Colca Canyon trekking

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  vilcabamba trek 8 days    

description of trek:

it is a good trekking expedition which will take you through the heart of the jungle and the andes. in this  expedition it will be possible to visit complex archaeological sites as: lugma, rosas pata, ñusta hispana; as well as the villages of yupanca, lugma, consevidayoc, vilcabamba and of course the archaeological group of espiritupampa which is the one that the historians consider to be the last refuge of the last inca manco inca. we will see on our trip big flowers (such as the orchids) and fauna as famous cockerels of the rocks

day 01: from cusco to chaullay and quillabamba.

we will begin our expedition by bus to the province of the convention (region of cusco) after our breakfast. with a rest we will continue our route by bus until the village of huancacalle where we will spend the night in tents.

day 02: from huancacalle to vilcabamba

after our breakfast we will begin the trek, on our route we will visit complex archaeological sites such as ñusta hispaña and rosaspata where we will appreciate the variety of ecological levels and we will visit typical local populations; then we will continue with our trek to vilcabamba, where we will spend the night in tents.

day 03: from vilcabamba to cedrocasa

after our breakfast we will head towards the colpaqasa  (3696 meters of altitude) and from here we will descend to cedrocasa. on this day we will observe the customs of the locals and the say time we will enjoy the amazonia scenery. here we will spend the night in tents.

day 04 and day 05: from cedrocasa to concevidayoc

on these two days our trek will be on challenging geography and almost always parallel to the concevidayoc river, we will have will be in touch with the nature and the typical constructions of the villagers.

day 06: from concevidayoc to espiritupampa and chihuanquiri

on this day after our trek we will visit the complex archaeological site of espiritupampa (last refuge of manco inca in the epoch of the spanish conquest) from here we will have done our trip of through the heart of the jungle to finally arrive at chihuanquiri. we will spend the night in tent.

day 07: from chihuaquiri to kiteni and quillabamba

after breakfast we will travel by truck or local bus towards the city of quillabamba where we will visit and spend the night in a basic hotel.

day 08: from quillabamba to cusco

we will have a free morning and in the evening we will return to cusco. we will arrive in cusco on the following day.

it is important to know that this trip is flexible including the camping due to the individual’s physical state.

vilcabamba trek including:
  • local bus: cuzco -quillabamba village-cuzco
  • transfer from the hotel - bus station-hotel
  • trekking guide
  • experienced cook
  • muleman
  • horses or mules to carry the equipment (tents and mattresses) and the food
  • cooking equipment
  • camping equipment (tents and mattresses)
  • all meals in the trek
  • first aide kid
  • sale tax
excluding
  • sleeping back
vilcabamba trek price:

availability only in the dry season, from april to november

what to bring:

  • backpack 65lt,
  • sleeping bag
  • rain jacket or poncho (december - april) 
  • one complete change of clothing
  • sweater and jacket
  • bottle of water and purification tablets
  • flashlight and batteries
  • hat or cap to protect you from the sun
  • sun block
  • insect repellent
  • toiletries, towel and toilet paper, etc
  • swimsuit
  • walking sticks or poles
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  

  

 
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