Inca Jungle Trail to Machu Picchu: Adventurous 4-Day Biking, Hiking and Rafting Tour
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Embark on the thrilling Inca Jungle Trail to Machu Picchu, a 4-day adventure encompassing biking, hiking, rafting, and ziplining. Explore the high forest and immerse yourself in nature on this unique alternative to the classic Inca Trail.
Duration: 4 days
Cancellation: 6 days learn more
Highlights

Cusco - Abra Malaga - Huamanmarka - Santa Maria

Cusco - You will be picked up at 6am and then go to the Sacred Valley to the town of Ollantaytambo. Take a short break and then continue to the highest point (4,316 meters or 14,156 feet) at Abra Malaga. Here you will receive protective equipment and bike with full suspension. The guide will give an explanation of security and then start downhill biking for about 3 hours or 55 km. In this part you see and feel the temperature change. The town of Huaman Marka marks the end of your descend and from this part you will continue aboard a van to the town of Santa Maria and then continue walking to Pispitayoc where is locate our Eco-house.

Optional activity: Rafting

Day 2 : Santa Maria - Quellomayo - Cocalmayo - Santa teresa

Cusco Region - The second day you’ll wake up early and after breakfast you’ll begin to walk the Inca Trail with a varied vegetation of different fruits like oranges, pineapples, coffee and coca plants. After 40 minutes you’ll reach the viewpoint of Huacarcasa from which you can see the valley of Santa Teresa and Santa Maria. After a break, you’ll continue down to the small town of Quellomayo for lunch. After lunch you continue the walk to the thermal baths of Cocalmayo to relax in this beautiful place with swimming pools of different temperatures. You’ll then walk to Santa Teresa and have dinner .

Santa teresa - Hidroelectrica - Machu Picchu Town

Machu Picchu - This third day after breakfast you’ll start walking from Santa Teresa to Hydroelectrica. This hike is approximately 3 hours long and follows the banks of the river to Hydroelectrica place. Here, you’ll have lunch and then continue walking for 3 hours to the town of Aguas Calientes. Along the way you will see a lot of vegetation and a little mountain Machu Picchu. In Aguas Calientes you can enjoy dinner and rest.

Optional Activity: Zipline

Day 4: Machu Picchu  - Ollantaytambo  - Cusco

Cusco - Day 4: Machu Picchu  - Ollantaytambo  - Cusco

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • First aid kit
  • Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Professional bilingual guide (English & Spanish)
  • 2 nights accommodation: Santa Maria & Santa Teresa
  • Transport throughout the tour, including train to Machu Picchu
  • Mountain biking gear: full suspension bike, pads, gloves, goggles, helmet, reflective jacket
  • 1 night accommodation at hostel in Aguas Calientes
  • Entrance to Machu Picchu
What's Not Included
  • Entrance tickets of hot springs in Cocalmayo
  • Last lunch in Aguas Calientes
  • Gratuities
  • Optional Activities: Rafting and zipline ($USD30 each)
Additional Information

The Jungle Inca Trail to Machu Picchu tour is an alternative Inca Trail to Machu Picchu arriving in 4 days. The new Inca trail combines different adventure activities like downhill bike, hike the Inca Trail and optional rafting and zipline. All these activities are combined with high forest and nature making this tour a very good and new alternative to the classic Inca Trail.

  • Minimum age is 8 years
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • It is recommended that you bring walking shoes or boots, Light clothes, a Water bottle, a Rain jacket, hat, sunblock, sunglasses, Chocolates, candies or another snacks, a Camera and Extra money in cash (Soles)
Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 7 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Customer Ratings
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Yeos776
May 22, 2024
Best Hiking Experience ever! - Fantastic trip with lots of amazing scenery and great fun. Some of these scenery are only possible by taking the hiking trail. If you take the train or road, you probably won’t see so much. The hiking trails are moderate as per the itinerary and the guide was good and experienced and made regular stops to help us get to our destinations.
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878natalib
May 15, 2024
Not sure what’s better: the Peruvian jungle or Luis - Luis, our tour guide was the best part of the trip. An Inca man who is knowledgeable and proud to share his vast experiences with us. Great local experience that we couldn’t have otherwise gotten. He made us feel very safe and we had everything we needed at all times.
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Laurenwh2255sa
May 13, 2024
The coolest experience and a great deal for the price - I cannot say enough good things about this tour! Luis our guide was super knowledgeable and made sure we were comfortable and had everything we needed the entire time. He went above and beyond to make sure that we were enjoying ourselves and were having a good time. Every day was a new unique adventure. I will definitely be coming back if I’m ever in Peru again.
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233risad
May 13, 2024
An Amazing time- so worth it! - Luis was amazing! This trip was so fulfilling and the most fun I could imagine. Came from the states for a week and this was 4 days WELL spent! Thank you so much, absolutely loved this! Can not recommend it enough!!
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Northstar557678
Apr 24, 2024
Must do - Amazing 100/100!!!! Guide goes out of the way to make your trip as enjoyable and stress free. From biking rafting zip-lining to hiking through the Inca trail perfect trip way beyond anything I can expect!!!!
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A6831hkcamilleb
Apr 20, 2024
A really fun 4 days! - When I travel, I love to do some adventure, to try new things and learn about the culture and the life of the country I am visiting and I was served with this tour. We had a really great time doing the trail because of the many different activities. Mountain bike, rafting and hiking made us discover the Inka trail under different perspectives, whilst the activities such as coffee making or food tasting made us discover the local traditions and costumes. Our guide Luìs Armando was really interesting and was giving us a lot of information and answered our many questions. We felt really safe and well taken care of while travelling with him. I would totally recommend this trail!
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Fr_d_riquet877
Apr 19, 2024
BEST TIME EVER - Absolutely loved this trek! So fun and diversified. From bike to hiking to making your own coffee from scratch. Everything we did, I loved. Luis Armando was our tour guide. He has so much knowledge and was able to answer all our questions. As two Canadian young women travelling alone, we felt very safe with him. I would book again with him anytime! xx
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673justuss
Apr 5, 2024
Amazing experience - We did the Inca Jungle Trail as a group of 3 friends. To keep it short and simple: it was amazing!! We chose this trip over the classic Inka Trail because of the activities that were offered besides the hiking, like mountain biking, rafting and zip-lining and also because it was way cheaper than the classic Inka Trail. Our guide, Luis, was very nice, competent and funny as he was guiding us safely through the wonderful landscapes of Peru. All of us really enjoyed the trip and it's safe to say that this trip was one of our greatest experiences so far. We would definitely recommend this trip, as you get an amazing tour for a very good price.
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Oliverjw3543ph
Mar 21, 2024
10/10 Hike - An incredible tour. We were guided by Lio, who is a wonderful man and he gave us a 10/10 experience. Picking wild fruits like cacao, bananas, chilis, passion fruits and avocados. We stayed local places and ate local food. A really good combination between hiking and doing activities as downhill mountain bike, river rafting and zip lining. Would recommend to all who wants a good hike and fun activities!
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Alex
Mar 15, 2024
Inkajungle tour - 4 intense and very fun days. Full of activities and with the visit of Machu Picchu. We were lucky to have Luis as our guide. 100% recommended experience.
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