Huchuy Qosqo trek to Machu Picchu 3 days

We invite you to experience an adventure on the Andes of the Sacred Valley, starting our tour with the picking you up from your hotel at 6:00 am and then in our private transport go to the town of Patacancha 3800 masl (12,467ft), one hour traveling from the city of Cusco. From Patacancha with our backpacks we will start the walk of about 3 hours. Until we reach the highest point located at 4200 m (13,799 ft).

From this point we will have a beautiful view of the valleys and mountains and snowy peaks. Then we will extend to the town of Pucamarca and pass where we can have a short rest.

From Pucamarca we will continue along a part of the Inca trail to the city of Huchuy Qosqo, in this place we will have time to visit the town, then we will go to our house, hosting a local family to spend the night. Here we will have our dinner and in the afternoon we’ll enjoy a beautiful sunset and a night full of stars.

• Accommodation: Homestay in a local family’s house with a suitable bathroom.
• Meals: Picnic lunch – Hot drink in the afternoon – Dinner.
• Distance: 13 km / 8 miles approx.
• Difficulty: Moderate.

At dawn we will have an Andean breakfast, and then visit the archaeological center of Huchuy Qosqo, where we can see its Inca constructions, agricultural terraces, water channels, sacred temples and more. Our guide will give you the explanations of the archaeological center and it’s history.

After our visit we will continue our walk downhill for about 2 hours until we reach Lamay, where our transport will wait, and transfer us to Urubamba. There we can have lunch.

Continuing our journey, we will move to the Andenes de Moray, terraces built in gigantic holes that served in Inca times as an agricultural laboratory. These platforms or terraces have different microclimates, each platform has a different climate than the other.

Continuing we will visit the colonial town of Maras. From here we will go to the Salineras or Salt Mines, which originates from Inca times, and to today still continues to extract salt. There are approximately 2500 wells of about 5m² where salt is processed with salt water that comes out from a hot spring.

At the end, we will continue our trip to Ollantaytambo, a place where we can explore the town and have dinner. From here we will take our train to Machu Picchu Pueblo.

• Accommodation: Hotel Posada de Olger.
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
• Distance: 7 km / 4.3 miles approx.
• Difficulty: Easy.

After our tour of the Andes in the Sacred Valley we will finally visit Archaeological Park of Machu Picchu. Very early after breakfast at the hotel, we will board the bus that will transfer us to Machu Picchu, where we’ll have a visit with our guide, who is going to tell us the history of Machu Picchu. Our visit will last approximately 2 and a half hours, where we will visit the House of the Guardian, the Intihuatana Tower, The three windows and other points and interests.  As well as you can differentiate between the agricultural, urban and religious areas.

After our visit, we will go back to the bus that will take us to Machu Picchu town, where we’ll be able to have lunch and do free activities such as going to the thermal baths and touring the artisan market. Thirty minutes before the train departure, we will appear at the train station to be able to board the train to Ollantaytambo.

Upon arrival in Ollantaytambo, our mobility will be waiting for us to transfer us to the city of Cusco.

• Meals: Breakfast.
• Difficulty: Easy.