Picchu Machu Picchu

From the airport we will make our way to the Sacred Valley, on the way we will visit a breeding place of Andean camelids: llamas, alpacas, vicuñas and huanacos, the viewpoint of the valley will be mandatory to enjoy the wonderful scenery and thus be welcomed to the land of the Incas. Visit the Inca city of Pisa’q, then its charming traditional market. Overnight in the Sacred Valley.

– Distance: 33 km driving

– Duration: 5 hours approx.

– Maximum altitude: 3399 m Cusco

– Minimum altitude: 2900m Pisa’q

– Accessibility: Driving

– Difficulty level: Easy

– Activities: Scenic, cultural, experience with alpaca lamas, textiles and the archaeological center of Pisa’q

– Overnight: Hotel in the Sacred Valley

We will continue to learn about the technological, agricultural, textile and mining advances that the Inkas developed, even today they still use these techniques of work, to know how they get natural dyes for the wool of their animals we will visit Chinchero, in Moray we will appreciate one of the centers of acclimatization and domestication of alpacas. When we see a mountainside covered in white, we will know that we have arrived at the salt flat, but in Ollantaytambo more than one will be left with an open mouth.
– Distance: 138 km driving
– Duration: all day
– Maximum altitude: 3700 m Chincheros
– Minimum altitude: 2792 m Ollantaytambo.
– Accessibility: Driving
– Difficulty: easy
– Activities: Scenic, cultural, experience with alpaca lamas and textiles, visit to archaeological centers: Ollantaytambo, Chinchero, Moray and visit to the salt mine.
– Overnight: Hotel in the Cusco.

In the morning we will couple hours in the main street in Cusco. Then we will take our trasport to the uper moutains of Cusco to complete our preparatory for the next expedition.

– Distance: 45 km by car. 7 km hike

– Duration: Half day

– Maximum altitude: 3700m Pukapukara

– Minimum altitude: 3399 m Cusco

– Accessibility: Transportation and trail

– Difficulty: Moderate

– Activities: Scenic, Visit to archaeological center during the hike, cultural and mystical.

– Overnight: Hotel in Cusco

We will leave Cusco and go to the viewpoint of the condors in Chonta (3400 m). On the way we will visit Killarumillo’q (stone moon, 3500 m), the Salkantay glacier viewpoint (wild, 6279 m) and the archaeological complex of Tarawasi (tara house, 2654 m) We will have a 3.5 km hike to reach the Condors viewpoint, we will have the most amazing landscape of the Andes mountain range. Then our transportation will take us to Soraypampa (3900 m), the base camp.

– Distance: 152 km. Driving 7 km. hike

– Maximum altitude: 3900 m Soraypampa camp.

– Minimum elevation: 2654 m Tarahuasi Archaeological Center

– Accessibility: Transportation, Trail

– Difficulty: Easy – Moderate

– Activities: Visit to archaeological centers: Killarumilloc, Tarahuasi, landscape hike and condor viewpoint.

– Overnight: Camping in Soraypampa.

We start the day trekking along the slopes of the Salkantay and Humantay glaciers. We will head towards the Humantay Lagoon (4200 m.) and a great reward awaits us when we arrive and have in front of us the unique colors of the lagoon and the glacier. Then we will return and take the main route to the epic part of the expedition to the Salkantay Glacier.

– Distance: 18 km hike

– Maximum elevation: 4630 m Salkantay Pass

– Minimum elevation: 3860 m Huayracmachay camp.

– Feasibility: Trail – Inca Trail

– Level of Difficulty: Moderate – Difficult

– Activities: Trekking, Lakes, Scenic – Glaciers, Salkantay Pass, Cultural and Mystical

– Overnight: Camping in Huayracmachay

A sunrise between very high glaciers and the wide view of the mountains will give us the energy to continue the trek. We will have the opportunity to taste different exotic fruits that grow in the area (depending on the season).  At the end of the trek, a transportation will be waiting for us to take us to Santa Teresa – our campsite, and we will visit the hot springs of Cocalmayu.

– Distance: 19 km on foot, 16 km with transportation.

– Maximum altitude: 3860 m Huayracmachay

– Minimum altitude: 1433 m Cocalmayo hot springs.

– Accessibility: Trail and transportation

– Level of difficulty: Moderate – Difficult

– Activities: Hiking, cloud forest, tropical and subtropical forest, wild fruit and hot springs.

