Perolniyoc Waterfall
FULL DAY | Estarting from US$ 00.00 per person.
Duration: Full day.
Group size: Maximum 15 pax.
Type of service: Private or group.
Maximum altitude: 3,626 meters above sea level.
Transportation: Bus or car.
Overview
In addition, you will have the opportunity to see the daily life of the Andean people who work their farming lands with ancestral tools. You will also be able to visit an amazing Inca building, which is hidden within high mountains.
Be part of our exclusive tour and enjoy the best touristic services in Cusco!
What to expect:
- Panoramic views of the Sacred Valley.
- Visit to Ollantaytambo town and see stone walls and streets.
- Appreciate the economic activities of communities from Andean highlands.
- Walking surrounded by nature.
- Guided visit to Raqaypata archaeological center.
- Enjoy the natural water of Perolniyoc waterfall.
- Take a dip in clear waters.
- Have a delicious lunch in Urubamba.
- Buy handmade souvenirs.
Itinerary
This great alternative tour will begin at 7:00 a.m. when we will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco city to travel by our touristic transportation for 2 hours until reaching one of the best villages for tourism worldwide, Ollantaytambo.
We will make a brief stop in this historic town to do some shopping for the rest of the day. As well, you will have a few minutes to take some pictures in the middle of the stone streets.
Then, we will keep traveling for 30 minutes through a dirt road to Socma hamlet, the starting point of our hike. Before beginning the hike, our tour guide will give you some indications to avoid accidents or delays.
After walking for 1 hour and 30 minutes through a steep trail, we will arrive at the enigmatic Inca site of Raqaypata. Composed of semi-rounded Andean terraces, houses, grain storages and an interesting huaca (sacred stone); although the most surprising feature is the panoramic view that this place boasts.
Could Raqaypata have been an Inca checkpoint or astronomical observatory? Find it out with us.
Later, we will hike downhill towards the Perolniyoc waterfall, where we will have free time to rest and enjoy the fresh water that this wonder of nature possesses. If you want you could enter and relax in this source of pure water.
Don’t forget to bring a camera with enough storage memory!
Afterwards, we will board the touristic transportation towards Urubamba to have a delicious lunch in a clean and natural environment. Also, You will be able to use restrooms in this place.
And finally you will return to your hotel in Cusco city; arriving at about 16:30 hours. End of our services.
Includes
- Private touristic transportation.
- Official tour guide.
- Entrance ticket to touristic attractions that appear in the itinerary.
- Lunch.
Not Included
- Hiking sticks.
- Breakfast.
- Drinks.
- Snacks.
- Souvenirs.
- Extra expenses.
- Tips.
Recommendations
FAQ'S
- After hiking to Perolniyoc waterfall can I travel to Machupicchu?
Of course you can. Due to most of the tour takes place inside Ollantaytambo, which is the place from where the trains depart towards Machupicchu. - Are there any other attractions to visit in Cusco?
There are many but only a few of them boast a permanent amount of water throughout the year such as the Perolniyoc or the Poc Poc waterfall. - Is it possible to buy Andean souvenirs on this tour to Perolniyoc waterfall?
Of course. There are many handicraft centers along the way, but the most outstanding ones are in Chinchero. And we will pass through this town.
