The Tropical Adventurous And New Alternative Tour To Visit Machu Picchu
Inka Jungle Trail or Tropical Inca Trail tour combine adventurous biking and trekking tour to Machu Picchu. This thrilling downhill Mountain bike ride and jungle trek through marvellous remote inka trail passing through Bananas platations, coffee plantationa and Coca Platations along Vilcanota River. This is a very cool back door entry to the great citadel of Machu Picchu.The Tropical Inca Trail or the Inka Jungle Trail is recommended for people wanting something a little different to have more contact with local people living on the other side of the Mountain ranges of Cusco region.
Tropical Inca Trail leads you through beautiful landscapes with impressive panoramic views and a wide variety of flora and fauna. We can also enjoy a relaxing medicinal bath in Qolkamayo.
PERU BIKING TOURS is officially recognized tour operator for this tropical Inca trail or the Inka Jungle Trail on the best available Mountain bikes, 4x4 supporting vehicles, helmets and everything demanding to be the best tour operator.
We recommend to book your tour in advance and get spot for the Inka Jungle Trail.
DAY 1: CUSCO - SACRED VALLEY - ABRA MALAGA (4300M) - SANTA MARIA JUNGLE
For this trip we leave at 5 am we pick up from your hotel and 3 hours travel by our own private jeep, enter to the sacred valley of the Incas and connecting nicest small village of Chincheros, Urubamba and Ollantaytambo all these towns are located around the Urubamba river. We stop to have a breakfast at Ollantaytambo (2850m) and after we continue travelling up to the highest pass named abra Malaga (4330m) in this point we will leave the bus and safety orientation regarding all the gear of our bikes, the protective gears, and description of the route. From we will begin our mixed tour (downhill biking + trekking) going from the Andes to the Amazon rain forest on a serpentine road, descending on the bike 30 to 45km per hour, this day will be amazing ride in the forest, stopping at many places to appreciate the local people with they local customers, with a great varieties of climate and different ecologic floors. We ride our bikes from 5 to 6 hours, 87km and 2300m of downhill.
At 4 pm arrival to Santa Maria (2000m) is quiet and nice place to have family accommodation and to stay the firs night.
Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner and lodging.
DAY 2: SANTA MARIA JUNGLE - INKA JUNGLE TRAIL - QOLKAMAYO HOT SPRING - SANTA TERESA
This day we will wake up at half pass six morning and breakfast enjoying the finest indigenous coffee.
At 7am begin of our 6 hours hike, which gets progressively steeper connecting to Santa Rosa, where you can admiring the Coca plantation and the wonder views of high jungle.
After we will continue hiking until we reach the real Inka jungle trail which winds around precipicious slopes and sheer drops for approximately half a mile. Be warned this is not for people who suffer from vertigo! The descent continues for just over two hours until you reach small town named Kellomayo. Lunch at this charming town sorrounded by pure nature. Make sure you have saved enough energy for the final stretch a riverside walk beside the Rio Vilcanota until reaching the delicious natural hot springs Qolkamayo. After we enjoy the thermal pools we continue hiking in the jungle for one more hour to arrive to Santa Teresa (1900m). Here we stay with a local family, they will be welcoming people lodging us asn providing our dinner.
Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner and lodging.
DAY 3: SANTA TERESA - HIDRO ELECTRICA - AGUAS CALIENTES
At 9am start our trekking trough trails filled with vegetation, where we can appreciate many types of cultivations. Later we will search the suspensión bridges as well as cross the Vilcanota River through Oroya (Oroya means this is an iron cable to cross the river). This is the most fun and adventurous part of this amazing tour. Along the way we will enjoy wide variety of butterflies cloud forest, parrots, birds, insects and the famous bird as know Cock Rock (Rupicula Peruviana). At mentioned time will be the picnic next of Vilcanota River (Hidro-electric). The we will continue walking around two hours and finally arrive to Aguas Calientes (2060m), the base town for Machu Picchu. If the time permiting and you like to enjoy again the thermal baths you are free to go walking few minutes to the hot spring located on the head of the town. Dinner and stay in nice comfortable hostel 3*, with prívate bathroom and hot shower,
Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner and lodging.
DAY 4: DISCOVER MACHU PICCHU - OLLANTAYTAMBO - CUSCO
1st OPTION
At half pass four morning, breakfast and begin our 2 hours climb to Machu Pichu archaeological site (2500m).
