Welcome to Andean Lodges, the best
Lodge to Lodge hike in the Peruvian Andes
10 DAYS / 9 NIGHTS: CUSCO AND ITS SACRED MOUNTAIN
AUSANGATE
Camino del Apu
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ITINERARY
DAY 1: FLIGHT TO CUSCO + CITY TOUR
Upon your arrival to Cusco´s airport, our representative will be waiting for you, to welcome
you and take to your hotel.
In the afternoon, your tour guide will be waiting for you to start our visit with short trip by car
to the Sacsayhuaman archeological site, one of the most imponents inca buildings, after it
we will have a walk around the colonial Plaza de Armas, visiting the Cathedral, which
contains one of the city's greatest repositories of colonial art, possessing approximately
300 paintings of the Cusqueña School.
Our next stop will be the "Koricancha" Temple (golden enclosure), current Santo Domingo
Convent, place that has in its interior one of the most important Religious Center of the Inca
time. This archaeological site is located in the heart of Cusco city, to scanty 4 blocks of the
Main Square.
Overnight stay: Cusco
DAY 2: SACRED VALLEY
For the Incas and their descendants, the
Urubamba or Vilcanota River brought and
still brings fertility to the earth, as this river
has its source in the high mountains,
Southeast of Cusco, and is perceived as
representing the cycle of water. All along this
so fertile and beautiful valley we now call the
Sacred Valley of the Incas several important
Incan architectural complexes are located
on the heights or alongside the river.
After a breathtaking trip by car, with the
beautiful snowcapped Chicon and Veronica
mountains in the Cordillera Vilcanota as a
backdrop, we will visit Moray, the Inca
agricultural laboratory where they studied
the adaptation of plants to new ecosystems,
then we will visit Maras, a beautiful colonial
t o w n a n d its salt mines, exploited
artesanally since inca times, after it we will
have a beautiful walk for one hour to our
restaurant for lunch.
In the Afternoon, we will visit the locality of
Ollantaytambo, considered as the Last
Living Incan Village in the Sacred Valley.
From there, we´ll have time to hike up to the
Incan temples and other areas of the large
and finely built Incan architectural complex
erected during the Imperial Period, where
General Ollanta attempted to challenge the
power of Pachakuteq Inca.
In the same area, there are many smaller
I n c a n a r c h i te c tu r a l c o m p l e x e s a n d
archaeological sites, located nearby and
within this lovely and fertile valley that
primarily produces top-grade corn, and is
presently the scene of a steadily growing
daily tourist flow.
Overnight stay: Sacred Valley
DAY 3: TRIP TO MACHU PICCHU
Departure from the hotel to Ollantaytambo´s train station to board the train to Machupicchu.
The rail journey is one of the most spectacular in the world. The rail line follows the
Urubamba River through the spectacular Canyon of Vilcanota to the Lost City of the Incas.
After check in at the hotel we will have a 25 minute drive to visit the sacred center, our expert
guide, will share with us the most current information and personal insights of Machupicchu.
We chose the afternoon hours because the sun set is one of the most beautiful moments in
the Sanctuary, and there is almost no one in the site.
Overnight stay: Machu Pueblo (Aguas Calientes)
DAY 4: MACHUPICCHU- OPTIONAL HIKES (SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY)
Early morning you will have time to explore Machu Picchu area, do photography and for
keen hikers to hike to the Machu Picchu Mountain, an offerings place to a peace and
worship all the great mountain gods, like Salcantay, Pumasillo and Huacyhuillca that are
visible from this summit. Along the way there are several short breaks, so we can enjoy the
scenery and rest. In the afternoon you will take the train back to Poroy´s train station.
Transfer to hotel in Cusco.
Overnight stay: Cusco
DAY 5: VISIT TO HUANACAURE AND SAN PEDRO´S MARKET
In the morning, we´ll leave your hotel at 8:30 a.m., to travel on a private vehicle to Paruro,
South of the city of Cusco, which will take about half an hour, to get to the trailhead, located
on the road to Punacancha, from which we´ll hike towards the sandstone formations, part of
which is the Sacred Mount Huanacaure.
Then, it will take us about 45 minutes of uphill hiking, to go from the road to the remains of the
earliest of the Incan temples, built during the Inca Manco Qhapaq´s reign, in the 12th
century, and the true origins of which disappear in the myths that tell us about the Incan
Empire´s origins and birthplace.
So, according to both Incan myths of origin, this is where Manco´s golden staff sank into the
ground, which signaled to him the valley that was to become the center of the Incan
civilization; the mighty Qosqo or Navel of All Nations and origin of the Tahuantinsuyu which,
later on, became the great Incan State, and eventually, a Great Empire, under the
Government of Inca Pachakuteq, during the 15th century.
In the afternoon we will drive to visit the Central Market, "a traditional market where we will
get a sense of the daily rhythm of the Cuzqueño life. From open air stalls, everything from
coca leaves, carrots, rubber boots, jeans, padlocks, beef, live chickens and ducks, to cuys,
band-aids, and a range of familiar and unfamiliar fruits and vegetables are sold - sometimes
for cash, sometimes in the traditional barter fashion.
Overnight stay: Cusco
FROM DAY 6 TO DAY 10: AUSANGATE TREK
A five day breathtaking trek in the Cordillera
Vilcanota, on a route we call the “Camino del
Apu Ausangate” located in close proximity to the
highest, sacred mountain in the Cusco region.
The “Apu” is the bearer of life and the guardian
of one of the most pristine mountain ecosystems
in the world. Our treks will be accompanied by
llamas and horses that carry our gear, which that
are owned by the shepherds of the Chillca
community whom are proud to share with us
their land and the spirit of this inspiring world.
On our hikes and in our unique “Tambos” or
Andean Lodges, daily meals will be prepared by
experienced chefs, introducing you to a great
variety of delicious Peruvian cuisine and
produce. As for entertainment, authentic,
vernacular music from members of the
communities will accompany some of our nights
in the "tambos."
This trek includes general organization, travel
insurance, services of expert guides in high
mountain trek, private transport to Chillca and
back to Cusco, accomodation in double rooms,
breakfast and dinner served in the lodges,
snacks and lunches served on the way,
waterproof bags for the baggage carried by
llamas, first aid kit and oxygen. Visit us at our
web site: www.andeanlodges.com, physical
preparation, clothing and equipment needed
are detailed on our 5 days / 4 nights Ausangate
Trek Program.
Included:
All organization .
Private transport for the tours and transfers.
Entrance fee.
Private guide services.
Vistadome train tickets: Poroy/ Machupicchu
/ Poroy.
 Bus tickets in Machupicchu
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Does Not Included:
 Flight tickets: Lima / Cusco / Lima.
 Airport taxes.
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