Discover our culture and history when completing the Inca Junge Combination, and let yourself be carried away by the impressive path of the jungle of Cusco. On a Cusco city tour, you will be simply enchanted by the beauty of the streets and archaeological sites of the religious and administrative capital of the Inca Empire. You can release all your adrenaline with the adventure that the Inca Jungle excursion offers you. You can appreciate different ecosystems during the journey, as well as an Inca archaeological site. Each one of the included activities such as cycling, hiking and ziplining will leave you satisfied, before visiting the Historical Sanctuary of Machu Picchu. A truly magical site that will leave you speechless.
Our staff will be waiting for you at the Cusco Airport, to take you to your hotel, just let us know your exact arrival time and flight number. Here, you will be welcomed with a hot cup of the famous coca tea. You will have a free afternoon to acclimatize, as the city of Cusco is at an altitude of 3,399 m (11,151 feet)
IMPORTANT ADVICE ON ARRIVAL TO CUSCO
Please be prepared for the fact that the high elevation, will make you feel more tired than normal on your arrival, so we recommend that you take the afternoon easy. If you are feeling fine, then have a cup of coca tea, which will help you acclimatize quicker. It is recommended to take a light walk, maybe to see The Plaza De Armas, to see the incredible colonial buildings, built on top of Inca foundations. It is important to drink a lot of water at high elevation, which will help you with the process of acclimatization. For the first few days at high elevation, it is also important toe at light meals as your digestion will be slower and later on you will have the opportunity to try the famous Guinea pig, a dish which was revered by the Incas and is still a national dish of The Andes and is eaten on special occasions and celebrations. One thing you must not miss on one of your free days is a visit to the “Centro QOSQO” of native art a show which demonstrates traditional dances, costume and music of the region.
The show begins at 6pm, but we recommend that you arrive 40 minutes earlier and wait in line, as many people want to go to the see this unique spectacular. If you have the “boleta turistica” included in your package, you will have free access to this incredible show.
IMPORTANT ADVICE
Drink the coca tea on offer and each morning to help you acclimatize. Remember that it has a similar effect to caffeine so don´t drink it too late in the evening or you sleep will be affected. Bring a decent and comfortable pair of walking shoes. We suggest a visit to the Plaza de Armas with its colonial and Inca temples, The Regional History Museum, The Contemporary Art Museum, the Museum of The Qoricancha, and the Museum of popular art. These places will make your trip an even more unforgettable experience and give you the perfect insight into local culture.
Overnight: Hotel in Cusco
Today, we will visit some of the most interesting sites in Cusco and the surrounding area. We will begin with a visit to the Cusco cathedral found on the Plaza De Armas and is the principal church in this imperial city. It was built on the foundations of the temple of The Inca Wiracocha. The cathedral displays over 300 paintings belong to the Cusco school of art. We will then head on to the Qoricancha which is the Quechua Word for “Temple of Gold”. This was the first temple to be constructed by The Incas, and was originally covered with large amounts of silver and gold. We will next head out of Cusco City to the close by ruins of Saqsayhuaman, famous for its enormous megaliths and giant stones, that weigh over 150 tonnes. During Inca times, it was considered the “Temple of lightening”, in honour to the deity Illapa. We will then head to the nearby ruins of Q’enqo, a religious site dedicated to the Mother Earth where you can still see carved stones and constructions. There is also a sacrificial altar where the Incas were thought to make offerings and sacrifices to The Mother Earth. After this, we will visit the to the impressive Inca fortress of Puka Pukara, which means “Red Castle” in the ancient Inca language of Quechua. Our final visit will be to Tambomachay, where we can appreciate a sacred temple dedicated to an ancient water cult which probably also functioned as a purification bath for the Inca governors. We will then return to Cusco City, where we Will drop you off at your hotel or in the central “Plaza de Armas.
IMPORTANT ADVICE
The City Tour will begin in the afternoon. You will have a free morning to acclimatize and drink a coca tea with your breakfast. Wear comfortable walking shoes/boots. We suggest that you visit the Plaza de Armas with its colonial and Inca temples, The Regional History Museum, The Contemporary Art Museum, the Museum of The Qoricancha, and the Museum of popular art. These places will make your trip an even more unforgettable experience and give you the perfect insight into local culture.
Overnight: Hotel in Cusco
We will collect you from your hotel at 5:30 am to 6:00 a.m. and we will set off in the direction of the Sacred Valley of The Incas, along the way appreciating the spectacular landscapes and natural attractions. After approximately one and a half hours, we will make a stop at the town of Ollantaytambo, where you will be able to enjoy breakfast (not included) and purchase some snacks for the rest of the journey. We will then continue by car along a paved road, zig zagging uphill, until we arrive at Abra Málaga (4,316 m. elevation). From here, we will begin our descent in car until we reach a place called “the airport” where we will receive a detailed explanation about the trip from our guide. We will then begin our descent on mountain bike (or if you prefer, you can stay in the car and drive down). After approximately 2 hours descending, (55 km) we will stop briefly HUAMANMARKA archaeological site, where the guide will inform us all about this magnificent place. This is the end of the cycling section and we will continue by private car, passing through villages and fruit orchards until we reach our destination of MANDOR, where we will have lunch.
