This trip takes you on 3 days of mountain-biking and trekking through Amazonian cloud forest on your way to the ancient lost city of Machu Picchu. This recently discovered and less-travelled route is no less historic than the famous Inca Trail, it was in fact the most important trade route with Amazon tribes during the Inca era.

You'll spend 1 day biking and 2 days trekking through Andean jungle, camping beneath the stars, encountering the Inca ruins of Huamanmarca and local communities along your way, before finally arriving at the most incredible site on the continent, Machu Picchu. The whole way you'll be accompanied by an expert guide to share the history of everything you find.

There's no more rewarding way of seeing Machu Picchu than by trekking there just like the Incas once did, get ready for one of the most special experiences Peru has to offer.

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itinerary

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Day 1
7am pick-up in Cusco
Transport to Ollantaytambo
Breakfast in Ollantaytambo
Transport to Abra Malaga
Downhill bike ride into cloud forest
Visit to Inca site of Huamanmarca
Lunch in the town of Huamanmarca
Bike ride deeper into jungle
Camping in cloud forest
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Day 2
Campsite breakfast
Trek into jungle to plantation to try local fruit
Trek through jungle valley to home of local family for lunch
Trek along colonial trail to Colcamayo
Dinner and relaxing in thermal baths of Colcamayo
Camping in jungle
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Day 3
Campsite breakfast and return to thermal baths
1 hour bus to Lucmabamba
Trek along Inca Jungle Trail
Visit to archaeological site of Lactapata with view of Machu Picchu
Trek to Hidroelectrica for lunch
Trek to Aguas Calientes
Food and sleep in family-run Aguas Calientes hostel
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Day 4
Morning trek to Machu Picchu
3 hour tour of Machu Picchu
Optional hike up Huayna Picchu ($20 per person)
Optional 3 hour trek to Inti Punku ($20 per person)
Bus to Aguas Calientes
2.30pm train to Ollantaytambo
Transport to Cusco
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Food and accommodation included
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GP050