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AMAZON JUNGLE AND TREK TO MACHUPICCHU

PROMOTIONAL PRICE 1st March 2012 - 31st January 2013.

INCA TRAIL 4/D & MANU JUNGLE 4/D 8 days for US$ 920 PER PERSON ( BASED ON AVAILABILITY TO GET PERMIT)

SALKANTAY TREK 4/D & MANU JUNGLE 4/D / 8 days for US$ 920 PER PERSON

INCA JUNGLE TRAIL 4/D & MANU JUNGLE 4/D / 8 days for US$ 920 PER PERSON

LARES COMUNITIES TREK 4/D & MANU JUNGLE 4/D / 8 days for US$ 920 PER PERSON

4 DAYS TREK TO MACHUPICCHU AND 4 DAYS JUNGLE TOUR
8 DAYS OF PACKAGE US$ 920 PER PERSON (04 PEOPLE MINIMUM)

CLASSIC INCA TRAIL AND ALTERNATIVE TREKS TO MACHUPICCHU (4 DAYS)
Requires permits (see availability first before you send us your trek deposit)

CLASSIC INCA TRAIL TREKKING TO MACHUPICCHU 4 DAYS AND 3 NIGHTS (Permits Required) book well in advance in high season
DAY BY DAY INCA TRAIL ITINERARY:
FIRST INCA TRAIL DAY: CUSCO - PISKACUCHO - KM 82 - WAYLLABAMBA

We will leave from Cusco to start the Inca Trail .we travel to Urubamba where we will stop briefly at Ollaytaytambo where you can buy last minute gear and personal needing, then we move on to Piskacuchu (Km 82) Inca Trail Control Point .and then we start our hike of Inca Trail to Wayllabamba(first camping spot). along on the Inca Trail We will have lunch at Miskay (first Inca Trail Village) and relax a bit before hiking to our first Inca Trail Archaelogical site of Patallacta or Llactapata (biggest Inca Trail Quechuan Site) after an explanation of your guide about Llactapata ,you will keep going for 2 more hours to get Wayllabamba (first Inca Trail Camping spot 2900 m.a.s.l)
1ST DAY:Total distance: 10 km (aprox.)
Estimated walking time: 5-6 hours
Maximum altitude point: 3,000 m (aprox.)
Campsite altitude: 3,000 m (aprox.)
SECOND INCA TRAIL DAY: WAYLLABAMBA - WARMIWAÑUSCA - PACAYMAYO
We'll start our Inca Trail day, early in the morning, just to take advantage of the shade of the mountains ,its much better to hike up to thefirst Inca Trail pass (Warmihuañusca which means dead woman pass 4200 m.a.s.l) highest point of the Inca Trail. Here, we can literally see the various Inca Trail ecological zones and microclimates, which make up the area, mapped out in front of us. We will cross the Warmiwañusca pass and once we are on the top. we are going to see many snow-capped Mountains around and after we take a our group pciture we keep going dow to Pacaymayo (second Inca Trail Camping spot 3600 m.a.s.l) where we have our Lunch and then we will have a free afternoon to explore by ourselves.
2ND DAY:Total distance: 12 km (aprox.)
Estimated walking time: 6-7 hours
Maximum altitude point: 4,200 m (aprox.)
Campsite altitude: 3,650 m (aprox.)
THIRD INCA TRAIL DAY: PACAYMAYO - CHAQUICOCHA - WIÑAYWAYNA
Inca Trail begins with a nutritious breakfast and then a 45-minute hike up to Runcurakay Pass (second highest pass on the Trail 3,850 m.a.s.l), and along the way we will visit the Runcuracay archeological site. During the day's hike, we will also visit the Sayacmarca and Phuyupatamarca quechuan archeological sites of the Inca Trail. After lunch we will head to the Wiñaywayna site , where we will spend our last night on the inca Trail and then we will have a celebratory dinner to then say good bye to our Inca Trail porters.
3RD DAY:Total distance: 16 km (aprox.)
Estimated walking time: 7-8 hours
Maximum altitude point: 3,900 m (aprox.)
Campsite altitude: 2,650 m (aprox.)
FOURTH INCA TRAIL DAY:WIÑAYWAYNA - MACHUPICCHU - CUSCO
Inca Trail Important 4 th Day After an early breakfast, we begin the final leg of the Inca Trail to the lost city of Machu picchu. First, we will hike to Inti Punku ("Sun Gate"), Gate of the Inca Trail where we will take in an inspiring and panoramic view of the Machu picchu citadel. After a short hike down to Machu picchu, we will register and then enjoy a 2-hours guided tour of the sanctuary-city. After the tour of Machupicchu, we will take the bus down or walk Part of the Inca Trail to Aguas Calientes where we will enjoy a lunch and free time to enjoy the town before returning to ollantaytambo by train and then bus back to cusco.
4TH DAY:Total distance: 7 km (aprox.)
Estimated walking time: 2-3 hours
Maximum altitude point: 2,700 m (aprox.)


