Full Day Qeswachaka Bridge Tour — Summary

1-Day Trip: Cusco – Cusipata – 4 Lagoons – Qeswachaka – Cusco.

Take a Day Tour to the last Q’eswachaka Inca bridge and spend an unforgettable day with the expert Tour and Experience organizers in Cusco.

• At 4:30 a.m. Departure from Cusco city.
• At 6:30 a.m. Breakfast in Cusipata village
• At 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Admire the scenic beauty of the 4 Lagoons (Pomacanchi, Acopia, Asnaqocha and Pampamarca)
• At 10:00 a.m. Stop at the Tupac Amaru II’s historic house (Jose Gabriel Condorcanqui)
• At 11:00 a.m. Arrival at the Q’eswachaka Inca bridge and exploration of the last Inca bridge woven from vegetable fiber.
• At 12:00 hours. We depart to return to Cusipata
• At 14:00 hours. Enjoy a homemade lunch in Cusipata village.
• At 15:00 depart to return to Cusco.
• At about 17:00 – 17:30 hours, Arrival in Cusco.

The times are approximate, this can change according to how the tour develops and the group’s exigency.

Q’eswachaka Suspension Inca Bridge Tour

1-Day Qeswachaka Bridge Trip – Itinerary

Full Day Trip: Cusco – 4 Lagoons – Pabellon Volcano – Q’eswachaka.

At 4:30 in the morning, we will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco. Then we will travel in a van for 2 hours to Cusipata Town, where we will enjoy our homemade breakfast. Then we will continue traveling making brief stops in the circuit of the 4 lagoons (Pomacanchi, Acopia, Asnaqocha, and Panpamarka). They are beautiful Andean lagoons full of wildlife.

After enjoying the beauty and charm of the 4 lagoons, we will visit Tupac Amaru II’s historic house and also stop at the small Pabellon volcano.

Later, we will go ahead to our main destination, the last Inca bridge, called Q’eswachaka. Q’eswachaka means vegetable fiber bridge. In this place, in addition to admiring the living culture, we will enjoy the incredible landscape of the Apurimac River canyon.

Finally, we will return to Cusipata town, where we will enjoy our Andean buffet lunch and then continue the return trip to Cusco. Arrival in Cusco, approximately at 5:30 p.m.

Qeswachaka Bridge Tour — Inclusion & Exclusion

What it’s Included:

• Round trip tourist transport
• entrance tickets
• food: homemade breakfast and lunch
• Bilingual guide (Spanish – English)
• First aid kit
• oxygen balloon

What it’s Excluded:

• personal items
• tips

Qeswachaka Inca bridge Tour – Recommendation

• To do the Qeswacha Full Day tour, you must be in the city of Cusco at least 1 day before to acclimatize.
• Upon arrival in Cusco, drink the infusion of coca leaves that will facilitate acclimatization.
• Make the reservation in advance.

What to bring on the Qeswachaka Bridge Tour

• Comfortable clothes.
• hat or cap
• Sunglasses
• sunscreen
• raincoat or poncho
• Water
• Extra money.
• Toilet paper
• personal items

1-Day Qeswachaka Inca Bridge Tour – Prices.

We have 2 Kind of Tours: Shared and Private Tours.

1.- Q’eswachaka Shared Tour.

The entire tour will be shared between 10 or more people. The members of the group will be from different nationalities, languages, beliefs, ages, etc. In this case, you will join our already formed group. We have daily departures.

Breakfast and lunch will be at a local family restaurant.

2.- Q’eswachaka Private Tour.

This Tour is exclusively for you who prefer to travel with your couple, family, or friends and do not want to hang out with strangers. The round-trip touristic minivan and the tour guide will be exclusively only for you and your family or friends. The breakfast and lunch will be prepared by our professional chef.

The fee varies according to your family or friends’ group size.

The best 6-Day Cusco Expedition

Detailed Itinerary of the 6-Day Cusco Expedition.

Day 1. Welcome reception and City Tour Cusco.

A.M. The moment your flight arrives in Cusco, our host will receive and transfer you to your hotel.

At 1:20 p.m. Take a 6-hour tour that will take you to explore the most exciting places inside and outside the city.

Visit the Cathedral and admire the beautiful religious ornamentation. Then, visit the Temple of the Sun or Qoricancha, observe the beauty and the perfect combination of 2 different cultures (Inca and European).

