Adventure · Cusco itinerary
Cusco Adventure Itinerary: Peaks, Lakes & Treks
Beyond Machu Picchu, Cusco is a high-Andes adventure base. Here is how to spend an active trip hiking Rainbow Mountain and Humantay Lake and trekking to Machu Picchu — with the best-rated adventure tours to book.
At a glance
- 1Rainbow Mountain
- 2Humantay Lake
- 3Maras & Moray by ATV
- 4Salkantay or Inca Trail
Rainbow Mountain and Humantay Lake
Tackle the striped slopes of Vinicunca and the turquoise Humantay Lake on early-start day hikes, both above 4,000 m — acclimatise first.
ATV at Maras and Moray
Add an adrenaline day quad-biking past the salt pans of Maras and the terraces of Moray in the Sacred Valley.
Trek to Machu Picchu
Finish with the classic Inca Trail or the permit-free Salkantay Trek, arriving at Machu Picchu on foot.
Book the experiences in this itinerary
Top-rated tours for exactly what this plan recommends in Cusco — prices per person.
