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Santa Teresa to Machu Picchu 3 Days / 2 Nights
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Departures Dates: Our Company Organize Daily Departures.
Groupe Size: Minimum 2 Peoples
Type of Tour: Adventure and Trek in the Andes
Trek Price: Depend on the group size, the larger the group the lower the price per person
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Santa Teresa - Machu Picchu Description |
This is the most amazing and exciting trip to machupicchu with car and trek, we can discover more adventures among the mountains, valleys, rivers and crossing smalls villages, coca plantations, coffee and a lot of kind of fruits …walking on the old real inka trail which connect to the city of the Incas, we will take also a relaxing bath in the hot spring which is good for rheumatism, this trip definitely is considered one of the adventure rote to machupicchu where we will observe daily living of Andean and local people… doing this kind of trips we can contribute with local people, buying some fruits, mineral water, also we always use the local restaurants and familiar hostels… as we already know they are always grateful with our guest.
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Itinerary
Day 1: Cusco – Abra Malaga – Santa Maria – Santa Teresa – Cocalmayo (By Car)
We will pick you up from your hotel at 5:00 pm and you will start at 5.30 pm, then we will leave the city seeing beautiful natural surroundings with rolling hills until we reach the town of Chinchero overlooking the Sacred Valley at about 2700 m.a.s.l.
After descending this mountainside we arrive to a brief stop at Ollantaytambo where we start the 46 km. uphill to the ABRA MALAGA (Mountain Pass at 4350 m.a.s.l.), approximately 6 hours to Santa Teresa, arriving in this village at 11.00 am and spend our first night in the Cocalmayo Hot Spring, this site will be our campsite.
Day 2: Cocalmayo(Hot Spring) – Hidroelectrica Town - Aguas Calientes
After a good and refreshing bath in the hot spring you will walk approximately 3 hours and a half until Hydroelecetric, River crossing, bamboo forests and more orchids and coffee plantations, in Hydroelectric you will have Lunch, afternoon you have to walk aproximaly 3 Hours more until Aguas Calientes town where you will sleep in a local hotel.
Meals: B, L, D
Day 3: Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu - Cusco
Early after breakfast you will take the bus to Machu Picchu (20 minutes) to visit the Machu Picchu Citadel and hike the Huayna Picchu to receive the cosmic and tellurics energy that the Sacred Apu has. The hike to Huayna Picchu starts at the Sacred Rock and passes through a gate that is open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. This - one to two - hour walk is steep but the path is in excellent shape. You will get excellent photos and the view is unique.
After Huayna Picchu you will have about 2 hours and a half for our guided tour and another hour and a half to explore the ruins individually. You will know the amazing Machu Picchu Citadel and the Intiwatana and 4: PM you have to be in the train station to come back to Cusco
Meals: Breakfast
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What is Included?
- Collection from your hotel in the morning and transfer in private transport to Santa Teresa
- 2 nights in country lodge (all Basic services included) and 1 night in Aguas Calientes Town (with private bath & hot shower)
- English speaking professional guide (2 guides for groups of over 8 people)
- Backpacker Train: Machu Picchu - Ollantaytambo.
- Meals 2 lunch, 2 dinners, 2 breakfasts.
- Entrance ticket to the Machu Picchu Complex
- First-aid kit including emergency oxygen bottle
- Bus transport Ollantaytambo - Cusco
What is not Included?
- Breakfast on the first day
- Sleeping bag
- Dinner on the last day
- Tips
What we recommended that you Bring?
- A backpack with a change of clothes for the whole period of the trek
- Rain gear (jacket and pants if available) or rain poncho (plastic ponchos can be purchased in Cusco)
- Strong footwear, waterproof trekking boots recommended
- Sandals or jogging shoes for a higher comfort while at camp
- Warm clothes, including jacket, fleeces. Thermal clothing is also recommended, especially for sleeping. A down jacket is especially recommended for this trek since it runs at high altitude and temperatures may easily drop below freezing in the evening and at nights
- Camera, films and batteries (batteries consume more quickly under cold conditions)
- Hat or cap to protect you from the sun, rain and cold
- Sun block
- After-sun cream or hydrating cream for face and body
- Snacks: biscuits, energy bars, chocolate, raw fruits, muesli, etc. Please note that we do provide a daily morning snack.
- Small towel
- Swimsuit (if you wish take a dip at the hot springs along the route)
- Cash in soles and/or US$
- Copy of original passport
- Optional: walking sticks or poles
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