1 day private tour of The Four Lagoons, Qeswachaca Inca Bridge

This tour will take you to some lesser known but amazing attractions within the Cusco region. On this tour you will see the beautiful four lagoons of the highlands of Pomacanchi and Qeswachaqa, the famous and ancient Inca bridge made of vegetable fiber. This new tour is not as popular with tourists and will allow you to take in the amazing sites in a more peaceful manner. You will also have the opportunity to interract with members of local indigenous communities who don’t see many tourists. Tourism helps these communities sustain their way of life.

Places visited on this tour:

Pomacanchi lagoon

Acopia lagoon

Asnacqoccha lagoon

Pampamarca lagoon

Yanaoca town

Inca bridge, Qeswachaca (3,700m/12,140ft) above sea level

In the morning, we will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco at 7:00 a.m. and begin our 2 hour journey to the community and lagoon of Pomacamchi, which lies 107 km south of Cusco. We will walk out and take in the beauty of the Pomacanchi lagoon, at the elevation of (3679m/12,070ft). We will then continue driving to the lagoons of Acopia, Asnacqoccha and Pampamarca. Along the way, we will see an array of flora and fauna with a backdrop of beautiful Andean scenery. After a brief visit to each of the lagoons, we will enjoy a delicious picnic lunch with an amazing view of the Pampamarca lagoon.

In the afternoon, we will travel for one hour to Yanaoca. The District of Yanaoca is one of eight districts in the Canas Province of Peru. We will then continue our journey for one more hour to the famous Inca bridge, Qeswachaca, at an elevation of (3,700m/12,140ft). Our Inca ancestors constructed this bridge out of vegetable fiber and it is still being used currently by the local population. It is reconstructed once a year in the month of June by 4 local communities. We will spend some time exploring Qeswachaca and the surrounding area while your guide tells you the history of Qeswachaca. After exploring this fascinating site, we will return to Cusco in our private transportion. The trip will take about 4 hours and we will arrive in Cusco at approximately 7:00 p.m.