Ecocamp Getaway 3D/2N

This first day will give participants time to adapt to the altitude and begin to prepare physically for the following days hiking.

We will pick you up from your hotel at 8am for the trip to the Condor Viewing Point at Chonta. Along the way, we will stop and explore one of two archaeological sites: Kuillarumiyoc or Tarahuasi. These sites were important ritual sites during the height of the Inca Empire and still hold great significance today in Quechua society.

While driving further, you will enjoy the landscape of the Limatambo valley and spot small farming communities nestled among the valley. Upon reaching Chonta, we will walk for approximately an hour along a narrow track with spectacular views of the Apurimac Canyon. We are almost certain to have the site completely to ourselves as most tourists tend to visit the area later in the afternoon.

At the viewing point, there will be time to relax and observe the condors soaring over the canyon, while a specially prepared boxed lunch will be served. After lunch, we will return to our vehicle and continue to our final destination, Pincopata Ecocamp.

Upon arrival at Pincopata Ecocamp, we will be greeted with a lovely refreshment made from seasonal fruits and taken to our domes to enjoy a hot shower and a deserved rest. If rest is not your thing, you may prefer to walk around the camp or participate in the various extra activities available at the Ecocamp, such as horse-riding and biking. We will end the day with a superb dinner consisting of fresh and locally sourced foods typical of Peruvian-cuisine.

• Driving Distance: 132.5 km / 82,8 mi
• Driving Time: 3,5 hrs
• Altitude Chonta: 3,400 m
• Altitude Pincopata: 2,850 m / 9,348 ft

After breakfast, we continue along the road for 25 minutes  to the community of Tilca, from hire we start our hike to the top of one of the sacred mountains, a gradual up-hill on meddle of typical vegetation and spectacular views of the valley and mountains before arrive to the top where we can see some stairs and platforms with religious proposes and retaining walls.

After this experience we start descending to  Marcahuaylla, from where we continue another short  walk to access the archaeological remains of Choquechurco (Place where Gold is placed). This sacred place, unknown to many, is on our list of remote sites we like to visit. Situated among a forest of native Polylepis trees, this abandoned site will make you feel like a true explorer.

We will discover remains of religious sites and settlements;   carved boulders, small squares, and Inca walls covered with moss and vegetation

From this place, we will have views of Humantay Mountain, the Valley of Limatambo, Apurimac, and the town of Mollepata. Surrounded by remarkable scenery, we will stop to have lunch at this site before continuing the descent to our Pincopata Ecocamp.

• Driving Distance: 20.4 km / 12.7 mi (round trip)
• Driving Time: 30 minutes (rt)
• Hiking distance: 10 km / 6.25 mi
• Hiking time: 4-5 hrs
• Altitude Tilca: 3,790 m / 12,431 f
• Altitude Choquechurco: 3,200 m / 10,500 ft.
• Altitude Pincopata: 2,850 m / 9,348 ft.

After breakfast, we’ll drive from Pincopata to Soraypampa where we will have glorious views of the snow-capped peaks of the Salkantay and Humantay mountains. From here we will start our hike to the glacial lake of Humantay, which will take one to two hours depending on pace.

When we arrive, we will have plenty of time to enjoy the breathtaking scenery stretching across the colorful waters of the lake to the glacier that towers above. We will then begin our descent to Soraypampa and return to Pincopata for a wonderful final meal before returning to Cusco.

• Distance to Soray: 20 km/12.5 mi
• Driving time: 1.5 hrs (round trip)
• Trekking distance: 6.4 km / 4 mi
• Trekking time: ± 3 hrs.
• Altitude Glacial Lake: 3,869 m / 12,690 ft.
• Driving time Cusco: 2 hrs
• Hiking level: moderate