Overview
Hike the 4 Inca trail to Machupicchu and Explore the Tambopata Amazon rainforest. The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is one of the most famous trekking routes in the world as the Incas did! Through this 4 days adventure you will taste adventure, gastronomy, fauna and flore very uniques and the impressive Machu Picchu. The Inca Trails is called in Quechua “the Inka Lan- guage” Qhapaq Ñan – refers to the network of trails) were without a doubt is one of the marvels of Tahuantinsuyo, according to the Peruvian historian, José Antonio del Busto, who explains that the Inca “King” Huayna Capac most increased the network of trails in order to quickly mobilize his army. The trails varied in quality and size, they could be 6 to 8 meters wide on the coast but, in the mountains the paving was only one meter wide but the path was audaciously steep and climbed over the difficult Andean mountains.As it refers to the jungle, or Amazon, of the department of Madre de Dios, located in southern Peru, is considered the most megadiverse area of the planet, the ecological paradise, the garden of Eden of Peru. Abundant botanical and zoological species, in exuberant landscapes in which you can enter for encounters with wildlife and nature taking Puerto Maldonado as a starting point. The Peruvian Amazon is abundant, exuberant. The dark green of our jungle is home to dozens of ethnic groups and one of the most biodiverse natural systems on the planet. The Peruvian Amazon offers you the possibility to delve into the mystery of the virgin nature, to be transported in time, in the origin of life, in the knowledge of the megadiversity and enjoy the fantastic scenery in the protected natural areas of Madre de Dios.
What to bring and advices
- You can acclimate for the altitude in one or two days this will depend on how your body react; you can take some personal medication.
- In case you need to pay the remaining balance, it is advisable to take some cash. You can get some money from the ATM machine that are located in the center of the City of Cusco.
- Rain poncho, rain jacket, proper hiking boots.
- Proper warm clothes, at that altitude is quite cold and windy a bandana will be helpful.
- Sun Glasses.
- Sun block. The sun is really strong You will need to protect your head (with a hat) and skin.
- Extra snacks always recommended.
- A bottle of water.
- Travel insurance this from your site, always recommended.