Machu Picchu Bike Tour

INCLUDES:

• Transportation Cusco Abra de Yanamayo - Quillabamba Day 1
• Transportation Quillabamba - Santa Teresa Day 2
• Transportation Santateresa - Hidroeléctrica, day 3
• Transportation Ollantaytambo - Cusco, day 4
• Specialized bilingual guide (English and Spanish)
• 3 nights hotel accommodation in Quillabamba, Santa Teresa and Aguas Calientes.
• Breakfast day 2,3 and 4
• Trek Marlyn 7 Mountain Bikes or similar
• Protective equipment (helmet and gloves)
• Snacks and water day 1, day 2 and day 3.
• Bus ticket from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu and back
• Entrance ticket to Machu Picchu
• Train ticket Aguas Calientes Ollantaytambo.

NOT INCLUDED:

• Entrance tickets to Mandor (cost 10 soles per person)
• Lunch and dinner
• Services not mentioned

DAY 1: CUSCO - BIKING YANAMAYO OCOBAMBA - QUILLABAMBA

We will start our tour by picking you up from your hotel at 5:00 a.m. and then we will go to the town of Ollantaytambo, crossing the Sacred Valley of the Incas by car. In Ollantaytambo we will have breakfast for 45 minutes and then we will continue our way to the Yanamayo pass. We will pass through the communities of Patacancha and Willoq, where you will be able to observe the people with their typical dress of the area.

(10:00 am) Arriving at the Yanamayo pass we will get ready for the descent, we will put on our protective equipment and the guide will give us a safety talk before using our bicycles. We will descend by a road that begins in the Andes of Cusco, 30 km of descent is what awaits us the journey culminating in the jungle. Along the way we will find beautiful waterfalls, fruit trees, coca and coffee crops. We will stop at some points to take a closer look at the coffee plantations.

(2:00 pm) We will arrive to the community of Ocobamaba, we will have lunch and rest the body, we will continue our way by car until we arrive to a small town called Quillabamba. In this place we will have dinner (8:00 pm) and spend the night.

INCLUDES:

• Pick up from your hotel to the starting point.
• Hotel night in Quillabamba
• Snacks and water.
• Dinner in Quillabamba
• Guided in group, professional guide English - Spanish.
• Marlin 7 Trek bike
• Protective equipment (helmet, gloves, knee pads).
• Pre-tour assistance.

NOT INCLUDED:

• Other services not mentioned.
• Lunch and dinner.

DAY 2: QUILLABAMBA - BIKING ABRA SANTA ROSA – SANTA TERESA - THERMAL BATHS OF COCALMAYO

On day 2 we will start at 8:30 in the morning climbing a mountain near Quillabamba, we will drive about 45 minutes to the top in the Santa Rosa pass. Once we are at the starting point we will put on our protective gear and check our bikes. We will descend down the mountain among fruit crops such as banana, cocoa, papaya, mango and coffee. The bike tour has a distance of 15 kilometers from the starting point to the end.

In certain stretches, we will stop and taste some of the fruits of the area (depending on the season). We will continue cycling along the trail, the temperature will be from 23 C° to 30 C° depending on the time of the year. We will arrive at the village of Santa Teresa (2 pm) where lunch will be waiting for us. In the evening (6 pm) we will have dinner and then we will go to the thermal baths of Cocalmayo where we will be able to relax in its warm waters. Overnight in the town of Santa Teresa.

INCLUDES:

• Pick up from your hotel to the starting point.
• Breakfast
• Hotel night in Santa Teresa
• Snaks and water.
• Entrance fees to Cocalmayo
• Guided in group, Professional guide English - Spanish.
• Marlin 7 trekking bike
• Protective equipment (helmet, gloves, knee pads).
• Assistant guide
• Pre-tour assistance.

NOT INCLUDED:

• Entrance fees to the Cocalmayo baths
• Lunch and dinner
• Other services not mentioned.

DAY 3: AGUAS CALIENTES HYDROELECTRIC HIKE

In the morning at 8:30 am, after breakfast we will go by car to the hydroelectric plant (45 minutes by car), where we will start our hike to Aguas Calientes. This road is not steep at all, on the contrary, it has no ups and downs, which makes your hike easier. It is next to the railway line between a forest of the jungle and the Vilcanota River. We will walk for about 2 hours and 30 minutes, if we are lucky we can see wildlife activity such as the famous Cock of the Rock.

We will pass by a point where we will find some waterfalls inside the forest (Mandor waterfalls), we will have the opportunity to visit them and capture our experience with pictures and videos (1:00 pm) Finally we will arrive to the town of Aguas Calientes where we will have lunch, then you will be transferred to your hotel. You will have the afternoon free.

INCLUDES:

• Transfer to the hydroelectric plant
• Breakfast
• Hotel night in Aguas Calientes
• Snacks and water.
• Guided in group, professional guide English - Spanish.
• Assistance prior to the tour.

NOT INCLUDED:

• Entrance to Mandor waterfalls (Cost 10 soles).
• Lunch and dinner
• Other services not mentioned

DAY 4: VISIT MACHU PICCHU

The last day of our journey we will visit Machu Picchu, our guide will pick you up from your hotel (6:00 am) and we will go to the bus station in Aguas Calientes. We will board the bus and we will have a trip of 45 minutes approximately to the historic sanctuary of Machu Picchu. We will enter the complex and our guide will take you on a tour of the citadel telling you about the history and culture of the Incas.

There will be the opportunity to take pictures at various points of the Inca citadel, the visit will last approximately 2 hours. After our visit, we will return to the town of Aguas Calientes, where we will have lunch (1:00 pm). After lunch we will board the train (2:45 pm) and return to Ollantaytambo station where our mobility will be waiting to transfer you to the city of Cusco, culminating our trip.

INCLUDES:

• Roundtrip bus tickets to Machu Picchu
• Breakfast
• Entrance fee to Machu Picchu
• Guided in group, professional guide English - Spanish.
• Return train ticket Aguas Calientes - Ollantaytambo VOYAGER O EXPEDITION
• Bus back to Cusco

NOT INCLUDED:

• Lunch in Aguas Calientes.
• Lunch and dinner
• Other services not mentioned.

IMPORTANT:

• TRAINS: Our service includes the EXPEDITION or VOYAGER Train and can be upgraded to VISTADOME Train category with an additional charge of 50 USD per person return only..
• We can also offer the VISTADOME OBSERVATORY Train, with an additional charge of 90 USD per person for a round trip.
• HOTELS: You can choose packages based on the type of Hotel, you can also opt for Hotels that are not listed in our offer, before confirming you must inform us of the hotel you prefer and we will add it to the package.
• PRIVATE: Consult with one of our advisors if you want any of the services in private.

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• Passport No.:
• Nationality:
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• It is very important your information about your hotel in the city of Cusco, so we can pick you up there at the beginning of the tour..

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