Inca Jungle Cultural 8 Days

Coordinating the time of your arrival in the city of Cusco, one of our local representatives will be waiting for you, and then you will be transferred to the hotel in the center of the city of Cusco, later you will have a welcome talk by your tour guide.

In the afternoon you will have a light walk inside the city, you will visit the main square of the city and you will have a walk through the most important streets of this beautiful city until you reach the viewpoint of San Cristobal, later you will return to your hotel to take a well-deserved break.

Today we visit the upper part of the sacred valley of the Incas, visiting the most important places of this beautiful journey, such as chinchero, you will learn the ancient techniques of painting the Andean looms, the 4,000 thousand salt ponds of Maras, the adaptation laboratory of Moray plants and the museum city of Ollantaytambo.

After visiting this picturesque place, we will visit Moray. The circular terraces of Moray were used as an “experimental plant laboratory” for the Incas, located in the upper part of the mountains. The next place to visit is Ollantaytambo, another impressive place in the Sacred Valley for its temple of the sun, whose construction weighs more than 100 tons, these rocks were brought from the top of the mountain more than 5 miles / 8km away, we will walk through its very narrow streets of this beautiful place to later rest in our hotel within this beautiful Inca town.

The pick up at your hotel will be at 6:30 am and we will head towards the coffee valley for 1h½ towards the Willkawakay Pass (4,350 meters) where our adventure begins. We will enjoy an exciting 4 to 5 hour bike ride into the jungle. We will make a short stop and visit the archaeological site of Huamanmarka before arriving at the town of Santa María.

In Santa María after our lunch and a short break we start with the next activity: rafting. Enjoy 2.5-hour rafting on the Urubamba River (also known as the Vilcanota River). hotel in Santa Teresa. 

We are the only operator travel agency that makes the descent by bicycle to the town of Santa María.

• Cycling time: 4½ to 5 hours approximately.
•  Climate: Cold to warm
•  Accommodation: Ecolodge.
•  Meals: Lunch, Dinner.
•  Maximum altitude: 4350 meters above sea level. / 14271 feet
•  Minimum altitude: 1250 meters above sea level. / 4691 feet

We continue with our journey and today we have to enjoy the next activity that is the zip line, it is not only a cable, there are more than 5 cables and its large suspension bridge, make this unmissable activity for adventurers, crossing the mountains and enjoying of its fantastic place that makes us feel freedom in the open air. After our lunch, the trip will continue inside the Machupicchu National Park, along the great Inca jungle, passing through waterfalls, coca and coffee crops until reaching the town of Aguas Calientes.

Note: people who do not want to do the zip line activity in the morning are recommended to do the walk to llaqtapata, a fantastic walk through the Inca trail and with a spectacular view of Machupicchu, the duration of this walk is 4 hours until the lunch point And after lunch 3 hours until you reach the town of Aguas Calientes.

• OPTIONAL walking distance: 19 km / 12.3 miles
•  Walking time: approximately 6 hours for the llaqtapata option
•  Climate: hot during the day and warm at night.
•  Accommodation: Hostel: Aguas Calientes.
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
•  Maximum altitude: 2050 masl / 6725 feet.
•  Minimum altitude: 1430 masl / 4691 feet.

In the morning we will have breakfast at the hotel and then take the bus that will take us back to this magical place, we can enjoy it once again but this time in its maximum splendor and with enough time, your guide will give you a complete explanation. of this magnificent place, visiting the most important precincts and temples of the city of Machupicchu.

After the guided visit and finish the tour with your guide, the people who booked to visit the Huaynapicchu mountain or the Machupicchu mountain will have time to enjoy these magnificent places on their own, later after your tour please take the bus heading to the town of Aguas Calientes for lunch (not included) and depending on the train’s departure time, it is possible that you can tour the small very touristic city of Aguas Calientes.

The train will take you to Ollantaytambo where our driver will meet you at the exit of the train station to take you back to the city of Cusco, exactly at the door of your hotel.

• Meals included: Breakfast at the hotel
• Difficulty: moderate

The option of the HuaynaPicchu or Machu Picchu Mountain Treks depends on availability, please let us know if you really want to add one of these additional treks at the time of your reservation

This day has 2 options:

Option 1: have the whole day free to enjoy the tranquility of your stay in the city of Cusco.

Option 2:

Visit the famous rainbow mountain called Vinicunca.

Option mountain of colors, the pick up from your hotel will be early in the morning at 4:00 am, the course of the trip is about 3 hours to the hiking point, and then walk for 1h:30m until you reach the viewpoint of the mountain of colors, You will be dazzled by its natural beauty and because it is one of the most visited tourist destinations by people, after enjoying this magical place we will return for our lunch and return to the city of Cusco, we will arrive in Cusco at 3:30 p.m. and then rest at your hotel.

The excursion to Laguna Humantay is an unmissable trip, it has its degree of difficulty since it is located at the foot of the glacial mountains of Humantay and Salkantay, at a height of 4,200 meters.

The incredible thing about this lagoon is its stubborn color and the incredible landscapes that surround it, the walk lasts approximately 4 hours, 2 hours going up and 2 hours going down, when you reach this magical place you will have time to appreciate its natural beauty and take the photos you want.

Lake Humantay: For a long time it was part of the Salkantay trek of 5 days / 4 nights, which reaches Machupicchu, and its access was very difficult and it took 5 days to reach this magical place, today in just one day you have enough time to do the tour since the access roads are easier and safer.

After this experience we will have our lunch and return to the city of Cusco.

In the morning, coordinating the departure time of your flight from Cusco to Lima, we will pick you up from your hotel and transfer you in our private transport to the airport to take your flight back home, end of the adventure.