Description
The Inca Jungle Premium Trek is an unbelievable 4 day alternative tour where you can envolve your experience in adventure sports such as RAFTING, TREKKING, BIKING and ZIP LINE. It also includes some recently discovered Inca paths with archaeological remains, the expansive and towering Abra Malaga Mountain, the deep green valley and the vibrant jungle basin of Santa Maria. The Inca Jungle Premium Trek uses A-1 equipment and the groups are small creating an intimate experience with the natural terrain of Peru.
Itinerary
We will leave the Imperial City of Cusco and head towards the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Here we will have our buffet breakfast.
We will continue to Abra Malaga (4,350 meters) (14,160 feet), the starting point of our biking excursion. After a brief explanation to orient you, your guide will provide you with the necessary equipment for the activity. We will begin our 3 hour 9 55km (5.93 miles) downhill biking to the village of Huamanmarca. During the trip we will experience the beauty of the snow-capped mountains and the rainforest. It is here, in the rainforest, where our adventure through the Peruvian Amazon begins. We will cross small streams and enjoy the change from cold to tropical climate.
During the trip we will stop several times to check our bikes and equipment. We will arrive at the village of Santa Maria (1,200 masl), where we will have lunch and spend our first night in an Ecolodge called Bella Victoria.
In the afternoon we have the option of rafting on the Vilcanota River. This river offers category III and III+ rapids. For this activity we will provide you with helmets, windbreakers and life jackets of category V. This activity is available between the months of April to December, and you must be able to swim to participate according to Peruvian law.
After a delicious breakfast, we will be ready to make the first day of trekking to Santa Teresa.
The first two hours of our tour we will ascend the terrain. On the way we will have several stops to learn a little more about the richness in flora and fauna of the area in which we will find ourselves. We will also stop at the home of a local family, where we will learn about their customs and traditions.
Later we will cross a section of the Inca Trail that formerly connected the Sacred City of the citadel Machu Picchu to the last Inca refuge, Vilcabamba. Here our guide will explain a little more about the history of the Incas and also the Incan communication system (the route of the Incas).
At this point we have the pleasure of experiencing some of the most impressive views of the Huancarccasa canyon, the majestic Salkantay.
We will then descend to the town of Quellomayo, where we will enjoy a delicious lunch and a relaxing rest in the hammocks of the restaurant.
We will continue with the last two hours of our hike to arrive at the thermal baths of Cocalmayo, where we will spend a while enjoying this enchanting place. When the whole group is ready, our private transport will take you to the town of Santa Teresa, where we will spend our second night.
After breakfast, we will head to the nearby zipline location. Here, we will experience different zipline routes, cross a hanging bridge and do some light climbing. After this activity, the bus will take us to HidroelƩctrica for lunch and continue walking another 3 hours to Aguas Calientes. This night will be more comfortable in a Hotel.
The group will get up early to go to Machu Picchu, following an ascending route through the high forest, where we can have the opportunity to see the sunrise.
The guide will show us the Machu Picchu sanctuary for 2 hrs. approx. Later the group will be free to enjoy Machu Picchu by themselves. Once you finish, you will take the train and bus back to Cusco.
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Included / Excluded
- Briefing the evening before the trip in our office explaining all tour details
- Transportation from Cusco to Ollantaytambo Abra MƔlaga
- Biking Rafting & Zipline
- Cocalmayo Hot Springs
- Entrance to Machu Picchu
- A private bilingual professional guide specialized in the tour
- Bus from Ollantaytambo to Cusco
- The following meals 3 breakfasts 3 lunches 3 dinners vegetarian options
- 1 night in Ecolodge Bella Victoria
- 1 Night hostel in Santa Teresa
- 1 Night of hostel lodging in Aguas Calientes with private bathrooms and hot water
- Pick-up service
- A complete first aid box
- Bus service to/from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu US$ 24.00
- The lunch and dinner during the last day
- All personal care items
- Tips/gratuity for the guide
- Huayna picchu or mountain $ 70
- Does not include 1st breakfast, last lunch and dinner
Complementaries
- Strong walking shoes for trekking
- Sweater and thick jacket
- Eco-friendly Tomatodo
- Hat, rain coat, long sleeve shirt
- Long and short pants
- Insect repellent and sublock 40 UV
- Camera with extra batteries and memory
- Medical or personal items
- Medical or personal items
- Some cash in small bills
- Toilet paper lantern sunglasses plastic bags