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Inca Trail - Cuzco and Llama Trekking Huaraz, Peru
offered by supplier M18167 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 23
day(s)
Group Size: 6
- 10
people
Destination(s):
Peru
Specialty Categories:
Hiking & Trekking
Archeology/History
Season: April - September
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 1500 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 2600 US Dollar (USD)
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Tour Itinerary:
Day 1:
Transfer From the international airport to Hotel in Lima, city tour in Lima visiting different museums.
Day 2:
Flight to Cuzco transfer to Hotel in Cuzco and city tour to the Archaeological places, ancient cathedrals, Koricancha, Sacsayhuaman, quenko, Pucapucara, Tambomachay, and others.
Day 3:
Early in the morning approximately at 5:00a.m. we'll meet in the hotel's Hall, to aboard the bus and transfer to Km. 82. We'll have breakfast at Huayllabamba town closer to Km. 82. The bus will leave us in this point, where immediately we'll start our trekking in the Inca Trail, we'll visit the archaeological town of Patallacta - this is an archaeological ancient Inca's town lacated et the foot of a mountain in the left bank of Cusichaca River, a fluent of the Urubamba river, this place has a lot of agricultural terraces that probably served to feed other cities and Tambos Inca's Storage; in ca trail. its urban sector has more than one hundred buildings. After visiting this detailed Inca's place we'll continue to Wayllabamba for our first camp. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 4:
At 7:30 a.m. we will have Andean breakfast, after we'll continue our trekking to the highest point in the Inca trail where we can feel the different climates changing. The highest point is the Warmiwanusca 4200 meters above sea level. (13770 f.a.s.l.).
Warmiwanusca Pass - this is the highest pass of the Inca Trail trek. The trek here is a little hard and tedious because the steep slope. On the way we can appreciate a definite change in nature going from the temperate valley forest to the treeles grasslands of the puna. Here grows the "Ichu" which is highland pasture. In the pass is cold and windy. We'll have lunch around here according the beautiful pace we like. In the afternoon we'll continue to Pacaymayu for the camp. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 5:
As it we'll be the custom our breakfast will be at 7:30 a.m. and after the breakfast we leave immediately on trekking. In about 50 minutes we'll arrive to the second pass 3850 meters, but before we have visited Runkurakay Oval Inca's Building - this is an Inca's "tambo" or watchtower in a semicircular shape thet overlooks the landscape. We will camp at Wiñayhuayna. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 6:
Our breakfast is at 7:30 a.m. and we will start our trekking to Macchipicchu. First we will arrive to the Inti Punku(door of the sun) and from here we can appreciate the Macchipicchu ancient Inca's town. After cheeking in we'll visit the ruins of Macchipicchu, our guide will explain us the histories approximately 3 hours. From Macchipicchu we'll take the bus tu go down to Aguas Calientes. After the restaurant in aguas calientes we'll take the train to Cuzco and transfer to Hotel in Cuzco. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 7:
Flight to Lima and Free tour in Lima, and Hotel in Lima (optional night tour in Lima).
