Qeswachaka Bridge Tour

TRIP OVERVIEW

This 1-day tour to the Inca Bridge of Qeswachaka will take you to know one of the little-known places on the route of the southern valley of Cusco, it is located above the Apurímac river to which it has a distance of 15 meters high. It belonged to the road network of the Qhapaq Ñan or Inca trail, it is one of the Inca bridges that still maintains its authenticity intact since it is made of puna straw or ichu. Around 1,000 residents of nearby communities are responsible for rebuilding it annually in June

The Qeswachaka Bridge is unique and for that reason we design a tour for you. It is made with vegetable fiber as part of the extensive network of Inca Trails. Qeswachaka is a very interesting full day excursion, come and be part of this incredible experience. Visit and walk the last Inca Quechua Bridge, which even the locals use today. The Inca bridge is restored by the locals every year in June and takes at least 3 days to be ready for use. Like our ancestors the Incas, the locals only use natural grass from the highlands and many hands to do it.

HIGHLIGHTS

Quehue.
Qeswachaca Bridge.
Four Lagoons (Pomacanchi, Acopia, Asnaqcocha, Pampamarca).

DESTINATIONS

ITINERARY

We will pick you up from your hotel / hostel from 4:30 to 4:45 a.m., where we will start the trip in our private tourist transport through some districts of the city of Cusco. The first stop will be in Combapata, to make use of the toilets and enjoy a continental breakfast in a family home.

We will continue to the Combapata viewpoint where you can enjoy its beautiful landscapes and above all be able to see the union of the Salcca River with the Vilcanota River, the famous Sacred River of the Incas, from there we continue to the district of Yanaoca, one of the eight districts of the province of Canas in Cusco. After an hour of travel we arrive at the district of Q’ewe, where the last Inca bridge “Q’eswachaka” is located, built with vegetable fiber and has a length of 28.67 meters. The surprising thing is that it is rebuilt once a year in June by four local communities.

Once you have the first views of the Inca Bridge, we will begin to descend the bleachers or stairs before reaching the place where the Bridge itself is located. There we will have time to explore and cross the Inca Bridge of Q’eswachaka, after having felt the adrenaline and crossing the bridge, your guide will narrate the story of this Inca engineering work, the process of construction and care of the Bridge.

Once the visit is finished, we will go back to Combapata where we will stop to enjoy lunch and have a digestive walk to the viewpoint where we will appreciate the Pampamarca and Asnacqocha lagoons, we will continue to another point of the viewpoint to appreciate the Acopia Pomacanchi lagoons, where we can appreciate a large amount of regional flora and fauna and an enriched Andean culture along the way.

After the visit to the 4 lagoons, we will return to the City of Cusco in our tourist transport arriving approximately between 16:30 and 17:00 hours.

INCLUYED

Professional guides.
Tourist transport with professional driver.
Breakfast and Box Lunch.
First aid kit and oxygen bottle.
Entrance ticket.

NOT INCLUDE

Drinks and snacks
Tips

RECOMMENDATIONS

Original passport and migration card.
Wear shoes or light shoes or tennis shoes.
Waterproof (long poncho) in rainy season (November to March)
Long sleeve shirts.
Long pants.
Bottle of water “canteen”.
Sunscreen, wide-brimmed hat for sunny days.
Sunglasses.
Medicine and / or articles for personal use.
A small backpack.
Camera or video camera.
Have checks and coins on hand in small denominations soles or dollars.

OTHERS

To visit the attractions of the Sacred Valley it is necessary to purchase a Tourist Ticket, there are two types of tourist tickets.

General Tourist Ticket
Includes entrance to the 16 destinations offered by COSITUC with a validity of 10 days.
PRICE: S/.130
Partial Tourist Ticket
For travelers who have little time or wish to visit specific destinations with a validity of 2 days.
PRICE: S/70

PRICE

Standard
60$USD

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WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY

     Excellent  
     Based on 123 reviews 
    
 
 
   
 
 
        
   Kiera C 
 2023-09-17
 
 
 Verified Highly Recommend
This company and tour was incredible. They were there to help every part of the way! I really enjoyed my time at Machu Picchu with Eduardo :)
  
 
       
   Christian S 
 2022-11-03
 
 
 Verified A great adventurous journey!
If you would love to explore the surroundings of Machu Picchu but you're worried the 4 day hike might be too hard for you, this is the perfect option. We had a great time, beginning with the convenient and comfortable communication with our guide Manuel who supported us to organize the transport to the start of the treck and the hike itself was a unique experience that we don't want to miss. The hike itself rewarded us with the perfect first view on Machu Picchu on day one and we had the whole second day to explore the whole side more in detail. Accomodation, Food, Transport and a great guide is included in the price. Thanks to Manuel it was an great adventureous journey - thanks for that.
  
