Today, you will be picked up at your accommodation in Cuzco between 6:40 and 7:00 am for a 1.5-hour drive to Ollantaytambo where you will have a quick breakfast and buy some snacks.

At the Malaga High Pass (4,350 m). you will receive a safety briefing with your guide before enjoying a 1.5-hour bike ride through the lush jungle. Get the opportunity to visit the Huamanmarca archaeological site before heading towards Santa Maria Village.

You will arrive at Santa Maria Village (1,400 m) at around 2:00- 2:30 pm. Enjoy your afternoon at your leisure and get some rest or opt for an optional rafting activity, you will go down class III & IV rapids on the Urubamba River for 2 hours and 30 minutes. Note: Accommodation options are very limited along the trekking route for the first 2 nights in Santa Maria & Santa Teresa villages. Most places have very basic, rustic facilities. Rooms often share a bathroom and sometimes do not have hot water.