Cusco Inca Jungle to MachuPicchu 6 Days

Arrival in the city of Cusco, reception and transfer of an employee of our agency to the selected hotel. Rest of the day free to acclimatize to the altitude of 3,350 m.s.m.l. Briefing at the Hotel to give the last recommendations of the Tour around 18:00.

** Accommodation in Cusco.

At approximately 7:30 am, the Inca Jungle tour, picking you up from your hotel, passing through the sacred valley of the Incas, crossing the snow-capped mountain of Abra Málaga at 4,350 meters above sea level and descending to the place called Alfamayuc , there we prepare to begin our descent on mountain bikes and, including the safety equipment, we begin a 45 km descent by road.

This day is very fun, because we go through different climates, with cold, rain and sun, and the best thing is that on the way you will find streams where you will bathe for them.

This descent takes us to the city of Santa María, at 1,430 m.s.m., upon arrival, we will have the lunch, rest, then in the afternoon we will have rafting, then rest, dinner.

afternoon free to rest and have dinner and spend the first night in a local family refuge.

The second day is the most intense, since we will cross part of the original Inca highway that connects the Inca city of Machu Picchu with other Inca cities such as Vilcabamba “The last refuge of the Incas.” We have to walk from Santa María to Santa Teresa, we leave at 8 am and arrive at our destination at 5:30 pm, we will have many stops along the Inca trail, in total the trekking is about 8 hours.

Walking through the jungle, we will climb mountains, cross rivers, sweat, get wet and our guide will give us information about the typical plants of the region.

We will cross hoses, avocados, papayas and coffee plantations and coca leaves, the sacred leaf of the Inkas and that is legally cultivated with permission from the Peruvian government.

The best thing about this day will be that for an hour and a half we will walk along an original Inka path. The Inca roads are built with stones and cross the mountains.

The views are incredible and this road passes through the highest point that is accessed during the walk. We stopped to rest in a “tambo”, which was the crossing point of the chaskis “the messengers of the Inka Empire.” After about 7 hours of walking, we arrive at the hot springs of Santa Teresa, «Qolcalmayo or Cocalmayo».

A true paradise, the environment is truly spectacular and the pools with water at about 30o and that we will enjoy.

Then we continue our trip to the city of Santa Teresa, located 20 minutes from the site. Immediately the accommodation and ready to enjoy a good bath.

We will wake up around 6:00 in the morning to enjoy a comforting breakfast, we will visit the Canopy, where we will do this adventure activity that consists of cables anchored from one mountain to another, where a person slides through an attached pulley to a belt. The tour lasts approximately 2 hours and the departure and arrival points are land or air platforms installed in rock.

The maximum speed of a cable is 60 km / h. After our experience in Canopy, we will take a walk through the Santa Teresa Valley to the hydroelectric plant for approximately 2:30 hours, enjoying the landscape bordered by mountains and nature, arriving at the hydroelectric plant,

we have lunch comfortably to continue our walk to the Aguas Calientes town for approximately 3 hours, along the banks of the river and following the railway line of the train until reaching the town of Aguas Calientes.

On this hike, you can see the vegetation and wildlife of the area. It is exciting to get to Aguas Calientes, on this day you can see the mountain of Machu Picchu, which will go up the next day, you just want the quick hours to finally see it. Upon arriving in the city of Aguas Calientes-Machupicchu village, we will settle in the hotel and then have dinner in a tourist restaurant in the village.

At approximately 4:00 in the morning, during this period, we climb the last stretch of the Inca Trail to reach the Inca city of Machu Picchu, we arrive at approximately 6:00 in the morning, during this period, we can enjoy the beautiful sunrise in Machu Picchu, in addition to being one of the first groups, we will make sure that our visit to Machu Picchu is unforgettable, we will have a guided visit to the most important environment of the Inca city of approx.

Two hours later, you can explore the mysterious city of Machu Picchu at your own pace and discretion. We take the bus back to the city of Aguas Calientes and, at a coordinated time, you will meet your guide to take the tourist train to the Ollantaytambo station and then go to the bus that will take us back to the city of Cusco.

** Accommodation in Cusco.

Breakfast at the hotel. At the agreed time, transfer on board for our departure flight.

Observation

The itineraries are subject to change, depending on the time of reservation, the fields are provided by INC (institution that administers and regulates the Inca Trail).

The train Included in all tours is the tourist (to / from Ollantaytambo), the train schedule is confirmed only one day before the start of the trip, if you join another group before the start of the tour, we cannot guarantee that you will travel the same train with the rest of the group. inka trek