Advices and Tips of Inca Jungle Trek to Machu Picchu

The Inca Jungle Trek to Machu Picchu is one of the most popular alternative trek to Machu Picchu, because this trek is full of adrenaline and adventure, and combines adventure sports such as hiking, mountain bikingzip lining, and rafting in one of the most important rivers of the Incas.

The Inca Jungle trek starts from Malaga Pass, take the bike and down hill to village of Santa Maria, in the afternoon rafting in the Urubamba river, (level difficulty: III, IV or V depending on a year season), in the second day: trekking to town of Santa Teresa and hot sprints of Cocalmayo in the evening, third day: Zip Lining and hiking from the Hidrolectrica Station to Machu Picchu.


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Inca Jungle Trek Tips

When you come to Cusco, you have to know Cusco has a temperate climate with year round temperatures fluctuating between 14 - 35°C, in the nights are warm in some days. Cusco has rain season, this is from December to March. Machu Picchu has a semi-tropical climate, because is the jungle, with warm and humid days and cold nights. The rainy season in Machu Picchu is from November to March, so be prepared to get soaked and slippery trail conditions.

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