The Inca Jungle Trek is an incredible 3-day alternative tour where you can involve your experience in adventure sports such as BIKE, RAFTING, ZIP LINE, TREKING. It also includes some recently discovered Inca trails with archaeological remains.
The hike crosses the Malaga Pass at 4350m and descends into the cloud forest. The trail begins in Santa Teresa, 4:30 hours from Cusco and ends in the town of Aguas Calientes.
The experience is not as popular as the overbooked Inca Trail, but many find it just as beautiful. This hike (also sometimes called Selva Inka), is ideal for travelers looking for alternatives that take them through rural communities and adventures in the Jungle.
The Inca Jungle Trek, the Great Adventure to Machu Picchu is perfect for outdoor lovers, because activities such as: cycling, rafting, zip lining and trekking are carried out with the final destination in Machu Picchu and the sacred Huayna Picchu or Machupicchu. ITEP’s travel guides are experts in the field, with years of experience they know the route well. You are sure to have a fabulous experience with what many of our visitors have nicknamed “The Super Team.”
We will leave the Imperial City of Cusco and head towards the Sacred Valley of the Incas. It is here where we will have the opportunity to have breakfast if you did not have it in Cusco. We will continue towards Abra Málaga (4,350 meters) (14,160 feet), the starting point of our bicycle tour. After a brief explanation to help you orient yourself, your guide will provide you with the equipment necessary for the activity.
We will begin our 3-hour bicycle descent of 55 kilometers (34.18 miles) until we reach the town of Huamanmarca . During the trip we will experience the beauty of the snow-capped mountains and the tropical forest. It is here in the tropical forest where our adventure in the Peruvian Amazon begins. We will cross small streams and
We will enjoy the change from a cold climate to a tropical one. During the journey we will stop several times to check bicycles and equipment.
We will arrive at the town of Santa María (1,200 meters above sea level) (3937.01 feet), where we will have lunch and spend our first night in a hotel. In the afternoon we have the option of rafting on the Vilcanota River.
This river offers category III and V+ rapids.for this activity we will provide you with helmets, windbreakers and category V life jackets. This activity is available between the months of April to December, and you must know how to swim to participate in accordance with Peruvian law.
That is our first day of the Inca Trail through the jungle to Machu Picchu.
About our overnight stay at Machupicchu Village: The hotel in Aguas Calientes will vary depending on your request and expectations.
Overnight in Aguas Calientes at 1,900 m/6,232 feet.
After a hearty breakfast, during the day there we will have the opportunity to do the zip line activity “We run in the air over the Andes Mountains.” This activity lasts approximately two hours.
Or we could head uphill for 2 to 3 hours to the Llactapata Pass (2,736 m/8,974 ft), where we encounter a spectacular distant view of the Machu Picchu Sanctuary from the southeast, a view that few travelers have the opportunity to see. admire. We take a short break to explore the Llactapata Ruins, which have been recently restored. We arrive at the Hydroelectric Village “Train Station Village”, we continue walking along the railway to Aguas Calientes also known as Pueblo Machupicchu (approx. 3 hours) to Aguas Calientes, the town of Machu Picchu. Upon arrival, we checked into a hotel for a celebratory dinner with our guide and a final briefing for our next day’s experience.
Note – Those who prefer not to walk from Villa Hidroeléctrica to Aguas Calientes can take the 40-minute train ride experience “the price is not included.” You will be assisted and transferred to your hotel from the Aguas Calientes train station. (The guide confirms your preferences the night before).