Another option to enter macchu picchu is by going thru Inka Jungle route, which is by far one of the best tours you can experience on bicycle. Most of the tours sustain an adventure that last 4 days which combined sports adventure such a bike mountain, trekking until they reach the archeological site of Macchu picchu. These are the most popular tours that young people take in search of adrenaline. This bicycle tour starts on Abra Malaga Mountain located 435 meters above sea level to a 3 hour bus trip to the imperial city of Cuzco to then descend to Santa Maria 1,280 (meters above sea level). The tour allows to enjoy a scenery of mountains that contain a variety of fauna and colorful floral and also be able to see crops of coffee, coca, fruits and more along the journey.
We pick you from your hotel at 7 am. Then we leave in the tour bus passing by sacred inka valley.
We should be arriving before noon to abra Malaga (4318 masl) then we began descending until arriving to San Luis which would be our starting point of the bicycle tour and keep descending on our way to Alfamayo where we would get lunch. Later, we will reach to the archeologic site where our guide will give details of the place. Continuing we should reach to Santa Maria around 4 pm where we will get dinner and overnight. During our journey we are in full support of our guide and emergency transportation.
We would get an early breakfast and start our hike by the river bank. In the path you would be able to see different animals such as parrots, hummingbird, mountain lions, eagles, centipedes, lizard among others as well as medicinal plants and fruits such as bananas, mangoes, orange, cacao trees, coffee beans, pacay, and coca plantations. Then we would be reaching to the town of Quellomaya where our lunch awaits. After a difficult hike we would arrive to the medical thermal waters of Cocalmayo. After a relaxing bath we would be heading to the town of Santa Teresa and getting there around 5 pm where we would get dinner and spend the night.
After breakfast a minibus will pick us up and take us from Santa Teresa to Hidroeléctrica where we will have lunch. Later, we will walk up the river through a pathway where we can appreciate the flora and a variety of birds and colored butterflies until we reach the town of Aguas Calientes where we will have dinner and rest. During the night, you can do some walking through town.
At 05:00 am, we will have breakfast at the hotel and soon after head to the city of Machupicchu, a a rise through the rainforest. After the entry point to Machupicchu, we will continue up until Inti Punku also known as the Sun Gate. From that point on, the tour guide will begin for about a period of 2 hours. After that, you will have some free time to explore, and then back from Machupicchu to Ollantaytambo at 21:30 and/or 18:00 (previous time) for your return to Cusco.