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ITINERARY:

Day 1: Cusco – Mollepata – Soraypampa - Arayanniyoj: 5:00 am pick up from your hotel and travel by bus to Soraypampa, end of the road. From here we will start walking (or riding on the horse) uphill towards the pass at 4600 masl and camp at Arayanniyoc, 3600 masl.

Day 2: Arayanniyoj – Huiñaypojo: After breakfast we continue our trek down hill towards Huinaypojo. On the way down we pass through spectacular scenery sorrounded by snowpeaked mountains; going down the vegetation starts changing with many orchids, begonias and many different varieties of birds. Camp at Huinaypojo, 2525 masl.

Day 3: Huiñaypojo - Aguas Calientes: On this day we continue down hill passing trough different plantations like coffee, banana, yuca and passion fruit.
After Lucmabamba we climb up to Vaquerio for around 3 hours, here we will have lunch and we can appreciate the impressive Machupicchu on the opposite slope of the mountain. We then descend to the Rio Urubamba. The chances for seeing Toucans, Andean Cock of the Rocks, Quetzals, Hummingbirds and Torrent Ducks are very good. In the afternoon we arrive to Aguas Calientes town. Night in a hotel.

Day 4: Machu Picchu Full Day – Return to Cusco: After an early breakfast we go by bus to Machu Picchu ruins and we will have a guided tour for around 2 hours and later have free time to explore by your own, maybe climb Wayna Picchu. At 4 p.m.