 
       
   Jose L 
 2021-08-15
 
 
 Verified Machu Pichu trip
Excellent experience from our trip to Valle Sagrado and Machu PichuGreat guides and thanks to Ericson, Liz and CathyHighly reccomend
  
 
       
   LucyMUK 
 2020-01-07
 
 
 Verified Do not use.
I booked a hike to Machu Picchu using this company, although Machu Picchu and the hike itself were great, everything about this company was bad. The itinerary/information on the website is all incorrect. We started and ended the days in different places, the communication was awful (many emails and messages sent asking for information that were ignored), the activities weren't detailed correctly so I didn't have the correct gear and missed out on activities, and compared to everyone else on my hike (who did the exact same hike) this was so expensive (some people paid a quarter of what I paid and their activities were included- I had to pay extra for any activities I wanted to do). So I would say absolutely look elsewhere. I would never use this company again.
  
 
       
   Esvway 
 2019-10-06
 
 
 Verified Great Destination less than great guide
10 hour tour for 2 hours at rainbow mountain. We spent at least an hour at 630a collecting people in cusco. Luis our guide would spend 5 minutes explaining something in Spanish then one sentence in English. The destination was worthwhile BUT the way there could have been much more informative and interesting. We got nothing about the local people, the countryside etc. The lunch was mediocre at best. And very late at 3pGo to rainbow mountain but try a different tour!!It wasn’t even worth the 50% discount
  
 
       
   Ali420112 
 2019-09-13
 
 
 Verified Way too long
Very pretty lake but so not worth the trek. Thank god there was a horse but just half way up. At 80 sols. Acclimate! I was only in Cusco for a day and just a little bit of walking left me breathless. It was awful! It you are not acclimated I recommend planning the trip a few days after being in Cusco. Find another city tour or something light the first few days. There was a giant swing and zip lining. Very cute if you’ve never done that. But walking up to the area sucked due to the altitude and lack of oxygen. They offered a late lunch which was very good. A delicious soup that helped with the cold, and a chicken dish. It felt amazing after the long day. The bus driver drives crazy but it’s very common around here or even Europe as well. So used to it but some people may get scared.
  
 
       
   Melanie H 
 2018-10-15
 
 
 Verified Humantay Lake
We did the tour to the Humantay Lake. We booked it directly at the office in Cusco one day before. We weren't directly picked up by the hotel but we agreed a meeting point. The driver was very puncutal. Also the drop off was not at the hotel but at San Francisco Square.The tour itself was good. The Humantay Lake was amazing and we were very lucky with the weather. Unfortunately we were not informed that we were booked on a Spanish tour. Our guide was supried too but he did its best to translate the important details to us. Nevertheless an English tour would have been better. Our guide took good care of us. We could walk our own pace up- and downhill. We just met for some information and a group photo at the lake. But the restwe were basically on our own. We also had enough time at the lake to enjoy it.Our driver seemed to drive very fast some times. As as streets were often very narrow and it was very steep on the side. I was a bit scared sometimes. But it was worth it.
  
 
       
   Jason Gu 
 2018-09-23
 
 
 Verified Informative & nice introduction to cusco
The tour itself is good. The guide knows the city & the site well. All transportation from & to the hotel was smooth & safe. The guide was making head count behind the scene when we are changing the location. Many people are divided into Spanish & English group, so each group is made up of around 10 persons.One thing you should be informed of that is if you reserve the program through here, you need to pay all entrance fee, while all others are provided by the guide. If you are not aware of this, this experience would significantly hurt the impression in the beginning. If you doesn’t want to do this, go to Machupichu nice website or its office and reserve the full tour covering the entrance fee. This is why the price is exceptionally low compared with others.
  
 
       
   Caroline H 
 2018-08-28
 
 
 Verified rafting was good, pick up and delivery not so much
They forgot to pick us up at our hotel, we called them and had to take a taxi to them. When we arrived at the bus there was another twosome that had been forgotten as well. The trip to the river was over 2 hours- due to bridge construction- not their issue. once we got there we also did zipline- very small but fun. The rafting was very good- however we went in August 2018 and it was not the rainy season. half way into the rafting we had to pull over and hike over rocks and boulders for about 50 yards- not far you say- try it. had it not been for another rafter I would not have made it. The guides did not walk it with us or tell us a good way around. other than that- which was a big deal, I wasn't the only person struggling to make it. the actual rafting was fun and the views were awesome. The ride home was again quite long but oh well. It states you will be dropped at your hotel- nope! They said they were going to drop everyone at the square because it's centrally located due to traffic-There is always traffic in the evenings. Great we thought, our hotel was on the square. They didn't drop as at the square, they dropped us at the bottom of the long hill, 1.5 miles from the square. Not fun after a long day. I recommend rafting, just not sure this is the group to raft with. We also paid for the rafting pictures they took and still haven't received them.
  
 
       
   CoastGuardSteve 
 2018-07-17
 
 
 Verified This was just fun!
They have a quick zip line segment I could have done without but the rafting was great. We went in the winter months so the water was cold (wetsuits) but the views were spectacular. There’s a spot where you can jump in. Really a fun experience. I started to wear down due to altitude right at the end so the distance is perfect.Side note: TripAdvisor’s overview says the river runs past Machu Picchu, which is true, but this segment of the river is towards Puno so you can’t see the ruins.