Tours de la Cantera Inca a Machu Picchu

We pick you up very early from your hotel to head to Choquequilla, a small ceremonial place where the Incas used to worship the moon. A short drive from here takes us to Rafq’a, the starting point of our hike and where we meet with our support team who will accompany us during the hike. After approx. 1 hour of walking we arrive at the small community of Soqma.

Continuing with the walk you will reach the waterfall of Perolniyoc. This is a perfect opportunity to take pictures of the place and the landscape that surrounds it and perfect for a break.

From here we continue to our camp, at 3700 meters above sea level. All is well, we must arrive at our camp at lunch time. After lunch we set off to explore the archeological area of ​​Q’orimarca, which served as a checkpoint during the Inca period.

• Accommodation: camp
• Meals: Lunch / Dinner
• Lowest height: 3,205 m / 10,512 feet
• Highest height: 4,450 m / 14,596 ft
• Distance walking: 14 km / 08 miles
• Approximate walking time: 6 to 8 hours
• Level of difficulty: moderate

After an Andean breakfast, we will begin the most difficult but most rewarding part of the walk. A 3 hour walk takes us to the top of the first pass, known as Puccaqasa (approximately 4370 meters). After enjoying the views of the valley and the surrounding landscape we walked for 30 minutes to get to our lunch spot.

After lunch and brief rest we started the 2 hour hike again to the highest step of the hike: Kuychicassa (4450 meters).

From here we begin a descent for 2 hours to a site that the Incas called Willka Punku, (meaning Sacred Gate) with imposing views over the sacred valley below and the mountain Veronica on the horizon.

Our camp is located in Choquetacarpo with beautiful views of the sacred valley and the Inca village of Ollantaytambo (3600m)

• Accommodation: camp.
• Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
• Highest height: 4,650 m / 15,298 ft
• Campsite pitch: 3,850 m / 12,628 ft
• Walking distance: 08 km / 4 miles
• Approximate walking time: 06 hours
• Level of difficulty: Challenging

This day we can observe the sunrise and after a delicious breakfast we will start the trek downhill and we can visit the cachiqata quarries, where the Incas extracted lithic blocks for the construction of the village of ollantaytambo, we will witness the work that the Incas could not complete due to To the Spanish conquest.

Approximately noon we finally reached the village of ollantaytambo and end of this challenging and fascinating walk. We will have lunch in a typical restaurant in the area and then we will hike through Ollantaytambo. In the afternoon we travel by train to the town of Aguas Calientes, accommodation and overnight.

• Accommodation: Hotel.
• Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
• Highest height: 3,850 m / 12,628 ft
• Lowest Altitude: 2,792 m / 9,158 ft
• Walking distance: 07km / 3 miles
• Approximate walking time: 05 hours
• Level of difficulty: Easy

This day breakfast will be at your hotel very early (5.30.am) and then we will board the bus with direction of the city of Machu Picchu (approximately 30 minutes). Once in the city we will be able to observe the sunrise, Guided visit of 2.30 hours approximately once the tour ends you will have time to explore the city on your own.

In the afternoon we will return to Aguas Calientes by bus, to board the train back to Ollantaytambo, and from this place we will have a bus to the city of Cusco and transfer to your hotel.

• Meals: Breakfast
• Highest height: 2,440 m / 8,052 ft
• Lowest Height: 2,040 m / 6,691 ft