4-day, 3-night camping trek to an Inca citadel in the Apurímac Canyon, accessible only on foot.
Day 1: 5:00 am at your hotel in Cusco.
Day 4: 7:00 pm in downtown Cusco.
Day 1: Cusco - Capuliyoc - Rosalinas Beach - Santa Rosa (15 km, 6 to 7 hours)
The tour begins with a panoramic drive to Capuliyoc, where you can have breakfast. You will then begin your hike with a 3-hour descent through the Apurímac Valley, admiring the peaks of Padreyoc and Qoriwayrachina, until you reach Chiquisca for lunch. After this break, you will continue descending for 1 hour and 15 minutes to the Apurímac River. Finally, you will ascend for 2 hours to Santa Rosa (1,970 m altitude), where the first camp is located. Here you can have dinner and rest until the next day.
Day 2: Santa Rosa - Marampata - Choquequirao Archaeological Site - Marampata (10 km, 6 hours)
You will start your day early with a nutritious breakfast and then begin a challenging 3-hour climb along a zigzagging trail to Marampata (2,900 m above sea level). Here you will admire panoramic views of the canyon and the snow-capped mountains. After a short rest, you will continue for another 1.5 hours to the impressive Choquequirao Site (3,050 m above sea level), where you will explore this mystical Quechua site, guided by an expert who will tell you its history. At noon, you will enjoy lunch at this majestic site. Then you are going to return to Marampata, where you will have dinner and rest under a starry sky, just as the Quechua people saw it during the Inca era.
Day 3: Marampata - Santa Rosa - Rosalinas Beach - Chiquisca (11 km, 7 hours)
You will start the day with a good breakfast to gain energy and then descend to Santa Rosa (1970 m altitude), passing through local farms where sugarcane is grown and Cambray is produced, a traditional liquor that you can try. After lunch you will continue to Rosalinas Beach (1500 m altitude), where you can cool off in the Apurímac River before beginning the ascent. You will arrive at Chiquisca (1900 m altitude) after 1 hour and 15 minutes of climbing. Here, you can have dinner and rest for the next day.
Day 4: Chiquisca - Capuliyoc - Saywite Monolith - Cusco (8 km, 3 to 4 hours)
After having breakfast next to the Apurímac River, you will begin the final stretch of the walk to Capuliyoc. A private vehicle will take you to the Saywite stone, a Quechua monolith of great religious significance linked to the worship of water. Along the way, you can admire the last views of the snow-capped Andean mountains. Finally, you will arrive in Cusco, ending this adventure.