Andean experience

… / Lima

Welcome to Peru! Arrival to the Jorge Chavez International Airport where you will be picked up by a representative of Golden Peruvian Tours and will be transferred to the selected hotel in the tourist district of Miraflores. Assistance with check in. Overnight. (Check in 15:00)
Overnight: Lima
Meals: -

Cusco / Soraypampa / Humantay Lake / Cusco

After we pick you up at your hotel, we will start our adventure to the Humantay Lake with a 4-hour-drive in private transport to Soraypampa (3850 m.a.s.l.). Soraypampa is the campsite for the first day of the Salkantay trek. In Soraypampa we will have a delicious breakfast to start our day well before beginning our trek. In Soraypampa we will start our trek up to the Humantay Lake (4200 m.a.s.l.) with beautiful views and if the sky is clear enough, we can even see the impressive Apus Salkantay and Humantay (the Apus are the spirits of the mountains). It is a 1.5-hour-walk to the lake with a low to moderate difficulty, but it will be more than worth it when you see the magical view. It is also possible to rent a horse instead. We will have enough time to take pictures. After some free time, we will start our descent to Soraypampa of about 1.5 hours, which is a lot easier than the way up. In Soraypampa lunch will await us and after some rest we return to Cusco where we will arrive at 6 p.m. approximately. Walking time: Approx. 5 hours (including picnic en route). Level of trek: Difficulty moderate.
Overnight: Cusco
Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Cusco / Pitumarca / Rainbow Mountain Vinicunca / Pitumarca / Cusco

We will pick you up from your hotel around 4:30am - 5:30am and head south through the town of Urco to the Checacupe District (2 hours by bus) and then follow the path to Pitumarca where we’ll have breakfast. Then we continue along the road through small villages until we arrive to the community of Hanchipata - Quesiuno (1 hour and 20 minutes by bus), the ideal starting point to walk the route. We will see incredible mountains such as Ausangate, beautiful blue lagoons, and many other natural sites. The walk to Vinicunca (Rainbow Mountain) will last approximately 3 hours. At this peak, we will savor the view for about an hour taking photos of the beautiful scenery before descending the path and returning to our bus. We will go back to Pitumarca to have lunch and then we will be on our way to Cusco.
Overnight: Cusco
Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Cusco / Ollantaytambo . Km 104 Chachabamba / Wiñaywayna / Machu Picchu / Aguas Calientes.

Ours passengers will be picked up from their Hotels at the agreed time, transferred to the station in order to aboard the train that will lead them to the KM104, located in the railroad Cusco-Macchu Picchu. KM104 will be our departure point for the adventure and we will be arriving there at 10:00. At this point, we will leave the train and start walking to the city of Macchu Picchu, across the Urubamba River through a bridge that offers a spectacular view of the mountains. During the trip we will make our first visit to one of the Inca sites known as Cachabamba, a beautiful palace with nice walls carved in stone. Then our guide will explain part of the story of the Incas. We will start walking again and start climbing through a mountain totally covered by vegetation, for about 8 Km (4 hours), until we arrive to Wiñaywayna, located at a height of 2700 meters above sea level. After Macchu Picchu, Wiñaywayna is one of the most beautiful buildings made by the Incas, is a cloudy forest. Wiñaywana shows a perfect example of the agriculture during Incas time, showing a great number of terraces, where the Incas used to grow different plants and vegetables, including coca leaves. The name of Wiñaywayna comes from a beautiful orchid, which grows in that region and means “forever young”. After exploring this marvellous site, we will have lunch near to this zone. Later the same day we will continue our walk towards a cloudy forest until the Inti Punko or “Door of the Sun”. At this point, the adventurers shall have access to the most amazing view of the city of Macchu Picchu. This is a very special site, where we will rest for some minutes and take many pictures of Macchu Picchu. After we will descend towards Macchu Picchu (the guided visit will be next day) and we will arrive to the town of Aguas Calientes where we will spend the night in a hotel or a hostel, depending on the preferences of the passenger. At night, the passengers will explore and get to know the little town and will be able to try the thermal baths located in the superior part of the city near the Main Square. Aguas Calientes has a great variety of restaurants and counts with an ATM. We will stay for the night in the chosen hotel.
Overnight: Aguas Calientes
Meals: Breakfast
Maximum altitude: 2700 M
Minimum altitude: 2400 M
Distance: 8 km
Approximate walking time: 6 to 7 hours.

Cusco / …

09:00hrs Check out. At proper time, Transfer to the airport to take the flight back home or start you extension to another destination in Peru.
Overnight: --
Meals: Breakfast