HUCHUY QOSQO TREK TO MACHUPICCHU 3 DAYS 2 NIGHTS

 3 DAYS/ 2 NIGHTS: HUCHUY QOSQO TREK TO MACHUPICCHU

Duration: 3 days/ 2 nights

ITINERARY:

DAY 1: CUSCO – TAMBOMACHAY – LAKE QORICOCHA – PATABAMBA COMMUNITY:

They will pick us up from the hotel in Cusco at 07:00 AM and enseguid we will go to the Archaeological Center of Tambomachay and from this point we will start our walk to Huchuy Qosqo. We will climb the mountainside for 2 hours approx. and we will reach the first pass, here we will have enough time to enjoy the breathtaking views of the Inca archaeological sites and the city of Cusco. Later we will descend towards the valley where we will stop to visit a small local village called Quesser Grande, then we will continue with the walk to Lake Qoricocha.

Arriving at this point we will enjoy a well-deserved lunch, we will also be able to appreciate a variety of birds that fly over the place and the benefits of nature offered by this area. Next, we will pass by the shore of thelake located in the area and from there we will walk 2 more hours until we reach the community of Patabamba, arriving we will be received by the villagers who will share their customs and traditions and a delicious dinner. We will spend an amazing night in acozy place under the stars.

DAY 2: PATABAMBA – HUCHUYQOSQO – LAMAY – AGUAS CALIENTES:

After enjoying a tasty and energetic breakfast we will start our walk along a path that will take us to the archaeological site of Huchuy Qosqo. We will pass through a small town, called Sihua;  we will cross the Pukamarca pass  (4150 masl.), from where we will have a splendid view of the Urubamba mountain range and the Sacred Valley of the Incas. We will continue our hike to the top and then descend until we arrive the community of Pukamarca where we will enjoy a refreshing lunch. 

After this, we will continue our walk to the Puma punku canyon, a word in Quechua that means “the door of the puma”. From here we will walk along an Inca trail that will take us to the Mysterious Inca Archaeological Site  of Huchuy Qosqo, which means “Little Cusco” perched on the Sacred Valley of the Incas at 3600 meters above sea level. Here with our guide we will explore all the incredible  Inca buildings of Huchuy Qosqo as well as: The Sacred Temples, The Inca terraces that they used for agriculture, Warehouses and the Inca Reservoir that served for the storage of water during the dry season.  

After visiting this Inca site,we will continue our walk downhill to the town of Lamay for approximately 2 hours. Upon our arrival in Lamay, we will board our tourist transport that will take us to the Ollantaytambo train station. Upon our arrival in Ollantaytambo we will take the train that will take us to Aguas Calientes (2 hour trip). Upon arrival in Aguas Calientes we will go to  our corresponding hotel to spend the night.

Hotel night in Aguas Calientes.

DAY 3: MACHU PICCHU SANCTUARY TOUR – RETURN TO CUSCO:

In the morning at the time indicated according to our guide, we will go to the bus station to have a 30-minute trip. We will follow a zigzagging route until we get the Sanctuary of Machu Picchu that is located at the top of the mountain.  Finally we will enter the  Citadel of Machu Picchu to start the guided tour, our professional tour guide will show us the history of this Mysterious Inca Citadel; We will visit its enigmatic attractions such as: the guardian enclosure, the temple of the sun, the Intiwatana, the temple of the three windows, the sacred square, the temple of the condor,  The Sacred Rock and others. 

Finishing the visit of Machu Picchu we will get on the bus that will return us to Aguas Calientes where we will have free time for lunch (not included), at the indicated time we will board the train that will take us back to the Ollantaytambo station, it is at this point that a staff of the agency will be waiting for us to  be transferred to the city of Cusco in tourist transport.

End of services.

INCLUDES:

• Professional bilingual tour guide  (English and Spanish).
• Pick up from the hotel and transfer to the start of the trek.
• entrance tickets to the archaeological sites of Huchuy Qosqo and Machu Picchu.
• 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners (vegetarian meal option available at no extra cost)
• 1 night in Lodge and 1 night hotel in the town ofAguas Calientes.
• Train Tickets Ollantaytambo – Cusco.
• Bus ticket up and down: town of Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – town of Aguas Calientes.
• tourist transport Ollantaytambo station. Cusco. 
• 1 horse in case of emergencies.
• Emergency oxygen bottle.
• First aid kit.

NOT INCLUDED:

• Sleeping bag (you can rent in our office).
• Trekking poles  (you can rent in our office).
• Breakfast on the first  day  and lunch on the third day.
• Tips.

WHAT WE RECOMMEND TO BRING FOR THE TOUR:

• Original passport
• Travel insurance is essential
• Sleeping bag (not included, but can be hired by us)
• Walking boots
• Waterproof jacket or rain poncho
• A warm jacket
• Warm hat and gloves, sun cap
• Shirts
• Comfortable pants
• Sunscreen (SPF35 recommended)
• Repellent
• Toiletries and hand sanitizer
• Personal medication
• Camera and flashlight/headlight, batteries

COST PER PERSON IN U.S. DOLLARS:

DISCOUNTS:

• Tourists with a passport from the Andean community (Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia) get a discount on the cost of the tour.
• Special discounts for groups of more than “04 people”

IMPORTANT

• Rates are based on double accommodation.

• Rates do not include IGV in the case of Peruvian tourists.

HUAYNAPICCHU 

• To climb the Huayna Picchu mountain, there is a limit of 400 people per day, it is recommended to make the reservation in advance. Since, once the quotas for the mountain are exhausted, there is no option to getthose quotas.

• The cost to climb this mountain is $ 65.00 USD, which must be increased to the total cost of the package.

TRAIN OPTIONS FOR YOUR TRIP TO MACHUPICCHU:

HOTEL OPTIONS:

The tours are in shared service, that is, you will join a group for the excursions, which means that you will share the bus with other travelers like you and the guide for the group. This is also an opportunity to meet other people.  We also have the option of private service forwhich you will have a private transport at your disposal for the tours and the professional tour guide also just for you, To consult the prices of this private service write to the corporative mail  libertyperutravel@gmail.com