Choquequirao trek 3 Days By Sanctuary Lodge , During this 3 day tour, we will have the opportunity to enjoy the magnificent ruins of the Inca city Choquequirao, known as “the hidden Machu Picchu. you will be accompanied by our native guide who speaks English,Spanish and Quechua and will also teach you our customs .
This hike is very interesting where you can only get there by walking. Yes it is a little heavy but it is worth it Choquequirao ranked first in the Best in Travel list in the “Regions” category, one of the most prestigious classifications in destinations; These are recommended by international travel experts. In this list, Lonely Planet, the world’s largest travel guide, invites you to imagine Choquequirao in Peru as a place that offers the possibility of becoming an explorer:
“In the Inca citadel you can sit alone and appreciate the mountains, admire the route of the Apurimac River from above or see the condors fly.
We start the day picking you up from your Hotel, from 3:30 am to 4:00 am Approx. Leaving Cusco, we will go to Cachora town. (Approximately 3:30 hours after the departure from Cusco), there will be a short stop about 30 to 45 minutes for breakfast. Once the breakfast time is over, we will continue to a place called Capulioc, the starting point of the trek to Marampata “CHOQUEQUIRAO SANCTUARY LODGE”, We will descend approximately 2:30 hours / 7km of walk and arrive at the lunch point in Chiquisca.After lunch in Chiquisca and a short break, we will continue with the walk for 4.30 hours / 8km towards Marampata, one of the strongest roads of Cusco, it will be a challenge to reach Marampata. After a hard walk we finally will arrive at our Private Lodge, where we´ll have a delicious dinner and spend the entire night.
After a delicious buffet breakfast, we will begin our trek to the Archeological Complex of Choquequirao, which will last approximately 2 hours, the entire tour of Choquequirao will be guided, the Llamas sector, the Ceremonial Usno and the Religious Zone. Which is considered the sister of Machu Picchu, since there are several similarities, is also located at 1500 meters above the Apurimac Canon, only a third part of this Archaeological Complex has been discovered and many archaeologists still find something interesting each time. Then we will have a Picnic Lunch in Choquequirao, and then we will descend to Pajchayoc (Pajchayoc Waterfall). After this incredible excursion, we Will return to Marampata for dinner and finally we will finish our day with a comfortable overnight stay in our private lodge.
At dawn, at approximately 5 am, after to have a small snack, we will begin our descent walk to Chikisca, where we will have breakfast at 7:00 am and we will also take a short break, then we will start our last hike and we will return to the point sight of Capuliyoc to make a Good bye to this fascinating adventure, when we get to Capuliyoc we will have an aperitif and we will take our private transport to return to Cusco City.
