Zipline & Skylodge
Extended information about the Skylodge Mountain hotel here.
Skylodge Adventure & Zipline package is a combination of the beautiful landscapes of the Humantay lagoon and the adventure of the amazing Sky Lodge Hotel. You’ll also visit the wonderful Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley, and the Cusco City.
Summary
DAY 01 – Welcome Cusco Airport + Archeological City Tour / Cusco
DAY 02 – Full Day Sacred Valley / Urubamba
DAY 03 – Via Ferrata / Overnight – Sky Lodge
DAY 04 – Zipline / Aguas Calientes Town
DAY 05 – Sunrise Machu Picchu Citadel Excursion / Cusco
DAY 06 – Full Day Humantay Lake / Cusco
DAY 07 – Transfer Out Cusco
DAY 01 – WELCOME CUSCO AIRPORT + ARCHEOLOGICAL CITY TOUR
Upon arrival at Cusco Airport, you will be met by our representative and a private driver and will be transferred to your hotel. Our representative will provide you with a detailed itinerary, vouchers covering all the services included in your tour and additional information on the organization of your Machu Picchu experience.
HALF DAY ARCHEOLOGICAL CUSCO CITY TOUR
This afternoon you’ll enjoy a guided sightseeing tour of Cusco, with your guide to the first ruin site (Tambomachay). As you walk to and visit each archaeological site, your guide will explain the history, architecture, and local traditions. The four sites are Tambomachay, Puca Pucara, Q’enko, and Sacsayhuaman. After exploring the last ruin site, you will walk down to the Plaza de Armas in Cusco City. With examples of Inca history and architecture. Visit the city’s most important historical monuments that reveal the influence of different cultures: The Plaza de Armas, the Cathedral dating from Spanish vice-royalty times, built with great slabs of red granite renaissance style in contrast with the baroque style silverwork of its interior and, the Santo Domingo church built upon the foundations of the Inca temple Qorikancha, dedicated to worship the Sun God.
Meals Included: None
DAY 02 – SEDUCTIVE DAY IN THE SACRED VALLEY
Start your exploration on the way to the Sacred Valley visiting Awanacancha, an Andean textile center whose key objective is to maintain the wealth of Incan textile art and keep their traditions alive.
Then head to the town of Pisac, famous for its ruins which lie atop a hill at the entrance the valley and separated along the ridge into four groups: Pisac, Inti Watana, Q’allaqasa, and Kinchiraqay. Visit the Inti Watana group which includes the Temple of the Sun, baths, altars, water fountains, a ceremonial platform, and an inti Watana – a volcanic ritual stone used as an astronomic clock or Inca calendar to define the change seasons.
Continue to the Pisac Markets, which was the place of reunion for all artisans of the region to get together and exchange or buy and sell their products.
After lunch, we will travel to the ruins of the Ollantaytambo fortress to continue the tour. These spectacular ruins were constructed during the time of the Incas.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 03 – VIA FERRATA
14:00 pm Pick up from your Hotel
15:30 pm Arrival to Pachar
15:30 pm Security Talk – Equipment delivery
17:00 pm Ascent Via Ferrata
18:00 pm Arrival Skylodge Adventure suites, we received you with maté or coffee
19:00 pm Security talk and operation of the lodge
20:00 pm Dinner
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 04 – ZIPLINE
08:00 Am Carried out coffee and/or mate to the suite
09:00 Am Breakfast (in suite or platform according to the passengers’ choice)
11:00 Am Descent (depending on the activity you have chosen)
12:30 Am Pachar to Ollantaytambo
At the end of the tour, you can enjoy a few moments you have left in the town of Ollantaytambo before you take your train to Aguas Calientes town.
Meals Included: Breakfast
DAY 05 – SUNRISE MACHU PICCHU CITADEL EXCURSION
You will leave your hotel after breakfast and board a bus that will take you to the entrance gate of the citadel of Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu is one of the most-visited sites worldwide. Machu Picchu dazzles all who visit it with its beauty and mystery. You will follow in the footsteps of the ancient Incas as you explore this magical citadel along with your local and experimented tour guide.
After the tour, you will stop at a local restaurant for a buffet lunch.
Afterwards, you will have a little time to explore the town of Aguas Calientes before boarding your train back to Cusco.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
OPTIONAL
HIKE UP TO HUAYNA PICCHU, the mountain behind Machu Picchu. This hike is strenuous and recommended only for travelers comfortable with heights and who have a good fitness level.
A fair amount of climbing is required. Get fabulous views of Machu Picchu from the top. Total time for this excursion is 2.5 hours. You may want to extend your hike and go to the Moon Temple as well, which is close to Huayna Picchu. This adds an extra hour total to this excursion. Total time for the Huayna Picchu visit, including the Moon Temple, is 3.5 hours. (This hike requires advanced reservations.
DAY 06 – FULL DAY HUMANTAY LAGOON
Cusco – Mollepata
we leave Cusco passing through the towns of Izcuchaca and Limatambo arriving at Mollepata where we will be at approximately 08:00 am where we will have our breakfast in a restaurant.
Mollepata – Humantay Lake
Once again we will take the bus from Mollepata to Soraypampa for 01 hours, then we will start the 01: 30-hour walk to the Humantay Lake located at 4220 m.a.s.l., where we can observe the cristal lagoon, we will have time for exploration and guidance about this mountain Humantay, we will continue to the point of lunch and camp of Soraypampa and finally, we will take the return bus to Cusco.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 07 – TRANSFER OUT CUSCO
At the scheduled time you will be shuttled from the hotel to the airport to board your flight back to Lima. Our representative will assist you with check-in procedures and then to your connecting flight back home.
Meals Included: Breakfast
