Choquequirao Peru – Choquequirao Trek Peru 9D/8N

Breakfast is the first thing of the day before the Marampata climb.  You will start ascending to Santa Rosa, taking about 2 hours. 

After a short break, continue climbing for another 2 hours until reaching Marampata. In Marampata you’ll have the first views of Choquequirao. Near here is our campsite. We’ll lunch in the camp and take a break.

After resting, we’ll enjoy the views of the llama terraces. Take pictures of the surrounding views and enjoy the sunset. 

Today’s hike will be the main show. We’ll begin after breakfast. The main guided tour to the Choquequirao ruins will be extensive and paused. Our guide will lead you through the most important places and most iconics views.

After Lunch, we’ll take a break before starting the hike again. During this hike we’ll encounter amazing panoramic views in the Choquequirao Pass. 

Our final stop of the day will be Pinchaunuyoc. This is another archaeological site where you can observe the sunset. Our campsite is near there. We will have dinner and sleep near there.

We will depart after breakfast. The descent of the day will be to Río Blanco. There you can bathe in the river water. The hike after will be uphill.

You will have a small break to eat and rehydrate. Then we’ll continue to the Maizal. We will stay here for the day. You will sample some native snacks and participate in cultural exchange activities.

Following a breakfast with a hot beverage. We’ll embark on a journey across the Vilcanota Mountain range. The road to Yanama is rocky, but the mountain views are spectacular. 

It will take around 4 hours to arrive at the Condor pass ,(4,200 m/13,780 ft). Near here with the views of the Vilcanota Mountain Range, we’’l have lunch.

Finally, after 4 more hours of hiking we will arrive in Yanama town. This day will also have cultural exchange. You’ll visit local houses to learn about the locals and their way of life and thinking. 

After breakfast, we’ll trek through an impressive route. We’ll reach the highest point in the trip at 4,500 m (14,760 ft). From here you can peak at Salkantay Mountain and  Machu picchu.

We’ll hike a little more after Lunch to arrive to Totora. We’ll enter the paths of the Salkantay trek. We’ll spend the night camping in Totora.

We’ll trek to Ccolpapampa from Totora for 3 hours, after a good breakfast. During the trek we will encounter other groups of excursionists from the Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu.

In Ccolpapampa, we’ll eat a wonderful lunch. Then we’ll continue to La Playa. On the way there we will appreciate the charms of the high altitude jungle. 

In la Playa we’ll be welcome in our camp with snacks and beverages. Our stay overnight will be on La playa.

Today we will hike a section of the Inca Trail. This also will be our last hiking day. As always after breakfast, we will depart to Llaqtapata.  

We’ll witness coffee and fruit plantations along the Santa Teresa valley. After 3 hours, we’ll reach the Llactapata inca site. From here you can observe the approaching Machu Picchu Mountain.

After a short tour, we’ll trek downhill to the Hydroelectric Station. Here we’ll have lunch and say goodbye to the tour crew. We’ll follow the train tracks for around 3 hours to arrive at Machu Picchu town, or Aguas Calientes.

In Aguas Calientes, hotel amenities will be there for you. Here we’ll have a commemorative special dinner.

At 6:00 am, we’ll take the bus to Machu Picchu citadel. We’ll enjoy the last guided tour of our adventure. Of course we’ll visit the most iconic places of the complex. As a tour operator, we want to give you enough time to enjoy this world’s wonder. 

You will also have time to explore on your own before the visit ends. We will go back to Aguas Calientes for lunch around midday. 

We’ll catch the evening train to Ollantaytambo. And from there, the bus back to Cusco after his epic journey.