This remote and rarely visited region offers the trekker an insight into traditional Andean life; a timeless world where farmers plant their crops on the lands their ancestors tended and watch over herds of llamas and alpacas beneath the sacred snowcapped peaks they worshipped as gods. The path is one of the Inca trails from the time of the Incas. Nowadays, the trail is still in use by farmers, who are descendants of the Quechua people. The trail connects the communities of Cuncani, Quisuarani, and Lares with life in the Sacred Valley. On the third day, we will take the afternoon train to Machupicchu Pueblo, having a full day to explore the Machu Picchu Sanctuary the next day.
Cusco - Quishuarani - Cuncani
Cuncani - Cuyoc
Cuyoc - Pumuhuanca - Urubamba - Train to Machupicchu
Machupicchu – Cusco
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We will make an early morning departure from Cusco to the trailhead by private transportation. Once in Quisuarani, we will start our hike toward our first mountain pass, where we can enjoy a spectacular view of the Andes adorned with glaciers and lakes. On the descent, we will have lunch, and afterwards, we will continue to our first campsite in the high Andean community of Cuncani.
(6 km / 3.73 mi. / approximately 5 hours walk)
Meals: Breakfast and lunch included
After breakfast, we will start our hike and reach our second mountain pass, crossing several lakes along the way. At the pass, we will have our lunch and break. Coming down from the pass, we can appreciate the view of the Sacred Valley of the Incas and the flat area surrounding Maras. We will set up our tents at Cuyoc campsite beside a wild forest of Queuña trees.
(7 km / 4.35 mi / approximately 7 hours walk)
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
We will walk down along the Pumahuanca Valley, crossing the community of Pacchaspata and the ruins found there. At the end of our trek, we will see the community farm of Ahuamarca, which is well-developed. Here, we will be picked up by our transport and drive to Ollantaytambo. From this town, we will take the afternoon train to Aguas Calientes, where we will spend the night at a hostel.
(6 km / 3.73 mi / approximately 5 hours walk)
Meals: Breakfast and lunch included
We will take the first morning bus to Machu Picchu, arriving before the crowds of tourists coming from Cusco by train. We will take a guided tour of the Sanctuary of Machu Picchu and, if time permits, we can walk to the Inti Punku, the Sun Gate. We will make a late afternoon descent by bus to Aguas Calientes and return by train to Cusco. We will arrive in Cusco in the evening and transfer you to your hotel of choice. (Hotel in Cusco not included)
Meals: Breakfast included
Included
– Private transport Cusco/Quisuarani (first day)
– Professional guide
– A cook to prepare all meals
– Cooking equipment, mess tent, dining tent, chairs, tables, accommodation for the porters and cook
– Mountain Hardwear tents (a 3-person tent for every 2 individuals)
– Foam mattress (self-inflating mattress can be rented – included in private service)
– Pack horses to carry equipment and your personal gear
– Wranglers responsible for the horses
– Meals (4 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners, and snacks)
– Boiled water provided at meal times to refill your water bottle
– Private transportation: Urubamba – Ollantaytambo (third day)
– VISTADOME train: Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu (third day)
– Hostel at Aguas Calientes on the third day
– Roundtrip bus from Aguas Calientes to the Machu Picchu Sanctuary
– Entrance fee for Machu Picchu
– Expedition train: Machu Picchu – Cusco (Sometimes the service can be bimodal, that means, train until Ollantaytambo or Poroy train station then bus service of the train company until Wanchaq train station in Cusco).
– Private transport: Cusco train station – Cusco hotel
– First aid kit, emergency oxygen, radio communications
Not Included
– Sleeping bag and walking sticks (can be rented in our office)
– Water bottle (The use of disposable bottles or single-use plastic bottles is forbidden )
– Lunch on the last day
– Dinner on the third and last day
– Tips for the guide, cook, and wranglers