4 days tour

Inka Jungle Trek To Machu Picchu

Inka Jungle Trek To Machu Picchu

This tour includes:

Transport

Tourist train (Expedition Service at 18:20 or 19:00) from Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu) to Ollantaytambo Mountain bicycles (brand Scott with a hydraulic brake), helmet and gloves Tourist bus from Ollantaytambo to Cusco

Meals

3x Breakfasts 3x Lunches 3x Dinners Vegetarian food available

Accommodation

Basic hostel Santa Maria and Santa Teresa (2 nights) ะกomfortable Hotel (1 night)

Guide

Professional bilingual Tour Guide

Others

Pre-trek briefing (Our guide will visit your hotel in Cusco a day before the adrenaline tour) Transfer by private bus to Abra Malaga - the initial point of the trek Entrance fee to Machu Picchu First aid kit including emergency oxygen bottle

Not included:

Insurance

Insurance is not included

Optional

Other activities and services not included

Others

Breakfast on the day 1 and lunch on the last day Travel insurance Water (On the route, you will find the small local market and you ca buy by yourself) Entrance fee to Huayna Picchu ($25) A shuttle bus between Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes ($ 24 round trip or $12 - one way) Tips to local staff (please note: it is a custom to give tips in Peru; however, it is not obligatory); Other extras not mentioned

Flights

International flights not included.

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Itinerary of your trip Inka Jungle Trek To Machu Picchu

  • Day 1 Day 1: Cusco - Abra Malaga - Santa Maria
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 1: Cusco - Abra Malaga - Santa Maria

      Early morning, we pick you up from your hotel in Cusco to transfer by private  vehicle passing Sacred Valley of the Incas to a starting point of the trek at Abra Malaga (4,350 m.a.s.l.) which is the highest place of the trek. There we sit on a bicycle and start biking down for about 4 hours to the small town of Santa Maria. On the route, you can appreciate an Incan site, cloud forestยดs birds, medicinal plants, butterflies, snakes and tropical fruits. We also can visit local families to find about their daily routine. When in Santa Maria, we accommodate ourselves in a familial basic hostel where we can have a shower. After dinner, we spend the night there.


      Optional tour: Rafting in the afternoon in Santa Maria, 3-5 class of rapids. The price of the rafting is extra USD 45.

  • Day 2 Day 2: Santa Maria - Santa Teresa
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 2: Santa Maria - Santa Teresa

      We continue our trip early morning after breakfast getting progressively steeper until we get to a restaurant where we have lunch. Then we can relax in hammocks admiring surrouning coca plantations. Later on, we continue trekking to later reach an authentical Inca path - "Qhapaq ร‘an"!! The path winds around steep hillsides and sheer gorges for approximately half a mile. 

      Please note that this part of the trek is not for people suffering from vertigo!! 


      Later, we descend to the famous hot springs of Cocalmayo and refresh ourselves in its healing water!! After that, we trek to Santa Teresa, a town located at Santa Teresa River. There, we accommodate ourselves in another familial simply hostel.

  • Day 3 Day 3: Santa Teresa - Hidroelectrica - Aguas Calientes
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 3: Santa Teresa - Hidroelectrica - Aguas Calientes

      We have early breakfast before taking a private transport to Llucmabamba Town. There we observe a stunning sunrise above a lovely landscape with Machu Picchu in its centre!! Later, we descend to bamboo groves and a cloud forest with increasingly thick vegetation and tall trees offering us some excellent birdwatching opportunities! Later in the afternoon, we get to Hidroelectrica (a hydroelectric plant) Railway Station and there we start following trails leading us to the Aguas Calientes Town. We spend the last night in a more comfortable hostel there with private rooms and bathrooms offering us a hot shower.


      Optional tour: ZIP Line in the morning in Santa Teresa. The price of the ZIP Line is extra USD 40.

  • Day 4 Day 4: Machu Picchu - Cusco
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 4: Machu Picchu - Cusco

      After an early morning breakfast, we hike for 1 hours 20 min up to the mysterious city of Machu Picchu that we enter for the early morning best photos opportunities! Then our Tour Guide shows us around the Incan city and explains us about its history and purposes. After the guided tour, we have an opportunity to climb up for about 45 minutes to Huayna Picchu, a peak above Machu Picchu that serves to take some panoramic pictures of the Incan city. Then, we are given time off to spend and explore Machu Picchu on our own.

      In the afternoon, we return by train to Ollantaytambo (alternatively to Poroy), from where we are taken by van back to Cusco.


      Machu Picchu is both, the best and the least known site of the Incas as it is not mentioned in any Spanish conquistadorยดs chronicle so that contemporary archaeologists can not do anything more than just speculate on its functions. Local Quechuan farmers had known about Machu Picchu for centuries before an 11-year-old boy showed the American historian Hiram Bingham (who was in a search of Vilcabamba) this site on the 24th of July  1911. At that time, all the rest of the world became aware of its existence. However, the site was covered with thick vegetation so Hiram Bingham along with his team returned and within the years of 1912 and 1915 cleared its surface. Over the years, plenty of work has been done on excavating and studying the site. Despite these efforts, many unanswered questions remain.

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโ€™re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Small Group

Youโ€™ll be accompanied by a small group of travelers just like you.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Average

There are several physical activities that last from 2 to 6 hours in easy terrains, low altitude flats, or water experiences. Please ask if youโ€™re not sure this applies to you.

Age range

Age range

Min: 4 / Max: 65

Age range allowed for the experience. Underaged must be accompanied by adults.

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