7 TINAJAS - QUILLABAMBA - VILCABAMBA

3DAYS / 2NIGHTS

Duration:

Description:

Quillabamba is a small town in the Peruvian cloud forest, at about 180 kilometers from Cusco (a 6 hour bus drive). The cloud forest has a tropical climate and the clouds sprinkle the forest in a fine mist. Quillabamba is also known as “the town of the eternal summer”, for its pleasant climate. The whole year through, the temperatures are between 20 and 30 degrees Celsius and at night the temperature hardly drops. From December until April it’s the rainy season, the rest of the year is known as the dry season.

If you’ve not had the opportunity to visit the ‘real’ jungle of Peru, then this is a trip you should definitely take to get a taste of what the jungle is really like! Because of its fertile soil, Quillabamba is known for its agriculture of coffee, the cacao bean and a great variety of fruits: like mangos, bananas and also less known fruits such as “yaca” and “pakay”. It is also one of Peru’s most important tea producing area.

Approaching Quillabamba, we’ll travel by roads surrounded by banana plants and pass by spectacular waterfalls.

About 3 and a half hours drive from Quillabamba are the Vilcabamba ruins

There are two parts that exist to these ruins: Rosas Pata y Ñusta Hispana. The Vilcabamba ruins were the last place that Manco Inca and his followers stayed after the Spaniards defeated the Incas in Ollantaytambo.

Itinerary:

Day 1

5.00 Early morning departure from Cusco to Quillabamba

7.00 Breakfast in Ollantaytambo

12.00 Arrival to Quillabamba, transfer to the hostel

13.00 Lunch

14.00 We will head to the Pakcha Canyon (Waterfall and canyon) and 7 Tinajas (an amazing
waterfall with 7 small falls)

16.30 We will drive to Sambaray (River beach and swimming pool, some small bars and restaurants)

18.00 The bus will take us to the hostel in the centre of Quillabamba.

20.00 Welcome dinner

Overnight in hostel “Alto Urubamba”.

Day 2

8.00 Breakfast at the ‘Mango’s Bar’ with different tropical fruits from the region

9.00 We will depart for Huancacalle in our private van. Huancacalle is the village from
where we will start our walk up to the Ruins of Vilcabamba.

12.30 Arrival at Vilcabamba, lunch at hostel Sixpack Manco (included)

14.00 Visit to the archaeological park of Vilcabamba

19.00 Dinner at the hostel

Overnight in hostel in Huancacalle in hostel ‘Sixpac Manco’

Day 3

7.00 Breakfast in the hostel

7.30 Time off to explore the ruins and the surroundings.

10.00 Departure to Quillabamba

13.00 Lunch in Quillabamba, a quick swim in Sambaray

15.30 Departure to Cusco

21.30 Arrival in Cusco

Includes:

• Private transport
• Accommodation (2 nights)
• Bi-lingual guide
• Breakfast, lunch and dinner on day 1 and 2
• Breakfast on day 3
• Entrance fees to 7 Tinajas and Sambaray

Not included:

• unch and dinner on day 3