Description
The Inca Jungle 3-day tour is an incredible alternative tour where you'll have a great adventure experience with activities such as downhill biking from the MĆ”laga Pass, offering beautiful views during the descent. As an optional activity, you can also enjoy rafting on the Urubamba River near the town of Santa MarĆa and ziplining in the town of Santa Teresa. Top-notch equipment is used, and each activity is guided by professional instructors ensuring a safe and unforgettable experience amidst Peru's natural terrain!
Itinerary
Pick-up from your hotel to start the journey towards Ollantaytambo, where we’ll have breakfast before taking a bus to the highest point of the trip; MĆ”laga Pass (4350 m / 14,271 ft), near the snow-capped Veronica peak. From here, we’ll descend on bicycles to HuamĆ”n Marca ā Santa MarĆa village (1890 m / 6200 ft). After this activity, we’ll enjoy a delicious lunch before an experience with coffee processing and coca plantations. Later, we’ll head to Santa Teresa where we’ll spend the first night.
ā¢ Optional: If booked in advance, you can enjoy rafting on the Vilcanota River with class II and III rapids. We provide helmets, windbreakers, and category V life jackets for this activity.
ā¢ Additionally, upon prior coordination, you can relax in the Cocalmayo hot springs (in the town of Santa Teresa).
After breakfast, we’ll begin a hike towards Hydroelectric where we’ll have lunch, followed by another 3-hour walk to Aguas Calientes. Tonight, we’ll stay in a more comfortable hotel.
Optional: If you have booked the ziplining activity, transportation will be waiting to take us to complete this adventure before heading to Hydroelectric. During this activity, you can enjoy 4 cables of approximately 3km each and an 80-meter Tibetan bridge.
The group will rise early to head towards Machu Picchu, following an ascending path through the high forest, where we may have the chance to witness the sunrise.
The guide will show us around the Machu Picchu sanctuary for about 2 hours. Afterwards, the group will have free time to explore Machu Picchu on their own. Once finished, you will take the train and bus back to Cusco.
Included / Excluded
- Pre-trip briefing the day before
- Transportation Cusco - Santa Teresa
- Full cycling equipment
- Entrance to Machu Picchu - Circuit 1
- Professional bilingual guide
- 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners (vegetarian options available)
- 2 nights accomodation (private bathrooms and hot water)
- First aid kit
- Train Aguas Calientes - Ollantaytambo
- Transportation Ollantaytambo - Cusco
- First breakfast and last lunch
- Rafting (US $35)
- Ziplining (US $35)
- Cocalmayo hot springs
- Bus round-trip Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu (US $24)
- All personal care items
- Entrance to Huayna Picchu or Mountain Machu Picchu Mountain (US $ 70)
What to Bring?
- Hiking shoes
- Lightweight backpack (20L)
- Cash (preferably small bills)
- Hat or cap
- Long-sleeve and short-sleeve shirts
- Long pants and shorts
- Raincoat, plastic bags
- Reusable water bottle (canteen)
- Sunglasses, toilet paper, and flashlight
- Camera and phone chargers
- Sunscreen and insect repellent
- Personal / medical items