4-Day Choquequirao Trek

The departure will be from Cuscoat 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 Playa Rosalina (1478mts - 4849ft.), here we will camp for the night.

After breakfast, we will get ready for one of the most challenging but rewarding days on this TreXperience! First we will cross a suspension bridge and take a 4-hour trek uphill to Marampata (9550 ft. 2911 m).

Passing through sugar cane farms, we'll see where the locals produce “Cañazo”, a local alcoholic drink that has been produced for centuries. We will stop for lunch at a beautiful spot with amazing views of the mountains and the river.

After lunch we start ascending another 2-hour uphill to Choquequirao (3030mts – 9940ft.). A spectacular place perched in the Peruvian Andes, this was one of the last Incan cities bulit. It might have been one of the entrance check point to Vilcabamba, the last capital of the Incas.

Our campsite today is right next to this archaeological place, allowing us to walk to this mysterious places back and forth anytime we want to relax..

Wake up with a coup fo coffee or coca tea provided by your trekking team in your tent while you enjoy the most spectacular sunrise at this magical place. After breakfast, it will be a 3-hour downhill to Santa Rosa (2230mts – 7300ft), our lunch spot. Then later, continue down for 21 more hours downhill and 2 hours uphill until the last 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.

On the final day, wake up early and enjoy the last breakfast with your team. Then, prepare for the last 4-hour trek uphill to Capuliyoc, where we’ll arrange a special feast, Pachamanca underground barbecue, where we’ll have different kinds os vegetables, meats, fruits, and buried underground with hot stones. After lunch, say goodbye to all our trekking team that accompanied you to this expedition. Afterward, take the private transportation to the archaeological site of Saywite: a great mysterious rock believed to be the complex irrigation system of the region. You’ll have plenty of time to explore the area, then return to Cusco, drop off at your hotel around 6:00 pm.