Itinerary

1. Day 1: Cusco- Cachora- Coca Masana- Chikisa Camp

   • Meet at Cusco, then leave for the four-hour drive to Cachora at 6:00 am. 

   • Halt for breakfast midway and admire the wonderful Limatambo Canyon and the great Apu –Salkantay and Humantay Mountains.

   • Continue to the village of Cachora. Meet with the arrieros, our expedition support crew. Then begin the three-hour hike through this historically rich territory.

   • Trek to Capuliyoc and view the Apurimac valley from above. You can also spot the snow-capped peaks of Padrayoc and Wayna Cachora.

   • Travel to Coca Masana and spot the different flora and fauna of the region.

   • Arrive at Playa Rosalina, a camp next to the Apurimac river with a pleasant landscape and bonfires in each place, famous for rafting rapids. 

   • Overnight stay at the camp. 

   Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

   Approximate trekking time: 7 – 8 Hours

2. Day 2: Playa Rosalina- Choquequirao

   • Have an early breakfast, then travel to Apurimac River where you have to cross a typical holding bridge to visit the forest of cactus, agaves, and exotic local fruit trees. 

   • Trek to the archaeological complex of Choquequirao, an Incan site in southern Peru, similar in structure and architecture to Machu Picchu. 

   • Then move to the Inca complex to visit the farming terraces of Paqchayoc and the house of the waterfall, a perch on the edge of a cliff overlooking a ribbon waterfall, and other sightseeing spots. Here you can also try local dishes like the “Cambric”, a local cognac made from sugar cane. 

   • Overnight camping in Choquequirao.

   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Dinner

   Approximate trekking time: 7- 8 Hours

3. Day 3: Choquequirao Archaeological Complex- Raqaypata

   • Explore the incredible ruins of Choquequira, the "lost city" of Peru. 

   • Visit the twelve different sectors of the complex including the main square, temple Hurin, and the vegetation sectors.

   • Overnight camp stay in Raqaypata.

   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

   Approximate trek time: 3-4 Hours

4. Day 4: Raqaypata – Coca Masana or Capulichayuc

   • Have breakfast, then begin your trek back towards the Apurimac River. 

   • Halt for lunch then continue to trek to the final campsite at Coca Masana.

   • Overnight stay in a camp in Coca Masana.

   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

   Approximate trekking time: 7 – 8 Hours

5. Day 5: Coca Masana – Cachora – Cusco

   • Trek to the Cachora village and then take a bus back to Cusco from here.

   • Halt at the archaeological site of Sayhuite to have lunch and sightsee. 

   • Reach Cusco and then depart. 

   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

   Approximate Walking Time: 4 – 5 Hours