SALKANTAY  TREKKING TO MACHUPICCHU 4 DAYS AND 3 NIGHTS(Permits Not Required)
DAY BY DAY SALKANTAY TREK ITINERARY

FIRST SALKANTAY TREK DAY :cusco -mollepata -soraypampa -huayraqpampa –arrayanniyoq
We pick you up from your hotel and travel by bus to mollepata and then soraypampa. A 3 hour walk will take us to soyroqocha where we will have the lunch with the beautiful ca pped mountain Salkantay; 6271m/20575ft) We will begin our climb to the higesht point on this trek which is on 4 650 m.a.s.l15200 ft.taking in the beautiful landscape along the way and once we get to the top the pass we go down to the campsite of arrayanniyoq .

SECOND SALKANTAY TREK DAY : arrayanniyoq-chaullay-collpapampa-la playa
after the breakfast we go down (downhill) through a dramatic cloud, where we will have lunch. After the lunch in the direction of the start of the jungle until we reach
the upper jungle crossing the Lluskamayo or luch stopvariety of little brooks to reach La Playa,. Today we will pass through valleys and have wonderful views of waterfalls, tropical fruits and plants.and also we camp here in very warm area .

THIRD SALKANTAY TREK DAY :la playa -santa theresa -collpani -hydroelectric -aguas calientes
We will have breakfast at 6am and leave to take a bus to Santa Teresa. We will cross the Santa Teresa bridge and follow the upward route of the river. We continue walking, passing a variety of crop plantations, coca, banana etc. until we reach the hydroelectric station. And after the lunch we keep going walking about two and half hours along the train road till reaching aguas calientes town where we will spend the night in a hostal.
In Aguas Calientes, you can take advantage of the thermal springs in the town (entrance 10 soles) a real treat after finishing the trek!

FOURTH SALKANTAY TREK DAY : Machu Picchu!!!
We wake up early morning about 4 am to then to 4:30 to have the breakfast and leave walking to machupichu which takes one and half hours up to machupicchu but there is another option to catch the first bus which leaves 5:30 to Machu Picchu (25-minutes long ) in order to appreciate the magnificent city as the sun is rising. walking tour (approximately 2 hours) is given by your Guide and after this you can explore the mysterious city by yourselves. If you still have energy you can also climb Huayna Picchu (2720m/8890ft)!!! It takes 45 minutes to reach the top.


 

DAY BY DAY INKA JUNGLE (INKAN SITES BIKING HIKING & CAMPING INTINERARY)
INKA JUNGLE PERU BIKING HIKING & CAMPING TO MACHUPICCHU 4 DAYS AND 3 NIGHTS ( 3 INKAN JUNGLE SITES)
(Permits Not Required)

FIRST INKA JUNGLE DAY: CUSCO - ABRA MALAGA - ALFAMAYO - HUAMANMARCA - AMAYBAMBA

We pick you up from your hotel at around 7:30 am and travel by bus for approximately 4 hours to ABRA MALAGA OR ALFAMAYO(to be chosen) where we are going to start biking for about 4 to 5 hours we are enjoying beautiful sceneries of those mountains and along we are going to see many beautiful landscapes typical of the cloud forest of that region .on the way we will have a chance to stop at huamanmarca (first archeological site) os after we keep cycling toward to first camp .our biking will last about 5 hours till reaching Amaybamba where we CAMP in our quechuas lodge.

