• Machu Picchu
If you have not booked the Inca Trail in advance, there are seven other different ways to get to Machu Picchu. You can trek, hike bike or take a motorbike to get there. Some of the most popular treks is Salkantay which takes 5 days/ 4 nights. Hiking biking Machu Picchu is another popular option which is a 4 days/ 3 nights trek and is half biking/ half hiking with spectacular views. There are some other treks like Choquekiraw and Valle de Lares, so your options are endless to see Machu Picchu!

• White water rafting
If you want to get your adrenaline pumping this is the sport for you! After a hard night in drinking in our in house Unsacred Valley backpackers bar, this is the perfect hangover cure. There are many different options from 1 day to 3 day trips and from calm to extremely rough waters.
Prices start at 20 dollars, and vary all depending what you are after.

• Motor cycles
If you miss your bike from home this is the perfect place to get back on. You can explore all the tracks around Cusco and even go all the way to Machu Picchu. You can rent a 250cc bike for around $30 for a full day and a 400cc bike for around $45, all depending on conditions. You can also rent by the hour or for a half day, so get on your bike when you are in Cusco!

• Action Valley Adventure Park
If you went out the night before, this is not the place for you. Situated about ten minutes outside Cusco, Action Valley has bungee jump, slingshot, swing, rappel, flying fox or you can use the climbing wall. Prices start from $10 for the flying fox and go up to $59 for the bungee jump. So if this hairraising stuff is your thing, ask the staff at The Point Adventure Centre to book your big jump!

• Mountain biking
Why not rent a mountain bike and see the splendid views around Cusco? You can go see all the ruins around Cusco, like Saqsaywaman, Puka Pukara, Quienqo and Tambomachay easily within a day on a mountain bike.
Prices start from $25 for the day.

• Horse riding
If you are an animal lover, you can see the same ruins as under ‘mountain biking’ also on horseback!
Prices start from 25 soles, all depending if you want a guide or not and if you want entrance to the ruins.

• City tour
If you want to have a look around Cusco you can do a 4 hour tour around the sites of Cusco city for $10.

• Sacred Valley
You can visit the Sacred Valley on a full day tour. You will visit the Pisac ruins and then the Pisac market, the Chinchero ruins, the Ollantaymbo ruins and then you will return to Cusco.
Prices range from $13 to $18 (with or without lunch)

• Inca Trail
One of the world’s most famous hikes and for some folks hiking it is the most important reason to come to Peru or even South America. Take this unforgettable step back in time while seeing interesting Inca ruins and soaking up the beautiful views on the high Andes slopes…
Price for the standard four day trek: US$ 330 per person.
For more info and bookings: contact the The Point staff in Lima, Arequipa or Cusco! See more...

If you have any questions or you need more information, please don’t hesitate to ask our staff in The Point Adventure centre.

Have fun in Cusco (…there are many ways to do so …)