Later, leave the city to visit the 4 nearby archaeological complexes and enjoy the rock masterpiece of Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay, and finally return to your hotel.

“Smile today as if you were traveling”

Day 2. Tour to the Sacred Valley – Machu Picchu.

At 8.30 a.m. Start your trip to the Sacred Valley and visit the archaeological site and the local Pisaq market. Admire the large agricultural terraces and stroll through the colorful local market. At noon, enjoy a buffet lunch in Urubamba and then visit the archaeological site of Ollantaytambo.

At 4:36 p.m. or at 7:04 p.m., take the train from Ollantaytambo station to the city of Machu Picchu. Upon arrival, our host will be waiting to escort you to your hotel.

“You will never be far from home if you make the world your home”

Day 3. Discover Machu Picchu “Wonder of the World”

Take the first buses to the Inca city of Machu Picchu. Accompanied by an excellent professional local guide, explore the lost city of the Incas, marvel at the perfection of the construction, discover the history behind it and admire the fascinating landscapes.

At the end of your tour, take a bus back to the city of Aguas Calientes. In the afternoon, take the return train (3:20 pm or 7:00 pm) to Ollantaytambo station. Upon arrival, our staff will also be waiting for you to escort you to the city of Cusco.

“It is better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times”

Day 4. Humantay Lagoon tour

At 4:30 a.m., depart Cusco and make a brief stop in the city of Mollepata to enjoy an energetic breakfast. Then, continue your trip to the Soraypampa community, where you will begin a 4-hour round trip hike. Enjoy the beauty of the Humantay lagoon, imposing snowy mountains and also take great pictures.

Then, descend to the bus station and take your mobility to the city of Mollepata to enjoy a nutritious lunch. Arrival in Cusco at 6:00 pm.

• Length: 3 km / 1.8 miles
• Highest point: 4,200 meters / 13,780 ft

“Traveling is changing clothes to the soul”

Day 5. Rainbow Mountain Hike

At 4:30 a.m., Depart Cusco and make a brief stop in the city of Cusipata to enjoy an energetic breakfast. Then, continue your trip to the Chilliwani community, where you will begin a 3-hour round trip hike. From the highest point of the tour, enjoy the natural beauty, see colorful mountains, impressive snow-capped mountains and take great pictures.

Then, descend to the bus station and catch your mobility to the city of Cusipata to enjoy a nutritious lunch. Arrival in Cusco at 5:30 p.m.

• Length: 5 km / 3.1 miles
• Highest point: 5,030 meters / 16,503 ft

“Dare to live the life you have dreamed”

Day 6. Farewell transfer to Cusco airport

With 2 hours and 20 minutes before the departure of your flight, our staff will pass by your hotel to take you to the Cusco airport. If your flight leaves in the afternoon, you will have free time to explore more to the city of Cusco or to buy some souvenirs.

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“If not now when?”

What’s included in 6-Day Cusco Expedition.

• Private mobility from the airport to the Hotel
• Tour guide service.
• Round-trip train tickets from Ollantaytambo – Machu Picchu – Ollantaytambo (Expedition Train)
• Access ticket to visit the places included in the package
• Round-trip bus tickets Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Aguas Calientes
• Private Mobility from Ollantaytambo train station to Cusco.
• 5 nights’ accommodation in a 3-star hotel with breakfast (4 nights in Cusco and 1 in the city of Machu Picchu).
• Buffet lunch in the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
• Homemade breakfast and lunch (on days 4 and 5).
• Private mobility from your hotel to the Cusco airport
• Regular tour (shared)

What’s not include

• Food not mentioned in inclusions
• All air tickets (our team can help you book)
• Travel insurance. We recommend that you take out your travel insurance
• Personal articles
• Tickets to Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu Mountain (optional)
• Tips (optional)

Recommendations

• Your flight must arrive at Cusco airport before 11 a.m.
• Tell us if you have any problems or delays when you arrive in Cusco
• At your hotel in Cusco, drink coca leaves to avoid altitude sickness.
• Take a small backpack for tours in Cusco (leave your heavy suitcase at the Cusco hotel)

The things you need to pack in your small backpack

• Personal documents (passport, student card or others)
• All tickets that will be delivered to you in Cusco
• Poncho for the rainy season (November to April)
• sun cover
• Gloves and a scarf.
• Warm clothes for the colorful mountain and the Humantay lagoon.
• Sunscreen
• Mosquito repellent
• Bottled water
• personal medications
• Extra money (soles / Peruvian currency)
• Cameras and others

6-Day Cusco Expedition Price

Our prices are per person and in US dollars.

We have 2 types of tours.

1) Regular tour

Share the tour with 16 people (tour available only in English or Spanish)

2) Private tour

The complete tour will be exclusive only for your group (between couple, family, friends, co-workers or study) and the price varies according to the number of people who book together.

We offer a discount of $ 20 USD.

• For university students under 25 who have a university card made of PVC material. The card must meet the following requirements: Name of the university, personal information, and photographs of the student. The expiration date of the card must be valid when the student visits Machu Picchu.
• For children under 17 years.
• Special discounts for children under 8 years.

Note: To receive the discount benefit, we need you to send us the photo or the high-quality scan of the card. We also need to see the high-quality image or scan of the passport for students under 17 and children under 8 years.

Improve your trip by adding these optional services:

These services are not included in the package price; If you want, you can add.

• To climb the mountain Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu, $ 20 USD
• To travel by Vistadome train, $ 75 USD
• Buffet lunch in the city of Machu Picchu, El Mapi restaurant, $ 20 USD.

If you want to spend the nights in a luxury hotel or superior (4 or 5-star hotel), ask for our confidential rates.

Snow-capped mountain Ausangate trek tour and rainbow mountain

Details of the 4-day Ausangate Hike Tour and Rainbow Mountain.

DAY 01. Cusco – Tinki – Pajchanta – Pachaspata.

To begin the 4-day Ausangate hike tour, our private mobility will pass by your hotel in Cusco at 7:00 a.m., then take a 3-hour trip to Pajchanta, where you can relax in the hot springs and have lunch.

After your first lunch, take an impressive 3-hour hike to the Pachaspata camp, which is 4750 meters / 15483 feet and between high snow-capped mountains, from where you can enjoy the magnificent sunset views.

• Hiking length: 6 km /3.7 miles
• Trekking time: 2 and a half hours
• Pajchanta hot springs: 4,320 meters / 14,137 feet
• Pachaspata Altitude: 4760 meters / 15,617 ft
• Accommodation: Camping
• Meals: lunch, tea time and dinner

DAY 02. Pachaspata – Jampa Pass – Huchuy Phinaya.

Today you will wake up between beautiful glaciers and lagoons and have breakfast outdoors with breathtaking views. Then start walking uphill to Jhampa Pass (5020 meters / 16470 feet), the first highest point of the Ausangate trek tour. From here, you will enjoy incredible landscapes.

At noon, enjoy a nutritious lunch at Jampa Pampa. Then descend along the shore of a small river of freshwater and among hundreds of South American camelids and spend the second night of the expedition at the Huchuy Pjinaya camp.

• Hiking length: 13 km / 8.1 miles
• Trekking time: 8 hours
• Huchuy Phinaya: 4,510 meters / 14796 feet
• Accommodation: Camping
• Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks

DAY 03. Huchuy Phinaya – Palomani Pass – Ananta

This morning will be unforgettable because you can see 100% of the Ausangate mountain, which is the highest in the region of Cusco and the fifth in Peru (6,380 meters / 20,932 feet).

At 6 am. Take your energetic breakfast, then start ascending to Palomani Pass, the highest point of the Ausangate hiking tour. From here, you will have beautiful 360° panoramic views and, if you are in perfect condition, you can climb 150 meters further to be very close to the glacier.

After photographing, go down to Ausangate Qocha (Ausangate Lagoon), where you will enjoy a rewarding lunch. Then continue with your journey to the Ananta camp, where you will spend the last night of the expedition.

• Hiking length: 12 km / 7.5 miles
• Trekking time: 7 hours
• Palomani pass: 5,210 meters / 17,093 feet
• Ananta: 4650 meters / 15,256 ft
• Accommodation: Camping
• Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks

DAY 04. Ananta – Rainbow Mountain – Chilliwani – Cusco

At 5:00 a.m., have the last breakfast of the Ausangate hiking tour, then start walking towards the famous rainbow mountain or 7-color mountain (5030 meters / 16503 feet). Try to arrive before the crowd and take excellent photos with the first rays of the sun. To continue enjoying the charm of nature, head to the red valley viewpoint, where you will be surprised by the geological formation and the beauty of the landscape.

After all, start down to the Chilliwani bus parking lot, where you can enjoy the last lunch of the hike. Then say goodbye to the muleteers and cook and finally catch your private mobility to the city of Cusco. Arrival at approximately 6 p.m.

