The Cusco Region is home to many excellent hotels, but the most unique, and by far the most adventurous accommodation option is, without doubt, the Skylodge Adventure Suites. The luxury Skylodge capsules hang like condor nests from a cliff face in the Sacred Valley. You’ll sleep in your transparent bubble, with amazing views along the Sacred Valley below. This is the first-ever hanging hotel in the world and is perfect for those looking for something a little different on their way to the iconic Machu Picchu!
The transparent suites are the brainchild of adventure company Natura Vive, who want their guests to embrace their inner adventurer. To enter the capsules, you must either climb p the Via Ferrata, or hike using a number of ziplines. Once you’re ready to leave your suite, you can zip-wire down to the ground below.
For those travelers to Peru who like to live life quite literally on the edge, why not spend a night in one of the Skylodge Adventure Suites on a Sacred Valley tour from Cusco? Built into the side of a mountain in Cusco’s Sacred Valley, these transparent lodges offer spectacular views of the surrounding valley. This distinctive accommodation option in the Sacred Valley of the Incas perfectly combines luxury and an adrenaline-filled adventure, before or after your Machu Picchu visit. The cliff-hanging hotel, which features four transparent pods secured to the mountainside, was the idea of Ario Ferri, a Peruvian project developer and mountain climber. He wanted people to experience what it was like to spend the night on the side of a mountain, so he created Skylodge, one of the most amazing and unique hotel experiences in the world.
Getting to Skylodge is not for the faint-hearted. It requires climbing and a solid sense of adventure. Guests can choose their route, each of which takes about an hour. You can hike up the entire 1,200-foot "Via Ferrata." This path is used to climb a mountain with a safety system permanently installed, or choose a hike-zipline combo and climb a Via Ferrata at the end, both options are accompanied by professional guides. Once you have arrived in the Sacred Valley, there are two ways to climb up to the hotel. Both of which take an hour or two, depending on your pace. You can either climb up the 400-meter Via Ferrata, a metal staircase used to climb the mountain with a safety system permanently installed. Alternatively, you can choose a hike and zip line combination, followed by a climb up a much shorter Via Ferrata at the end. Whichever route you choose, you’ll be accompanied by professional guides all the way!
Once you’ve made it to the capsules, you’ll be shown to your bubble-like suite where you can enjoy a well-deserved rest as you marvel at the stunning views across The Sacred Valley. From your transparent room, you will be in awe at the vast Sacred Valley below you and the dramatic mountain peaks surrounding you. You’ll have wonderful views of the night sky over the Sacred Valley. Your room will have four beds, a private bathroom, and solar-powered lighting. At around 8 p.m., you can enjoy a gourmet dinner cooked with traditional Andean ingredients and accompanied by Peruvian wine. Afterwards, you can fall asleep beneath the stars and about 400 meters above the ground, in The Sacred Valley of The Incas!
This unique accommodation option is an excellent vantage point to watch a spectacular sunset, as well as the nighttime skies where you can marvel at the constellations of the Southern hemisphere. You can also observe the Inca Constellations for the ultimate stargazing experience. In the morning, you can see the sunrise while wrapped up in a cozy duvet and keep an eye open for hummingbirds, native Andean birds, and if you are lucky, an Andean condor gliding by. After a delicious breakfast, you will take the zip line back down, which takes guests safely on the descent to Terra Firma!
Note: The Skylodge has a minimum age requirement of 18 years old.
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We’ll pick you up from your hotel in Cusco or the Sacred Valley at around 1 p.m. and make our way to Pachar, in The Scred Valley where the Skylodge is located. When you arrive, you’ll be given all the necessary safety instructions and equipment for reaching the capsules.
Be warned: the ascent is not for the fainthearted. There are two ways to climb up to the hotel, both of which take an hour or two depending on your pace. You can either climb up the 400-meter Via Ferrata, a staircase used to climb the mountain with a safety system permanently installed. Or you can choose a hike and zip line combination followed by a climb up a short Via Ferrata at the end. Whichever route you choose, you’ll be accompanied by professional guides all the way.
Once you’ve made it to the capsules, you’ll be shown to your bubble-like suite where you can have a well-deserved rest while enjoying the stunning views across The Sacred Valley.