SECOND INKA JUNGLE DAY : AMAYBAMBA - HUYRO - INKA CARCEL - COCALMAYO HOT SPRING - SANTA TERESA
after taking an early breakfast we take a local van ride for 30 minutes passing huyro to get punta carretera (place where we get off and start walking up to get the (first pass) which is 2746 m.a.s.l.and after walking an hour we will get stop in place where we enjoy a nice waterfall . after enjoying the scenery of the fascinating region we keep going an hour to get the Second archeological site of the inca jungle which is known as INKA CARCEL that means INCA PRISON where we will still see some quechuan houses that they are still covered by vegetation ,of course you are going to explore the whole site by a guided tour .so after having lunch we will have a 20 minutes to take a nup and the we are going to the get the highest point which is called PASTO GRANDE 2790 m.a.s.l ,along the way we will find many coffee,coca,tea,and tropical fruit plantationsas well as orchids typical of the cloud forest so after we go toward cocalmayo hot spring to enjoy before we get the place where we stay second night

THIRD INKA JUNGLE DAY :SANTA TERESA - LLACTAPATA - HYDROELECTRIC TRAIN STATION - AGUAS CALIENTES
We will Wake up very early and after taking breakfast We will continue an hour ride to get Lucmabamba where we start hikking up 2 hours to Llactapata where you will have a chance to see machupicchu city and huaynapicchu mountain with a different view .and then we descend 3 more hours to Hydroelectric train station to take the local train to get aguas calientes town
(optional in case you want to do zip line (2 hours) we drive 15 minutes from santa teresa to get the CAMP (cola de Mono) and takes 2 hours in total see the video above).you have to add extra US$ 60 per person.

MACHUPICCHU FROM LLACTAPATA FOURTH INKA JUNGLE DAY: AGUAS CALIENTES - MACHU PICCHU - CUSCO
The most important day because we visit fully Machu picchu, we will Walk up 1:30 hours to the same Sanctuary of Machu picchu we will try to get as sun is rising up to see the sunrise or take postcard pictures so after a 20 minutes of free time to take pictures we are going to start exploring the city itself. Our guide will explain you the story of machupicchu about two hours and then you will get free time to explore by yourselves to take pictures. In the afternoon you have to go down to aguas calientes town to take the train to ollantaytambo and then bus back to cusco.
 


MANU NATIONAL PARK  (4 DAYS)

 
MANU NATIONAL PARK JUNGLE HOLIDAY 4 Days and 3 Nights
The program can change according to the weather, river conditions and wishes of the group.

FIRST MANU NATIONAL PARK JUNGLE HOLIDAY DAY: CUSCO - PILCOPATA.
We leave from Cusco by private bus, first stopping to visit the pre Inca burial towers of Ninamarca. We then drive through the mountains, to get to the typical and folkloric town of Paucartambo. Here we will take a short walk around the town before carrying on to Tres Cruces, the highest point and entrance to Manu National Park. From here we will continue into the Cloud Forest and at San Pedro we will walk for around 1 hour to observe the National bird of Peru, the Cock of the Rock, and many different kinds of monkeys, plants and flowers. We arrive to Pilcopata in the evening where we will sleep in a local lodge.

SECOND MANU NATIONAL PARK JUNGLE HOLIDAY DAY: PILCOPATA - AGUAS CALIENTES.
After breakfast we will continue by private bus to Atalaya. On the way we will stop to observe a coca plantation, we will also stop at a view point where you can get a good overview of the jungle and river. From Atalaya we leave by motorized boat to Aguas Calientes, where you can bath in the nature hot springs. In the afternoon we will walk in the jungle for several hours in order to appreciate the many different kind of animals, birds, plants and flowers. If we are lucky we will see monkeys. In the evening we will come back to the campsite for dinner and sleep in tents close to the Alto Madre de Dios River.

THIRD MANU NATIONAL PARK JUNGLE HOLIDAY DAY: AGUAS CALIENTES - SOGA DE ORO
We will leave early to visit the parrot clay lick and after breakfast we will continue by boat, stopping to visit the native community Shintuya on the way. Before lunch we will walk in the jungle for several hours and see different animals, birds such as tiger heron, eagle, flycatcher, kingfisher etc. and many different kinds of plants and flowers. We will then take the boat to Soga de Oro. In the afternoon we will visit Salvacion Lake where we will take a balsa raft and see the pre-historic Hoatzin bird, watch the beautiful sunset and after dark we will look for Caimans. In the evening we will build a bonfire, relax and have some drinks and a BBQ. We will spend the night at Soga de Oro sleeping on raised platforms in tents.

FOURTH MANU NATIONAL PARK JUNGLE HOLIDAY DAY: SOGA DE ORO - CUSCO
After Breakfast we will return to Atalaya by boat where our private bus will be waiting to take us back to Cusco. We return to Cusco via the cloud forest and Paucartambo. We will arrive back in Cusco in the late afternoon.