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The Inca citadel at 2,430 m (7,970 ft) above the Urubamba River, 3.5 hours from Cusco by road and train, visited on a timed ticket with a guide.
29 packages include itExplore Machu PicchuThe Inca capital at 3,400 m (11,150 ft), 1 hour 20 minutes by air from Lima, where every Machu Picchu trip and every trek starts.
24 packages include itExplore CuscoThe Urubamba River valley between Pisac and Ollantaytambo, about 2,870 m (9,416 ft), one hour north of Cusco and on the train line to Machu Picchu.
25 packages include itExplore Sacred ValleyThe lake on the Peru and Bolivia border at 3,812 m (12,507 ft): the Uros reed islands, Taquile and the Aymara shore, reached from Puno.
15 packages include itExplore Lake Titicaca and PunoVinicunca, a striped mineral ridge at 5,036 m (16,522 ft) south of Cusco, reached by a 3-hour drive and a 90-minute to 2-hour uphill walk.
3 packages include itExplore Rainbow MountainA turquoise glacier lake at 4,200 m (13,780 ft) under the Humantay peak, three hours from Cusco by road plus a 90-minute uphill walk from Soraypampa.
3 packages include itExplore Humantay LakeThe Inca stone road into Machu Picchu: 43 km (26 mi) in 4 days from km 82, over Dead Woman's Pass at 4,215 m (13,829 ft), on a permit limited to 500 people a day.
1 package includes itExplore Inca TrailPeru's capital at sea level, where every trip lands, plus the desert coast to the south: Pachacamac, Paracas, Huacachina and the Nazca Lines.
13 packages include itExplore Lima and the coastThe Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca (Copacabana, Isla del Sol), La Paz and the Uyuni salt flats, reached by road from Puno in our Peru and Bolivia tours.
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Choquequirao is an Inca site on a ridge above the Apurímac River, with terraces, plazas and temples spread over the mountainside, and no road or train to reach it. You walk in and you walk out. This trek is for experienced hikers who want an Inca site almost to themselves and accept a hard physical price for it. It does not end at Machu Picchu. If you want both a trek and Machu Picchu, book the Salkantay trek 5 days instead.
The highest point is only about 10,010 ft (3,050 m), lower than Cusco. The difficulty is the canyon. On day 1 you descend about 4,640 ft (1,415 m) to camp near the river. On day 2 you cross the Apurímac and climb more than 5,000 ft (about 1,550 m) up to the site, in heat and with little shade. On day 4 you climb back out of the canyon to the trailhead. Those two climbs are the hardest walking days on any of our treks.
Most of an afternoon and a morning inside Choquequirao with your guide, and a campsite close to the ruins. You see the terraces, the main plaza, the water channels and, on the lower slope, the terraces decorated with white stone llamas. On a weekday outside July and August you share the site with a handful of other hikers.
One service level, priced per person on shared service: Standard from US$767. It covers the guide, cook, pack animals, camping, meals on the trail, the site entrance and transport from Cusco. There is no hotel in this trek. Single travelers and quotes for your own group go through the free quote form.
Pick the day you leave Cusco. The trek runs all year and needs no permit beyond the site entrance, which we buy for you.
Send the free quote form with your date and every hiker's passport data. Two to four weeks ahead is usually enough, even in July. Tell us about knee problems or any medical condition, since the trail is far from roads.
Open a day to see the hours, the altitude and where you sleep. Times are the ones our guides actually keep.
Camp at Chiquisca, about 4,920 ft (1,500 m), high point about 9,560 ft (2,915 m) at Capuliyoc
Pickup between 4:30 and 5:00 a.m. About four hours by road west of Cusco, through the town of Cachora, to the trailhead at Capuliyoc.
Your first look at the canyon, with the Apurímac River far below and, on a clear day, the snow peaks on the far side. The trail starts here.
A long, dusty descent on switchbacks. It gets hotter with every hour you go down. Walk with poles, protect your knees, and refill water at every stop the guide calls.
Camp at about 4,920 ft (1,500 m). Warm nights and early dinner, because day 2 starts climbing before the sun hits the slope.
Camp near the site, high point about 10,010 ft (3,050 m)
Down to the bridge over the Apurímac, then the climb begins. Starting early keeps you in shade for the first hours.
Switchbacks up the far side of the canyon for most of the day. It is steady, steep and hot. Go slower than you want to, eat at every break, and drink before you feel thirsty.
The site sits at about 10,010 ft (3,050 m). Your guide starts with the main plaza and the upper sector while the light is warm.
Dinner under a sky with no city light. Nights are cool at this height, so pull on a fleece.
Second camp in the canyon, high point about 10,010 ft (3,050 m)
The agricultural, residential and ceremonial sectors, the water channels, and the terraces with the white stone llamas, which take a steep side trail to see. Ask your guide to take you there, most groups skip them.
You retrace the route down into the canyon to the second campsite. Your quads feel this one more than the climb.
Back in Cusco 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. (hotel not included), high point about 9,560 ft (2,915 m)
The last and hardest climb of the trek, back up the switchbacks you came down on day 1. Start in the dark if your guide suggests it. The sun on this slope is fierce by 10 a.m.
Lunch after the climb, then the van.
About four hours by road. You reach Cusco between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m.
An in-and-out route from the trailhead above Cachora, down to the Apurímac River and up the far side to Choquequirao.
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"Incredible experience!! Beautiful landscape and beautiful people. We were lucky to be guided by Vladimir, who with his lovely personality and amazing knowledge made this trip a great learning experience."
"All the tours I did (Machu, Humantay Lake, Rainbow Mountain, Sacred Valley) were spectacular!!! From picking me up at the hotel (always punctual and attentive, notifying about everything!) to the guides I had who were also excellent."
"I came to this agency by recommendation and, after traveling with them on two occasions, I can say that it was an excellent decision. I must highlight the professionalism of the guides, who made every tour very interesting and safe."
Everything we get asked about this package before people book.
Very demanding, the hardest of our treks. The site is lower than Cusco, but you descend about 4,640 ft (1,415 m) into the canyon and climb more than 5,000 ft back up to the ruins, then do it again in reverse. Expect heat, steep switchbacks and 6 to 8 hour days.
Not on this 4-day route. It goes in and comes back out the same way to Cachora. Longer treks link Choquequirao to Machu Picchu in about 8 days, but we do not sell that route. If you want Machu Picchu, book it as a separate trip after you rest.
Not yet. A cable car across the Apurímac canyon is planned. ProInversión still had it in tender (as of October 2026), with construction to follow. Today the only way to reach the site is on foot or with a horse.
Both are Inca sites on ridges above a river, and Choquequirao covers a large area of terraces and buildings. The difference is access. Machu Picchu has a train, a bus and thousands of visitors a day. Choquequirao takes two days of walking, so you share it with very few people.
On parts of the trail, yes, if you arrange it in advance. Handlers in Cachora rent saddle horses for the climbs. Tell us in the quote form and we confirm availability and the extra cost before you travel.
We recommend May, June or September. The trail is dry, the sky is clear over the canyon, and the heat at the bottom is easier to handle than in October. December to March brings mud and rockfall, though the site stays open.
Shorter, longer, or a different route.
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Four days through the Lares valley: hot springs, a night with a weaving family, a 15,420 ft pass between glacier lakes, then the train to Aguas Calientes and a guided Machu Picchu visit.
Four days and about 26 miles on the Inca road from KM 82 over Dead Woman's Pass (13,830 ft) to the Sun Gate and Machu Picchu. Permit, guide, cook, porters and camping included.