It’s the tour for the ultimate adventure enthusiast and adrenaline junkie. What more can you ask for when you get to sleep in a glass and steel capsule hanging from the face of a mountain?
Highlights of a multiple-day Sky Lodge and Inca Trail to Machu Picchu Tour:
- Rock Climbing the mountain face or using the via ferrata to get to the Sky Lodge
- Rappelling down from the Sky Lodge
- Ziplining through the Sacred Valley
- Visiting several ruins such as the Winay Wayna
Destinations:
Sky Lodge – a series of cliffside pods made from glass and steel frames hanging from the mountainside by steel cables; offers overnight stays and meals such as breakfast.
Chinchero – a historic town that showcases exceptional stonemasonry in its pre-Columbian walls, enclosures, platforms, staircases, and altars of the remains of Incan structures; also known for its traditional weaving community.
Maras Moray – the twin destinations showcasing the ancient salt pans lined up along Inca-engineered terraces and the amphitheater-shaped agricultural laboratory of the Incas.
Ollantaytambo – location of fortress ruins, intriguing stone temples, and a quaint old town with cobble streets and adobe buildings attesting to the existence of a long-gone Inca civilization.
Wiñay Wayna – the most impressive Inca complex along the trail and is only 4 kilometers away from Machu Picchu; known for its high waterfall and views of the Urubamba gorge and Apu Veronica.
Inti Punku – directly translated as ¨Sun Gate¨ or ¨Sun Door¨; the entry point to Machu Picchu citadel; used for ceremonial worship of the sun god, Inti.
Machu Picchu – the most famous and iconic ruins of Peru where you can explore various chambers of this ancient citadel including the Royal Tomb, Temple of Three Windows, Temple of the Sun, the Condor Temple, the Intihuatana or sundial rock, the main plaza, and so much more.
Activities:
- Rock climbing/mountain climbing
- Rappelling
- Ziplining
- Glamping
- Stargazing from the Sky Lodge capsule
- Ruins exploration
Modes of Travel:
Bus, train, van, walking, and hiking