Adventure Tourism

Day 1:

We leave from Cusco at 4:00am in the morning. Arriving at Cachora town at 6:30 in the morning where we will have our breakfast. Hereafter we arrange the equipment on mules and horses. From that place we can observe the majestic Padrayoc snowcovered peaks, it is 17,985. ft.a.s.l. The hike on this first day is 13.48 miles of distance. On the way we will observe Padrayoc y Wayna Cachora snowcovered peaks, we can appreciate the beautiful change of the landscape from precipices to snowy mountains. We have our lunch in a place called Playa Rosalina at 1:00 pm. On the way we will observe Apurimac canyon with its impressive depth and in Santa Rosa (6,939 ft.a.s.l.) we will set up our campsite. The approximate time of the hike is about 10 h.

Day 2:

Early morning (5:00 am) after breakfast, we continue our hike going up to Choquequiraw. We will arrive to the archaelogical place Choquequiraw after 5 hours. Good time to enjoy that majestic place. We will observe the three levels of the excavated ruin, where we can appreciate houses, terraces and other parts of this late inca-town, like the ruin in progress of excavation and finally areas unexplored that can tell us about this last refuge of the oppressed inca empire. Approximately at 3 o´clock in the afternoon (depends of the weather) we can apreciate "the flight of the Condors". We will have our lunch and dinner in Raqaypata (9,547 ft.a.s.l).

Day 3:

After an early breakfast we pack and start walking back to Chiq'isqa. On the way we can observe again Apurimac canyon. Here we may be lucky to apreciate the flight of the Condors, the exuberant vegetation and its variety of flowers and orchids. The time of the hike is about 10h. Altitud: 9,950 - 6,397 ft.a.s.l. Passing the same small settlements as on the way up. We will stop in Playa Rosalina where we will have our lunch and after that we´ll continue to Chiq'isqa. Here we will spend the night on our campsite.

Day 4:

Early morning after breakfast (5:00 am), we continue to arrive to Cachora town. On the hike we can apreciate again the majestic Padrayoc snowcovered peak that decorate to Apurimac canyon. The time of hike to arrive to Cachora is about 7 horas. In the way back to Cusco we make a stop in Cconoc and enjoy of the Hot Natural Springs!! Showers are available the same time we can see native product of the area. We will arrive to Cusco aproximately at 10pm.

Includes:

• Professional tour guide and local guides.
• 3 meals per day.
• 2 or 4 persons tents, matresses, rainponchos.
• Horses or mules to carry food, campingequipment, big backpacks.
• Horsemen.
• Transport.
• First-aid kit.
• Cookers and kitchen equipment.
• Entrance to Choquequirau and Cconoc.
• Pick-up at hostel on first day.

We advice to bring:

• Trekking footwear.
• Sleepingbag.
• Changing clothes jacket, clothes for cold weather and good socks.
• Purifying tablets.
• Camera with extra rolls of film.
• Mosquito repellent.
• Sun-block, sunglasses and sunhat.
• Flashlight with extra batteries.
• Swim-suit.
• Walking cane.