Day 8:
Tranfer to Huaraz in day tour (transfer with Movil Tours tourists bus to Huaraz) 8 hours in Bus leaves fom Lima 0 - 100 meters a.s.l. passing the highest Conococha 4500 metres a.s.l. and Huaraz 3100 meters a.s.l. Ariving to Huaraz transfer to Hotel in Huaraz. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 9:
One day Tour for acclimatization to the most beautiful lake Llanganuco that is located between the highest mountains Huasacran and Huendoy. Visiting the towns of the callejon the Huaylas. Previnces characterized for their Andean customs. In this tour we will be always in the west side of the white mountains. We'll leave approximately 8:30a.m. and return at 7:00p.m. after the tour transfer in to Hotel - Huaraz. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 10:
Day tour transfer to Chiquian, but before visiting the puyas raymondi, the most beautiful biggest andean plants in the way to Pastoruri. After it we continue to Chiquian to Stay in the Hotel to prepare our briefing for the llamatrek to Huayhuash , in this town we'll meet our mountain personal (donkey Drivers) Llamas will be taken from Huaraz from their ranch. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 11:
This day is the first day of our trekking, we'll leave Chiquian and will go down to quisipata an Andean humble peasant town after continuing to Llamac town to prepare our camp, so for to arrive to Llamac we have walked approximately 8 hours, and we'll camp next to the town. This town provides the tourists soda drinks and other primordial things. It is a small peasant town characterized by its customs, so our guide will go explaining us. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 12:
After our breakfast we'll start our Llama trekking to the est side of the LLamac toun. This time our aim will be to get closer to the Huayhuash mountain and after our lunch we'll arrive to Matacancha. This is an puna's area, here we will find sheepherders in a Humble huats made of straw, so beautiful for its customs and here we camp. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 13:
After our breakfast we continue our Llama trekking. This time we'll go steep up to get the first pass named Cacanapunta 4700 meters. After steep down in the east side of the pass we will have lunch. We continue to the Mitucocha lake and will try to arrive early to go fishing in the lake, because in the mitucacha lake there are a lot of thruts and we will camp in the lakes shore. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 14:
We will continue to another lake Carhuacocha. In the way we can appreciate catles garzing and sheep that they make the landscapes so beautiful combining the Huayhuash white mountains. Arriving to Carhuacocha lake we wonder how beautiful is this area mixing the landscapes image, and here we have thruts for dinner and we camp overlooking the lake and the white mountain. Sometimes appreciation the avalanches coming down from the mountains. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 15:
This day we start our Llama trekking to Huayhuash. Here we find peasants in their peruvian traditional ranches. In those areas the local children use to come to meet the tourists. They enjoy asking where are you from. They feel friendly knowing tourists from different countries. We will camp next to the sheepherders ranch in Huayhuash. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 16:
After out customed breakfast we will continue our Llamatrekking to Viconga lake. This time we feel almost getting round the Huayhuash mountain and we will go to the viconga lake to camp. If we try to arrive early approximately 2 or 3 O'clock in the afternoon we have time to visit the hot springs in viconga. But this hot spring hasn't rooms or baths this is free non protected, but is very clean because no body uses it. It's safe unless being not used if our clients want to go, they'll go with the guide, the fare is about 20 minutes from our camping area. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 17:
We'll leave early in the morning, so this time we'll pass the highest pass on trekking Punta Cuyoc pass 5000 meters a.s.l. and we have lunch in this pass. There is windy because sometimes this area is windy and cold and sometimes no, from here we will go down to the Huanacpatay ravine for our camp. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 18:
From Guanacpatay we continue our Llama trekking all steep down all the Guanacpatay ravine until the Huayllapa isolated peasant town buy cheese for our food supplies. Here we can buy soda drinks bears and others wondering that this town provides theese things being very far from the big cities. It's an Andean town where we will camp. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 19:
From Huayllapa we will leave early in the morning to continue the Llama trekking passing small two passes, enjoying the landscapes with the white mountains. This time we will be in the west side of the Huayhuash mountain, we will get Cashpapampa for our camping. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 20:
From Cashpapampa we will continue to the yaucha pass. After a few hours going down to the Huacrish ravine we will have a surprise facing to the Rondoy, Jirishanca and Yerupaja Mountains in the west side and beautiful Jahuacocha lake, where we will camp in its shore. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 21:
Jahuacocha the best gift given for God to the Peruvians in the mountain. This lake is the most beautiful because its color combines with the mountains. It is green, and in its water reflex the white mountain yerupaja. So this day is our rest day for exploring this lake, or to have good sightseeings, or go fishing. For our donkey drivers this time is the little festival. That means that they are thanked from the visitors. So they will be preparing the typical food of Peru called Pachamanca. A dish prepared on the earth with hot stones, soused lamb with potatoes covered in the earth to cook, so it's a huge traditional plate in Peru and for special events. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 22:
This day after our breakfast we will continue to llamac town. Arriving approximately at 4 p.m.so by we have been closed our circuit of Llamatrekking. We will camp near to the town of llamac. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 23:
Today after the breakfast we will be transferred to Huaraz with the private car arriving to Huaraz late afternoon, and overnight in Hotel.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
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