3-Day Quillabamba Trip from Cusco
Highlights
Cusco
nature, jungle, Hot Springs
Private Tour
3 Days
Medium
English, Spanish
Description
Embark on an exciting journey to Quillabamba City to explore its beautiful plantations of coffee and delicious fruits. Tour through beautiful scenic landscapes, see the local family cacao farms, pass beside the Vilcanota River and witness the majestic Yllapani Waterfall. Also, head to Santa Teresa to reach Colcalmayo hot springs to take a steaming warm dip in the tranquil waters.
Itinerary
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Day 1- Cusco – Quillabamba
- In the early morning, at around 6, your guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco for a scheduled departure to the town of Quillabamba.
- Descend by the famous Abra Malaga, to "Eternal Summer" city.
- Along the way, pass through beautiful landscapes and plantations of coffee and delicious fruits.
- Before reaching the city of Quillabamba, stop at Maranura, in a family farm for coffee and cacao plantations. A family member will take you around the farm, where they will explain the type of work that they regularly perform.
- Have the opportunity to try fruit that is in season learn about different proposed plants. However, principally they will focus on the process of cacao and coffee production.
- After this visit to the farm, participate in the traditional roasting of cacao and coffee beans.
- At the end of this activity, enjoy a cup of hot chocolate, which you will prepare using traditional methods.
- Then, drive to Quillabamba and reach by 4 pm.
Overnight stay in Quillabamba hotel.
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Day 2- Quillabamba – Yllapani Waterfall – Quillabamba
- After having your breakfast, head to an almost virgin forest passing through picturesque villages and accompanied by the Vilcanota River, the travel takes approximately 2 hours until we reach the beginning of the Camita.
- Go through cultivated farms where there are plantations of cassava, papaya, watermelon, cacao, lemon, mandarins and orange groves.
- During the walk, enjoy a cool climate and view the falls.
- Enter into a dense jungle to reach the Yllapani Waterfall, where you will be surprised by the fall and majesty of this natural site. Here, you can take a bath in the wells.
- Now, proceed to Pampa Concession to have lunch with one of the local families.
- Walk into the farms of Cacao, fruits, Oranges, Bananas, Papayas, etc.
- Return to Quillabamba at 6 pm.
- Have your dinner and spend the whole evening walking around the city.
Overnight Quillabamba Hotel.
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Day 3- Quillabamba – Santa Teresa – Cusco
- Early in the morning, after enjoying breakfast, drive for about 2 hours to reach Santa Teresa City and enjoy the Colcamayo hot springs.
- Take some time to take a hot bath in an impressive environment of abundant vegetation next to a huge river. The hot springs of Colcalmayo are a popular destination among travellers.
- After the relaxing bath, head back to Cusco.
Overnight stay in Cusco.
Tour ends.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.