Huchuy Qosqo Trek to Machu Picchu 2D/1N

DAY 1: CUSCO – Q’ENQO – HUCHUY QOSQO – LAMAY- OLLANTAYTAMBO- AGUAS CALIENTES.

We pick you up from your hotel at 5:00 am and driving you in our private transportations to Q’enqo Village (3 700m / 12 139ft). this place is located 01 hours and 30 minutes away from Cusco city. We ‘re going to make sure that we have everything in order to start the hike and we begin to walk short uphill for 30 minutes roughly and then is just flat and down the rest of the pathway until this Archaeological site know as a Huchuy Qosqo (small Cusco) and we’ll pass through along the way a Pucamarca (Red village) and from this place is possible walk over the Inca Trail that the Incas used to use in order to go to this Inca site and at the same time is possible to pass a little but beautiful cannon. however, we can find more alpacas and llamas in the path too. when we’ll be close to this Inca site is possible to see part of the Sacred Valley with few towns in the view is just spectacular as the weather is much better too. This valley is a beautiful microclimate and is full of lush vegetation. There are many small birds that can be seen including a variety of hummingbirds on the flowers. Little by little, we arrive at this site and we pass through an adobe Inca gateway and finally arrive at the magnificent Inca site of HUCHUY QOSQO (3 600m /11 811ft). After exploring this Inca building with our guide who is gonna explain to us the history and give many pieces of information about the Incas. Before starting the downhill for 02 hours until arriving to Lamay town where is located our lunch spot and finished the buffet lunch is time to say goodbye and thank you for the Sparrow Explorer Staff. Because, after this short ceremony we’re going to take our private transportation to Ollantaytambo. In this Inca town, we can walk a little bit before having a dinner and take the train at 19:00 pm train with your guide to Aguas Calientes. Your Guide is gonna take you to your hotel where he is telling you the itinerary for the next day because remember is the most important day.

DAY 2: AGUAS CALIENTES – MACHU PICCHU- AGUAS CALIENTES – CUSCO.

We have to wake up very early in the morning of the five days in order to see the sunrise in Machupicchu (if the weather allows) We’ll start with breakfast at the hotel and then head to the bus that will take us to Machupicchu archaeological site. just after getting into Machupicchu we’re going to good spot to a take amazing and unforgettable pictures for your Facebook profile. Afterward, your guide is gonna explain you for 2 hours tour in all Machupicchu site and if you want to visit the place by yourself the guides are gonna explain you at that moment. but, before your tour guide will provide your bus ticket for Aguas Calientes town from where you´re going to meet with your tour guide where he is gonna give you tren tickets and explain how to take the train in order to back to Cusco. If you´d like you to have the chance to climb up to Huayna Picchu Mountain that takes around 50 minutes to wreathe summit. From this please you can see Machu Picchu and you will feel as you never did from this, please. But if you want to hike to this mountain just let us know in advance (cost for it US$ 20 dollars extra).

Included:

• Professional Tour Guides: All of our tour guides are from the university and at the same time they speak really good English. however the most important is that all our tour guides are local people that grew up in the Andes with much ancient knowledge ready to teach you any ancestors tradition but at the same time, they are funny and so professionals making sure safe and happy.
• Permits: after we just receive your deposit and information about you. our staff is in charge to get your permits for the Inca Trail. this permits are for a specific date and your name have to be the same as your passport details.
• Briefing: one night before start your trek, you need to come to our office for the group briefing with your guide. well in this place we´ll give you the duffle bag that our porters are gonna carry for you. helping you 7 kg/ 14 pounds of your weight. making you enjoy this trek and be something unforgettable for your life.
• Chefs: our food will be cook by our professional chefs according to the things that you eat and if you have some allergies to some products just let us know in order to avoid to put in your meals. Porters: our staff is included for porters that are in charge to carry the weight of all of the team as the food, tents, plates, bowls, chairs, etc. but at the same time always ready to help you.
• Transportation: transportations for all the trek is included from the beginning to the end with cars and train (we´ll pick you up from your hotel and take you back in your hotel ¨our service is the door to door¨).
• Equipment: Sparrow adventure has the best equipment that you need for your trek in order to take you safe and happy enjoying at the same time.
• Food: our healthy and organic food is gonna be prepared by our chef that have a lot of experience cooking in the mountain and at the same time you have the chance to tell us if you don´t eat some allergies in that way our chef will cook without that things.
• Water: this important element we´ll start to supply for your first lunch to your last breakfast and you can refill your plastic bottle or camelback. but from where come this water ?. well this water is taken from the natural springs that there are along the way. filtered and then boiled in order finally to cool down before to give you for a drink or refill your bottles. remember that is really important to drink plenty of water for your hike.
• First Aid Kit: your safety (healthy, safe, satisfy and enjoying) is one of our first priorities. in that way, this first aid kit that we have is complete with basic things that you can need for the trek and oxygen tank just in order to take you safely.
• Extras: we consider it´s just couple details for your trek because we already tell you all the things that you need probably just that you need to get rain poncho, sun cream, and few things that you can get here and is not so much complex to buy.

