day 1
Qeswachaca Inca Bridge
Tour Queswachaka begins with the pick up of tourists from their corresponding Hotels/Hostels between 4:30 and 05:00 am, complying with our health and safety protocols established by MINSA. Our guide will measure the body temperature of each of the tourists once the entire group is concentrated at 5:00 am, we will begin our tour in our tourist transport through some districts of Cusco. Our first stop will be in Cusipata, where we will stop to use the restrooms and enjoy breakfast. Then we will go to the Combapata viewpoint, continuing with the tour we will pass through the district of Yanaoca, one of the eight districts of the province of Canas in Cusco. Then we will continue our tour for one more hour and we will arrive at the Q’ewe district where the famous Inca bridge of “Q’eswachaka” is located, which is built with vegetable fiber and has a length of 28.67 meters. The amazing thing is that it is rebuilt once a year in the month of June by four local communities, in this place we will have time to explore Q’eswachaka and the surrounding area, while your guide will narrate the history of this Inca engineering work. . After visiting the Q’eswachaka bridge we will continue our journey until we reach a viewpoint where we will appreciate the Lagoons of: Pampamarca and Asnacqocha, then we will go to another point of a viewpoint where we will appreciate the Acopía and Pomacanchi lagoons observing a large amount of flora and regional fauna experiencing an enriched Andean culture and we will return to Cusipata to enjoy our lunch, finally we will return to Cusco in our tourist transport for an average of 3 hours, arriving approximately at 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm.
What is this day like? check our photos
WHAT INCLUDED?
- Travel information one day before.Pick up from hotel
- Profetional Tour guide English and Spanish
- Private minivan transport
- Buffet lunch
- American breakfast
- Hiking poles
- First aid kit
- Oxygen ballon for the walk
- Oxygen ballon in the car.
- Portable radio for emergency
NOT INCLUDED
- Entrance 10 soles
- Water bottle.
- Food not mentione.
- Personal expenses and Tips: How to buy handicrafts, clothes, drinks, etc. Tips are not included either, these are voluntary according to the service received.
- Travel insurance: It is a very important requirement in the event of any unforeseen event that may occur during a trip: Such as medical assistance during your trip, Stay due to illness or accident, Loss of luggage, Forced cancellation of travel due to protests or natural disasters.
PACKING LIST
- Passport
Small backpack (For your water, camera, snacks etc.)
Light clothing, and jacket (As the weather can vary a lot and there is a lot of wind)
Hat for both the sun and the cold
Sunscreen
Extra money for extra expenses - Personal expenses and Tips: How to buy handicrafts, clothes, drinks, etc. Tips are not included either, these are voluntary according to the service received.
- Travel insurance: It is a very important requirement in the event of any unforeseen event that may occur during a trip: Such as medical assistance during your trip, Stay due to illness or accident, Loss of luggage, Forced cancellation of the trip due to protests or natural disasters.
RECOMENDATIONS
Before taking a tour to the Queswachaca bridge, you have to be there a few days before to acclimatize your body and the changes are not so sudden, also this way you will be preventing the possible symptoms of altitude sickness, the recommendation to acclimatize the body is a minimum of one day in the city of Cusco, take some pills for altitude sickness or simply upon arrival at the hotel rest a bit before starting your visit.
