Best Customized Choquequirao Tours
Duration
1 Day
Difficulty
Medium
Tour Type
Trekking
Reviews
Overview
Customized Choquequirao tours: If you have seen all our programs, and you still would like something unique, Plan Your Own Program!!
If you have started planning your trip to Peru, and you want to be your own tour programmer, in order to have plenty of time here you have many options to choose from. We would be working to provide exactly what you want. We recommend that you set yourself some guidelines: a budget, the length of time you wish to stay, what you want to do and what you want to see.
If you are a nature lover and want to enjoy the peace, quiet and endless calm of Peru wilderness, then we recommend you give yourself ample time to do so. Our website has plenty of information about the possible places you would rather to see, we are keen to organize your plan and provide you the service for the itinerary.
You’ll schedule and program how long you want to stay through the country region-by-region, describing. Alternately, you can ask for some suggested stays.
For more info about Peru you can see the pages of Peruvian government organizations which are full of useful info and photos:
Prom Peru Peruvian national institute of culture National institute of natural resources Ministry of foreign trade and tourism.
Choquequirao Trek Operator, Is based in Cusco – Peru. The Client understands that the Company will use its best efforts to operate all tours as agreed. However, it may prove necessary or advisable to vary or modify an itinerary and its contents due to prevailing local conditions. According your program and type of hotel you want, we can send you a reasonable rate.
Highlights
- Explore the picturesque countryside of Britain and Ireland
Included / Excluded
- Private transport.
- Complete meals during trip.
- Inflatable mattresses.
- Park fee.
- English speaking tour guide.
- Cook, cook helpers.
- Horses to carry equipment.
- Muleteers.
- First Aid Kit.
- Return Transport.
- Sleeping Bags.
- Souvenirs.
Itinerary
Day 01: Cusco – Huancalle – Santa Rosa baja
The itinerary is what you and our team will work together, we can even drive the previous night to departure to spend the night at the hot springs of cconoc, ten we can drive to huancalle and start the tour, since we are tour guides, we know all the paths, you give us the idea of the perfect tour and on this we can work together.
The Customized Choquequirao tours are open year around, but we always recommend you to program from April to November, we still can hike during the other. We are here to make your dreams becoming true
FAQs
1: When is the best season to go?
The best season to hike to Choquequirao is during the dry season: April is transition and provides the most spectacular vies, same as October and November, while from May to September all dry.
There are still some hikers who wants to hike during the rainy season, if that is your situation, then we can evaluate the week and accordingly we can provide you an answer if it would be possible or not. Some years are more rainy, and some not.
2: What is the weather like?
The region has extremely variable weather conditions. Temperatures are mainly warm, but the Andes weather is very changing. Here are some general highlights:
During a sunny day you can expect temperatures of about 22 – 30°C, the coldest temperatures are at Choquequirao where the minimum could be 0°C. Depending the season.
Dry season (April-October) it tends to be hot during the day, and cold nights only at Choquequirao that can reach as lowest 0°C, (between June-August, even no rain at all). You should bring warm clothing for the camp, but light gear such as t-shirts o shirts for the day time). For rainy season (November-March) it gets nice gentle temperatures during the day, but you need to bring rain gear as well, if sunny the temperatures are very warm up to 35°C at the river ground. Overall, be prepared, sub-tropical and tropical weather conditions at the same area and the same day.
3: What is the food like, along the trek?
Our meals are based on organic food, managed by our expert trekking cooks, who will pack all fresh. We serve novo Andean food (Peruvian dishes, according season) where breakfast consists in: Omelets, pancakes, cereals, eggs, oatmeal, coffee, hot-chocolate, etc.; for lunch, we provide meals based on a quinoa, pasta, vegetables, soups and main course usually in a small version of buffet including lomo-saltado, rise, potatoes, meat, salads, and similar dinner that comes with a dessert.
Note: If you are vegetarian, or vegan, no worries, we provide this meals with no extra cost, you only have to let us to know on advance.
4: How about the terrain? How challenging is it?
The Choquequirao trail in Uneven, rocky, unpaved path, rated as the hardest and the most difficult trekking trails in Peru, and covers approximately 60 km / 36 miles on uneven, rocky terrain with steep uphill and downhill for the classic trail that can be done in 3 days, 4 days or 5 days. A trail which in terms of altitude, it is entirely at a lower elevation that Cusco city, but hard because the trail descend a lot to reach the river, then a steep climbing to reach to the Inca city.
5: How difficult is the trek.
It is considered the hardest trekking trail of Peru, it covers 64 kilometers of train (32 km to each way for the traditional trek), for the 3 days, 4 and 5 days programs, while if you decide continuing to Machu Picchu, the part covered by food is about 76 kms. The trail runs by the Andean highlands, with an average of 16 km per day. Expect downhill and uphill, that demand extra energy, and previous training before you come.