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Company: Tasting The Road
Price: $715 USD and up
Duration: 4 days
Location: Cusco, Peru
About Tasting The Road:
Tasting The Road offers a great variety of bicycle tours to the most beautiful places in the Cusco area and Peru. Whether you are an experienced cyclist or a beginner, whether you prefer a mountain bike or road bike ride, or want to feel the adrenalin rush of a downhill adventure: We are ready to find the right tour for you and show you this beautiful country from a bikers perspective. Get a taste of the road in Peru!!
MACHU PICCHU MENU (4 day adventure tour, mountain bike, zip line, hiking)
Day 1 (cycling day, mountain or road bike*, 80 km downwards):
Welcome to a real adventure package, full of adrenaline and fun, that culminates in a visit of one of the seven wonders of the modern world: the Inca city of Machu Picchu. We start early in the morning, just when the sun rises. Our private transportation takes us from your hotel to the Sacred Valley of the Incas in about two hours. We stop in the town of Ollantaytambo for a typical breakfast, to get ready for our cycling day. The journey goes all the way up to a pass called Abra de Malaga, connecting the Sacred Valley and the beginning of the jungle. At 4360 m.a.s.l., with an incredible view on snowcovered high mountain “Veronica”, we start our biking adventure. A safety briefing, getting familiar with the bikes, putting on some warm clothes, and go. The nice new road leads downhill, we pass through breathtaking landscapes, feeling the dry air of the highlands. Further down, we notice the change of the vegetation and colors, it gets warmer and so do our muscles. Time to take off some clothes, have some water and a little snack. Continuing the adventure, we enter the first part of the jungle, the different flora and fauna, the fields, the sounds and the heat. We stop on the way to enjoy our box lunches and refresh. Then we keep going and finish in Santa Maria, a jungle town where we get off the bikes and jump in our private car to reach the final stop of this first day: Santa Teresa. Here we will set up camp at a luxury site, super comfy and with a relaxing wood-heated hydro massage hot tub. Dinner, a cold beer and early bed time will help us relax and recharge for the next day.
Day 2 (adventure day, zip line):
After breakfast we will have a short briefing for our next adventure, the zip line in the Valley of Santa Teresa. It’s a short hike up from our camp to the station, from there we go down on six different cables in different altitudes. Get your cameras ready for the best pictures and videos flying across the Peruvian jungle. On the way back we have a typical lunch in town. In the afternoon, we will visit the hot springs of Cocalmayo, where we can enjoy the water and relax! Back at the camp, we have a typical dinner and go to sleep.
Day 3 (hiking day):
Early in the morning, right after breakfast, we start a full day hike. First we visit the archeological site of Llactapata in the middle of this mysterious jungle. On a three-hour guided tour, we will have the chance to explore this place and get a first impression of the Inca architecture in this area. Before we move on, we enjoy our box lunches and some water. Then we reach the railroad tracks that lead us to the town of Aguas Calientes. We arrive there in the early afternoon. After accommodating our rooms in the hotel, we enjoy a walk through this town, dinner and get ready for the highlight of our trip the next day.
Day 4 (Machu Picchu):
One more time waking up early, a nice breakfast at the hotel, getting on the bus, and we are on our way to Machu Picchu. Arriving after 30 minutes, a private tour guide will show us this wonderful Inca site, and then we have some time on our own to take pictures and enjoy our favorites spots. Back in town in the afternoon, we have lunch and wait for the train that takes us to Ollantaytambo and take a transport back to Cusco. What a wonderful experience of Inca culture. Come and taste it with Tasting The Road!!
Schedule:
Day 1 (bike tour day, 80 km downwards):
06:30 am – departure from Cusco with private transportation
08:30 am – typical breakfast in Ollantaytambo
10:30 am – start bike ride down from Abra de Malaga (4360 m.a.s.l.)
