4-Day Inca Jungle Trail to Machu Picchu Hike and Bike Adventure

• Leave Cusco at 7:00 am in a private vehicle and drive through the Sacred Valley of the Incas, passing Chinchero, Urubamba, and Ollantaytambo.

• Reach Abra Malaga and change into the kit provided by your tour operator, including gloves and helmets, after a 20-minute briefing by an experienced tour guide.

• Begin your bicycle tour to Santa Maria, riding downhill and cross-country.

• See archaeological centres such as Huamanmarca and Inca Jail, along with incredible landscapes. You will also be able to appreciate tropical birds and medicinal plants in the cloud forest.

• Pass through many exotic fruit plantations, including mango, pineapple, papaya, avocado, coffee, and coca plants. You can sample them and enjoy the different flavours of the region.

• Observe cocoa and coffee plantations and see local families going about their daily routine.

• Have lunch and dinner in Santa Maria town near the river, where you will spend the night in a small family hostel.

Meals Included: Lunch and Dinner

NOTE: River rafting begins after lunch and lasts about two and a half hours, followed by a return for an overnight stay. This is an optional activity; you can also go rafting on the Vilcanota River.

• Have breakfast at 6:00 am and then trek along the banks of the Vilcanota River.

• Walk part of the Inca Trail through the jungle.

• Climb up to Inca Jail from San Pablo to see waterfalls and archaeological centres from Inca times.

• Be mesmerised by the surroundings and the indescribable beauty of the jungle.

• During this part of the trek, pass through towns and experience their serenity and peace.

• Spend the night at a small family hostel in Santa Teresa town.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

• Wake up early and take a 30-minute transfer to the Lucmabamba community.

• Start walking along the Inca Trail and visit the forgotten archaeological site of Patallaqta.

• Get your first view of Machu Picchu.

• You may also do optional ziplining in Santa Teresa in the morning. The Peruvian government is currently working there to rediscover and clean the forest along this Inca Trail.

• Arrive at the Hidroelectrica train station for a delicious lunch.

• Continue for 2 more hours to Aguas Calientes town, where you will spend the night in a comfortable hotel.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

• Enjoy an early breakfast and take the 20-minute bus ride to Machu Picchu to visit the Machu Picchu Citadel.

• Proceed with four hours of guided touring and time to explore the ruins individually.

• Learn in depth about the marvellous Machu Picchu Citadel and the Intiwatana.

• Return to Picacho at 9:30 pm and then take a bus to Cusco at approximately 12:30 am.

Meals Included: Breakfast or box lunch