School Adventure - Inca Trail & Machu Picchu
- A School Adventure in the ancient land of the Inca`s
- Go rafting and mountain biking before trekking the Inca trail
- First sight of Machu Picchu from Inti Punku, the Sun Gate
- Browsing in the craft market at Pisac in the Sacred Valley
- Views of the snow-capped Vilcabamba peaks
Hidden in the remote Andes, north-west of the city of Cusco, the 15th Century Inca citadel of Machu Picchu is one of the great man-made wonders of the world. This School Adventure itinerary explores the well-preserved Inca ruins in Cusco and the Sacred Valley and includes exciting days of whitewater rafting on the Urubamba River and mountain biking, before setting off on the 4-day trek through cloud forest and scenic Andean foothills to the famous Lost City of the Incas. Returning to Cusco, there is the option for cultural exchange and/or a community project.
Educational perspective
With its evidence of long-continued Inca settlement and Spanish conquest and colonisation, history comes to life in this breathtaking corner of Peru.
Amend or Extend
Longer versions of this trip can be arranged to include a couple of days at an Amazon jungle lodge in the Tambopata Reserve, close to Puerto Maldonado. Alternatively, you could include the classic train journey to Lake Titicaca and take a boat ride out to the floating reed islands.
Is this holiday for you?
We recommend a minimum age of 14 years
This classic school adventure holiday offers a variety of trekking conditions. Most of the walking is on well-defined tracks, including some sections of ancient Inca highways, which are paved with stone in places. There are a couple of quite tough days - but overall the trekking is straightforward and not sustained or committing. We have allowed three nights at an altitude of a little over 3000 metres before we start trekking and this should provide excellent acclimatisation for the group. Rafting on the Urubamba River, we will encounter whitewater which varies between River Grade 1 and River Grade 3 plus. The most challenging rapids that we run will be quite exciting enough for beginners to the sport. Comprehensive instruction is given by our professional river guides prior to setting off and full safety equipment is used. Each of our School Group Adventures is given a grade, taking into account the amount of walking involved, the difficulty of the terrain, the remoteness, the altitude and the overall length of the trip. The trips are graded on a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being the most challenging. This trip is graded 4.
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