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Cusco

Cusco Region

Peru

Instead of taking the highly-trafficked Inca Trail, consider a more adventurous journey to Machu Picchu. This 4-day tour will take you along ancient Inca jungle paths, where you'll have the opportunity to explore the landscape by foot, bike, zip line, and raft. You'll also enjoy included meals with your small group and learn all about life during the Inca era.

Day 1

Pick up from the hotel between 6:00 to 7:00 a.m. Then we head towards the Sacred Valley of the Incas, where we will make a stop after approximately 1 hour in the town of Ollantaytambo where you can have breakfast on your own and make the last purchases for the tour, then we will continue in the mobility for approximately one more hour until we reach the Abra Málaga (4316 masl) where We will start the descent by bicycle, the guide will provide you with the complete equipment for this type of activity, after two and a half hours of travel we will make a stop at the archaeological center of HUAMANMARKA where we will finish the tour with the bicycles and the guide will explain details about this place for. 
Afterwards, our Peruvian Amazonia will begin through fruit fields and rivers, it will also experience the change from cold to tropical climate.
At the end of our bicycle activity we will go towards Santa María where we will have our first lunch. Overnight Santa María.


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Day 2

After a delicious breakfast we will start walking towards Waka Yupana for approximately 5 hours, the first 2 hours the walk will be easy until the beginning of the trail that goes uphill for 2 hours, we will pass through fields of coca, coffee, cassava, annatto and tropical fruits of the area. Later we will have one of the most impressive views of the entire Wankar Q'asa canyon. Then we will descend for 1 hour to Waka Yupana where our transport awaits us to go to Santa Teresa where we will enjoy a delicious lunch.
In the afternoon we will do the Zip Line, it lasts approximately 2 hours, where a person will slide through a pulley attached to a waist harness. After our Zip Line experience we will go to the Cocal Mayo Thermal Baths, a magical place with crystal clear waters and water wells with perfect temperatures to relax the whole body (optional).
Dinner and overnight in Santa Teresa.
(breakfast, lunch, dinner and overnight).

Inca Jungle

Day 3

Breakfast will be At 5:30 am. We will take local transportation for 45 minutes to Lucmabamba where we will explore the tropical forest and the organic coffee agricultural field where you will have the opportunity to try fresh coffee, then we will continue the hike to LLactapata for approximately 2 hours and 50 minutes, After visiting Llactapata, we will continue our 2-hour downhill hike. In this part of the way, you will always be able to see Machu Picchu until we arrive at the Hidroeléctrica train station for lunch. After lunch, we will arrive at Intiwatana, an ancient rock used as a sundial in the time of the Incas, we continue the walk and we will arrive at the train tracks that lead to the town of Aguas Calientes. Here you will have two options:
 1) If you are exhausted, you can take the train to Aguas Calientes (not included).
 2) If you are still eager to walk, you can walk from Hidroeléctrica to Aguas Calientes for about 2 hours. along the train track
Overnight Aguas Calientes.


Hot Springs (Aguas Calientes)

Day 4

In the morning at 4:00 am we will wake up and start the walk to the first control of Machu Picchu. They will be provided with a packed breakfast and we will start the 30-minute walk to the Puente Ruinas checkpoint, followed by going up the stairs for 1 hour to reach the main gate of Machu Picchu. Once in Machu Picchu, the guide will show us the main sectors of the citadel for 2 and a half hours learning about the history and culture of the Inca empire.
At the end of the visit, we will return to Aguas Calientes where they will have lunch on their own and wait for the train's departure time. The train journey takes 2 hours to Ollantaytambo, where they will transfer to the bus of the same company that will take them to Cusco. .
End of tour


4-Day Inca Jungle Adventure, Mountain Biking, Rafting and Zipline

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Cusco Multi-day Tours Itinerary (2026 Guide) – What You'll See & Do

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