Huchuy Qosqo Trek to Machu Picchu 3 Days/ 2 Nights
3D/2N
2.400 msnm
Moderate
Group
Description
The appeal of Huchuy Qosqo trek is the combination of stunning Inca ruins, isolated rural indigenous villages, magnificent snow-capped mountains, exotic vegetation of types and varieties. The trail “goes off the beaten track,” over high Andean passes, through the Sacred Valley of the Incas with its unforgettable scenic views, and visits “the Green House of the Incas,” MORAY and the Salt Mines…. which absolutely no one else does it. It ends at one of the 7 wonders of the world: Machu Picchu.
It is believed that the archeological site of Huchuy Qosqo was built during the reign of the eighth Inca Ruler, Viracocha. Inca rulers acquired large royal estates to increase their power and wealth and that of their descendants who inherited the estates. Royal estates served also as elegant country palaces and, at times, fortresses to fend off rivals for power. Thus, the name Huchuy Qosqo, “Little Cusco”, was for a royal estate or government center modeled on the Inca capital.
DAY 1: CUSCO – PATABAMBA – HUCHUY QOSQO.
We pick you up at your hotel at 6 am and then we drive in our private transport to the village of Patabamba (3800m/12,467ft), only 1 hour from Cusco. Once we arrive, we put our backpacks on and get ready to start a gentle hike uphill for the next 3 hours to get to the highest point of the trek (4,200m/13,779ft). From there we have fantastic views of the surrounding snowcapped mountains and valleys. We descend towards the village of Pucamarca and spend time at the Inca ruins there. From there we follow the original Inca trail into the Inca city of Huchuy Qosqo. There we have time to explore the city and then we head to our Homestay. Here your guide will introduce you to the local family who will show you your room for the night with all the amazing views of the surrounding areas and the Inca city. By late afternoon, you will enjoy your tea, and later have dinner with your local family! In the evening, you will have the opportunity to enjoy the sky full of brilliant stars and see the Inca’s constellations which your guide will show you.
- Meals: Lunch Box – Afternoon Tea Time – Dinner
- Accommodation: Homestay at a local family’s home with a proper toilet.
- Distance: 13kms/8 miles approximately
- Difficulty: Moderate.
DAY 2: HUCHUY QOSCO – OLLANTAYTAMBO – AGUAS CALIENTES.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
- Accommodation: Wiracocha Inn Hotel or Andean Terra Hotel
- Distance: 7kms/4.3 miles approximately
- Difficulty: Easy
DAY 3: AGUAS CALIENTES – MACHU PICCHU – CUSCO.
- Meals: Breakfast
- Difficulty: Easy.
- Transfer from your the airport to your hotel
- Briefing at our office the night before the trekking departure.
- Pick up from your hotel in the morning of the trek departure.
- All transfers in our van only for SAM Travel Peru client´s.
- Entry fee to Machu Picchu
- Entrance tickets to Moray, Salt Mines and Ollantaytambo
- Entry to Huchuy Qosqo
- Guided tour of Machu Picchu.
- Homestay with local family
- English speaking experienced professional tour guide.
- Meals as indicated in the itinerary (optional vegetarian food with prior request)
- 2 Bus tickets from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu and return to Aguas Calientes
- First Aid kit including emergency oxygen bottle.
- Round trip train ticket (expedition service) from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes
- Private transport from Ollantaytambo to your hotel in Cusco.
- Celebration dinner in Ollantaytambo
- Hotel in Aguas Calientes with private bathroom and room, hot shower, phone, storage, wifi and breakfast included!.
- Rain ponchos.
- Entrance to Huayna Picchu – US$35.
- Entrance to Machu Picchu Mountain – US$30
- Walking Poles – US$7
- First breakfast and last lunch.
- Upgrade to Vista Dome Train – US$57 (For the return to Cusco (Poroy) at 4:43pm )
- Optional upgrade – Hotel in Aguas Calientes
- Tips for the crew, guide, cook and porters of ANDEAN TOUR.
This Trek can be done any day that is best for you as long as we have a minimum of 2 trekkers!
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