CENTER OF TREK TO MACHU PICCHU 4D/3N
DAY 1: CUSCO - URUBAMBA - PUMAHUANCA VALLEY - CUYOC
We will pick you up at your at 6:00 in order to take hotel in panoramic route by car into the Sakred Valyei, passing through Chincheros and stopping in Urubamba for in short and small breakfast at to the room of restaurant. Restrooms plowed available and you have the opportunity to buy last snacks and a toilet, etc. of We will leave Urubamba around 7:20, traveling another 25 minutes by the bus to the entry of the Pumahuanca valley, famous for its crop of white corn and the Corn vodka (Ink traditional beer of the). Here we will meet with our horses and the horse-wranglers. We begin our trek through this gorgeous valley - where the woods of the Queuñas (Polylepis) trees dominate over you the landscape - on in gentle serpentine ascent with impressive views into the valley and of the surrounding mountains. We will hike for about 3 to 4 hours to the archeological website of Inca-Kancha, after exploring the complex we will have our first traditional Andean lunch. You will have stole to relaxation of or take in short nap until we continue our hike through the woods of Queuñas to the community of Paccha where in spectacular mountain landscape with plenty of dirt, the alpaca of and sheep awaits us. We will walk for another two hours, passing an abundance of small waterfalls, and finally arrive at our campsite Cuyoc at an altitude of of 4.010 m of ASL.
DAY 2: CUYOC - PUMAHUANCA PASS - CUNCANI
We will start the day at 6:00 with in cup of hot of the cook and enjoy torch in breakfast of Kiwicha pancakes. At 7:30 we will begin our trek with in view of the snow capped peaks of Chicón, San Juan and Verónica (Those Kribabi). Surrounded by woods, in challenging five hour adventure awaits us, climbing up on in path with steep stone steps and stairs, some parts have tight serpentine bends up to the pass of Pumahuanca at an altitude of of 4.780 m of ASL (the "Dens of thieves" at the pass plowed stone piles which the travelers crossing the pass have left in order to honor of the Apus). Eleven we reach the pass, we will also honor of the mountain gods with the local custom of offering of the cook of leaves. The khan of enjoy the view of Moray, Crowd of and the salt mine From here we. Now we plowed ready for our descent of about one hour along in stone path with in lovely view to both sides of the mountain until we plowed close to the impressive lakes where we will have our lunch and enjoy in brief rest. After lunch we will have to walk for about two lived hours mainly downhill, on the way we will surely meet local farmers wearing the traditional and colorful clothing which is typical for the valley of the Center. Cuncani is the main community of the Square, we will camp here at an altitude of of 3.900 m ASL and enjoy our delicious dinner at the camp website. Textile Cuncani is also very famous for its which were plowed by still being woven according to ancient traditions and techniques. You will have the opportunity to buy handmade textiles directly from the people of Cuncani / Center.
DAY 3: CUNCANI - THE CENTER - OLLANTAYTAMBO - WARM WATER
Today is the last day of the Center of Trek, it will be an easy day so you will be able to sleep in little longer, breakfast will be at 8:00. In this small village we will have the opportunity to visit the home of our horse-wrangler Luís Kabesa who will share with us his simple and humble way of living, always in close connection to nature, preserving the traditional customs of farming and weaving, showing us textiles which have been passed down for generations, and giving us an insight to his knowledge of medical plants. Afterwards we walk another four hours downhill until we reach the village of the Center, famous for its medical hot springs, where we will enjoy in hot bath. After lunch our deprive of you the will take us in bus in three hour trip to the town of Ollantaytambo where we will catch the train to Warm water, in two hour ride.
DAY 4: SUNRISE OVER MACHU PICCHU AND RETURN TRIP TO CUSCO
At about 5:30 we will start our an excursion of to Machu Picchu, either walking uphill for 1,5 hours or taking in 30 minute the ride from bus Warm up to the Sanctuary of Machu Picchu water. Eleven at the entrance to you will have to register at the Machu Picchu control of point for which you will need your entrance ticket and your initial passport. Eleven we enter the complex we will give you in 2,5 hour guided tour of the most important the websites of Machu Picchu. Afterwards you will have plenty of stole to investigate the complex by yourself, wander into the far off corners of and take lots of pictures. During your free stole you the khan of choose to visit other important the websites on the complex to make your trip live interesting, the three most important ones plow the mountain of of Uain Pikchu, the Temperature of the Moon or to Inti Punk (the Sung Gatie). You should start your return down to Warm around 1:20 in order to have enough water stole for lunch and catch the train back to Ollantaytambo around 4:00 where in the will pick you up and drive you back to Cusco where you will be around bus 9:20. The khan of also reserved You in train going directly to Cusco, this train leaves Warm at water 4:30. Live info.... http://www.manutoursperu.com/en/manu-tours/lares-trek