2nd OPTION
At 6am breakfast and half hour later aboard the firts tourist bus to drop us to Machu Picchu main door, and to be the first visitors Inside Machu Picchu archaeological site you will have complete guided tour of this spectacular and mystical place. The guided tour include walk through the different section such as urban, agriculture, and the religions zone was used by the Inca Culture. According withthe time and your feeling you can coordinating with the tour guide climb to Huayna Picchu (Young Mountain) this climbing take around 1 hour to get the summit from where you can have the best view for photos of all Machu Picchu and of deep green canyon surrounding the sacred Inca City. At according time descend to Machu Picchu and then free time to explorer on your own. At mentioned time aboard a tourist bus to descend to Aguas Calientes town. You can have lunch indepently and then we will aboard the backpacker train to Ollantaytambo (sacred valley) and from here we take a private van to drop us to the hote in Cusco (4 hours).
Breakfast.
INCLUDED: Official English speaking tour guide + Private supporting vehicle + Bikes + Ventilated helmet + Long fingers and waterproof gloves + Entrances + Food 3b - 3l - 3d + Train back from Aguas calientes to Ollantaytambo + Private transfer by tourist van from Ollantaytambo to Cusco + 3 nights of lodging + Tour price include government sales tax (19% as know IGV).
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BIKE COMPONENTS
1- ALUMINUM FRAME (TREK/GT/BIANCHI/CANNONDALE). Different size 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 inches 2- FRONT AIR SHOCK (ROCK SHOX – SR SUNTOUR – RST 110mm travel). Excellent for long tracks, downhill and climb in XC conditions.3- DISC BRAKES (SHIMANO DEORE). Stainless Steel/Aluminum. The lock ring mounting system enhances precision and rigidity while improving braking efficiency.
4- STEM (ZOOM 10 DEGREE). Oversized multifunctional adjustable for downhill and XC.
5- HEADSETS (CANE CREEK). Integrated cartridge thread less headset.
6- SADDLES (SPECIALIZED). Hybrid saddle with gel cover and complete comfortable.
7- SEATPOST (EASTON). Full Aluminum with AL-2014 head.
8- RIM (MAVIC). Light and strong for MTB, XC and adapted for V-Brake and disc brake.
9- BRAKE LEVERS (SHIMANO DEORE Aluminum). For mechanical disc brake, Very good and modulable, have grip-lever distance regulator.
10- SHIFT LEVER (SHIMANO DEORE Aluminum). From 3 speed – Rear 9 speed.
11- HOLLOWTECH CRANKSET (SHIMANO DEORE Aluminum).
12- BOTTOM BRACKET (SHIMANO DEORE). 22mm diameter hollow pipe billet spindle reduces weight, increases strength and rigidity.
13- REAR DERAILLEUR (SHIMANO DEORE Aluminum).
14- FRONT DERAILLEUR (SHIMANO DEORE Aluminum).
15- REAR FREEHUB (SHIMANO DEORE Aluminum).
16- FRONT HUB (SHIMANO DEORE Aluminum).
17- SPEED CASSETTE (SHIMANO DEORE Steel). Computer designed Hyperglide (9 speed). Fast and responsive indexed shifting is the result.
18- CHAIN (SHIMANO Super-narrow). 9-Speed construction.
19- FRONT TIRE (SPECIALIZED Kevlar 26x2.35). Excellent in all conditions.
20- REAR TIRE (TIOGA Yellow Kirin 26x 2.30). Excellent for downhill and XC.
21- PEDALS (SHIMANO). Clipless or platform pedals are available.
Not Included
Rain Season
December to April. Some days are with blue sky permiting to cycle this zone.Best Time For Cycle
After rain season (April to June) the mountains are completely covered with snow and the slops are covered with new variety vegetation making nicer for pictures. If you are adventurous and experienced biker you can do even the rain season, there are many single tracks along the way down.Advice For Bikers
Normal physical conditions and summer clothes, bikers require good acclimatization over 4000m. One day before all the bikers will have meeting with the mountain bike guide at our office or your hotels, who will give a BRIEFING about this bike trip and also you can check the quality of bikes and gear will be used on this trip. This is available trip for beginners and people of all age, the road for downhill is in good conditions and not technical level, just nice downhill and cross country on the last part of the trip.Tour guide advice you to book trip with private supporting vehicle because some time people feel tired on the last part of the trip. Another facility taking PRIVATE VIP SERVICE the vehicle can be used to stop and visit places along the sacred valley of Incas between Cusco and Abra Malaga. Also when you will be biking is better to leave your personal items in the supporting vehicle making more comfortable your biking trip without backpack in your back. In case you book this trip with public bus (backpacker service) you don’t chance to visit part of the sacred valley and if you feel out continue biking you will need to push you own bike till Santa Maria, this is not usual but is not nice if some needs to do it.
Is recommendable have yellow fiber vaccination (malaria) because you will be 3 days in the high jungle. We never hear news about problems with malaria in this zone but are better to be prepared.
