Cusco Inka Jungle + Machu Picchu 4D/3N
This trip is an exciting 4-day combination of biking and hiking. We ride for 6 hours downhill first crossing the sacred snow fields to get to the cloud forest. During the next couple of days we see more fantastic views among the mountains, valleys and small villages, including the coca leaf plantations, different plants & fruits and the famous coffee tree. We will be able to see the old Inca Trail and the sacred river of the Incas called Urubamba before arriving to the small town of Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu.
Itinerario:
DAY 1: CUSCO + ABRA MALAGA + SANTA MARIA (DOWNHILL MOUNTAIN BIKING)
Hotel pick-up at 7:00 am, the starting point of our adventure is the city’s main square. We leave the city seeing the towering surroundings with rolling hills until we reach the town of Chinchero overlooking the Sacred Valley of the Inkas.
After descending this mountainside, we arrive in Ollantaytambo and then we will go up to reach ABRA MALAGA (mountain pass at 4350 m) approx. at midday. The starting point of the downhill (just in case the weather won’t be OK for us and our bikes, we’ll go to the next starting point) the hamlet of Carrizales where we will rest and have our lunch. After that we will begin to descend the cloud forest to the hot valleys towards the Amazon basin. This trip will be for 5 or 6 hours, crossing little rustic villages. We will stop 2 times enroute to visit the archaeological centre of Inkatambo (Inka Lodge) and Wamanmarka (Falcon site). We will arrive to Santa Maria where we have our lodging and dinner.
DAY 2: SANTA MARIA + SANTA TERESA (TREKKING)
We will wake up very early at 5am and have breakfast, then we will start walking near the riverside and we will continue to go up the route to get to the start of the ancient Inca Jungle Trail as well as crossing the Oroyas (cable car bridge) and suspension bridge in this hike, we can observe the region’s wild animals like hummingbirds, parrots, eagles, etc. Also we will see (and maybe taste) wild fruits and medicine plants like: avocados, yucca, oranges, tangerines, pacay, mango, cacao, coffee, coca shrubs, etc. Then arriving to the village of Quellomayu we will have 1 hour approx. to rest and have lunch. After that, we continue walking by the river for about two hours to get the hot springs of Cocalmayu very near the town of Santa Teresa to relax for about one hour and then we will arrive to Santa Teresa (where we will eat and rest).
DAY 3: SANTA TERESA + AGUAS CALIENTES (TREKKING)
We will get up at 7am and we will have breakfast, then we will continue the trek. We will be passing many waterfalls and specially one falling down from 45m. approx., where you can shower if you want (optional). After that, we will arrive to the hydroelectric power plant to rest and to have lunch. Then we walk for 2 hours to reach our final destination Aguas Calientes. Here we will have our lodging and dinner, and we’ll have the briefing for Machu Picchu for the next day.
DAY 4: TOUR TO MACHU PICCHU + BACK CUSCO
We will get up very early at 5am to take the bus to the archaeological complex of Machu Picchu (optional climb up by foot) where we will see the wonderful sunrise. We will have 2 hours with our guide to visit this complex. After that you will have free time to walk around. (Option: you can climb up to Wayna Picchu peak).
Finally, we return down to Aguas Calientes at 1:30pm to take the train back to Ollantaytambo and Cusco.
Nuestro programa incluye:
- Private tourist transportation pick up from your hotel in Cusco that takes us to the start of the trail.
- Bikes with front suspension, gloves, and helmet.
- Full meal service with 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 Dinners.
- 2 overnights in country lodge (all basic services included).
- Private Hotel Room in Aguas Calientes.
- Entry ticket to Machu Picchu.
- Professional Bi-lingual Guide (English and Spanish).
- Tourist Class train back to Cusco.
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