Day 1: Cusco – Tinqui – Upis
Distance: 8km/ 3 miles
Elevation: 3800m- 4200m
Hiking time: 2-3 hours
Camp: 4200m/ 13,780ft
Your guide will meet you in Cusco early in the morning, and take you via private transportation to the starting point of our trek- Tinqui. Here you will enjoy a local lunch, while your gear is being loaded onto pack horses. After lunch you will begin hiking to our first camp. This day we only hike for a few hours until we arrive at the village of Upis. Here you can take a soak in the hot springs, while enjoying coca tea, and relax your muscles until dinner.