Half-Day Acclimatization Hike with Llamas and Alpacas in Cusco
Description
Experience an easy way to get adapted to the altitude in Cusco Hiking with Llamas and alpacas with a pleasant activity around the mountains of Cusco. This hike takes place on ancient inca trails that we still have around, those trails will lead us to some ancient inca temples that are hidden in the small valleys, also those ancient inca trails are still used by the local people and we easily can meet locals herding their llamas, alpacas ans sheeps, this hike is not demanding. The Best option to get involved into the Cusco weather and altitude!
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Itinerary
An small andean town that still practice farmin activity with some ancients tools, is a place located 20 minutes away from Cusco city and will be the starting point of our acclimatization hike.
Inkilltambo Trail Rumiwasi Ruins – It is one of the trails on the outskirts of the city of Cusco, where we can still find intact Inca roads. You will find archaeological ruins and sacred Inca temples with a unique peculiarity in each of them on this trip. Inkilltambo Trail Rumiwasi Ruins is recommended for families for a beautiful picnic hike in the Andes for explorers of enigmatic sites.
According to the morphological characteristics of this place and the writings of some chroniclers about this piece of art, it dates back to the Imperial Inca period (1438-1532 AD), built and carved on a rock, in the interior and also outside (upper-part) ceremonies or rituals were dedicated mainly to the Moon (You can see on the image below the moon-figure carved on the rock) and other deities such as the Pachamama (Mohter earth)
It is an ancient inka temple that was used probably by some tribes from the jungle, at this small temple we can see carved on the rock some monkeys and a specail rock carved on shape of a human heart , this is a place right next to an inca trail that will lead us to the Cusco city to finish our hike .
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Reviews(7)
It was a great hike with llamas! Learned a lot about Indigenous culture and saw some cool lesser known Inca sites.
We had a great morning with the llamas, Fabiana and Ruben! A relaxing and different experience in Peru, we took a beautiful walk through the national park and saw many historical Incan sites.
I highly recommend this experience if you have plans to take any excursions in Cusco that require extensive walking and climbing. I won't lie, this hike was pretty tough even though it was mostly flat and we were able to move at our own pace, but the elevation played a big role. I took my 8 year old daughter and she struggled but she survived and I believe that because of this, some of the trickier, more strenuous hikes we took later in our trip seemed to be a piece of cake for her. In fact, we were huffing and puffing and she was running! We absolutely loved our guide Ruben! He was so friendly and knowledgeable and patient. We also want to shout out Irma (I hope that's right) who wrangled the llamas on our trip!
This was an incredible experience that is not normally on the top of people’s lists in Cusco. We did this on our 3rd day to help acclimatize and prepare for hiking the Inca trail. Our guide was very kind and knowledgeable and made sure that we were well taken care of. We got to see ruins and altars we wouldn’t have seen otherwise. Highly recommended!
Walking through the Andes with alpacas and llamas was unforgettable. Our guide Holgar was so personable and knowledgeable about his city, history and the fauna and flora of the Andes. He made it feel like walking through the Andes with an old friend.
This was honestly such an incredible experience. I had originally booked a llama/alpaca walk with another service/vendor that got cancelled last minute so I quickly found this tour and booked for the next day. We are so glad that we were able to go our guide Ruben was incredible and engaging as we walked along Incan trails and explored Incan ruins. It was such a relaxing and easy going walk so I definitely recommend if you want this to be your first or second activity you do in Cusco as you acclimatize. We loved the llamas we were with and we were so grateful for all of the effort put into this experience to make it as seamless and wonderful as it was. Highly recommend the views were incredible!
The hike was wonderful! So many beautiful things to see! The information with the tour was perfect! And of course walking with Llamas is awesome!!!!
