Inca Jungle trail to Machu Picchu
The Jungle Inca trail combines biking and hiking on this remote route to Machu Picchu.
Itinerary
You'll be collected from your hotel in Cusco at 6:30 am and transferred to Malaga Pass, which sits at the base of the beautiful Huacay Willca Mountain. After a quick safety brief, you'll jump onto your mountain bikes, and start to descend through the high Puna area and cloud forests. After lunch, you'll take one of the Inca short cuts before arriving at your eco-accommodation.
After breakfast you'll begin your hike through parts of the ancient Inca trail. After lunch in the village of Qellomayo, you'll head over to the hot springs of Cocalmayo, where you can relax a little before the afternoons hike to Sanata Teresa.
After breakfast, you'll hike along the Urubamba river, before arriving at the Hydroelectric station where you'll grab some lunch. In the afternoon, you'll follow the old rail lines to Aguas Calientes, where you have dinner and a brief for Machu Picchu the following day.
You'll start the day before nice and early, to allow you enough time to get to the Machu Picchu gates at sunrise. You'll have a guided tour around this ancient city, before spending some free time exploring. In the evening you'll be driven back to Cusco for 9:30 pm where your trip will end.
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Included
- Hotel pickup
- Guides
- In-country transport
- Mountain bikes and protective gear
- Food
- Accommodation
- Entrance to Machu Picchu to include a guided tour
- Train ticket from Machu Picchu town - Ollantaytambo train station
Not included
- International flights
- Travel insurance
- Tips for guides
- Visa (if applicable)
Tourists from other countries will have to book and present their passport when entering Machu Picchu. You will need to ensure that this information is completed on your Skyhook dashboard after you have booked.
Start: You'll guide will collect you from your hotel in Cusco between 6 - 6:30 am, on day 1 of your itinerary.
End: Your guide will drop you off at your hotel for 9:30 pm on day 4 of your itinerary.
Yes, in some sections of the road you can buy bottled water, snacks and seasonal fruits.
The minimum age for this trip is 14.
This trip is suitable for beginners. You will be on the bike for roughly 3 hours - most of which is downhill, and on a paved road.
You can expect typical Peruvian cuisine. This includes fruits, vegetables, rice, beans. The guides can cater for most dietary requirements. Just let them know when completing your registration form, which is found on your Skyhookm dashboard.
Day 1: Homestay in a local Peruvian eco house.
Day 2: Homestay in a local Peruvian eco house.
Day 3: Hostel with wifi facilities
Day 4: Not included.
You'll stay in double, twin, triple or quadruple rooms, depending on your group size. All accommodations offer a private bathroom.
Day 1: Lunch, Dinner
Day 2: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4: Breakfast
There will be an option to do river rafting in the afternoon of day 1. The cost of this is $30 per person.
There is also an opportunity to go ziplining on the morning of day 3. The cost of this is $30 per person.
Passport
Hiking boots
Sandals
3 t-shirts
Fleece or down jacket
Spending money
Waterproof jacket
Underwear
Trekking trousers
Shorts
A pair of thick wool hiking socks
Lightweight socks for hiking
Gloves
Wool hat
Swimwear
Sunglasses, Suncream and sun hat
Towel
Headtorch
Day 1: 3 hours and 55km of downhill biking, 30 mins and 2km of hiking.
Day 2: 8 hours of hiking, 18km
Day 3: 4 hours of hiking, 10km
Day 4: Walking around Machu Picchu
The group sizes are a maximum of 14 people.
Your head guide is Luis
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