Inca Jungle Trail 3 days | Machupicchu with Sky Lodge Dome

On the first day, our transfer will be waiting for you in the lobby of the hotel at around 06:00 -06:30 and then our transport will take you to Abra Malaga. In Ollantaytambo, you’ll stop at the first rest stop to do some needed shopping for the trail, and then continue the trail until you reach Abra Malaga, where at this point our professional tour guide will give you some advice and instructions about how to start the bike tour. You’ll start the downhill ride until you get to the archeological site of Wamanmarca. Here at this place, our tour guide will give you some information about the archeological site and then you’ll take photos. Also at this place, the tour guide will give you a box lunch. After lunch, you’ll will go to Playa Sahuayaco by Santa Teresa where you’ll have dinner in a traditional restaurant at the ecological lodge. You’ll also get to relax in one of their rooms.

Overnight in an ecological Sky dome lodge in Santa Teresa.

At 6:00 AM, breakfast will be served. After breakfast, the group will hike a section of the Original Inca Trail with views of Machu Picchu in the distance. This is considered one of the best spots to view Machu Picchu.

The hike will then ascend to the Inca complex of Llactapata at 2700m (8858 ft), which offers an even closer view of the Machu Picchu site. A local guide will provide a tour, sharing the history and Andean culture of the complex.

The group will then hike down for 1.5 hours, passing Machu Picchu peak in the distance, before stopping for lunch in Hidroelectrica.

After lunch, hikers have two options – hike for 3 hours along the railway tracks retracing Hiram Bingham’s rediscovery of Machu Picchu, or take a 45-minute train ride to Aguas Calientes for an additional cost. The hike offers a chance to see Intihuatana, an Inca sundial.

In Aguas Calientes, the group will stay in an ensuite hotel room for the night. Aguas Calientes is known for its hot springs, which hikers can enjoy in the evening.

On the third day, our tour guide will wait for us in the lobby of your hotel to take you to the bus station where you will take a tourist bus to the sanctuary of Machu Picchu. It is referred to as “The lost citadel of the Incas”. The bus trip will be just 30 minutes, and when you arrive at Machu Picchu, our tour guide will begin explaining to you about visiting different places around Machu Picchu. You also have the option of visiting Waynapicchu, and then you’ll have free time to take photos.

In the afternoon, you’ll return to Aguas Calientes where you’ll have free time for lunch by yourself. After lunch, you will take the train station to take a train to Ollantaytambo. At the train station in Ollantaytambo, our transfer will wait for you to take you to your hotel in Cusco.