Not included:

• Daypacks: you should need to bring your own day pack for the hike although it doesn’t have to be so big as a personal experience we suggest to get small o medium day pack but not so big in order to enjoy on the way because remember that our porter are gonna helping you part of your weight. the backpack that you´ll bring has to be with enough space for your: water, sun cream, sun hat, few warm layers, camera, personal snack, headlamps and few more things that you can consider important for your trek.
• Headlamps: with our experience in the mountain we recommend to have your personal headlamps for the trek because if you need to move from one place to another one or go to the toilet for sure you´ll need one. remember that these campsites are places with lights.
• Packing list: we suggest you bring for the hike warm layers for the nights, three t-shirts, hiking pants, the jacket is basically the things that you´ll need and if is waterproof or rainwater resistant could be much better. anyway with your rain poncho is gonna be fine. because it cover you until your knees. however you can´t forget to bring hiking boots or trekking shoes and sandals or sneaker.
• Extra Snack: You can bring your own snack or get here.
• Rentals: Each hiker needs basically a sleeping bag and is optional the inflatable air matt and walking stick for good trek but if you don´t have any of those things, no worries because you still have the chance to rent with us really good equipment.
• Walking Sticks (pair): 15  US$
• Huayna Picchu: this is the name of one mountain next to Machu Picchu site from where you can get nice view of the archeological site surrounding by the Urubamba river and you have the chance to hike to this mountain but let us know when you booking with us because this permit is limited however if you don’t get this permits not worries because you still have the chance to go to the Inca bridge and enjoy the ruins of Machu Picchu because it is really big site.

Altitude Sickness

It’s common to start to wondering about altitude sickness if you thinking to come to Peru, especially in Cusco. however, It’s easy to figure out this problem. You just need to spend a few days in Cusco drinking plenty of water and coca tea.

This is the High Altitude Symptom

headache, tiredness, dizziness, nausea, tingling, loss of appetite, trouble sleeping, vomiting. Please, If you feel any of this problem contact our company or call a doctor in order to help you. but, this symptom usually is gonna be temporal just you need to drink plenty of water and coca tea. However, some times our customer prefers pills and in that way, we suggest you have an (acetazolamide or dexamethasone) and come a few days before to Cusco.

Weather

In general, the weather here in the Andes is unpredictable and that is the way why we suggest to our customers have to be ready for a rainy or sunny day. although, if you have waterproof clothes for sure it’s gonna helping us so much.

First Aid kit

All of Our mountain guides have their first aid kits and a lot of training in first aid in the mountains and every year they received classes of doctor with the most frequent problems as a (diarrhea, cuts, headache, scrapes,etc.) at the same time they have an oxygen tank in order to help you to feel much better. However, It’s fine if you thinking to bring your own first aid kit for the trek.

Travel Insurance

Always is gonna be a good idea to have travel insurance for your tour or trek and more if you thinking to travel for a few weeks or more of one month. Although, for sure you need to have one if you have any serious illness just in case if something happens.

Please, if you don’t have one is fine.

Environmental Impact

This company is a travel agency that protects our environment. because, as you know the biggest problem that we have been suffering on our planet is global warming. but, we’re a sustainable company that we use a biodegradable staff and at the same time, our principal job is to teach to everyone protect this home (earth planet).

Community

The most important for us is our workers and of course, it means their families of the communities that everybody feels so proud of all of then. because, they still keep having our culture and thanks to all of those things is possible to know more knowledge about our ancestors as their traditions, behaviors, customs, etc. However, our job is to help all of then with books, computers, buildings and with the most important points teaching to everybody how important is our culture and protect everything left by our ancestors. because We think that “Love just the things that you know” and that’s why we have to help to all of then. However, We have to keep teaching not to loss their behaviors or customs in order to preserve and conserve this amazing culture Inca.