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A wonderful 11 days trips which includes one of the most incredible trek in the Vilcanota´s Cordillera, on a route we call the “Camino del Apu Ausangate” located in close proximity of the highest Sacred Mountain in the Department of Cusco. The “Apu” is the Bearer of Life and Guardian of one of the most pristine mountain ecosystems in the world.
Welcome to Lima, the ‘City of Kings’. Upon arrival you will be met at the airport and privately escorted to your hotel.
Overnight at the selected hotel in Lima.
An early morning transfer to Lima’s airport to board your flight to Cusco.
Upon your arrival at the airport you will be transferred to your hotel. The remaining of the day is free to relax and slowly acclimatize.
Overnight at the selected hotel in Cusco.
Included: Breakfast
PISAC MARKET & OLLANTAYTAMBO (FD)
Full day excursion through the scenic landscape of Urubamba Valley; known as the “Incas Sacred Valley”. You will arrive to the Pisac town and you will see the colorful Pisac Market, where the local Indians meet to sell their merchandise, keeping the tradition as they have done it for centuries. The tour continues to the Ollantaytambo town where you will climb up to the imposing Inca fortress at the top of the mountain. Lunch will be provided at a local restaurant.
Overnight at the selected hotel in Cusco.
Included: Breakfast & Lunch
In a confortable coach we head along the Vilcanota River to visit the temple of Checacupe, then the upper valley of Pitumarca. At Japura, we’ll trek a short distance to Chillca. Locals and musicians playing Andean instruments greet us in your first “Andean Lodge”, as we sip cooca tea. Hot showers and full bathrooms as well as 8 double and matrimonial bedrooms are available. We emphasize tasty and nutritious local cuisine (such as Alpaca meat) but vegetarian or other preferences are welcome.
Overnight at the Chillca lodge
Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
| Estimated walking time | 1-2 hours |
| Maximum altitude point | 4,368 m |
After breakfast we trek alongside thousands of alpacas and llamas in the glacier valley of Phinaya. On the way to more glaciers at Santa Catalina, we climb by the inspiring Pjachaj waterfalls. Above, our picnic lunch await us. Then, surrounded by moraine walls, glaciers and lagoons we walk about 5 hours to Machuracay Tambo. Our bags, carried by a llama caravan, meet us there and the family that runs the lodge will welcome us.
Overnight at the Machuracay lodge
Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
| Estimated walking time | 8 hours |
| Maximum altitude point | 4,849 m |
Today we take in our first mountain pass (16 587 ft.) with its panoramic, spectacular views. Descending alongside the glaciers, we hike to the Ausangate Cocha Lake for lunch. Then we submerge ourselves in the red sandstone sediment formations, a wonderful experience. Here, we see vicuñas and sometimes condors. After a day of great hiking we arrive at the third “Andean Lodge” ready to relax and enjoy.
Overnight at the Anantapa lodge
Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
| Estimated walking time | 8 hours |
| Maximum altitude point | 5,200 m |
After breakfast, we take the trail to another mountain pass. Dropping down, we’ll hike by Lake Kayrawiri, surrounded by rugged mountain peaks and the great valley below. Striations of color are imbedded in the hillsides. Then we go on to Cerro Laya Grande via massive glacier del Inca, and the most striking colors in the sediments of Yauricunca. We lunch here in this unique landscape. On our way to the fourth “Andean Lodge”, we see hundreds of Andean geese nesting in the cliffs of Anta, and the flatiron formations of Apu Labrayani near Huampococha Tambo, where we will spend the night at the Camino del Apu Ausangate.
Overnight at the Anantapa lodge
Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
| Estimated walking time | 8 hours |
| Maximum altitude point | 5,100 m |
Walking up a great view of the mountains, we ascend to our final pass. From here it’s all downhill, and we encounter some of the most capricious shapes of limestone formations of Cretaceous age. We hike here until the end of the trail in Trapiche, have lunch and then return by the bus to Cusco, after an experience of the unique time and space of the Andes.
Overnight at the selected hotel in Cusco
Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
| Estimated walking time | 7 hours |
| Maximum altitude point | 4,900 m |
Early in the morning you will take the train to Aguas Calientes. On arrival a small coach takes you up the steep roads to the entrance of the citadel. Your guide will take about 2 hours through the vast ruins. Machu Picchu is the best known of the Inca ruins, is believed to have been built around the mid-15th century and was “rediscovered” by the American historian Hiram Bingham in 1911. The guided tour of this fascinating place is an awesome experience. Visit the Main Square, the Royal Quarters, and the Temple of the Three Windows, the Circular Towers, the Sacred Sun Dial and burial.
Lunch will be served at a local restaurant.
At the appointed time, you will return to the station to take your train ride to train.
Overnight at the selected hotel in Cusco.
Included: Breakfast & Lunch
After the breakfast you will be taken to the airport to take your flight to Lima.
Upon arrival at the airport, you will be taken to your hotel.
Overnight at the selected hotel in Lima.
Included: Breakfast
At the scheduled time, you will be taken to the airport to take your international flight
Included: Breakfast
We have traveled throughout much of Latin America and we want to share our experience with you by helping you design an unforgettable trip.