Measuring 24 ft. in length and 8 ft. in height and width, the capsule suites are composed of six windows and four ventilation ducts that ensure a comfortable atmosphere. The bedrooms are hand-crafted out of aerospace aluminum and weather-resistant polycarbonate, with each suite consisting of four beds, a dining area, and a private bathroom. The bedrooms also have a lighting system, with four interior lamps and a reading light, all powered by solar panels that store energy in batteries. Each suite has a private bathroom separated from the bedroom by an insulated wall. Inside is a dry ecological toilet and sink, where you can still enjoy the gorgeous views through a dome window. The capsule also has curtains for privacy, not that anyone can see you at that height…..maybe a passing condor?
From your transparent room, you’ll have wonderful views of the night sky over the Sacred Valley. Your room will have four beds, a private bathroom, and solar-powered lighting. At around 8 p.m., you can enjoy a gourmet dinner cooked with traditional Andean ingredients and accompanied by Peruvian wine. Then you can fall asleep beneath the stars and about 400 meters above the ground.
In the morning you’ll wake up to the awe-inspiring sunrise across the Sacred Valley, drinking a cup of coffee or tea as the colors slowly shift. After breakfast, it will be time to make the descent back to the valley floor. This can be done by a combination of climbing and rappelling or zip lining. Once you’ve made it back down, we’ll head back to your hotel in Cusco or the Sacred Valley. After your Skylodge Adventure Suites experience, even the most luxurious hotels will never rival the sheer uniqueness of staying in a capsule on a mountainside above the Sacred Valley.
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Valencia Travel was amazing to work with, and I would highly recommend them for any new travelers. Special thanks again to Andes (guide) , Maria (agent/coordinator) , and Washington (driver) . Thank you for making this a trip to remember for a lifetime.
Valencia Travel was amazing to work with, and I would highly recommend them for any new travelers. Special thanks again to Andes (guide) , Maria (agent/coordinator) , and Washington (driver) . Thank you for making this a trip to remember for a lifetime.
We truly had an incredle experience from booking with Maria, to meeting Miguel upon arrival at the airport, and of course trekking with our incredible guide Aldo and the amazing porters who helped make trekking much more comfortable and luxurious than we're used to. We couldn't believe the 3 course meals they cooked up. Truly blew us away.
The trek itself is incredible as you're able to see so many Inca sites along the way before arriving to Macchupicchu. The mountain range was beautiful.
Aldo our guide was the best! He was very information and taught us so much about the incas and knew so much about all the trees, wildlife, and fauna we saw along the trek. He's been guiding for many years and thanks to his experience and forethought we managed to catch amazing views away from the other groups of trekkers and were the first to arrive to Macchupicchu making for an even more private experience. I highly recommend Aldo!
Valencia travel is a local company that supports all the locals they employ. I highly recommend them for any bookings!
**tip: definitely give yourself 3 days in Cusco before hiking in order to acclimate to the altitude. We saw a couple turn around due to issues with altitude.
We truly had an incredle experience from booking with Maria, to meeting Miguel upon arrival at the airport, and of course trekking with our incredible guide Aldo and the amazing porters who helped make trekking much more comfortable and luxurious than we're used to. We couldn't believe the 3 course meals they cooked up. Truly blew us away.
The trek itself is incredible as you're able to see so many Inca sites along the way before arriving to Macchupicchu. The mountain range was beautiful.
Aldo our guide was the best! He was very information and taught us so much about the incas and knew so much about all the trees, wildlife, and fauna we saw along the trek. He's been guiding for many years and thanks to his experience and forethought we managed to catch amazing views away from the other groups of trekkers and were the first to arrive to Macchupicchu making for an even more private experience. I highly recommend Aldo!
Valencia travel is a local company that supports all the locals they employ. I highly recommend them for any bookings!
**tip: definitely give yourself 3 days in Cusco before hiking in order to acclimate to the altitude. We saw a couple turn around due to issues with altitude.
The Porters and Chef Filex were exceptional and went above and beyond with all our needs.
