Queswachaca Full Day Tour

USEFUL INFORMATION

Places to visit in this tour: Combapata viewpoint, Inca bridge of “Q’eswachaka” and the lagoons of Pampamarca, Asnacqocha, Acopía and Pomacanchi.
Modality: Adventure, cultural and ecological.
Duration: 1 day
Degree of difficulty: None,
Languages: English, Spanish
Departure time: 4:30am to 5:00am
Return time: 4:30pm approximately
Minimum group required: 3 people to go on this tour.
Maximum number of participants: 20 per group
Periods: All year round, recommended April – November
Maximum altitude: 3, 800 masl

The Ancestral and Sacred Inca Bridge of Queswachaca

First, we start the tour of Qeswachaka with the pick up from your hotel in the morning. Soon, through the province of Acomayo we will stop and visit the different lakes. For example, Pomacanchi, Acopia, Asnaqocha and Pampamarca or Tungasuca. Also, in these lagoons that are on the route to the Inca bridge, they usually practice field activities. For example, fishing, reed hut camping, and pedal boats. In the same way, you will be able to observe the flora and fauna in each lagoon.

In summary, after the visit to the lagoons, we will head towards the province of Canas. Finally, we will arrive to the main destination, the Inca bridge of Q’eswachaka (3700 masl / 12 139 feet). In the same line, it is 33 meters long and 1.20 meters wide. Therefore, every year Qeswachaka is renewed by hand with the use of ichu by the inhabitants of the area. However, before carrying out the activity, a ceremony of payment to the Pachamama is performed. Certainly, to obtain help and protection during the elaboration.

On the other hand, we will pass through the Inca hanging bridge and back. So, you will require courage to do it. But, it really is a very special experience not to be missed. In short, Qeswachaka holds its tradition from the time of the Incas to the present day. The most important thing is that you will get great pictures. That is to say, of the whole authentic and unique panorama. Afterwards, we will culminate our tour of the Inca bridge of Qeswachaka by dropping you off at your hotel in Cusco.

Places to visit:

Pomacanchi Lagoon
Asnaqocha Lagoon
Pampamarca or Tungasuca Lagoon
Inca bridge of Q’eswachaka

What is included:

Pick up from your hotel or hostel and drop off near the Plaza de Armas in Cusco at the end of the tour.
Professional guide
Tourist transportation
We use private buses and minivans; very comfortable and with all the safety accessories according to the amount of tourists, our driver has many years of experience.
Breakfast and lunch (vegetarian options available).
First aid kit (including emergency oxygen balloon).

Not included:

Gratuity for the guide and driver
Entrance fee to Q’eswachaka Bridge ( 10 soles )
Dinner
What you need to bring:
Mask (Mandatory)
Face Protector (Mandatory)

We recommend that you bring only what is necessary to enjoy your tour and leave the rest of your things at the hotel.

Comfortable clothes for walking
Bottle/canteen bottle with at least one liter of water.
Camera and batteries
Sun protection items (sunglasses, hat or sun hats).
Snacks (energy bars, dried fruit, chocolates, etc).
Extra cash for your personal expenses.

In the time of the Incas there was a large network of roads and one mainly called Qhapaq Ñan, these linked the territories of the Inca Empire to cross the rugged geography of the Andes, Hanging Bridges made of plant fibers were built, this complex technology has been passed from generation to generation and there is a unique bridge that has been renewed annually until today for over 500 years linking the past with the future; Located on the Apurimac River at 3700 meters above sea level, is Q’eswachaka the last Inca Hanging Bridge, where every year more than 1000 people from four communities gather to renew their structures, this ancestral ritual was recognized in 2013 by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.