hour and to continue soon to the city of the Cusco at which we will arrive at 8pm. Transfer to the hotel.
INCLUDED SERVICES
•Tourist transportation Cusco - Cachora - Cusco.
•Complete Feeding (3 breaf fast, 3 lunches and 3 suppers
•Equipment of camping, double carps, long cushions, hungry carp, carp cooks and bags to sleep (optional).
•Camping Equipment, double carp, matras, dining carp, cookery carp.
•Horses and Carriers, to transport the food and equipment of camping.
•Professional guide in Spanish, Ingles, during the four days that the long walk lasts.
•Optional feeding for vegetarians.