5 Days and 4 Nights

Choquekirao Trekking

Information
It is located to the northeast of the Cusco city, between the Apurimac river and the Vilcabamba mountain range, outstanding the Salkantay 6271 masl (20575ft.). This hiking offers a biodiversity of species that are in extinction, like the case of the condor of the Andes, pumas and the speckled bear. This zone served as refuge and natural strength for the sixteenth movement of Inca resistance of the XVI century, by that zone is conserved in the oral tradition that over there is located EL DORADO (golden city), even hidden for archaeology. There is another Inca network which connected the zones of Vilcabamba (la Vieja), Espiritu Pampa, Ñusta Hispana, Vitcos, and Rosas Pampa.

Itinerary
Day 1: CUSCO - CACHORA - CHIKISKA
We leave from Cusco early in the morning approximately at 6:00, arriving to Cachora (2900 masl) at 9:00 a.m. it is typical and quite Andean town where we will know our tour trekking team (porters, cook, and horseman). after healthful breakfast we will start our hiking to Capuliyoc (2915M) where we will have lunch, during the hike will enjoy of the view of the Apurimac valley, snow-capped peaks of Padreyoc and Wayna Cachora (5482M) afterwards will descend through the eastern slopes of the Andes to Chikisca (2330masl) the weather becomes warmer and the flora and fauna begin to change, finally we will arrive to playa Rosalina (1550 masl).

Day 2: CHIKISKA - SANTA ROSA
After breakfast, we will start the long walk, descending to the canyon of the Apurimac, the recommendation for this day is to lighten the weight of the bag pack to avoid the fatigue by the excess of heat and weight, lunch might be at the sector of Rosalina’s, after our break, we will ascend by a lapse of 2:30 hrs. Until the camp site of Santa Rosa, spending the night drinking cambray (sugar cane juice).

Day 3: SANTA ROSA - CHOKEKIRAO
We will wake up early to initiate our long walk to take advantage of the freshness of the morning, because at noon the heat is unbearable, the hike will be for 4 hrs. Until Marampata spot to have lunch, in the evening we will arrive to the archaeological site of Choquekirao, we might sleep on one of the Inca terraces.

Day 4: CHOKEKIRAO - CHIKISKA
In the morning we will visit all the archaeological site, the museum too, where the arqueologist are displaying some of the artefacts that they found during the different excavations, after wards we will go back, lunch at Santa Rosa spot, our camping is going to be Chikisca.

Day 5: CHIKISKA - CACHORA - CUSCO
Earlier we will have breakfast, sooner we finish it, will start our ascending toward the first pass after that we will arrive into the village of Cachora where the bus is going to be waiting to bring us back to the Cusco town.

After lunch will thank to the group of porters, cook and horseman who accompanied us during the hike.

Arriving to the city of Cusco at 6:00 p.m.

GRADE: Moderate / Strenuous / Suitable for most hill walkers. Average trek duration daily 6 hrs.

INCLUDED
• Transport by bus (Cusco - Cachora - Cusco)
• Professional guide
• Entrance to Choquekirao
• Camping equipment (tents)
• Sleeping pads
• First aid kit
• Meals (4B/4L/4D)
• Horses to carry the equipment of the agency

NOT INCLUDED
• Sleeping bag
• Horses for riding
• Extra expenses

RECOMMENDATIONS
• Hiking boots
• Rain gear or plastic ponchos
• Warm clothing
• Sleeping bag (-5 degrees Celsius)
• Sun block and insect repellent
• Sun glasses
• Sun hut and wool hut
• Flash light
• Personal stuff of cleanliness .

PRICE PER PERSON: