Waqrapukara trek is the real off the beaten track, highly suggested for the adventurous people. This excellent full day trek takes you to the fabulous Inca Sanctuary. Built in a rugged rock formation on the steep mountain top, above the sacred Apurimac River. A spectacular site surrounded by some stunning landscapes and breathtaking views.
This great Waqrapukara trek is ideal to explore the lesser traveled mountains. Also it gives you the chance to see the authentic rural lifestyle of Peru. So its your opportunity to visit the rural villages. Waqrapukara itself it is a marvelous site with remarkable Inca buildings perfectly adjusted to the natural rock formation.
In the morning, we will meet you at your hotel in Cusco around 3:30 am. We will begin the two and a half hour drive towards Marcaconga village. On the way we will stop at district of Pomacanchi, where we will have breakfast.
After breakfast, we will have thirty minutes of driving along a beautiful terrain, unpaved road, until we reach the end of the road. Here we will have some minutes to stretch, get essential things, and make any final preparation before trek. We will walk across gently undulating land for about two hours. Observing formidable landscapes combined with small mountain lakes along the way.
Once we arrive at the lookout of Waqrapukara. We will stop for some minutes. So this is our opportunity to enjoy the views and take photos of this incredible ruins. Perched above the Apurimac canyon in a rugged area. Afterwards there will a descend for about forty minutes along a steep hill-side trail, into the site itself. At your arrival to this spectacular site you will be surprised with mind-blowing views of the canyon below it.
We will have time walk around and explore the ruins for approximately an hour and a half. So we have chance to discover all the great structures of this amazing and formidable site. Taking photos with background of the canyon scenery. Resting on clifftops in the shadows of the Inca walls. When everybody is ready, we will start the descent back-down the way we came. We will reach the trail-head after about three hours of hiking. Then we drive back to Cusco, arriving around 6:00 pm. But also you can combine this trip with Qeswachaka Inca Bridge tour
