Fantastic trip of a life time Inca Jungle Trek to Machu Picchu

I highly recommend Inca Jungle Trek! Our trip was early August and the weather was perfect for the trip at this time of year. My partner and I had the most fantastic 4D/3N jungle trek. We had 2 guides both called Juan Carlos for our group of 20 who were brilliant, so friendly and very knowledgable. On the first day we did the mountain biking for 3 hours, all down hill starting at 4000m. We started above the clouds and descended into the higher Amazon! Incredible! The suspension bikes and safety gear was good. We arrived at our accommodation for the first night, which was more than basic. It was a small gated hotel with a pool, private room and bathroom. Towels were included at all of the hotels. We had a lovely evening getting to know our guides and group at dinner and when playing cards by the side of the pool. I would recommend doing the white water rafting (day 1) and zipline (day 3) at an extra cost. 

Day 2 was a stunning walk through the higher Amazon (take lots of insect repellant!) and along part of the Inca Trail where Juan Carlos explained all about the Incas, fruit and coca plantations. Along the way we stopped for breaks with the locals and Juan Carlos continued to explain about the local vegetation, including coffee and cocoa beans. We even got to taste 100% cocoa and Inca tequila and buy local products. Day 2 ended at a natural outdoor spring, which was one of the highlights of the trip for us. Pisco sours and warm natural pools, surrounded by the Andes Mountains. Bliss! Our guides sat minding our belongings for the 2 hours we were there and towels were provided. We watched the sun go down from the warm pool and the Andes Mountains become silhouettes, highlighted by the moon. Unforgettable. Our second night was at another hotel, again private room and bathroom. Cold shower but that didn't bother us. 

The morning of day 3 was spent zip lining and we went upside down on one of the lines! Lunch was at a lovely secluded place with hammocks. My partner and some of the group played a game of football under Machu Picchu, which was high above us. We then walked along the train track to Aguas Calientes, where we spent our 3rd night in a lovely hotel. Food throughout the trip was beyond expectation with 3-4 courses for lunch and dinner. But on the 3rd night the food was incredible. A lovely 3 course meal from a set menu with our group.

Day 4 was our walk to Machu Picchu! Another highlight for obvious reasons. We were provided with breakfast the night before for the morning. We met some of our group at 4am and walked 30 minutes to the gates at the bottom of Machu Picchu, which opened at 5am. We met our group at 6am at the top. Unfortunately, we didn't see the sunrise as it was very misty, but I would recommend the walk up, some of our group took the bus. Once inside Machu Picchu our guides spent a few hours with us, giving us a tour which was spectacular. Juan Carlos was so passionate about his job and the Incas. We were sad to say goodbye to both our guides and most of the group, but hope to see some of them again. We then had the rest of the day to explore and we climbed Machu Picchu Montana (about 1 and half hours up and 1 hour down) later on, which Inca jungle. booked for us after we enquired about it. Huayna Picchu was another option, both over look Machu Picchu.

We made memories to last a life time. Fantastic trip, thankyou!