LLAQTAPATA-MACHU PICCHU
We will leave early from Cusco and go to the Sacred Valley through Ollantaytambo from where we will begin the ascend to Abra Malaga, by the route of Cusco-Quillabamba. In the highest part we will stop to appreciate the magnificent views of the cordillera of Urubamba and its highest peaks.
Itinerary
Day 1: Cusco-Paso Montaña Malaga-Lucma
We will collect you from your hotel and travel to Baños de Colcamayo, crossing by the foot of mountain Malaga (4350m) we will appreciate an excellent view of the snow-capped mountain Veronica. We will then descend until the town of Santa Teresa. We will get the chance to visit the thermal baths of Colcamayo and a short coffee tour by local farmers in the area. Camp for the night will be in Lucma.
Day 2: Lucma-Llaqtapata-Aguas Calientes
Early in the morning we will walk 11km, from the station of Intihuatana we will trek by the Inka trail until arriving to the ruins of Llaqtapata, to then trek another 11km. We will arrive to the town of Aguas Calientes where we will spend the night in a hotel.
Day 3: Machu Picchu-Cusco
Early in the morning we will visit Machu Picchu the city of the Inkas.
In the afternoon we will return to Ollantaytambo on the train at 6:10pm, and then travel back to Cusco by private transport.
Included / Not included
INCLUDED
- Private Transport (Cusco – Santa Teresa, Ollantaytambo – Cusco)
- Train tickets (Machu Picchu – Ollantaytambo)
- Park Entrance
- Proffessional, billingual guide
- High quality equipment (tents for 2 people, dining tent / kitchen, foldable tables and chairs, toilet/washroom tent)
- Food during the excursion (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
- Cook and kitchen equipment
- “Arrieros” and horses to transport the equipment and baggage
- Horse for emergency
- First aid kit and “oxygen bottle”
RECOMMENDED
- Backpack and rain cover
- Sleeping bag
- Clothes for hot and cold weather, waterproof jacket
- Waterproof trousers and also a pair of light material trousers
- Trekking shoes
- Sandals and swin wear
- Waterproof coat
- Sun cream, insect repellent, toilet paper, water purification tablets
- Camera, torch, batteries
- Original passport, original ISSIC student card
- Extra set of clothes