Choquequirao Trek 4 days 2025
Exploring Choquequirao Trek in Peru is one of the amazing trek plus camping. Also, this adventure follows the ancient footsteps of the Inca time trail to reach to this lost city of the Inca time fortress, which is located at the beginning of the real Amazon jungle and surrounded by the famous Andes mountains. Moreover, during the hiking time, you will be having the Peruvian fresh food cooked by our chef, also you will be guided by our expert tour guide in this magical adventure.
This Inca fortress is divided into many sectors, like the urban sector, agriculture sector, religious sector, and astronomical sector.
Most importantly, no limited number of people to go for this beautiful Inca stone castle named Choquequirao, located at 3,500 masl (11,482ft). Also, we can hike all year round with camping along the route on the way to this Inca site.
So, get in touch with us, and receive your personalized quote based on your own budget for Choquequirao trekking in Peru country, also this adventure hike goes through the natural beauty of the brown Andes, and then by the end connects to the beginning of the Amazon jungle.
Day 1: Cusco- Cachora– Chiquisca Santa Rosa Baja
The time to pick you up is at 05:00 am, then we ride our private transport through nice farming valleys, then arrive at Cachora village, then to Capulilloc, where we have our first breakfast and enjoy the view of the large mountain canyons.
Here, we start our hike downhill for 3 hours to the lunch place named Chiquisca, located at 1,900 masl (6,233 ft), afterward, we go for 30 minutes downhill and cross a nice bridge over Apurimac river, and then we hike uphill for 3 hours to our camp named, Santa Rosa Baja, situated at 1990 masl (6528 ft).
Hike Distance And Included:
- Total hiking kilometers: 7 hours with 14 Km
- Lunch, afternoon tea, then dinner
Day 2: Santa Rosa Baja-Maranpata-Choquequirao
After some breakfast, we hike uphill for 2 hours and a half, arriving at Marampata small village, and the views here are the best, then we hike a moderate road for an hour, arriving already at this amazing Inca site Choquequirao, and explore the site for a couple of hours with your packed lunch.
Aftward, we come back to Marampata for the afternoon tea and dinner, and enjoy the sky views, surrounded by the mega mountain range of the Andes.
Hiking Kilometers And Food:
- 5 hours with 10 kilometers
- Breakfast, lunch, tea, and dinner
Day 3: Marampata Playa Rosalina Chiquisca
Today, we are back on the same trail, mainly the way is downhill to Playa Rosalina for 4 hours, and have lunch at this place called Playa Rosalina located at 1,477 masl (4,845 ft), and afterward, way uphill for an hour and 45 minutes to the place named Chiquisca for the dinner, and camp here, located at 1,900 masl (6,233 ft).
Distance hike and food today
- 7 hours and 14 kilometers
- Breakfast, lunch, tea, and dinner
Day Four: Chiquisca Capuliyoc Cusco
After breakfast, we hike uphill for 4 hours to Capuliyoc for the lunch, then time to say goodbye to the workers, then back to Cusco through Cachora by our car for 3 hours and a half, and once we arrive in Cusco city we drop you off at your place, then also is the time to say goodbye to our working team, like the tour guide and the chef.
Distance Trek And Food:
- Total hiking kilometers: 4 hours with 9 kilometers
- Breakfast and lunch
- Private car round trip
- Tour guide
- Cook and assistant and then porter, or herders plus mules to transport the equipment and food
- Camping tents
- 6 Kg porterage service per person
- Entrance fees to the archaeological site of Choquequirao
- Trekking poles included
- The tipping for the working crew
- US$ 560.00 per person
Choquequirao Trek Difficulty ?
This is a mild hike for 4 days, mainly day one is downhill until lunchtime, with some gentle parts, then still is 30 minutes downhill, then we cross a bridge, then it is uphill for 2 hours to the first campsite.
Then, on day 2, it is uphill for 2 hours with a gentle part to the Chochequirao Inca site, then, explore the site and stay the 2 night close to this site.
On day 3, we are back on the same route and have the third night in Siquiska, then day four, we hike uphill with some gentle parts for 4 hours to the beginning of the trail, and then ride a car back to Cusco city, for 3 hours and a half.