Peru - Trekking Adventures - 9 Days
CUSCO – Huaraz
Huraz, nestled among the Cordillera Blanca, the highest of the Andes in Peru, is a trekking and outdoors center. Fortunately, our days in Cusco will already have prepared us for the altitude and we’re ready for some more challenging excursions. Options abound for single day trips and multi-day donkey treks. Here’s is a suggested sample.
Day 1
Overnight flight to Cusco.
Day 2
Welcome to Cusco, capital of the Incas. First off, just breathe and begin adjusting to the 10,500 ft altitude. Leisurely orientation and walking tour of Plaza de Armas, Inca walls, Spanish churches, and markets.
Day 3
Half-day City Bus Tour with Bi-lingual guide, including the temple of Qorikancha, the ceremonial fortress of Saqsaywaman, Q’enko, Puca Pucara, and Tambomachay.
Day 4
All day Sacred Valley tour to several high Inca sites overlooking the Urubamba River, including elaborate Pisaq, it’s famed market below, terraced Ollantaytambo, and sacred Chinchero.
Day 5
All day journey to Machu Picchu, the famed lost city of the Incas. It was never discovered by the Spanish, eventually abandoned and forgotten until its 1911 discovery by American Hiram Bingham. Its striking position on a remote precipice add to its mystical aura. Guided tour of ruins.
Day 6
Fly back to Lima from Cusco in the morning and catch private bus to Huaraz (8 hrs).
Day 7
Day trip to Huaraz Mirrador, Lake Queracocha, and the pre-Inca ruin of Chavin with its famous carved heads.
Day 8
Day trip to Lagunas Llaganuco below Huascaran, Peru’s highest peak at 22,200 ft. Includes 4 hour hike to Lake 69.
Day 9
Drive back to Lima, catch overnight flight back to U.S.
