Choquequirao trek

You will depart from your hotel in Cusco at 4.30am and drive across the Andes towards Capuliyoc, arriving at around 8.30am. After a first breakfast prepared by your chef, you will start your adventure to one of the legendary lost cities of the Incas, the citadel of Choquequirao. The first part is a 4 hour descent from Capuliyoc (2950 m) to our lunch stop at Chikiska (1950 m). On the way we get our first views of the Apurimac Canyon, one of the deepest canyons in Peru. This part of the trek offers spectacular panoramic views and a variety of landscapes, from the mountains of Peru to the dense vegetation of the cloud forest. After lunch we continue for another two hours to Santa Rosa (2230m) where we will camp for the night.

After breakfast, get ready for one of the most challenging but rewarding days of this adventure! You will start with a 4 hour hike up to Marampata (2940m). On the way you will visit sugar cane farms where the locals produce "Cañazo", a local alcoholic drink that has been made for centuries and shipped to cities like Cusco. Lunch is served in a local house with stunning views of the mountains and river. After lunch we climb up and down for another 2 hours to Choquequirao (3050 m). A spectacular Inca site in the Peruvian Andes, Choquequirao was one of the last Inca cities built in the cloud forest and abandoned during the conquest of Peru. In the 16th century it may have been one of the entrances to Vilcabamba, the last Inca capital. Today our campsite offers spectacular views of the Apurimac Valley and the Peruvian Andes.