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This tour is a new option if you are looking for an experience outside of the traditional in Cusco. On this 3 day excursion you’ll have the opportunity to go from a cold climate to the warmth of the jungle and finally getting to Machupicchu.
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Day 1: Cusco – Santa María – Santa Teresa (Bike)
We begin the tour by picking you up at your hotel around 6:30 to 7:00 a.m. to head towards the Sacred Valley of the Incas where we’ll be having breakfast. We continue our journey to the Malaga peak which is the highest point of our journey and from where we will descend on bikes. While descending we can see beautiful natural landscapes with a great variety of flora and fauna until reaching the village of Hamanmarka from where we will continue in bus until reaching the village of Santa Maria where we’ll have lunch. In Santa Maria you can also canoe on the sacred Vilcanota river if you want to. We continue to the hot springs of Santa Teresa in car, here we will spend the night.
Day 2: Santa Teresa – Aguas Calientes (Caminata)
After breakfast at 6:30 a.m. we have the opportunity to do Canopy/Zip line during 2 hours, after that we board our transportation that takes us to Hidroelectrica from where we begin trekking for 30 minutes before stopping at a restaurant to have lunch and enjoy the panoramic view of the Huaynapicchu mountain and the citadel of Machu Picchu. We keep trekking for 2.5 hours more until reaching Aguas Calientes where we’ll have dinner and spend the night.
Day 03: Aguas Calientes – Machupicchu
Around 4:00 a.m. we steer towards the Incan citadel of Machu Picchu. The trek will take about 1.5 hours. During the trek we will get the opportunity to behold the daybreak before reaching the control and registering at 6:00 a.m. We continue with a 2 hour guided visit inside the Incan citadel where our guide will share his knowledge and show us the most important places of Machupicchu. After the guided visit we have some free time to explore the sanctuary by ourselves. We return to Aguas Calientes to take our train back to Ollantaytambo where a transfer will be waiting to take us back to Cusco where our tour ends.
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Included
- Pick up at the hotel
- Transportation Cusco – Abra Málaga – Santa María- Santa Teresa.
- Bikes with front suspension, helmets and gloves
- 3 lunches, 3 dinners, 3 breakfasts
- Canopy or zip line (second day)
- 1 night at a basic hostal
- 1 night at a hostal (private bathroom and hot water) last night
- Entrance fee to Machu Picchu
- Professional guide (English/Spanish)
- Train Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo
- Bus from Ollantaytambo toCusco
- Vegetarian meals available
Not included
- First breakfast in Ollantaytambo
- Last lunch in Aguas Calientes
- Bus ticket from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu (turn and return 24.00 USD)
- Entrance fee to the hot springs of Cocalmayo 5.00 Soles (second day)
- Transportation from the hot springs to Santa Teresa 5.00 Soles
- Beverages (mineral water, soda, beers)
- Tips
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