Itinerari
Huchuyqosqo is an Inca settlement that is located in the upper part of the sacred valley of the Incas. The place is considered as the last refuge of the Inca Wirachoca who was father of Pachacuteq Inca considered as one of the best strategist of the ancient civilization. Huchuyqosqo is a place with constructions of the quality of Machu Picchu with enclosures built for the Inca royality, agricultural sectors, sectors for the storage and connected with roads that came from the sacred valley, of cusco, of chinchero. On this trek you are going do one of the trail that use to conect Huchuyqosqo with the sacred valley of the incas and Cusco. All the trails that go to the atraction are very well mainteined to get a nice hikking experience and enjoy a wonderfull picnic in Huchuyqosqo while you enjoy the view of the mountains and finish this tour in the wonder of the world Machu Picchu.
TRIP OVERVIEW
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STARTING POINT: Cusco at your hotel
ENDING POINT: Cusco at your hotel
DURATION: 2 days / 1 night
TRIP STYLE: Guided and portered tour
ACTIVITIES: Archaeological, Cultural, Ecological, Hiking.
DEPARTURE DATES: Any day
TOTAL, TREKKING DISTANCE: 14 km / 8.6 ml
MAXIMUN ALTITUDE: 4200 mt / 13779 ft
ACOMODATIONS: 1 night hotel
MEALS: 1 breakfast, 1 lunch, 1 dinner and snacks
WHAT YOU SEE AND ENJOY?
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Huchuyqosqo hiking tour
Enjoy an amazing views on the Sacred Valley of the Incas
Explore the last refuge of Wiracocha Inca
Picnic lunch in Huchuyqosqo
Spend the whole day in Machu Picchu
Enjoy a hight quality customer service
Discover the unknow of teh Sacred Valley of the Incas
Enjoy a train ride to Aguas Calientes.
Enjoy the beauty of the cusco highlands and lagoons
Visit the anciet inca ruins of cusco which considérate the litlle cusco
ITINERARY
DAY 1 CUSCO – TAWKA – HUCHUYQOSQO – OLLANTAYTAMBO – AGUAS CALIENTES
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MEALS: Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks
OVERNIGHT: At the hotel in Agua Calientes
TRANSFER: From Lamay to Ollantaytambo included
TRAIN: From Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes included
We left Cusco at 5 am in the morning by car to the community of Tawka, about 45 minutes by car to the trailhead. We starte our hike to the Huchuyqosqo pass which is at 4200 mt / 13779 ml. The trail from Tawka to the summit is an original Inca trail that connected the villages of Chinqhero with the Sacred Valley of the Inca and cross the residence of Wiracocha Inca that was considered a place of royalty. After the summit you start to descend for about an hour through a canyon made by the small river which has also diferent type of andean flora and fauna and the opportunity to see Alpacas and Llamas once in the archaeological site of Huchuyqosqo you will have enough time to explore and have the due explanation from the tour guide. Also you will enjoy a picnic lunch in the area with an amazing views of the Inca site and the mountains of Vilcanota Mountain range then we start the last part of the descent to the Sacred Valley exactly towards Lamay a small town from where a car will pick us up to take us to Ollantytambo train station from there we will take a train to the village of Aguas Calietes town where we will have dinner and spend the night to visit Machu Picchu the next day.
DAY 2 MACHU PICCHU – CUSCO
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HIKING DISTANCE: 4 km / 2 ml
HIGHEST ALTITUDE: 2450 m / 7360 ft
TOUR DURATION: 7 – 8 hours
MEALS: Breakfast and lunch
BACK TO CUSCO: By train
Most of the people who visist mahupicchu are the people who take train and to get there, of course the most importat reason for them is to know Machupicchu. But in your case after you did the lares trek you will not just know Machu Picchu you will understand and feel deeply the meaning of the Inca civilizations. After breakfast early in the mornig w ego to take the bus uf to Machu Picchu, bus takes about 25 minutes approximately to the main entrace of Machu Picchu. The point is to arrive at 6:00 a.m to Machupicchu in order to see it almost without people and enjoy the sunrise. After 20 to 30 minutes you will have a guided tour service for about 2:30 hours in Machupicchu then we will leave you free to explore the lost city of the Incas. Then if you wish you can go to the sun gate or to the Inca bridge. If you booked in advance the tickets for Huaynapicchu or Machu Picchu mountains you can climb. after you done all the activityes we return to Aguas Calientes town by bus to have a delicious lunch. In the afternoon You will take a train back to Cusco then we take you by car to your hotel.