• Hiking length: 9 km / 5.6 miles
• Trekking time: 5 hours
• Rainbow Mountain: 5,030 meters / 16,503 feet
• Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks

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What is included in the 4-day Ausangate hiking tour?

• Brief information about the hike the day before the trek
• Private mobility Cusco – Pajchanta / Rainbow mountain (Chilliwani) – Cusco
• Professional English or Spanish speaking guide
• Professional chef (1 assistant for a group of more than 8 people)
• Muleteers of the Ausangate community
• Horses to transport camping equipment and backpacks
• Food: 3 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 3 dinners, snacks (optional vegetarian at no additional cost)
• Tent for the dining room and kitchen
• Chairs and dining table
• 1 tent 4 stations for 2 people and mats
• First aid kit and oxygen
• Ticket to Ausangate Natural Park and rainbow mountain.

What’s not included

• Sleeping bags (we can rent you)
• Travel insurance: we recommend that you take out travel insurance during the time of your walk
• Personal stuff
• Additional saddle horse
• Use of hot springs in Pajchanta (US$ 2)
• Walking sticks
• Breakfast the first day, dinner the last day
• Tips (optional)

Recommendations

• You must arrive in the city of Cusco 2 days before the trek.
• At your hotel in Cusco, drink the infusion of coca leaves to acclimatize better.
• Take short walks through the city of Cusco as training. Maybe you plan to visit Machu Picchu, the sacred valley, etc. It is better to do it before this hike.

Packing List.

You have to carry it in your light backpack.

• Sleeping bag, minimum of 12°C below zero
• Long pants
• Sweater and a thick jacket
• Hiking shoes
• Walking sticks
• Hat or cap
• Gloves
• Thermal socks
• camelback / canteen
• Waterproof jacket or rain ponchos
• Sunglasses
• Personal medications
• Toilet paper
• Sunscreen
• Lipstick
• Flashlight
• Camera with extra charger and
• Some cash in small bills (PEN).

Price of the 4-day Ausangate Trek Tour.

Private service

Our prices vary according to the number of people booking together.

Things we can rent you

• Sleeping bag for the entire tour, US$ 18
• 1 individual tent, US$ 30 for the whole of the hike
• If you want to rent an extra horse to ride. US$ 90 for 4 days
• Walking sticks US$ 10 for the whole trek.

1-Day Itinerary of the Palcoyo Rainbow Mountain, Raqchi, and 4 lagoons.

Get ready to explore the new and impressive tourist circuit in Cusco!

At 4:30 in the morning, the professional guide, and private mobility will pass by your hotel in Cusco. Then, start a 3-hour trip to Palcoyo Rainbow Mountain, but first, stop at Cusipata for a healthy breakfast. Continue your journey to the 7-color mountain, walk for 30 minutes, and enjoy unique and incredible panoramic views. Also, you will see hundreds of South American camelids.

Then, take your private mobility and visit The archaeological site of Raqchi and admire the impressive construction of the 14th century.

At 1:30 p.m., in the town of Combapata, enjoy your energy lunch. Finally, return to Cusco through The circuit of the amazing 4 Lagoons, where you can also see the daily activity of the Andean villages. Arrival to Cusco at 6 p.m.

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We are infinitely grateful for your preference, and we hope this tour has exceeded your expectations.

What’s included in the Tour

• Private round trip mobility
• First-level professional guide who speaks English
• Food: Breakfast and Lunch
• First aid kit and oxygen
• Ticket to access the Palcoyo rainbow mountain and the archaeological site of Raqchi.

Not include

• Food not mentioned in the inclusions
• Travel insurance. Please, we ask you to take out travel insurance
• Tips (optional)

Recommendations

• To make the tour to Palcoyo rainbow mountain, Raqchi and 4 Lagoons, you must be in Cusco at least 2 days before.
• Be in excellent physical condition.
• Wear appropriate clothing for hiking, warm clothes, and raincoats.

What do you have to carry in your little backpack?

• Passport / any personal document
• Warm clothes (scarf, sweaters, raincoat, gloves)
• Sun hat
• Sunglasses
• Toilet paper
• Hand sanitizer
• Lipstick
• Sunscreen
• Extra money (PEN)

Tour prices to Palcoyo rainbow mountain, Raqchi and 4 Lagoons

Private Tour

We only do this tour in private, exclusively for families and couples. The price varies according to the number of people who book together.