The Choquequirao Route is truly spectacular and very rarely visited by tourists. In other words, it’s barely known, seldom visited, and rarely explored. Choquequirao is believed to be the legendary last city inhabited by the Incas when the Spanish conquest reached Peru. You’ll be amazed by the sheer size of the site, since it’s much larger than Machu Picchu.
Prepare yourself for a journey through time, leaving modernity and worries behind as you wander through the stony streets of Choquequirao. You’ll easily be able to imagine a lifestyle where great importance was given to the community and where there was a deep love and respect for Mother Nature or Pachamama as the Incas knew her. This intense and valuable connection between human beings and nature allowed the ancient civilization to create true wonders of architecture and engineering.
During this amazing adventure, you’ll travel the ancient paths that the Incas used hundreds of years ago, climb high Andean peaks, contemplate the majesticness of the glaciers, descend through deep canyons where the gigantic condors fly, and cross through completely different ecosystems in this fantastically biodiverse country.
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Your epic trip begins at 4:30 am when we collect you from your accommodation in Cusco and drive for five hours to Capuliyoc in our private transport. Along the way, you’ll be treated to spectacular views of the Salkantay and Humantay snowy mountains.
When we arrive in Capuliyoc, you’ll devour a delicious breakfast and meet the cook and horseman who’ll make up your trekking team. They’ll make sure your belongings arrive safely at each camp and ensure you’re well-fed.
Once we start hiking, you’ll make your way through the beautiful Apurimac landscapes through a huge valley on a 3-hour downhill walk. You’ll spot two more gigantic mountains, Padreyoc and Qoriwayrachina before we reach our lunch spot at Coca masana (2330 m – 7.644 ft).
When you are full and with renewed energies, we will continue the walk to the bottom of the valley. Here, you will face the mighty Apurímac River, known as “God who speaks” in Quechua. The water features class V rapids, making it perfect for canoeing or rafting.
Finally, we will make the last descent until we reach Chiquiska (1,900 m – 6,233 ft), our first camp. You will enjoy a tasty dinner before going to bed for a well-deserved sleep.
On this day, you will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the surroundings and let the energy of this ancient site take hold of you. You will take your time and discover every part of the place located in the deep canyon. You are probably already imagining the breathtaking scenery that awaits you. Your guide will take you around the site and teach you about the history and other interesting stories.
We leave Chiquisca as early as 6.00 am to go down to Rosalina Beach, which will take about one hour. We then cross the Apurimac River and start climbing towards Santa Rosa, zigzagging up a steep slope. This climb will take an approximated 2h, and it is important that we leave early so that the heat does not make it more difficult than it has to be. In Santa Rosa, we make a half an hour break, where those who wish may try Cambray, a local sugar cane extract. Afterwards, we continue our hike slowly climbing for two and a half hours until we reach our lunch spot in Marampata. From here we walk another two hours until we reach the archaeological complex of Choquequirao, located at 3103 m/10178 ft, where we will set up camp and enjoy some free time to explore the terraces and buildings. When the sun starts to set, you might want to sit and contemplate the canyon, where condors are sometimes spotted.
This morning we enjoy a complete guided tour of the Choquequirao trek 4 days complex: we will visit the high parts (Hanan), and the low parts (Urin), and some areas that are still covered with wild foliage and ready to be restored to their original state, It was when the Incas possessed it.
Choquequirao is much larger than Machu Picchu, although experts believe only 40% has been discovered so far, so there is likely to be much more to explore in the future. You will visit squares, temples and impressive terraces. All of this will make you wonder how ancient civilization could have built such a feat on top of mountains.
Do not miss some of the most important parts of the complex, such as the white stone llamas that were built to protect the important mountain that dominates the area known as Apu Qoriwayrachina. Choquequirao is still a mystery in many ways and imagine that in the coming years you will know more.
After the tour, we start our walk back to Santa Rosa, where we have lunch.
We then continue descending for another 2 hours until we reach Playa Rosalina at 1450 m/4756 ft, where we may have time to take a refreshing dip in the waters of the Apurimac River. We camped and ate dinner here.
Once the sun has set, you’ll notice the night sky fill with stars and constellations. Contemplate its meaning before going to bed.
You will enjoy your last breakfast of the trip to Choquequirao trek 4 days, while listening to the roar of the Apurimac River and then start early to avoid walking under the scorching sun. Take a few last deep breaths and let Mother Nature guide you on your last section of the trek back.
We leave the camp after breakfast to start the two to three hour ascent to Chiquisca, to then start our way back to Abra Capuliyoc, near which we have lunch.
Make the most of your last chance to see the beautiful snow-capped mountains and take some memorable photos of the incredible scenery. You’ll probably be physically tired at this point, but you’ll have such a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment that none of it will matter. We will arrive back in Cusco and take you to the door of your accommodation around 6:00 p.m. m. for you to relax and rest as much as you need.
This was our second visit to Cusco – Peru and our second trek. In 2019 we did the Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu with PERU TREK and this year we wanted to do the Choquequirao Trek to visit the sister of Machu Picchu with them too and we were not wrong to book again with them.
We contracted this excursion with PERU TREK, to live the Quechua experience a little more thoroughly. The truth is that everything is very well organized, and the Choquequirao trail is very beautiful, with a spectacular finish. The best thing without a doubt was the guide, he made the experience great. His knowledge of the Quechua culture, his way of telling and living the history of his people transports you…. It makes you capture the essence of the Inca people. In addition, his patience on his part to take photos and help us in any way possible was endless. This trek was an excellent alternative, the Choqueqairao trek receives few visitors compared to the other treks.
A week ago my friends and I had a short visit to Peru and we did the 4 day 3 night Choquequirao trek with peru trek agency, it was amazingly organized and professional from start to finish. Our guide, Carlos, was very attentive and very knowledgeable and passionate about the Inka culture. The food, which in this case was cooked by Diego, was varied and very rich, designed to give you enough energy to face the walks. The muleteer did a good and heavy job.
The hike itself is extremely difficult; Fortunately our agency had everything well organized and had a highly trained staff for everything, my friends and I were more than happy for this great service.
