Name: Tour Adventure: Vilcabamba To Machu Picchu & Jungle | Visit Peru
Price: 1759.20 USD
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Transport

Private transport for treks & activities

Guide

Professional Bilingual Guide (English & Spanish) Horseman & mountain cook for the trek

Flights

Domestic flights - Lima - Cusco - Lima

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Insurance

Travel & Medical Insurance Recommended

Others

Tips for crew Any additional extras International Airfare

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Day 1 Arrival Lima
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Arrival Lima

Arrival & landing day into Lima, an evening to relax and prepare for your Peru adventure that lays ahead!

Overnight Lima - Ramada Wyndham Costa del Sol
Day 2 Arrival In Cusco
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Arrival In Cusco

Head to the Lima airport for your transfer flight to Cusco. After settling in, head out for your day tour of the former capital of the Inca empire, which reigned from the 13th to 16th centuries after conquering the Killke settlement on the same location.

Remember: you will be at 11,000 feet (c. 3,400 m) above sea level, so take it easy and remember to drink lots of water.

Take a walk through the plaza — if the weather is beautiful, it’s a perfect place to sit and have a cup of coca tea while adjusting to the elevation. In the evening, take the opportunity to experience Cusco’s celebrated culinary heritage at a local restaurant.

Overnight: Cusco

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 3 Cusco: Free Day To Explore
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Cusco: Free Day To Explore

Today you are free to explore Cusco and the surrounding ancient ruins. Since Cusco was designed by the Incas as a city for walking, start your exploration of the narrow stone alleyways on foot. Suggested activities include:

Visit the Coricancha, also known as "The Temple of the Sun." The temple was built by the Incan Emperor Pachacutec (1438 - 1572), and after the arrival of the Spaniards became the basis for the construction of the Santo Domingo Convent.

See the Cathedral, the most imposing monument in the central Plaza de Armas and a repository for Cusco’s colonial art. Its construction lasted for almost 100 years, beginning in 1560 and ending in 1654.

Walk to Sacsayhuamán and next-door Quenqo, both archaeological complexes used mostly for religious and agricultural rituals, located 2.5 miles (4 km) from the city of Cusco. Built by the Killke people, Sacsayhuamán is a marvel of ancient architecture, a monolithic fortress built from giant blocks of stone, the origins and assembly of which remain a mystery.

Discover the elaborate Puca Pucara ruins—an architectural complex of alleged military use with multiple plazas, baths, aqueducts, walls, and towers. It is believed that the entourage of the Incan emperor used it while he stayed at Tambomachay, the elaborate estate and baths nearby.

Explore San Blas, an old bohemian quarter famous for its picturesque white walls, blue doors, and creative artisan community.

Experience the legendary Mercado Central de San Pedro, a large and diverse market famous for its mouth-watering juices, home-style meals, medicinal herb stalls, and rows of various meats, loaves of bread, vegetables, and other necessities.

Eat lunch at a local Peruvian restaurant and sample local flavors and cooking techniques—crackling pork, pickled vegetables, seasonal flavors, bread baked in earthen ovens, roasted vegetables, and sweet donuts make for a delicious and filling meal.

Overnight: Cusco

Meals included: Breakfast
Day 4 Vilcabamba Trek
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Vilcabamba Trek

You’ll leave very early in the morning, taking the road to the Sacred Valley of the Inkas. Passing the town of Ollantaytambo, you’ll head towards the Abra Málaga (mountain pass) which you cross, and then descend through the Puna towards the high jungle. At this ecological level the principal activity is agriculture, mainly products such as tea, coca, coffee, cacao and fruits; and you’ll see the crops.

Our first stop is at the archaeological site of Huamanmarca, where there is an important Usnu or ritual platform and a precinct with four double jamb doorways facing the four cardinal points. Continuing to the settlement of Santa María, where you can rest for a few minutes, to then continue on to Huancacalle, the village where we will leave our motorized transport.

The journey is long; but the reward is the solitude you enjoy as tourism is not very developed in this area. Here we meet our arrieros (mule-handlers) and mules which will accompany us on our walk. Lunch time. After a short break, beginning your walk to visit the Rosaspata – Vitcos sector of the Vilcabamba Archaeological Park, including a tour of the famous Ñusta Hispana. It is suspected that the tomb of the rebel leader Manco Inka II can be found in this area of the Vilcabamba cordillera. You’ll also see the famous white rock.

By dusk arriving back at Huancacalle, which will be your campsite, where you’ll enjoy dinner and rest.

Maximum Altitude: 3060 masl / 10039 ft

Minimum Altitude: 2950 masl / 9678 ft

Distance Travelled: 5 km / 3.10 ml

Approximate Walking Time: 3 hrs

Meals included: Lunch, Dinner
Day 5 Vilcabamba Trek
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Vilcabamba Trek

Again leaving early in the morning, climbing up through the ravine of the Pumachaka River to the Chupana sector where this river begins. Here you’ll find segments of Inca Ttrail which you’ll follow. Along the way observing local flora, which is used to dye textiles produced in the area. You’ll walk through Quechua, Suni and Puna ecological levels.

Arriving at the Pillaujasa mountain pass, you’ll see the Jasutina pass nearby, in the middle of an Andean landscape worthy of a great picture. Beginning the trail which descends to the valley of the Racchchaka river and following the river upstream, arriving at Incawasi, where you’ll camp and enjoy a beautiful view of the Tuytubamba snow-capped peak.

