Huchuy Qosqo Trek to Machu Picchu 3 Days / 2 Nights

Package:	Huchuy Qosqo Trek to Machu Picchu
Duration:	3 Days / 2 Nights
Type:	Trek in the Andes and Cloud Forest
Group Size:	To suit group requirements
Difficulty degree of this hike:	Challenging due to the altitude: we recommend a period of at least 2 days for acclimatization in Cusco or over 3000m/9840ft
Departures Day:	- Daily departures are available along the year although due to weather    conditions, the recommended period for this trek is April to October. -  All private service departure dates are adapted to your request.

Description: Huchuy Qosqo Trek to Machu Picchu

Huchuy Qosqo Trek to Machu Picchu, This is a very nice Hike if you like hiking, being in the middle of nowhere (just being surrounded by nature) and like to go camping with a group and having fun with each other!! The Tambomachay is a site where few tourists come. At this place, at 1 hour from Cusco, you will find a small hill consisting of rocks and you will find caves in the form of passages. Huchuy Qosqo (small Cusco) is situated above the Valley of Urubamba and offers very spectacular views over the mountain range Cordillera de Vilcanota. Ending in Machu Picchu Sanctuary.

Day 01: Cusco, Tambomachay to Huchuy Q’osqo

At 6:00am we’ll pick you up from the hotel we go by car going to the ruins of Tambomachay (3700 meters). From here we follow the main road it curves sharply up hill to reach a pass of near 4200 meters. Follow it down into valley and through the small community at the bottom. As we descend along the trail you will see a beautifully green valley stretching away. The path we see on its right slope leads to Pisaj. Passing through the village and across a new bridge the trail takes us up over the second pass at around 4300 meters into high open country. On route we will see Lake Qoricocha (Golden Lake in Quechua). We continue along this clear trail. Arriving at the highest point of the trek, at 4350 meters. Finally, we descend towards the Pucamarca community at 4010m/13153ft, continuing the Itinerary in ascent until the summit of the Gulch, where we will be able to observe part of the Sacred Valley of the Inca, we continue with our walk in Upward form to arrive in León Punku, mysterious formations in Rocks, the Archaeological complex of Huchuy Q’osqo, have dinner and we will camp in an impressive atmosphere. Meals (L+D).

Day 02: Huchuy Qosqo to Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes.

After a reparative breakfast, we will have a Guided companion for the complex of HUCHUY Q'OSQO at 3.600 meters. with enough time to explore in all their dimension, after the visit we will continue with our walking it takes around two hours arriving to the step the highest of our journey (4200m), after admiring the knots or mountains in all your walking on the south of the country, we will go down around two hours until arrive to the lunch place, Then we catch the bus Ollantaytambo to catch the train to Aguas Calientes a place where we will overnight in a hotel. In the afternoon we’ll take the train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes. Spend the night in a nice hostal in Aguas Calientes Meals (B+L+D).

Day 03: Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu and back to Cusco

In the morning very early at 5:30am we’ll take a 25-minutes bus ride up to the site. Your first views will be of Huayna Picchu (“Young Mountain”), which towers above the ruins. It is possible to climb this mountain but it is a hard climb to the spectacular view from the top (takes about 50 minutes). Before you enter the site there is a cafeteria, luggage storage and toilets. Your local guide will give you an approx 2½ hour guided walking tour of the ruins explaining all about the culture, the buildings and the lifestyle of the Incas. After your tour you will then have free time to explore the ruins at your leisure. You will be issued with a transfer ticket and you can catch the bus down to the town of Aguas Calientes. In the afternoon we’ll take the train to Ollantaytambo, where we take our private car to Cusco.
Meals (B). B=Breakfast.

 

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