TOUR INCLUSIONS:
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ORIENTATIONS / BRIEFING: A day or days before to start lares trek you will meet at our office in cusco with the group and also with the tour leader who will cleary up any questions that you may have before starting the tour
DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE: to start the trip we pick you up from any place o hotel that you are in CUSCO and at the end of the tour we get you back to the same place. More info.
TOUR GUIDE: A professional englist speaking trekking tour guide expert in lares trek and Machupicchu.
TRANSPORTATIONS: All the transpotarions which required to complete the whole lares trek is cover by the company from the beginning to the end.
ENTRANCE TICKETS TO THE PARK: entrance ticket to Inca Trail (permission to do the Inca Trail) + entrance ticket to Machu Picchu to explore the inca citadel
TRAIN TICKET: A luxury expeditions train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo.
BUS TICKET: After visiting machu picchu you catch a bus down to aguas calientes town 25 minutes ride.
PROFESSIONAL CREW OF COOKS AND PORTERS: In charge to make the meal along the trail and also to carry all the necessary equipment to do the inca trail successfully.
4 Healthy and energetic breakfasts
4 Delicious nutritious lunches
3 Dinners at the campsite
Special diets such as Vegetarians, vegans available upon request with no extra charge
Snacks during the trek
water: drinking water to refill your water bottles at each place where we stop for meals and hot water for washing face, hands at the campsites...etc
wake up hot drink: every morning at the wake up time one of the cooking crews will bring to your tent a cup of hot coca tea or coffee.
all camping equipment and supplies: including sleeping inflatable pads, a dining tent, kitchen tent and toilet tent.
safety equipment and first aid: emergency oxygen assistance, first aid kit, radio communication, etc
free storage: you can let your extra belongings at our office in cusco while you are doing the lares trek after your trek you can pick it up or we can delivery to your hotel in cusco.
high professional service and support while you enjoy the adventure with us
NOT INCLUDED:
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Travel insurance
Extra leisure expenses
Gratuities to the support crew
HUCHUY QOSQO TREK PACKING LIST
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A backpack
Sun hat
A mid weight sweater
A longsleeve t-shirt
1 – 2 t-shirts
A lightweight suater or vest
A pair of long pants
Hiking shoes
An extra pair of shoes
2 – 3 pairs wool socks
A jacket
A small towel
Rain gear
1 – 2 pair shorts
Sunglasses
A small headlamp
Waterbottle
A toothbrust and other personal toiletries
Toilet paiper
Sun cream
Insect repelent
DOCUMENTS TO CARRY WITH YOU
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Original Passports
Immigration card
Original International Student Identity Card (in case you have applied for a student discount)
HUCHUY QOSQO 2 DIAS 1 NOCHES:
This complex is the most important archaeological center in the Urubamba Valley, after Ollantaytambo and Pisac. The ruins are impressive, although the conservation of the site is inferior to that of Ollantaytambo or Pisac, because they are older. But unlike the aforementioned places Huchuy Qosqo has a peculiar architecture: the buildings have been built on polished stone bases of fine finish, with clay plaster (they are the best preserved parts) and the highest floors are made of adobe. A kallanka (rectangular enclosure that could measure up to 70 meters long and which were important state centers where Inca officials were staying) was observed, at least 40 to 50 meters long. Also a remarkable building with two stone floors and one upper one of adobe. There are also large terraces, a very large square and a large Inca gate through which passes a very well preserved road that leads from Tambomachay.