Salkantay Ancascocha Inca Stones Quarry
Duration
6 Days
Difficulty
Challenge
Tour Type
Trekking
Languages
Multiple
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Highlights
Salkantay Ancascocha Inca stones quarry trek, Is one of the most complete and amazing Cusco Andes mountains trek. It combines natural attractions like Humantay lake, the best views of the imposing Salkantay mountain, the ancascocha lake, the inca stones quarry named Cachi Ccata (place from stones where quarried to build Ollantaytambo temples”, and ending in Ollantaytambo, with the option to extend the tour to Machu picchu.
This Amazing program allows you to discover the deep Andes, imagine connecting 4 tours in in one simple but memorable hiking program, Humantay itself attracts hundreds of visitors daily, a nice blue lagoon below of a glacier mount, The Salkantay a natural attraction, a mountain that is one of top 15 highest peaks in the entire Americas with 6,271 mt = 20574.15 ft, and it’s beauty is even better ranked; this new trekking program is rarely visited by other hikers.
An Adventure tour specially prepared for people who loves hiking new and non-frequented paths, the trek leads by quiet land inhabited by only few Quechua speaking people, people who keeps many Inca customs and farms cows, sheep, and alpacas, this is just one of the best trekking tours in Peru.
What
is the Difference with the classic inca trail?
If we compare this trek with the famous Inca trail to Machu Picchu, the answer is “both are nice, amazing and just different beauty”, for the classic inca trail there are many rules and advance booking needed, for the Salkantay ancascocha inca stones quarry trek there not advanced booking needed, but a certified operator company is always the requirement, this hike is an off road hike, trail that also has some sections through which you walk inca trails.
The wild flora and fauna of this trek offers to visitors, beautiful highland Valleys, snow-covered picks such as: (Salkantay trek 6.271m.a.s.l. Tucarhuay, Humantay, Huayanay, Waccay willca 5893mt “veronica”, and others).
- Combo trip. (4 tour in a combo trip).
- Scennic view.
- Natural attractions & archaeological sites.
Price Includes
- Transfer from hotel to the trek start point.
- 03 season tents in double occupancy (4-people-capacity tent for every 2), it allows higher comfort, new and highly maintained for excellent performance in field.
- Complete meals during trek, breakfast, lunch and dinner.
- Dining tent with tables and chairs, Kitchen tent, Toilet tent.
- Expert trekking, english speaking professional tour guide.
- Cook and cooking equipment.
- Horses (to carry tents, food and cooking equipment) and muleteers to manage them.
- 3 nights in tents, same as for our crew (guides, cook / muleteers).
- Emergency horse if someone needs during trek.
- First-aid kit including emergency oxygen bottle (safety in salkantay hike).
- Private transport from Ollantay Tambo to Cusco.
Price Excludes
- Sleeping bag (Most of the nights are Cold).
- Optional Extension to Machu Picchu.
- s/20 = us$5 each for humantay lake.
Itinerary
Day 1: Cusco – Humantay Lake – Icchu Pata.
05:00 hrs: depart cusco and drive for 3 hours up to Soraypampa, quick breakfast, then hike for 2 hours to Humantay Lake, then walk to salkantaypampa for lunch, after lunch at 14:00 hrs hike uphill path up to Ichu pata, camp at 4100 mt.
Day 2: Ichu Pata – Inka chiriaska - Toqto Q’asa
Wake up at 05:30 hrs, breakfast at 06:00hrs, depart at 07:30 hrs, reach inka chiriaska summit by noon, enjoy the amazing view of Salkantay and surrounding mounts, walk by gentle path and reach the cap site by 16:00 hrs.
Day 3:T''oqto Q'asa - Chachani Q´asa – Occoruro
Wake up at 05:30 hrs, after breakfast strt hiking at 07:30 hrs, scenic view to the apurimac canyon mounts and valley, stop for luch at 12:00 hrs, hike to Occoruro passing gentle uphill’s and downhill’s, arrive to the camp at 16:00 hrs.
Day 4: Occoruro – Accoq'asa – wayanay – anacascocha
Wake up at 05:00 hrs, breakfast 5:30 hrs, and depart 06:30 hrs, Reach the summit by 11 hrs, then hike downhill to lunch at wayanay, after lunch sumit the last high summit at 1 hour from lunch, then hike by the inca trail to the camp at ancascocha arriving at 16:30 hrs.
Day 5: Ancascocha – sacred valley sun gate – inca quarry
After breakfast, depart at 07:00 hrs, hike part of the inca trail, keep hiking towards south, reach inca llama farming fence, pass by puma punku gate a nice little canyon, then reach the inca water channel, and reach lunch spot at the sacred valley sungate, after nice view and descend to the stones quarry and spend the night with great view to the sacred valley of inca
Day 6: Inca stones quarry - Ollanta - Cusco.
after breakfast, explore the stones quarry to see the carved rocks, and all system used to quarry the rocks, the follow the ramp and Inca road to Ollantaytambo where we can lunch and after lunch take transport back to Cusco, arriving at 16:00 hrs.
Optionally: extend the tour 1 day and take train to Machu Picchu town where you can spend the night, then on the next day visit Machu Picchu and return to Cusco.
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Frequently asked questions
How many people do you need to arrange a departure?
No minimum needed, we arrange the trip even for a solo traveler.
Do you provide the camping gear?
Yes, we provide the camping gear (tents, sleeping mat and trekking chairs).
How long on advance do I need to book it?
Not every tour guides knows this path, so book it at least with a month in advance.
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