Maximum Altitude: 4086 masl / 13406 ft

Minimum Altitude: 3060 masl / 10039 ft

Distance Travelled: 17 km / 10.56 ml

Approximate Walking Time: 10 hrs

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6 Vilcabamba Trek
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Vilcabamba Trek

Taking the path which climbs to the Yanacocha mountain pass, you’ll find a forest of native trees (Qeuña y Kiswar) at over 4500 masl. At the pass itself, you can enjoy a view of the Yanacocha lake, and then begin your walk to the Mojon pass, the last high pass on this trek. The landscape of the Puna reminds us of how far you are from civilisation.

Descending through the Mutuypata ravine, where you’ll have lunch, and after a rest continuing to the valley of the Saqsarayoq river which you’ll cross to reach Soroycocha, where camp will be setup.

Maximum Altitude: 4500 masl / 14764 ft

Minimum Altitude: 2788 masl / 9147 ft

Distance Travelled: 14 km / 8.69 m

Approximate Walking Time: 8 hrs

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7 Vilcabamba Trek
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Vilcabamba Trek

Resuming your walk downhill through a spectacular native forest, towards the town of Yanatile. Continuing from here to the beautiful mountain town of Santa Teresa. Here you can take transport to the train station at the Hidroelectrica (hydro-electric plant), where you’ll board the train that will take you to the town of Aguas Calientes. Or you can continue walking to Aguas Calientes, depending on the progress you make through the day. Overnight in a hotel.

Maximum Altitude: 2788 masl / 9147 ft

Minimum Altitude: 2100 masl / 6890 ft

Distance Travelled: 13 km / 8 ml

Approximate Walking Time: 5 hrs

Meals included: Breakfast
Day 8 Vilcabamba Trek: Machu Picchu
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Vilcabamba Trek: Machu Picchu

At sunrise, taking the bus to the archaeological site of Machu Picchu, where you will have the chance to climb up to the summit of Huayna Picchu, from where the view is spectacular; Inti Punku (the sun-gate) and the archaeological complex itself. The length of the tour will depend, afterward the train will take you back to the town of Ollantaytambo, where our transport will await us to take us back to Cusco.

Maximum Altitude: 2437 masl / 7995 ft

Minimum Altitude: 2070 masl / 6791 ft

Distance Travelled: 1.50 km / 0.93 ml

Approximate Walking Time: 3 hrs

Meals included: Breakfast
Day 9 Amazon Jungle - Pilcopata
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Amazon Jungle - Pilcopata

From Cusco you’ll be driven through Paucartambo (stopping here to explore and some lunch) to Pilcopata. This is the route from Cusco to Pilcopata by private vehicle.

Overnight in Pilcopata

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 10 Amazon Jungle - Boca Manu
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Amazon Jungle - Boca Manu

Then from Pilcopata you’ll take a private boat with your own guide & crew - travelling along the Madre de Dios river, passing through to Boca Manu. Along the way you’ll pass native communities (stopping off to visit the Diamante Community) and the abundant wildlife that exists here. The Madre de Dios is a vast and impressive environment, not many travel this route with their own guide.

Overnight Boca Manu - Bamboo lodge.

Overnight: Manu National Park

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 11 Amazon Jungle - Maquisapayoc
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Amazon Jungle - Maquisapayoc

Continuing from Boca Manu arriving to Maquisapayoc. Maquisapayoc, located deep in the Amazon, is one of the most biodiverse regions in Peru. Trek out from your lodge in this remote outpost to spot monkeys, alligators, toucans, tapirs and more, then by night listen to the deafening cacophony of the jungle. With your guide you’ll explore this natural environment and discover species & zones of the jungle that are unique to this region.

Overnight stay.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 12 Amazon Jungle - Maquisapayoc
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Amazon Jungle - Maquisapayoc

Day here to explore the region, visit reserves & communities.

Overnight: Maquisapayoc

Meals included: Breakfast
Day 13 Amazon Jungle - Cusco
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Amazon Jungle - Cusco

Traveling by private river boat further into the reserve you’ll pass through to Boca Colorado. From Boca Colorado, you’ll then take private transport to Puerto Carlos, then from here another river boat down to Puerto Maldonado. On arrival in Puerto Maldonado, we’ll transfer you to the airport for a connecting flight to Cusco Airport.

Overnight: Cusco or Sacred Valley

Meals included: Breakfast.
Day 14 Departure To Lima
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Departure To Lima

Today you’ll take a domestic flight from Cusco to Lima for onward international departure. It’s never goodbye, only until the next time!

Meals included: Breakfast

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Adventure: Vilcabamba To Machu Picchu & Jungle

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Itinerary of your trip Adventure: Vilcabamba To Machu Picchu & Jungle

Arrival Lima

Arrival In Cusco

Cusco: Free Day To Explore

Vilcabamba Trek

Vilcabamba Trek

Vilcabamba Trek

Vilcabamba Trek

Vilcabamba Trek: Machu Picchu

Amazon Jungle - Pilcopata

Amazon Jungle - Boca Manu

Amazon Jungle - Maquisapayoc

Amazon Jungle - Maquisapayoc

Amazon Jungle - Cusco

Departure To Lima

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