Booking fee
The booking fee includes the costs of booking your tickets such as charges for payment processing. It also covers the provision of our customer care center for processing your order, and all charges imposed by our suppliers.
* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Choquequirao is located in the Southeastern part of the Cusco city, between the department of Cusco and the department of Apurímac; this is a magnificent variant to know instead of the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. In a long five days walk, mountains with variety of flora and fauna will be combined. The ruins have been cleaned today partially by COPESCO, the governmental institution responsible for the tourism in Peru. In the route to Choquequirao, climate is varied, from inter Andean warm zone, to forest eyebrow.
The Choquequirao name means “Gold Cradle”, and this city is considered, like sister of Machu Picchu by its similarities. Both are to 1500 meters over a river: Choquequirao - river Apurímac and Machu Picchu - Urubamba River. It was an administrative and religious center. It covers more than 8 hectares and only a single third have been discovered. The archaeologists discover more every day.
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Doubles tents, comfort and a safe keeping of backpacks. Our tents are 3-season
Accommodation for our guides, cook and porters
Mules to take the personal luggage, maximum 6 Kg.
Muleteer & Mules to take the luggage
Lunch
Dinner
Breakfast
Spanish/English Professional guide and assistance
First-aid kit
Snacks
Matras (insulating long cushions to sleep)
Dinning Tent, Kitchen Tents, tables and camp stool
Cooker and assistance
All the feeding in the route (breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea time and snacks)
Private Transport Cusco – Cachora - Cusco
If you want to ride a horse during the entire long walk, you can rent it by USD 120 per all the trekking (You couldn’t ride in descent). Since 2 or more horse the price is USD 100 per horse.
Rent of Sleeping -10ºC = USD 20 per all the trekking
Rent a pair of walking sticks = USD 10 per all the trekking
If you want to sleep along in the tent you have to add + USD 20 per person
Tips for the tour guide and carriers
The breakfast on the first day and the last lunch in Cachora
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
A small backpack with a change of clothes for the whole period of the trek
A big backpack with: Warm clothes, including jacket, fleeces. Thermal clothing is also recommended, especially for sleeping
Rain gear (jacket and pants if available) or rain poncho (plastic ponchos can be purchased in Cusco)
Flashlight, camera, binoculars, films and batteries (batteries consume more quickly under cold conditions)
Hat or cap to protect you from the sun, rain and cold
Gloves, scarf, handkerchiefs
Sun block, after-sun cream or hydrating cream for face and body
Insect repellent – minimum recommended 20% DEET
Toilet paper
Personal first-aid kit
Snacks: biscuits, energy bars, chocolate, raw fruits, muesli, etc. Please beware that we do provide a daily morning snack and our meal service is very complete and well supplied. This recommendation applies for all clients being used to a specific snack, as it may happen that it is not included in our selection.
Non-disposable canteen (Nalgene type) and water for the first morning. Optionally: water sterilizing tablets in case you pick up water from streams or rivers along the route. Otherwise, we provide filtered boiled water, which is safe to drink and has not reported any health problem so far.
Cash in soles and/or US$ (no ATM machines in Cachora)
Optional: walking sticks or poles
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
home3
20 Apr 2022
We did the 7 day trekking through Choquequirao ending in Aguas Calientes. That is an awesome trek, the camping very comfortable, the food excellent and the guide and staff are wonderful people. Dany is more than a guide, is a friend that really loves his land and what he does, he loves teaching you on the road everything about the Incas, the faith, the tradition and even culinary secrets.
You leave all the stress in those amazing mountains, though you have to be in good shape to enjoy it.
Flacurris
03 Nov 2019
Excelente calidad de atención desde el pre hasta el post trekking. Un gran equipo (Eleuterio, Jorge, David y Junior) y un gran guía (Moisés Vergara). Una caminata difícil se hace grata si te acompañas de buenas personas!! Felicitaciones y agradecimientos a todos!! #santucusco
Javier_Bariloche
25 Jun 2019
Fuimos un grupo de once personas, y la verdad es que todos terminamos encantados con el servicio ofrecido y lo imponente del paisaje y el sitio de Choquequirao.
Los guías fueron eficientes, cuidaron el grupo de forma ejemplar (hubo una torcedura leve de una integrante, que fue acompañada con mucho profesionalismo, en partes proveyeron una mula de silla, aunque consiguió caomnar la mayor parte del tiempo). Los tiempos de caminata estaban bien calculados, y los lugares de descanso o campamento estaban bien distribuídos en el camino. Consignas claras y guías que saben su oficio. Muy interesantes las explicaciones, desde las aves a la cosmovisión andina, pasando por recetas de comida Peruana y como preparar Pisco Sour. Sentimos que además de todo, nos llevamos un pantallazo de cultura popular Peruana. Felicitaciones a Fisher y Nicholl, nuestros guias por todo lo que nos dieron y lo que nos ayudaron a disfrutar!
Comentario aparte para la calidad de la comida. Fue excelente, tanto la variedad como la calidad de los platos que nos prepararon.¡Felicitaciones al equipo de cocina! No nos esperábamos tanto, fue maravilloso. Además la cordialidad de todo el equipo es digna de destacar, ayudó en mucho al disfrute de toda la experiencia.
Este rincón de la Pachamama es hermoso y espectacular, desde lo profundo de la garganta del Apurimac, a los nevado como La Abuela que se ven a lo lejos. Los cambios de vegetación y de clima durante el recorrido, los juegos de las nubes en las montañas, y el broche de oro de llegar a la enorme construcción Inka son algo único y difícil de describir. ¡Mil gracias a todo el equipo!
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