Peru: Inca Jungle & Rainbow Mountain Trek
Overview
Itinerary
Arrive at any time. Catch your breath before getting to know your fellow travellers over a few drinks at pub in the Santa Ana neighbourhood. Say cheers to new friends and new adventures! Arrive early and spend some time exploring the city. Meet the group at the welcome meeting, check for the start time on the welcome note at the hotel.
Please note: hot water shortages and power outages can be fairly common in Peru (even in upgraded hotels and private homes). We appreciate your patience and understanding that these occurrences are outside of our control.
- Connect With New Friends: Connect with new friends on your first night out in a new destination. Only available on 18-to-Thirtysomethings tours.
- Arrival Day and Welcome Meeting with G Representative: The adventure begins today. Feel free to explore, but make sure you're back in time to meet the group. Your G Representative will review the details of your tour.
- Inka Museum: Get ready to explore the artifacts from the Inca Empire, including mummies, jewelry, skulls, and ceramics at this museum of archaeology.
- Cusco City Tour: Enjoy a half-day tour of Cusco's main sights. Walk around the Plaza de Armas (main square) and explore this city steeped in one of the world's most alluring and ancient cultures. Visit Qenqo, Koricancha, the Cathedral, Puca Pucara, Tambomachay, and the archaeological site of Sacsaywaman.
- Cusco Tourist Ticket: This ticket allows admission at 16 sights of the city of Cusco including many popular museums and cathedrals, the ticket also provides entrance to Sacsayhuaman Archaeological Park, and sights in the South Valley of Cusco and the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
Pump up the excitement today on an epic mountain biking adventure. Start the exhilarating ride way up at Malaga Pass. Enjoy stunning Andean views, Incan archaeological sites, and rushing rivers on the way down to the jungle below.
- Malaga Pass Mountain Biking: Strap on your helmet, jump on your mountain bike, and get ready to zip by Andean landscapes, glaciers, waterfalls, and grazing llamas on the ride down. These views do not disappoint, keep your camera at the ready.
Depart via private vehicle for Santa Teresa and arrive around mid-morning where the group will embark on a short guided tour of the area. After an included lunch, soar through the air on a zipline high above the jungle below. Later, you can choose to soak in the nearby hot springs.
- Santa Teresa Ziplining: Get your adrenaline pumping as you fly above the trees reaching speeds up to 70km per hour.
Get an early start today and drive from Santa Teresa to Lucmabamba where the group will begin a 16km (9.9 mi) hike to the ruins of Llactapata. Wander through lush landscapes and look out into the distance for your first glimpse of Machu Picchu from afar. Afterwards, head to Aguas Calientes where you can visit the local hot springs to soothe your sore muscles.
- Transport: Settle in and scan the scenery from the comfort of your private vehicle as you transfer about an hour from Santa Teresa to Lucmabamba for the start of today's hike.
- Llactapata Hike: Hike up to the ruins of Llactapata, wandering through high jungle landscapes, coffee farms, and coca fields with green for miles as you go. Stop to look out towards Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu before reaching the top. Once there, spend time exploring these well-preserved ruins while learning more about this site that was primarily used for crop storage and production. Duration: 6-7 hrs Distance: 16km (9.9 miles) Elevation Gain: 800 m (2624 ft) Elevation loss 1000 m (3280 ft)
- Local Train: Climb aboard, take your seat, and get around like the locals do.
- Free Time: Grab a drink in town or head to the nearby hot springs.
- Hot Springs Visit: Soak your sore muscles in the local hot springs for which the town, Aguas Calientes, was originally named.
Tick majestic Machu Picchu off your bucket list today. Explore the ruins with a local guide before returning to Cusco.
- Machu Picchu Guided Tour: Set off with the local guide to explore Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas. Learn about the history and gain insights into this massive mountaintop citadel while wandering through ancient dwellings, stone temples and along sculpted terraces. Feel the energy of this 15th-century site, now both a UNESCO World Heritage site and voted one of the new Seven Wonders of the World in a worldwide internet poll.
- Local Train: Climb aboard, take your seat, and get around like the locals do.
Rise and shine! Wake up early to drive to one of the most instagrammable locations of the region, Rainbow Mountain. Today is a challenging hike, but well worth the reward.
- Big Night Out: Whether it’s a pub crawl, drink specials or a bonfire on the beach, celebrate late into the night with your new best friends.
- Rainbow Mountain Hike - Full-day Trip: Lookout over these colourful Andean mountains striped with maroon, turquoise, lavender, and gold. The sediment, elevation, and proximity to the ocean create a landscape that has to be seen to be believed. Get started early to drive around 3 hours approximately to the starting point of this challenging, yet rewarding full-day hike. Reaching 5,029m (16,500 ft) this 8 km hike is no walk in the park, but these unique mountains do not disappoint. The ascent takes approximately 1.5 hours.
Depart at any time.
Trip Inclusions
- Embark on a trek to the Llactapata Ruins for amazing views.
- Soar on a zipline over the jungle of Santa Teresa.
- Visit Machu Picchu led by a local guide.
- Take in the incredible landscapes on a hike up Rainbow Mountain.
- Your First Night Out Moment: Connect With New Friends
- Your Big Night Out Moment: Cusco
- Mountain Biking (Malaga High Pass)
- Llactapata hike
- Ziplining
- Train to Aguas Calientes
- Guided tour of Machu Picchu
- Rainbow Mountain hike
- All transport between destinations and to/from included activities
- Private vehicle, walking, train
- CEO (Chief Experience Officer) throughout
- Simple Hotels (twin-share) (5 Nights), Simple Hotel (multi-share) (1 Night)
- 5 breakfasts, 3 lunches
- Accommodation, itinerary and inclusions subject to change.
- Price is for land, cruise and internal flights as specified. Flights not specified are not included.
Operator
On all of our tours, you get to know locals every step of the way, from the places you visit and stay to where you eat and drink. You’ll also get to experience our ‘G for Good’ social impact initiatives on-trip, including our industry-leading ‘Ripple Score’. This score measures, as a percentage, the amount of money that stays in the local community through on-trip services like accommodation, restaurants and transport.
Built for young travellers ready to break free from the everyday grind, these trips bring together a safe and supportive group of like-minded people in their twenties and early thirties.
Connect on the First Night Out, explore with a Chief Experience Officer (CEO), enjoy free time, and celebrate unforgettable moments with new friends - without breaking the bank. Travel confidently, respectfully, and affordably.
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