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Inca Jungle Tour To Machu Picchu 4 Days
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The Experience
What your day looks like
Inca Jungle Trek is a fantastic alternative route to Machu Picchu combining mountain biking, white water rafting, and hiking. This action-packed adventure takes you into the Peruvian jungle, along a beautiful section of the original Inca Trail, and finishes in Machu Picchu one of the most incredible locations on the planet. You’ll experience a variety of stunning landscapes including; the Andean mountain range, cloud forest, the Urubamba River, and the jungle. You’ll also have time to explore local banana, coffee, and avocado plantations. With such a unique and varied itinerary, it’s not hard to see why the Inca Jungle Tour is now one of the most popular routes to Machu Picchu. If you’re searching for a multi-sport adventure and want to experience as much of Peru’s wonderful scenery as possible this is the ideal tour for you.
Highlights
Why travelers choose this experience
- Best multisport tour to Machu Picchu
- Enjoy the thrilling mountain biking down to the Sacred Valley
- Adrenalinefilled river rafting on class III and IV rapids
- Trek along off the beaten lost Inca Trails
- Visit Machu Picchu and return on the panoramic train
Your Itinerary
Your day, step by step
Day 1
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Cusco – Salineras – Pispitayoc (Biking and Rafting) Pick up from your hotel at 7:00 am and drive for 1 hour to Cruzpata.
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Mountain Biking. Where you’ll start mountain biking across the fields of potatoes and wheat, enjoy the breathtaking view of the Andes, visit the Village of Maras, and Explore the Salineras as you go down into the Sacred Valley. Then, you’ll take our transportation for a 2-hour drive to the Village of Santa Maria for lunch. Biking time: 3.5 to 4 hours.
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White Water Rafting at Urubamba River. After enjoying lunch, you’ll have a safety briefing and start the 1.5 hours of rafting in the Urubamba River, the rapids are class III and IV, The tour guides for the river rafting are different as we use specialized professional tour guides that are familiar with waters in the region. Rafting time: 1.5 hours.
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After Rafting you’ll have a 30-minute hike to the resting place. Dinner and spend the night in a rustic lodge. Meals: Lunch and dinner. Accommodation: Rustic Lodge.
Day 2
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Pispitayoc – Hotsprings – Santa Teresa Wake up in the middle of the Peruvian jungle to the beautiful sound of the tropical birds. After breakfast and a cup of fresh homemade coffee, you’ll spend some time exploring the local coffee, Coca leaf, banana, and pineapple plantations.
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Hiking at Vilcabamba. Afterward. start the hiking across a stunning and lost original Inca Trail (different from the Classic Inca trail) that connected Machu Picchu with Vilcabamba (The last Capital of the Incas). Along the way pass avocados, maniocs, oranges, mangos, cacao, coffee, and coca shrubs. After about a 4 hours hike, you’ll arrive at Quellomayu, where lunch is served in a local restaurant. Distance: 15 km / 9.3 miles.
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Hot Springs. It’s then another 4-hour walk upstream along the Urubamba River to the hot springs of Cocalmayu (pure volcanic water). The water here is believed to be medicinal and is good for your bones and muscles, and relieves stress and headaches. After a relaxing soak in the hot pools, you’ll take a bus to Santa Teresa town.
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Spend the night in a basic hotel with a hot shower, wifi. Accommodation: Hotel in Santa Teresa. Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Day 3
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Santa Teresa -Llaqtapata – Aguas Calientes After breakfast in Santa Teresa, get ready for the most beautiful day of your tour. First is a 1-hour drive to Lucmabamba (2,000m/6,600ft), where you’ll join an original Inca trail, built in the 15th century and became lost together with Machu Picchu and rediscovered a few years ago.
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Hiking at Llaqtapata. The Hike takes around 3-hours up to Llaqtapata, another extraordinary Inca site located right in front of Machu Picchu, where you’ll have the first glimpse of Machu Picchu. Explore and enjoy the spectacular views of Machu Picchu and the Andes. It’s then a relatively easy 2 hour downhill trek to the hydroelectric station where you’ll enjoy a well-earned lunch. Distance: 14 km / 8.6 miles.
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Hiking. After lunch, you’ll start the final hike to Aguas Calientes along the train track, this part of the trek is full of history as you’ll visit the Mandor Farms, visited by Hiram Bingham III in the 1911 expedition.
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Upon arrival to AC around 5.00 pm, your guide will take you to your hotel where you’ll have some time to rest and freshen up. In the evening, enjoy a final dinner together, plan for the next day, and spend the night in the hotel. Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner. Accommodation: Hotel.
Day 4
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Hiking at Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu (Lost City of the Incas) On the most important date, wake up very early to prepare for the highlight of your tour. After breakfast in the hotel, take the first buses up to Machu Picchu, arriving at the sky brightens with the first ones. Take an extra hike first to the Sungate or Inca bridge, then, you’ll start exploring the citadel, visiting the most important places, palaces, temples, and you’ll have free time to discover by yourself or climb either Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain (Different and not Include in the Machu Picchu citadel ticket).
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Once you finish with Machu Picchu, you must take the bus down to AC, have lunch (not included), and take the Vistadome train back to Ollantaytambo, from Ollantaytambo our private transportation back to Cusco. Drop off at the door of your hotel around 7:30 pm.
Planning Details
Before you go
Included
Complimentary Airport pick up Safety briefing held the day before the tour Pick up and drop off from your hotel All transportation Included during the tour Entrance Ticket to all the places we visit Professional English speaking Tour Guide Comfortable mountain bikes, helmets, and gloves Rafting equipment with professional guides Entrance tickets to Machu Picchu Round trip bus to Machu Picchu Vistadome train back to Ollantaytambo Transportation back to your hotel First Aid Kit
Not Included
Huayna Picchu Mountain Machu Picchu Mountain (Different from Machu Picchu citadel) Trekking poles First breakfast and last day lunch at Aguas Calientes Gratuities Travel Insurance (Strongly recommended)
What to Bring
Passport Rain gear Sun Protection Warm layers (fleece / long-sleeved tops) Personal medication Camera, extra batteries Head torch Extra snacks, power bars, chocolate Extra money for souvenirs, drinks & tips (small change is useful for paying to use the villagers' toilets on the first day)
Meeting & Pickup
We will pick you up from your hotel at 7:00 am.
Planning Notes
Hotel pickup offered: Yes Confirmation: Manual By Business
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