A unique journey into a region filled with wondrous natural beauty and history, this is a trip that few travelers to Peru get the chance to experience. The area known as Vilcabamba is located in the high jungle area that links the most rugged part of the Andes with the Amazon Rainforest. The Incas chose this place as their final refuge from the Spanish conquistadores for its strategic remoteness and aesthetic landscapes. Traversing Andean cloud forest and high mountain jungle, we discover the mysterious archaeological remains of a lost time along the way.
Primitive trails and original stone paths lead us on an alternative route to Machu Picchu, surrounded by the towering snow-capped peaks of the Vilcabamba range and an incredible diversity of flora and fauna found nowhere else on earth.
Itinerary
Cusco – Huancacalle
Picnic lunch, Dinner
Huancacalle – Inca Wasi
B, L, D snacks
Inca Wasi – Mutuypata
B, L, D snacks
Mutuypata – Yanatile-Santa Teresa
B, L, D snacks
Santa Teresa – Hydroelectric – Aguas Calientes
B, L snacks
Machu Picchu – Cusco
B
Included:
- Private transport from Cusco to Huancacalle
- Professional, English-speaking guide and camp staff
- Large, double-occupancy tents, kitchen tent, dining tent, latrine tent
- Plentiful, healthy meals and snacks on itinerary
- Sleeping mattresses
- Pack animals to carry equipment and passenger baggage
- Entrance ticket to Vilcabamba ruins ($70 per person)
- Train Hydroelectric dam – Machu Picchu
- Hotel in Aguas Calientes (3-star)
- Entrance ticket to Machu Picchu
- Round-trip bus Machu Picchu
- Guided tour of Machu Picchu
- Return train from Aguas Calientes – Cusco, Backpacker service
- Transfer train station – hotel in Cusco
Not Included:
- Sleeping bag
- Breakfast 1st day / Dinner last day
- Tips
Group Service starts at:
Trekking portion USD 646 per person
Machu Picchu portion USD 200 per person
(Minimum 6 person for this price)
TOTAL USD 846 per person