I was surprised with a Birthday Cake on our hike, and I had no idea someone could make and decorate a cake in a tent.
It was incredibly mind-blowing.
I highly recommend them to anyone looking to do the Inca Trail.
We are extremely pleased with the service we received.
I give them A++++++
Un’altro aspetto importante è stata la guida per Macchu Picchu, Washington! Super appassionato del posto e della storia, vi coninvolgerà con i suoi racconti e le sue spiegazioni. E’ davvero una guida molto esperta e professionale!
Thank you for such a brilliant trek!
Our chef, Gregorio, "Goyo", had the best food of all of our Peru!! the culinary expertise of this guy whom planned a menu according to our hike plan, carbs and proteins, and we had plenty.. .I mean plenty to eat. The porters (all 10), with leads from Climico, and special mention to Fortunato who would met us at the end of the trail to help carry our personal packs to our porters applauding our days hard accomplishment. Along the entire trail, Wilbur encouraging the porter of other competitors as his "little brother" to continue to be strong as they quickly passed us on the trail. My respect to the team of Valencia Travel, the porters, head chef and his assistant and mostly to Wilbur for delivering an experience that I encourage anyone to participate in. Thank you Wilbur. we the 7 women from California, USA will forever be your "Flowers".
There were some challenges communicating with the office staff with some questions we had before the trek and booking it, though once we had our meeting with Guillermo it was all sorted out.
After a lot of research, Valencia Travel appeared as the most qualitative and professional agency organizing the excursions we wanted to take part in. We signed in for day trip to the rainbow mountain and had an amazing experience. The guide spoke English and shared a lot of interesting facts with us, the food was delicious and the general activity was perfectly organisez.
Thanks to this very positive experience, we decided to do the 4 days Lares Trail to Machu Picchu with Valencia Travel. Waouw. We spent the 4 days talking about how impressed we were about the professionalism of the agency. The trek was wonderful, the nature breathtaking but the most impressive part was the service, the kindness of the staff, their organisation,… Everything is in the details, the camp are very confortable, they even bring you tea in your tent to wake you up in the morning!
The food was beyond expectations. At every meal, we had a salad, a soup, a main dish and once we even had a cake that they baked in the tents! Being vegan, we are always a bit scared that it could be a problem for trekkings, but with Valencia it is not at all! We had some of the best foods of our trip during our trekking!
I am so happy that we did the Lares trekking with Valencia as there is no better way to reach the sacred site of Machu Picchu than by doing a trekking in the nature. It is a very special place and trekking to reach it definitely add some magic to the experience!
To conclude, I would highly recommend Valencia for any activities in Peru, it will make your experience unforgettable!!
At 55 and with a helpful dose of camaraderie from my younger trek-mates, including my 16 year-old niece who managed the ascents and descents with aplomb, I felt a sense of accomplishment in completing the trek, which is more vertical than horizontal and ranges from about 9,000 to 12,000 feet over three days. Hiking the trail does require above-average fitness for the middle-aged. No unmanageable parts but a walking stick, reliable shoes, dependable leg muscles and accommodating joints, a relatively light backpack of essentials, and stops along the way to gulp down the thin air, take in the jaw-dropping vistas, pause for passing porters, and make way for grazing llamas—all are required to push through. So is a large reserve of self-deprecation. Alex and other minders were more than indulgent while keeping us all on the move.
Reaching Machu Picchu at the end was paradoxically awe-inspiring and anti-climatic given the splendor of the journey to get there. At the end of it, getting on the train that deposits and returns the vast majority of visitors in the space of a day, I simply couldn’t imagine seeing Machu Picchu without doing the trek.
If you are hiking the Inca Trail I highly recommend to go through Valencia Travel. Ask to have Elistan as your guide. The porters are treated very well. They have good hiking shoes, and attire to wear. (though if they could get backpacks that include waist straps I think that would be great!). Ask for Luis to be your cook. I have never eaten so well on a vacation. Luis is amazing at what he can cook up on the trail, we are talking three course meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and the food is presented as if it was at a 5 star hotel. Incredible!!!
My only other desire is if Valencia offered a Recipe Book of the meals eaten on the trail. I would totally purchase such a piece of "gold".
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