Inca Jungle

We will pick you up from your hotel, and ride to Ollantaytambo on a private bus to reach Malaga pass. On the way we are towered by the surrounding mountains and rolling hills until we reach the town of Chinchero overlooking the Sacred Valley of the Incas. 4350 m). Round midday we arrive to the starting point of the downhill cycling, where we will begin to descend into the cloud forest and after into the hot valleys towards the Amazon basin. This trip will be around 5 or 6 hours, crossing little rustic villages. We will stop two times enroute to visit the Archeological center of Incatambo (Inca Lodge) and Huamanmarca (Falcon site). We will arrive at Santa Maria where we have our lodging and dinner.

We will wake up very early at 5 am and have breakfast, then we will start walking along the riverside and will continue to go up the route to get to the start of the ancient Inca jungle trail as well as crossing the Oroyas (cable car bridge) and suspension bridge. On this hike, we can observe the region’s wild animals like hummingbirds, parrots, eagles, etc. Also we will see (and maybe taste) wild fruits and medicine plants like: avocados, yuca, oranges, tangerines, pacay, mango, cacao, coffee, coca shrubs, etc. Then arriving to the village of Quellomayu we will have 1 hour approximately to rest and have lunch. After that, we continue walking by the river for about two hours until we to get to the beautiful hot springs of Cocalmayo very near to the town of Santa Teresa where we can relax for about one hour before continuing to Santa Teresa (where we will eat and rest).

We will get up at 7:00am and have breakfast. Then we will continue the trek to the hydroelectric power plant. We will be passing many waterfalls and especially one falling down from 45m. approx., where you can shower if you want (optional). After that, we will arrive to the hydroelectric power plant to rest and to have lunch. Then we walk for 2 hours to reach our final destination, Aguas Calientes. Here we will have our lodging and dinner, and then we’ll have the briefing for Machu Picchu for the next day.

Early start to Machu Picchu, means enetering for the best photo opportunities. Following the guided tour, take the time to explore and wander around Machu Picchu by yourself. Make your way back down to Aguas Calientes for a well-deserved rest and lunch. Finally, get the train to Ollantaytambo and bus back to Cusco.