• From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option
  • From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option
  • From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option
  • From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option
  • From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option
  • From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option
  • From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option
  • From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option
  • From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option
  • From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option
  • From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option
  • From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option
  • From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option
  • From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option
  • From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option
  • From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option
  • From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option
  • From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option
  • From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option
  • From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option
  • From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option
  • From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option
  • From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option
  • From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option
  • From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option
  • From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option

From Cusco: Classic Inca Jungle Trek with Return by Train 4 Days/3 Nights Option

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ID: GYG386776-O-700886
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Country: Peru

Duration: 4 days


Description

Descend over 3000 meters by mountain bike, trek through the jungle, and visit Machu Picchu on this route for true adventures.
DAY 1: Cusco - Abra Málaga - Huamanmarca - Santa María or Santa Teresa (overnight depending on option chosen)

Pickup from your accommodation in Cusco between 6:00 - 6:30 AM. Transfer to the highest point, Abra Malaga at 4316 meters, from where you will descend by bike for 3 hours, passing streams and vegetation until you reach Huamanmarca. Then, you will be transferred to the town of Santa María, to have a typical lunch and free time to explore plants like Coca and coffee with your guide. You can choose to add on a rafting activity available at an additional cost (Level II, III and IV).

If you choose the 3-day option, you will continue the route until you reach the thermal baths of Cocalmayo in Santa Teresa, which have medicinal and therapeutic waters. After relaxing, continue in a 40-minute walk to the town of Santa Teresa where you will overnight in a family lodging.

If you choose the 4-day option, you will have free time until dinner time in Santa María, and will overnight.

DAY 2 for 4-day option: Santa María - Quellomayo - Termas de Cocalmayo - Santa Teresa

Start the hike with a gradual climb for 3 hours. This area is tropical and you will appreciate organic products of different varieties such as coffee, cocoa, avocado and medicinal plants.

Along the way you will also appreciate natural attractions such as the "El Velo de Nusta" waterfall, and the highest pass of the day, "Pastogrande", at an altitude of 1900 meters. Stop for lunch at Islayunca. Continue to an unexplored waterfall, then walk 2.5 hours so you can enjoy the hot springs of Cocalmayo in Santa Teresa. After relaxing, continue on a 40-minute walk to the town of Santa Teresa where you will overnight in a family lodging.

DAY 2 for 3-day option / DAY 3 for 4-day option: Santa Teresa - Hydroelectric - Aguas Calientes

After a typical breakfast, you can choose add on a zip line adventure after. In this case, after the activity, you will be taken by transport to the beginning of the trail to Aguas Calientes at Hydroelectric. If you don't add the zip-lining activity, you will be taken by bus straight to Hydroelectric. Then, start a 3-hour trek along the train tracks through the jungle to Aguas Calientes. Upon arrival in Aguas Calientes, enjoy lunch.

After lunch, your guide will show you to your accommodation. Have dinner in a restaurant and plan with the guide for the next day for Machu Picchu visit. Overnight in Aguas Calientes.

DAY 3 for 3-day option / DAY 4 for 4-day option: Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu - Ollantaytambo - Cusco

Get up early in the morning and 4:30 AM to start the walk towards Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas. The steep walk up will last approximately 1.5 hours, and the objective is to witness the sunrise from the Inca citadel and be the first to arrive. The walk up to Machu Picchu requires a fair physical condition - you can also choose add on a bus to Machu Picchu at the checkout, if you don't want to do the walk.

Enjoy a 2-hour guided tour of Machu Picchu and the surrounding sites. Enjoy free time to take photos and look around the citadel. If you chose one of the extra hikes to one of the mountains you will split ways with the group to go by yourself to Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu mountain — you can choose to add on these hikes at the checkout.

Leave Machu Picchu and return to Aguas Calientes at around 11:30 AM (walking or by bus, depending on what you choose). Once in Aguas Calientes, board your train to Ollantaytambo, and take a minivan from there to Cusco. Be back in Cusco around 9:30 - 10:00 PM. The drop-off will be in San Francisco square in the historic center, near the Plaza de Armas.

Highlights

  • Travel to Machupicchu in one of the most adventurous ways
  • Walk along hidden paths and discover the area's natural beauty
  • Trek on of the best alternative routes to get to Machu Picchu

Guiding languages

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• When booking, please provide the passport details. This information is required in advance in order to confirm your admission ticket to Machu Picchu
• This tour offers multiple activities, such as rafting, zip-line, biking and trekking, and is appropriate for all adventurers
• You can add a bus to or from Machu Picchu as an add-on at checkout, for the tour to be less physically demanding for you. Prices are the same if paid on the spot, so if you are not sure when booking, it's possible to decide on the day of the tour
• The add-on hikes for Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu Mountain are subject to availability. The local partner will contact you in case the option you chose is fully booked to offer an alternative or cancellation
• In high season tickets of the first shift may not be assured. In this case, you will be provided an alternative schedule, which can also result in a change of itinerary
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You must keep social distance while in vehicles
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
Masks are optional but are strongly recommended while indoors
You are required to bring and wear a mask
You must fill out a travel information form
You will receive a mandatory temperature check
Masks are required while indoors
All participants must also bring a valid form of ID (e.g. passport, driver's license, identity card, student card, etc)
• Pickup from hotels and hostels in central Cusco. The local partner will contact you to inform the exact pickup time depending on your location. • Please note, pickups from Airbnb or private apartments are not included. If it is your situation, the local partner will coordinate an alternative pickup location.
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When should I book?

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.


Cancellations

Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.