After a delicious lunch, we will head out to the 2 waterfalls of Yanay-Mandor, which have a drop of over 80 metres. We can enjoy these natural marvels, take in the scenery and take photos, before we head back to our bungalows. Here we can enjoy the swimming pool, the restaurant or bathe in the stream that comes from the Yanay-Mandor waterfalls. We will have dinner and get an early night in preparation for the following days activities. (Lunch, dinner and accommodation).
Overnight: Posada de Mandor
We will wake-up at 7:00 am and after breakfast, we will head out in our car for 45 minutes, to the trailhead. We will begin with an uphill hike with stops along the way, to appreciate the animals of the region, such as birds, parrots, hummingbirds and eagles, mountain cats, lizards, millipedes, medicinal plants and fruit trees such as banana, mango, orange, mandarin, cocoa, coconut and coffee plants and trees. During the hike, we will visit a local house who will show us some of their customs and traditions, then we will continue on our way until we arrive at the small village of Quellomayo, where we can rest and have our lunch. After lunch, we will walk for an hour or so, where a public transport will take us to Santa Teresa, arriving at 4:00 pm aprox. We will settle into our hotel, then head out for dinner. After our dinner, we will visit the hot springs in the town called Cocalmayo. (Breakfast, lunch, dinner and accommodation).
Overnight: Hotel in Santa Teresa
Breakfast will be at approximately 8:00 am and with previous arrangement with the guide, we will head out on the Zip Line activity, with our trustworthy operator. This activity should take around 2 hours and is optional. The cost is $40 USD. After the zipline, we will head to the Hydro-electric station in our car to then begin our hike along the train tracks until we arrive in Aguas Calientes, also called Machu Picchu Pueblo. Along this route we will stop off for our lunch. On arrival to Aguas calientes, we will settle in to our hotel, then at the pre- arranged time, we will head out for dinner with our guide.
In the evening we can take a stroll around the town and visit the thermal springs in Aguas Calientes (dinner and hotel included).
Overnight: hotel in Aguas Calientes
In the morning, our guide will wake us at 5:00 a.m.to set out for the most important archaeological site of Machu Picchu. We will take the first bus up to Machu Picchu which take approximately 25 minutes to arrive at the Machu Picchu entrance. We will have a guided tour for 2 hours of this impressive site, after which we will take the bus back down to Aguas Calientes. Our guide will be on hand to assist you all along the way and provide instructions and answer any questions. We will then take our train to Ollantaytambo where our transport will be waiting to take us to the Cusco Hotel.
IMPORTANT: The time of the return train ticket can vary, depending on availability, at the time you confirm your trip. We also suggest a hotel in the centre so that we can pick you up and drop you off with ease.
Overnight: Hotel in Cusco
Depending on the time of your flight, we will collect you from your hotel and take you to the Cusco airport. This marks the end of our services.
No. Tour cancellations due to bad weather conditions are non-refundable, as these are factors beyond our control.
According to the latest updates from the Direccion desconcentrada de Cultura de Cusco, all entrance tickets to Machu Picchu are for personal use. Therefore, tickets purchased for Machu Picchu are not reprogrammable, nor transferable to another date and/or person, nor are refundable.
The company that takes you by train to Machu Picchu does not allow you to take a suitcase of more than 5 kg. This means that most people pack a smaller backpack to spend the day in Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu, but people have doubts about where the larger luggage will stay during this time, you can leave it in the storage of the hotel in Cusco, at no extra cost.
PeruRail and IncaRail, the companies that provide train services in Peru, do not allow you to choose the seats on the trains. The distribution is done automatically by the company’s system.
We usually recommend to book the Expedition/Voyager train for the outbound trip and the Vistadome/360° panoramic train for the return trip, mainly because the outbound trip only has earlier departures, so this would mean missing the guided visit to the Ollantaytambo archaeological complex.
Fiebre Amarilla vaccination is not mandatory for visitors to Peru. However, it is an additional precaution, especially since it is a tropical country.
Travel insurance is not mandatory, but it is extremely important, especially for tourists who decide to travel to Peru.
The standard voltage in Peru is 230 volts, however, in some hotels there are plugs with 110, in this case, there are transformers that reduce the voltage.
Almost all establishments accept payments in dollars, so this will be the most used currency in the country. The ideal is to have an amount of dollars and a smaller amount of nuevo sol to make purchases at craft fairs, for example.
It is recommended to take dollars with you and exchange them in Peru at reliable exchange houses recommended by the travel agency.
The country’s weather is divided into two main seasons: rainy and dry.
The rainy season runs from December to the end of March and the dry season from April to October. In the region of Cusco and Machu Picchu, there is a lot of variation in temperature, but normally the maximum reaches 20°C and the minimum is close to 0°C.
In the Lima region, on the coast of Peru, temperatures are higher and range from 12°C to 35°C.
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Cusco
Difficulty easy to moderate
Total distance 65 Km
Maximum altitude 4.316 m
Up to 12 people
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Cusco
Total distance 15km
Tour with lunch
Maximum altitude 5,200 m
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