UJ #9 - Adventure in Peru
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PATHS OF ADVENTURE<br />
BIKING HALF DAY: THE BEST DOWNHILL<br />
Level<br />
Duration<br />
Location<br />
Season<br />
Departures<br />
ITINERARY:<br />
: Gentle exercise, no previous experience needed; there<br />
are more advanced alternatives.<br />
: 3 hours approximately, 2 hours rid<strong>in</strong>g time.<br />
: Outskirts of Cusco.<br />
: All year round.<br />
: Every day.<br />
Transport from your hotel <strong>in</strong> Cusco to Yuncaypata.<br />
Start of downhill and flat route, visits to a number of communities.<br />
Visit to Inkilltambo and the ru<strong>in</strong>s at Choquequirao.<br />
The route cont<strong>in</strong>ues to Rumiwasi and ends at Las Sal<strong>in</strong>eras, San Sebastian.<br />
Return to the hotel.<br />
HALF DAY BIKING IN THE SACRED<br />
VALLEY: PISAC-CALCA OR CALCA<br />
HUAYLLABAMBA<br />
Level : Moderate adventure, you should be <strong>in</strong> good physical condition.<br />
Duration : 4 hours. Around 2½ hours rid<strong>in</strong>g time.<br />
Location : Pisac-Taray-Calca or Calca-Hurquillos to Huayllabamba.<br />
Season : All year round.<br />
Departures : Every day throughout the year.<br />
ITINERARY:<br />
You will be collected from your hotel <strong>in</strong> Cusco.<br />
Bike route through Taray Calca.<br />
Return to Cusco.<br />
FULL DAY BIKING: MORAY AND<br />
MARAS SALT PANS<br />
Level<br />
Duration<br />
Location<br />
Season<br />
Departures<br />
: Easy to moderate. Cross country off road.<br />
: 7 hours. Almost 4 hours rid<strong>in</strong>g time.<br />
: Moray-Maras-Pich<strong>in</strong>go to-Urubamba.<br />
: All year round. A ra<strong>in</strong>proof jacket is necessary from<br />
December to March.<br />
: Every day, throughout the year.<br />
ITINERARY:<br />
Transport from your hotel <strong>in</strong> Cusco to Cruzpata, on the Maras plateau.<br />
Start of your bik<strong>in</strong>g adventure.<br />
Optional visit to Moray, where you can take a picnic.<br />
Arrival at Maras salt pans and visit.<br />
Return to your hotel.<br />
HALF DAY RAFTING<br />
Level : Class II, III raft<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Duration : 2 hours on the river.<br />
Location : Sacred Valley of the Incas, Cusco.<br />
Description : Great views and gentle exercise, no<br />
previous experience required.<br />
Departures : Every day of the year.<br />
ITINERARY:<br />
Transport to the River Pachar.<br />
Supply of equipment and safety talk.<br />
Brief practice on the river.<br />
Start of the excursion, views of the mounta<strong>in</strong>s and<br />
ancient ru<strong>in</strong>s, Ollantaytambo and its terraced fields.<br />
Traverse level II and III and end at El Resbaladero,<br />
powerful class III rapids.<br />
Leave the river and visit the village of Cachiccata.<br />
End of service.<br />
FULL DAY RAFTING:<br />
VILCANOTA CLASS 3-4<br />
Level : Moderate to challeng<strong>in</strong>g, class 3-4.<br />
Duration : 7 hours, 2½ hours on the river, approximately.<br />
Location : South of Cusco: Chuquicahuana or<br />
Cusipata sectors.<br />
Season : All year round, between November and<br />
April raft<strong>in</strong>g on level 4 - 4+ rapids.<br />
Departures : Daily.<br />
ITINERARY:<br />
8:30 a.m., transport from your hotel <strong>in</strong> Cusco to Chuquicahuana<br />
(1½ hours).<br />
Supply of equipment and safety talk.<br />
11 kilometre traverse of class III and IV rapids.<br />
Picnicontheriverbank.<br />
Return to Cusco.