Ancascocha Trek to Machu Picchu 5D, Peru

After having breakfast at your hotel, we will come pick you up with our private bus and go to Sacred Valley, in the  Cachiccata community (3200 mt) where will start our journey. The walk uphill will lead to Inca quarry (3200m) where you will learn about rocks carving and its techniques.

We will then go uphill to get to lunch at Choquetacarpu which is an hour away. Full of energy, we will keep going for a 1 hour and half walk to reach to the impressive Sun Gate (3885m) or “Inti Punku” and stay overnight close to the site and we are going to have a beautiful sun set  in the afternoon  having a cup of coffee as well enjoying  the priceless view of sacred Valley of the Incas.

• Min Altitude: 2890 m. / 9300 ft.
• Max Altitude: 4430 m. / 14535 ft.
• Distance to walk for today: 6 Km. / 3.73 mi.
• Difficulty of this day: 5 Challenging.
• Time Statics for this day: Start and End Time: 06:00 am to 06:00 pm, Total enjoying hours for today: 12:0 hours, Total Walking Time: 07:00 hours,

We will have a delicious breakfast in this wonderful place before starting to walk for about 1 hour easily hike and  after this  we are going uphill about  2/30 minutes to the top of the mountain and here  we might make an offering to the Veronica mountain and to Mother Earth. We will then keep going  40 minutes downhill to get to our lunch  until Chancachuco Pampa (4200m) where we will stop for lunch.

After gathering some energy, we will walk for 3 hours to get to Ancascocha camping site  (3700m) where we will camp for the night. along the way, we are going to have  beautiful mountains  really colorful  to get photos  the mountains  offers unforgettable  experience for ancascocha treks  to Machupichu.

• Min Altitude: 3698 m. / 11900 ft.
• Max Altitude: 4200 m. / 13780 ft.
• Distance to walk for today: 10 Km. / 6.21 mi.
• Weather Sensation: Cold, Wind.
• Difficulty of this day: 5 Challenging.
• Time Statics for this day: Start and End Time: 06:00 am to 06:00 pm, Total enjoying hours for today: 12:0 hours, Total Walking Time: 08:00 hours,

After having breakfast we will go up the Huayanay mountains (4670m) for 2 hours to leave little by little the wonderful valley of Ancascocha. Along the way, you will appreciate the colorful mountains, lagoons, birds and even see a puma if you will be lucky enough. We will then walk 2 hours more to arrive at the Inca Raquay valley to have lunch (3900 mt) not one are there  basically  we can feel  nature of the Peruvian Andes.

We will already be on the Inca trail that third day, which we will follow for about an hour to reach the campsite call Paucarcancha inca ruins this place will be our camping to over night  and to enjoy last peaceful place.

• Min Altitude: 3860 m. / 12421 ft.
• Max Altitude: 4670 m. / 15322 ft.
• Distance to walk for today: 15 Km. / 9.32 mi.
• Weather Sensation: Cold, Wind.
• Difficulty of this day: 5 Challenging.
• Time Statics for this day: Start and End Time: 06:00 am to 06:00 pm, Total enjoying hours for today: 12:0 hours, Total Walking Time: 08:00 hours,

We will wake up early in the morning, have breakfast and start walking an hour and a half until the community of Paucarcancha, where we will explore the archaeological site for a little while. We will then keep walking for 30 minutes to arrive at Huayllabamba, the connection with the Inca trail and walk 3 hours more before having lunch.

Along this Inca trail, we will appreciate various archaeological sites like Patallacta and Wilkaracay and little Incan constructions. A bus will take us to Ollantaytambo where we will take the train and reach Aguas Calientes to stay overnight in a hotel.

• Min Altitude: 2025 m. / 6516 ft.
• Max Altitude: 3860 m. / 12665 ft.
• Distance to walk for today: 12 Km. / 7.46 mi.
• Weather Sensation: Warm.
• Difficulty of this day: 1.
• Time Statics for this day: Start and End Time: 08:00 am to 06:00 pm, Total enjoying hours for today: 10:0 hours, Total Walking Time: 07:00 hours,

You will have an early breakfast at your hotel and take the bus at 5:30 am for 30 minutes to go up to Machu Pichu and appreciate the sunrise over the ruins. The tour with our guide inside the site will last 2 hours and you will have free time afterwards to explore the city on your own.

Later on, we will go back to Ollantaytambo and take the bus back to Cusco and to your hotel.

• Accomodation for today: Hotel .
• Min Altitude: 2010 m. / 6468 ft.
• Max Altitude: 2400 m. / 7874 ft.
• Weather Sensation: Warm, Humid.
• Time Statics for this day: Start and End Time: 05:30 am to 06:00 pm, Total enjoying hours for today: 12:30 hours, Total Walking Time: 00:00 hours,