CUSCO– ABRA MALAGA – SANTA MARIA (BIKING AND RAFTING)
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Cusco Region
You will be picked-up from your hotel between 06:00 – 06.30 a.m. in our private transport. Along the way, we will stop in the town of Ollantaytambo to have breakfast and/or buy snacks. From here we will travel for another one hour to Abra Malaga, 4,316 m.a.s.l. (highest point) where will start our bike ride adventure. We will enjoy a relaxing three-hour bike ride (downhill) that has a decent of 2km, taking in the breathtaking view of cloud forest all the way to the town of Alfamayo where we will have lunch.
Duration: 3 hours
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Sacred Valley
In the afternoon, you will participate in a rafting tour on the Vilcanota river (class III, IV). From here we will head to our hostel to relax, have dinner and a good nights sleep!
Duration: 2 hours
SANTA MARIA –BAÑOS TERMALES–SANTA TERESA
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Santa Teresa
Breakfast will be served at 6am so that we can be ready to set off on our hike by 06:30 a.m. to Santa Teresa (16 km). The first two hours of our tour will be uphill, which is part of an authentic Inca Trail. On the way, we will have several stops to
learn more about the rich flora and fauna of the area. We will cross a section of the Inca trail that once connected the sacred city of Machu Picchu with the city of Vilcabamba (the lost city of the Incas), where our guide will explain in detail the significance of these places,the history of the Inkas and the communication system they had. We will have lunch in Quellomayo. Note that the trail is hilly.
We will hike for another 3 hours reaching the thermal baths of Colcamayo where we will have time to relax and enjoy the therapeutic waters. Our final destination is the village of Santa Teresa where we will spend our second night in a hostel.
Duration: 8 hours
SANTA TERESA -HIDROELECTRICA- AGUAS CALIENTES
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Santa Teresa
Breakfast will be served at 7am. At 7.30am you will have the option to partake in a Zip Line activity; continue hiking; or free time to relax.
At 11:30 am you will be transported by bus to Hydroelectrica, where we will have lunch. After lunch, we will hike for 3 hours along the famous train line to Aguas Calientes, where we will check-in to our hostel. We will have dinner at 7pm followed
by free time.
Duration: 6 hours
MACHU PICCHU – CUSCO
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Machu Picchu
Very early after breakfast (approximately 05:00 a.m.), we’ll begin our hike to the citadel of Machu Picchu, which will take around 1.5 hours. We will arrive around 7am and have a two-hour guided tour of the most important buildings of Machu Picchu including the Inka temples and palaces.
At the appropriate time, we’ll descend from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes to board the train back to Ollantaytambo and from there, the bus to Cusco; or for those taking the bus back to Cusco (7 hours) start the 3 hour hike back to Hydroelectrica,
where your bus transfer will be waiting.
Duration: 8 hours
