Itinerary
Day 1: Cusco – Tambomachay – Qenko
(Pick up time 05:00 hrs) starting in Tambomachay just outside of Cusco our path leads us over high passes, through valleys and small communities. With large swathes of grassland and small lakes the area is home to a wide variety of birds including Andean Geese, Partridges and Lapwings as well as a variety of birds or prey, all of which are regularly spotted throughout the Day
Our goal for today is the Andean and poor villages of Patabamba and Siwas located close to a small lake (dries out in dry season). Patabamba is a traditional Andean community with a small school and a tiny Plaza; Located above the Sacred Valley the people here still maintain the customs and traditions of past ages and the majority of villagers gain their income from agriculture (potatoes) and herding llamas and alpacas. As a few tourists come this way the people are always intrigued to see who has come to visit their village and to welcome them with open arms.
Day 2: Qenko – Huchuy Qosco – Lamay – Aguas Calientes
Today there are two main focuses, learning about the customs and culture of the Andean people and a visit to the Inca site of Huchuy Qosco (for a secon time!). Waking up early we’ll be taken by our guide to one of the houses (can be visited on day 1) where we’ll get to meet a local family. The people are incredibly welcoming and are just as eager to learn about you as you are of them; We do not get many visitors in this area and are always interested to find out about you. After the visit you will have the opportunity to give any gifts you have brought to the local people and also to buy some of the locally made.
DIA 3. MACHUPICCHU
Wake up early for breakfast and after taking the first bus to Machu Picchu to enter the site. We will have a guided visit of 2 hours of the site during which to learn all about the Incas and visit the most important areas of the Inca city of Machupicchu. After your tour you have free time to explore the site and if you have permits to climb Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu mountain. In the afternoon we will return by bus to warm waters and then we will take the train back to Ollantaytambo from where we return by bus back to Cusco
Included
Includes:
- Professional Tour Guide english/spanish
- Assistant Tour Guide for groups of 9+
- Chef
- Mules to carry cooking and camping equipment plus 7kg of your personal items.
- Pick-up from Plaza Regocijo
- Transportation by bus to Tambomachay and from Lamay to Ollantaytambo
- Train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes
- Return transportation by train and bus to Cusco
- Water (excluding the first 4 hours of the trek when you need to bring your own)
- 2 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 2 Afternoon Snacks and 2 Dinners. If you have a dietary request such as vegetarian food please let us know.
- Dining tent with tables and chairs
- 4 man tent for every 2 trekkers
- Hotel on Day 2
- Sleeping mattress
- Oxygen bottle
- First aid kit
- Entrance to Huchuy Qosco and Machu Picchu
- Return bus from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes
Does Not Include
- Sleeping Bag
- Breakfast on Day 1 and lunch and dinner on Day 3
- Entrance to Huayna Picchu Mountain
- Tips
Reccomended
Recommendation:
Travel Insurance – you are strongly recommended to take out travel insurance for the duration of your trip.
- What you need to take
- Original Passport
- ISIC card (if you are a student and want to qualify for the discount)
- Walking boots
- Waterproof jacket / rain poncho
- Warm jacket
- Hat and gloves
- T-shirts
- Comfortable Trousers
- Sun hat
- Sun cream
- Insect repellant
- Toiletries and hand sanitiser
- Personal medication
- Camera and film
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