This option of alternative Inca Trail, called Inca Jungle Machu Picchu, allows you to appreciate the exuberant landscapes on the north-west side of the city of Cusco, it is a walk combined with a bicycle tour.
Itinerary
Day 1: Cusco – Abra Málaga – Santa María
Departure from Cusco in the morning by local bus to Malaga port, from there you start the bicycle tour to Santa Maria on this tour we will see archaeological centers such as Huamanmarca and Inka Carcel and changing landscape. The tour is 5 hours by bike and ride in the impressive eyebrow of the jungle to appreciate birds of the jungle, medicinal plants and exotic fruits such as mango, pineapple, papaya, avocado, coffee, coca, which you can eat and enjoy your delicious taste, and also appreciate coca and coffee plantations and visit local families in their daily routine. Dinner and hostel.
Day 2: Santa María – Thermal Baths – Santa Teresa
Breakfast in the morning and then we will start walking along the banks of the Urubamba river. On the way we see various varieties of fruit plants, wild animals, agriculture and we can also see medicinal plants from the area with different functions that the locals use to cure your diseases. After two hours of walking we will enter the original Inca trail. It is the highest point 1758 m.s.n.m. of pure stone. From that point you can see the Salkantay snow-capped mountain, then we will walk two more hours to Q’ellomayo where you will have lunch in a country restaurant. Then the path continues along the riverbank to the thermal baths of Cucalmayo, before reaching the thermal baths we will go through an oroya used by the peasants of Cucalmayo, in the thermal baths we will have an hour and a half and then walk for 45 more minutes or if you wish you can take a car that is not included, the value is 2 soles (may vary). Dinner and lodging in Santa Teresa.
Day 3: Santa Teresa – Hidroelectrica – Aguas Calientes
Breakfast in the morning and then walk to the river, and from the lookout to the river we can see the old town of Santa Teresa that was destroyed by the phenomenon of the child in 1998, then cross the oroya to head towards the Colpani waterfall if you You may want to bathe in the waterfall that is surrounded by fruit trees such as: banana, mango, orange, cocoa, coca, coffee and others. After the road is all flat for 5 hours more, on the road you can see the San Miguel mountains, Putucusi, and the visit to the Mandor waterfalls, this day you can see the silhouette of the impressive ruins of Machu Picchu lunch in hydroelectric and After lunch we will continue to the town of Machu Picchu (Aguas Calientes). Dinner and hostel.
Day 4: Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Cusco
On this day you should get up very early at 4:30 hours to walk to Machu Picchu for an hour and a half by stairs, and to see the sunrise after visiting the most important places such as the Inti Watana, Temple of the Condor, the sacred rock and others the guided is two hours later you will have free time to climb the mountain of Huayna Picchu (Income not included) and others. In the afternoon the Return Train is approximately 16:20 hours but you have to be an hour before. Arrival in Cusco is approximately 20:30 hours.
Includes
Our service includes:
- Transfers
- Professional guide
- Bicycles with suspension and equipment (helmets and gloves).
- 2 nights basic accommodation.
- 1 night hostel (room with private bathroom and hot water).
- Entrance to Machu Picchu.
- Our service does not include:
- Entrance to the thermal baths.
- First breakfast and last lunch.
Recommendations
We recommend to bring:
- Rain poncho.
- Sunscreen.
- Repellent.
- Towels
- Flips flops.
- Sun glasses.
