Active Machu Picchu

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To most visitors, travel to Machu Picchu means one activity, hiking the Inca Trail. This nine-day collection of Peru tours makes the adventure even more vigorous by adding whitewater rafting, zip-lining and mountain biking through this legendary landscape. You’ll spend time in famed Cusco, steeped in both colonial and Incan history that is reflected in its fa...
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Overview

Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Strenuous
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • Hike To Huchuy Cusco
    • Peru Whitewater rafting adventure about an hour away while you will enjoy the canyon and scenic views
    • Visit are Cusco's temples
    • Visit Sacsayhuaman, a fortress with megalithic stone terraces
    • Visit a community of textile artists who craft original organic pieces according to the techniques of their ancestors

What's this trip about?

    To most visitors, travel to Machu Picchu means one activity, hiking the Inca Trail. This nine-day collection of Peru tours makes the adventure even more vigorous by adding whitewater rafting, zip-lining and mountain biking through this legendary landscape. You’ll spend time in famed Cusco, steeped in both colonial and Incan history that is reflected in its fascinating architecture. In addition to spending time in craft markets, you’ll explore the sights of the Sacred Valley by raft, mountain bike and on foot as well as make two excursions to the magnificent ruins of Machu Picchu. This is a Machu Picchu adventure like no other.

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Details

Itinerary focusActive and Outdoor Sports
Group sizeIntimate group - max of 8 people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityLima
End CityLima

Travel Themes

  • Hiking & Walking
  • High Adventure
  • Eco, Sustainable & Green Travel

Destinations

Activities

  • Adventure & Adrenaline
  • Culture
  • Hiking
  • Historic Sightseeing
  • Mountain Biking
  • Nature
  • Whitewater Rafting

Min Group Size

  • Min Group Size: 2

Max Group Size

  • Max Group Size: 8

Trip includes

    • Kitchen and dining tent
    • Mountain biking gear
    • Private transportation
    • Rafting equipment
    • Zip lining equipment
    • All airport/hotel transfers
    • All hotel accommodations
    • All listed activities
    • English-speaking certified guides
    • Entrance fees for all scheduled tours, national parks & archaeological sites
    • Meals as indicated
    • Southern Explorations pre-departure services

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: Arrive Lima

On your arrival in Lima, you will be met by our representative who will accompany you to your hotel. If you arrive early, we can arrange optional Lima tours and trips to nearby sites to fill your time. Ramada Hotel Upgrade - $40 per person. Since many international fl...

Day 2: Lima – Cusco

Meals: Breakfast

In the morning you will be taken from your hotel to the airport for a morning flight to Cusco (10,856 ft.), center of the Inca Empire. After checking in at your hotel, today’s Peru travel begins with a guided walking tour through the colorful m...

Day 3: Whitewater Rafting

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After an early breakfast, your guide will get you to the put-in spot for today’s Peru rafting adventure about an hour away. Following a safety briefing, the trip begins with a stretch of small rapids and calmer waters to practice the bas...

Day 4: Hike To Huchuy Cusco

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, you will be transferred by private van to the start of today’s Peru trek that includes an old Inca road and impressive views, as well as an opportunity to learn about local farming techniques and explore some rarely visi...

Day 5: Via Ferrata – Zip Linning

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

This morning you will be picked up at your hotel for the start of today’s Peru tours, making stops in the Sacred Valley to capture some magnificent photos. In about two hours, you will rendezvous with your local expert guides for the uni...

Day 6: Mountain Biking In The Sacred Valley

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

An early morning drive gets you to the start of today’s Peru mountain bike tour to the indigenous communities of Chequereq, Cruz Pata, the ruins of Moray, the town of Maras and the salt mines of Pichingoto. Your journey ends back in Ollantaytambo for lunch and another overnight stay in your comfortable hotel.

Day 7: Ollantaytambo – Train To Machu Picchu

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

On today's Inca adventure, you will at last reach the long-anticipated destination of Machu Picchu, symbol of the Inca Empire. To get there, you'll walk from the hotel to the train station for the picturesque train ride along the Urubamb...

Day 8: Day Hike - Machu Picchu Mountain - Chinchero Market - Return Cusco

Meals: Breakfast

Rising early to escape the crowds, you return to the royal citadel, starting with what is for most travelers the highlight of their Peru tours, sunrise at Machu Picchu. From here, you'll continue along the Inca Trail on a three to four hour rou...

Day 9: Cusco - Lima - Return Home

Meals: Breakfast

Southern Explorations drivers take you to the airport in the morning for the return flight to Lima and your connecting international flight, marking the end of Southern Explorations services. Trip extensions to other regions or extra days in Lima or Cusco can also be arranged.

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Dates & Availability

Price From $2,995
Price per day$333
Last Updated: 8/2/2018

Domestic Airfare:

$375 (Lima/Cusco/Lima) – Subject to change

Single Supplement: $735

A single supplement is the additional cost of a single traveler not sharing a room in double occupancy.

Prices may vary due to local taxes and trip seasonality. Click "Request Info" to inquire directly with the tour operator for the final trip price.

Check Current Availability, prices, specials with Southern Explorations.

The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

Prices may vary due to local taxes and trip seasonality. Click "Request Info" to inquire directly with the tour operator for the final trip price.

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Great experience on the Inca and W trail!

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • Airport taxes, international and local
    • Domestic airfare within South America
    • International airfare to and from Central & South America
    • Tips and gratuities
    • Medical & travel insurance (highly recommended)
    • Hiking boots and other necessary sports gear

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Meals Included

8 Breakfasts and 5 Lunches

Age Requirements
No age restrictions
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