12:00 pm – short break (changing clothes according to weather, taking a snack + water, pictures)
01:30 pm – lunch break (box lunches)
04:00 pm – arrival St. Maria, changing back to private transportation
05:30 pm – arrival at our special camping site in St. Teresa, relaxing in wood heated Jacuzzis
08:00 pm – dinner (not included)
Day 2 (zip line day):
08:00 am – breakfast at camping site
10:00 am – hike, climb and zip line experience
02:00 pm – lunch in town
04:00 pm – visit St. Teresa and Cocalmayo hot springs/thermal baths
07:30 pm – dinner at camping site
Day 3 (hiking day):
07:00 am – breakfast
08:00 am – hike to Llactapata archeological site
01:00 pm – box lunch at Hidroelectrica Train Station
01:30 pm – start hike to Aguas Calientes town
05:00 pm – arrival at hotel in Aguas Calientes
07:00 pm – dinner in town (not included)
Day 4 (Machu Picchu):
07:00 am – breakfast at hotel
08:30 am – visit of Machu Picchu, guided tour and free time
02:00 pm – lunch buffet at local restaurant
TBA (availability) – train to Ollantaytambo (not included), transportation back to Cusco
Prices:
1 guest: $1700 USD per person
2 guests: $1080 USD per person
3 guests: $ 875 USD per person
4 guests: $ 770 USD per person
5 – 6 guests: $ 715 USD per person
Duration:
4 day tour
Included:
- two bike guides
- bikes
- safety equipment (helmets, gloves, safety vest)
- snacks
- drinking water
- one Peruvian beer per person on day 1
- private transportation
- full zip line experience with guide
- accommodations
- breakfast and lunch all 4 days, dinner on day 2
- entrance tickets to Cocalmayo hot springs
- fees for jacuzzi night
- bus tickets from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu and back
- entrance tickets and local guides for Machu Picchu
- transfer Ollantaytambo back to Cusco
- first aid kit & oxygen
- Every participant of this tour gets a free Tasting The Road t-shirt!
Not Included:
- dinner day 1, dinner day 3,
- train tickets Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo
Level of difficulty:
Beginners and higher , *road bikes only for experienced cyclists
Number of participants:
1 – 6
Other Tours:
FLAVORS OF CUSCO (city bike tour, mountain bike)
4 RUINS & SWEET (four ruins bike tour, mountain bike)
CUSCO MIX (mix of 4 ruins and city bike tour, mountain bike)
CUSCO STEP BY STEP (guided walking tour)
PERUVIAN SALT (Maras Moray bike tour, mountain bike)
Note:
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US FOR GROUPS BIGGER THAN SIX PEOPLE AND/OR OTHER TOURS AND ITINERARIES. WE WILL BE HAPPY TO ARRANGE WHAT IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO MAKE YOUR ADVENTURE REALITY.
Languages:
Tasting The Road offers all its tours in Spanish, English and German.
Tour dates:
Our tours can be booked from Monday to Sunday throughout the whole year.
Duration: The duration of our tours is estimated as an average and depends on the rhythm of the particular group.
Minimum and maximum age:
Our tours are offered for guests of 10 years and older, as long as they are in an adequate physical and mental condition to participate in this kind of activity.
Age without charge:
Tasting The Road tours do not assume any age free of charge.
Equipment:
As cyclists, we are aware that quality equipment an essential part of our service and the foundation for enjoying a great travel experience. Tasting The Road works with new high quality equipment, our mountain bikes are K2 (USA) and Commencal (Andorra). They have a front suspension that enables us to go on all terrains. For our road bikes, we chose Cube (Germany) aluminum frame bikes, 3 x 10 gears with complete Shimano Ultegra components. For those who love the adrenaline kick of a downhill bike ride, we offer personalized tours that are custom designed according to your skills and preferences. Please contact us for a private trip or bike vacation, and we will find the perfect cycling experience for you.
Health:
Tasting The Road offers bicycle tours, which for safety reasons are only offered to people without any physical impairments such as visual, aural, or any heart and lung conditions. Mute or speech impaired people can only be accepted when participating with a friend or family member capable of translating and securing a clear communication between the guides and them. Tasting The Road will not risk the health and physical integrity of any of our guests, which is why we reserve the right to decline the participation of guests when we consider their physical and mental conditions to be inadequate in order to realize one of our tours. This refers to particular activities or the whole tour. People who show up intoxicated will not be accepted for our bike tours, either. Tasting The Road will try to find an alternative tour date for guests who got rejected, provided their condition has improved in the meantime and there is a spot available in a later tour of the same kind.
