Inca Bridge Q’eswachaka
Inca Bridge Q’eswachaka
Overview
This tour of Q´eswachaka Full Day will take you to see one of the not so crowded or little known places on the Route of the South Valley of Cusco, located on the Apurímac River, has an altitude of 15 meters. He belonged to the Inka Road Network (Qhapaq Ñan), and is one of the Inca bridges that still maintains its authenticity intact since it is made of (Puna Paja or Ichu). About 1,000 residents of nearby communities are responsible for rebuilding it annually in June.
Itinerary
Day 1: Q’eswachaka Inca Bridge
The Q´eswachaka Full Day tour begins with the collection of your accommodation between 4:30 and 5:00 am. If your hotel or hostel is not located in the center of the city, we will pick you up from the door of our office building. Once the whole group is together, around 5:00 am, we will begin our journey. We will have a 1:30 hour trip to the town of Cusipata where we will stop to have breakfast then we will continue our trip to Yanaoca, one of the eight districts of the province of Canas in Cusco. From Yanaoca, we will drive thirty more minutes to Q’Ewe district. From there, you will have your first view of the old bridge suspended among the steep rock cliffs, as we drive through the Apurimac canyon. Next, we will leave the car and go down a steep path to a viewpoint to take photos, before carefully crossing the bridge together! Get ready for the adrenaline of your life as you make your way through the bridge swinging, and try not to look too closely at the river several meters below! On the other hand, the bridge assistant will greet us and give a brief demonstration of the history and construction of the bridge. After visiting the bridge, we will lead to the regions where there are four famous lakes: Pampamarca, Asnacqoccha, Acopia and Pomacanchi. Set as jewels among the golden-green hills, they shine under the warm afternoon sun as native flamingos and other birds fly and feed around their edges. We’ll stop at one of the lake shores for a little explanation. We will return to the town of Cusipata for our buffet lunch. Finally we will return to Cusco around 4:30 pm.
Included:
- Pick up from your respective hotel at from Cusco.
- Tourist transport.
- Official Tourism Guide (Spanish / English).
- Food: 1 breakfast + 1 buffet lunch.
- Trekking poles
- First aid kit.
- Oxygen balloon in case of emergencies.
- permanent assistance
Not included:
- Entrance ticket.
- Passenger extra expenses.
- Food not mentioned.
Recommendations
- A hot jacket
- Rain jacket
- Rain poncho in (rain season).
- T-shirts and hat
- Bottle water
- Toilet paper
- Sunscreen and sunglasses
- Extra cash
- A small back-pack
- Snacks such as chocolate or cereal bars