Day 2: CHIQUISCCA - SANTA ROSA - MARAMPATA (About 7 hours of hike / 8.15 miles - 13 Km) (B), (L), (D)

The most difficult portion of the trek starts today. The cook’s assistant will awaken you about 5:00a.m., offering you hot tea. Breakfast will be served at about 5:30a.m. and after that you will start the hike going down for about one hour until you cross the bridge located in Playa Rosalina at 5,085 feet above sea level. Once you cross the Apurimac River you will start a constant hike up for about three hours until you reach the first resting point named Santa Rosa Baja. After another 30 minutes you will reach Santa Rosa Alta. Lunch will be served here. After lunch, you will continue going up for about three hours until you reach your campsite located in Marampata at 9,500 feet above sea level. At Marampata you will have time to rest and relax at your tent. Bathrooms are available at this campsite. This is a great spot to obsevre the sky at night. Dinner will be served here.

Day 3: MARAMPATA - COQUEQUIRAO - MARAMPATA (About 4 hours of hike) (B), (L), (D)

Today, you will have the entire day to visit the different areas cleaned by the Peruvian government. Only 30% of Choquequirao has been cleaned. You will need the entire day to visit the complex.

Once again your cook’s assistant will wake you up around 6:30a.m. with a cup of hot tea. After breakfast at about 7:00a.m., you will start your hike towards Choquequirao. In about one hour you will reach the campsite known as Raqaypata where bathrooms are available. From here to the entrance of Choquequirao will take about 30 minutes. Once in Choquequirao you will visit the Temple, the Main Square, the Hanan sector and the Llamas sector. After about 4 hours you will return to Raqaypata where you will enjoy lunch. After lunch, you will visit the Water and Agricultural sector. After this visit you will go back to Marampata where you will spend the night. Dinner will be served here.

Day 4: MARAMPATA - CHIQUISCCA - COCAMASANA (About 6 hours of hike / 10 miles - 16 Km) (B), (L), (D)

The cook’s assistant will awaken you about 6:00a.m., offering you hot tea. Breakfast will be served at about 6:30a.m. and after that you will start the hike going down for about four hours until you reach Playa Rosalina where you will have time to rest and relax. Next, you will start hiking up for about one hour until you arrive to your lunch campsite named Chiquiscca. After lunch, you will continue going up for about two hours until you reach Cocamasana where you will enjoy dinner and you will spend the night.

Day 5: COCAMASANA - CACHORA - CUSCO (About 5 hours of hike / 10 miles - 16 Km) (B), (L), (D)

Once again your cook’s assistant will wake you up around 6:00a.m. with a cup of hot tea. After breakfast at about 6:30a.m., you will start your hike towards Cachora. The first part of the trek will consist of a constant hike up for about 3 hours. In Capuliyoc you will time to rest, relax, and enjoy the view. The second part of the trek will take you about 2 hours and a half. Once in Cachora you will have time to relax and enjoy lunch. After lunch, private transportation will take you to  your hotel in Cusco.