– Overnight: Camping in Santa Teresa.

In the morning we have an exciting adventure in the mountains: ZIP-LINE! At the end of this activity we will go to Lucmabamba (2000 m) to reach the Inca Trail. The trail begins with the visit of the coffee plantations and we will prepare our own coffee and we will be more than ready for the ascent that will take us to the viewpoints of the most impressive landscapes and the most important in this adventure, showing us in the distance the wonder of the world, Machupicchu. We will also enjoy the Machupicchu landscape from our campsite.

– Distance: 8 km trek

– Maximum altitude: 2740 m Llacta Pata Pass

– Minimum elevation: 1550 m Santa Teresa village

– Feasibility: Transportation, Inca Trail

– Difficulty: Moderate – Difficult

– Activities: Zip line, hiking, landscaping, visit to the archaeological center of Llactapata and Machupicchu.

– Overnight: Lodge in Llactapata.

We will have the sunrise of the day, clearing the silhouette of the mountains and Machupicchu shining in the sunlight. With this colorful sunrise we will start the day with good energy. The hike is downhill to the Aobamba river, then we will follow the Urubamba river and border the mountain of Machupicchu.

– Distance: 14 km. hike

– Maximum altitude: 2650 m Llactapata Lodge

– Minimum altitude: 1800 m hydroelectric.

– Accessibility: Trail

– Level of difficulty: Moderate

– Activities: Trekking, Hiking, Scenic and cultural activities

– Overnight: Hotel in Aguas Calientes.

The most awaited day has arrived! We will walk inside Machupicchu, the emblem of our culture, and live an experience that will take us back to the time of the Incas. A unique mystical panorama, surrounded by the beauty of the mountains, this visit will reveal the knowledge of the Inca life. We will have lunch in a restaurant near Machupicchu. In the afternoon we take the train back to Cusco.

– Maximum altitude: 3350 m Cusco

– Minimum altitude: 2040 m Aguas Calientes

– Accessibility: Bus and walk in Machupicchu

– Level of difficulty: Easy

– Activities: Scenic, Machupicchu tour, historical, archaeological and cultural tour

– Overnight: Hotel in Cusco

Let’s explore the southern valley! We will start by visiting Q’oricancha (place of gold), which is the center of our spirituality and culture, then we will go to Tipon: hydraulic center and Inca agricultural experiment, traditional lunch at the Huacarpay lagoon. In the afternoon we will visit the church of Andahuaylillas (Sistine of America), in its interior houses more gold than anywhere else nearby. Then the village of Oropesa will open its doors for us to see its traditional ovens and the process of baking the traditional bread that is very popular in the Cusco region will be part of our experience.

– Distance: 83 km. driving

– Duration: all day

– Maximum altitude: 3390 m. Cusco

– Minimum elevation: 3020 m. Huacarpay Lake

– Accessibility: Transportation

– Difficulty: Easy

– Activities: Scenic, cultural, historical, traditional bread baking, visits to archaeological centers and Inca temples, Qòricancha, Tipon, colonial church.

– Overnight: local house in Pitumarka

Today is the sensation of the moment, the Rainbow Mountain, and getting there is fantastic. Very early we will drive about 1 hour to start the hike to the Rainbow Mountain, accompanied by high mountains and glaciers around, will allow us an incomparable view. We will also explore the Red Valley, the surrounding landscape will create a unique experience.

– Distance: 110 km driving, 7 km walking.

– Duration: all day

– Maximum altitude: 5200 m Cerro Arcoíris (Rainbow Hill)

– Minimum altitude: 3390 m Cusco

– Accessibility: Transportation and trail

– Difficulty: Moderate

– Activities: Scenic, Cultural, Historical, Adventure Trekking, Nature

– Overnight: Hotel in Cusco

In the morning we will go to Cusco. We will visit Saqsayhuaman, known for the enormous stones that form its walls of gigantic proportions; in Q’enqo we will pass through tunnels dug in the rock; Pukapukara and Tambomachay.

– Distance: 45 km by car.

– Duration: Half day

– Maximum altitude: 3580m Pukapukara

– Minimum altitude: 3399 m Cusco

– Accessibility: Transportation and trail

– Difficulty: Easy

– Activities: Scenic, Visit to archaeological centers: Sacsayhuaman, Q’enqo, Pukapukara, cultural and mystical.

– Overnight: Hotel in Cusco

Goodbye Cusco! Transfer to the airport for your flight home.