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Complimentary Excursions

  • Birds

    Walk early in the morning to take advantage of the optimum time for cloud-forest bird watching. Begin at a river observatory, with the possibility of sighting the sought-after torrent duck and the white-capped dipper.

    Then proceed to a productive tanager feeding area, where silver-beaked, blue-necked, fawn-breasted and saffron-crowned tanagers can be found. Along the hotel’s pathways, be on the lookout for the cock-of-the rock, the golden-headed quetzal and many of the 18 different hummingbirds identified on the grounds, including the booted racket-tail and the green-and white hummingbirds, which are native to the area.

    Duration: ¼ day

    Difficulty level: I

    Attractions: Birds / Photography

  • Nature Walk

    Walk along the hotel’s trails, and discover the fascinating yet fragile ecosystem of the Machu Picchu cloud forest, and learn about its many indigenous plants and animals. The Nature Walk offers travelers a glimpse of cloud forest flora: ferns, bromeliads and orchids and fauna -an interesting variety of birds; as well as an introduction to the Vilcanota river system, the Observatory, the tea garden and house.

    Duration: ¼ day

    Difficulty level: I

    Attractions: Tea | Birds | Medicinal plants | Butterflies | Insects

    Recommended for children

  • Tea House

    Visit our organic tea (Camellia sinensis) plantation and tea house to discover the wonders of the traditional tea making process. Take part as the freshly picked leaves are pressed over wooden blocks and finally seal your own tea bag. A glass of fresh hot or iced-tea from the Tea House at the hotel lobby completes the experience.

    Duration: ¼ day

    Difficulty level: I

    Attractions: Tea | Medicinal plants | Photography

    Recommended for children

  • Orchid Trail

    Walk through the orchid garden to observe some of the hotel’s 372 different native orchid species in their natural habitat, the world record according to the American Orchid Society. Discover this extraordinary plant family, which has captured the human imagination for centuries.

    From the largest orchid flower in the world – the Phragmipedium caudatum, to tiny flowering specimens properly appreciated only through a magnifying glass, there are orchids to amaze both the newly inquisitive and the expert, including species new to science which have been discovered on the hotel grounds.

    Duration: ¼ day

    Difficulty level: I

    Attractions: Orchids / Photography

    Recommended for Children

  • Twilight Walk

    This early evening walk is designed to connect on a spiritual level with the environment and the historical energy of the Machu Picchu area. With special attention placed on nature’s core elements like an enchanting waterfall, also sacred pre-Inca pictographs, and then the walk pauses at the Rocotal Observatory.

    Duration: ¼ day

    Difficulty level: II

    Attractions: Medicinal Plants / Photography

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