Inca Jungle Trail 4 Days/3 Nights

DAY 1: CUSCO TO SANTA MARIA:
Adventurers will be picked up early morning and driven through the stunning Sacred Valley; cradle of the Inca civilization and dropped off at the 4,316m high Abra Malaga. Here bikers will change into the kit provided by us (gloves, elbow pads, knee pads, helmets and goggles) following a briefing by your experienced tour guide.Then the fun begins… no worries on quiet but challenging roads, through changing landscapes and ice-covered mountains, you won’t want to catch your breath until the first stop in Alfamayo, about three hours from your starting point. Here you can enjoy your box lunch provided by us, while you enjoy the endless panoramic views. After a quick change it is onwards and downwards to Huamanmarca, site of a recently discovered Inca archeological find. Your tour guide will provide the historical background and the rest you can fill in for yourselves! Carry on descending to 1500 meters, while the jungle’s edge rears up and the small and cute town of Santa Maria looms on the horizon.

DAY 2: SANTA MARIA TOI SANTA TERESA (INCA TRAIL):
Rise at 5.30am, for breakfast which is at 6am. Under dawn skies you will begin your walk, which gets progressively steeper, until arriving at the welcoming family restaurant in Santa Rosa, where you can relax in hammocks, admiring the coca plantations and take on refreshments while being entertained by the family monkey. After a short while you will reach the real Inca Trail, which winds around precipitous slopes and sheer drops for approximately half a mile. Be warned this is not for people who suffer from vertigo! The descent continues for just over two hours until you reach Qellomayo, a pueblito, where you will have lunch. Make sure you have saved enough energy for the final stretch, a riverside walk beside the Rio Vilcanota until reaching the charming lodge of Santa Teresa. Here you should sleep well after a good dinner.

DAY 3: SANTA TERESA TO AGUAS CALIENTES (INCA TRAIL):
We will wake up at 7am for breakfast, and then take the private transport to the city of Lucmabamba, the entrance to another Inca Trail, which was discovered a few years ago. We are the only tour company that walks this part of the Inca Trail, so for three and a half hours you will feel like Adam and Eve walking among parrots in this peaceful Garden of Eden. You will be rewarded for your efforts with a view of Machu Picchu from the top of Llactapata, flanked by the grotesque peak of Salkantay. Your picnic here is unlikely to be forgotten for a while, looking down on all the tourists on the traditional Inca trail. It’s only a two-hour walk to the hydroelectric train station where the train leaves for Aguas Calientes, the base town for Machu Picchu. Entrance to the hot springs and dinner at a local restaurant is included before retiring to your hostel.

DAY 4: MACHU PICCHU TO CUSCO:
You will be up early today, as you will take the first bus to Machu Picchu at 5.30am, arriving at Machu Picchu at 6am, which hopefully will coincide with a beautiful sunrise! Your guide is prepared to explain the place so you can challenge your knowledge of Inca history. You will then have free time to play with the llamas and show off your photographic skills. Those who still have the energy can face the Wayna Picchu, which actually looks down on Machu Picchu. A frequent bus service takes visitors back to Aguas Calientes, where you will take the train to Ollantaytambo and then the bus to Cusco.