The Back Road Multi Sport Adventure to Machu Picchu
Duration: 4 Days / 3 Nights
Locations: Cusco / Sacred Valley / Santa Maria / Santa Teresa / Machu Picchu
Season: From April to December
Trekking Level: Easy to Moderate. Good shape is needed
Mountain Bike Level: Easy to Moderate downhill. Prior experience in downhill is required
Minimum: 2 Passengers
Maximum: 15 Passengers
Itinerary:
Day 01: Cusco/ Santa Maria (Mountain Biking to Santa Maria)
After an early breakfast, passengers will be met by their guide at the hotel’s lobby in order to take their private transportation that will take them to the Malaga Pass. At 13,900 ft, Malaga Pass offers stunning views of snowy Wakaywillca Peak and Veronica Glacier. Here your guide will provide you all your mountain biking equipment and will also give you a safety briefing before hopping on your mountain bike and descend into the lush temperate rainforest of the east side of the Andes. Watch for the Crested Quetzal, Sword-billed Hummingbird, Scarlet-bellied Tanagers, Inca Wren, and the impressive Andean Condor, birds usually found in this area. Listen to the ghosts of the Incas whispering in the rainforest canopy as you marvel at abandoned villages and ancient ruins. Tonight you’ll camp near the Urubamba River. Dinner will be served at the campsite.
B/L/D
Day 02: Santa Maria / Santa Teresa (Hiking to Santa Teresa)
After breakfast, begin your ascent to the village of Santa Teresa. Enjoy the heady scents of coffee, tea, and cacao growing in the terraced fields along the way. Keep your camera handy as your path offers stunning views of the sacred mountain of Salcantay. With luck, you’ll also spot some of the tropical bird species indigenous to this lower elevation including toucans, motmots, and parakeets. You’ll have a lunch in the Pacamayo Valley and then adventurous travelers can take a dip in the cool waters of the Sacsara River. Tonight we will camp in a private campsite at the side of the Sacsara River. Dinner will be served at campsite.
B/L/D
Day 03: Santa Teresa / Lucmabamba / Machu Picchu (Hiking Patallacta & Train to Machu Picchu)
Drive to the Quechua community of Lucmabamba where you’ll hike to the Inca site of Patallacta located at junction of three valleys. From here, you will get your first glimpse of Machu Picchu. In the afternoon we will board the local train that will take us to Machu Picchu Town, where we will spend the night. A boxed Lunch will be provided while trekking. Dinner on your own.
B/L
Day 04: Machu Picchu / Cusco (Full day Guided Tour of Machu Picchu)
After an early breakfast, passengers will be met by their guide at the hotel’s lobby to start our visit to the Sanctuary of Machu Picchu and have a full day of exploring. After this awesome visit, passengers will return to Machu Picchu town (known before as Aguas Calientes), to enjoy an exquisite lunch at one of the local restaurants. After lunch passengers will take the train back to Cusco. Upon arrival to Cusco train station, passengers will be transferred in a private vehicle back to their hotel. Dinner on your own.
L
Included:
- Private transportation as mentioned in Itinerary
- Professional English speaking guide
- Camping accommodations on days 2 and 3:
- 2 man 3 season tents
- Inflatable sleeping mattresses
- Toilet tent
- Dining Tent
- Kitchen tent
- Dining equipment
- Cooks
- Mountain Biking:
- Front Suspension Mountain Bikes
- Professional Mountain Bike Guides
- Helmet
- Gloves
- Professional Mountain Bike Repair KIT
- Professional Mountain Bike First Aid KIT
- Meals mentioned as Included: B=Breakfast, BL=Boxed Lunch, PL=Picnic Lunch, L=Lunch, D=Dinner
- Local Train from San Teresa to Machu Picchu town
- Tourist Shuttle to and from Machu Picchu
- Backpacker Train from Machu Picchu Town to Cusco (Vistadome Supplement: US$25 per passenger)
- Native Tree project (1 Plant per passenger)
Not Included:
- Hotels in Cities
- Entrance fee to Machu Picchu (US$ 54 per passenger)
- Alcoholic beverages in included meals
- Sleeping bag (Rental for US$5 a day)
- Meals mentioned as “on your own”, or not mentioned at all
- Tips
- Extras not mentioned in itinerary