In addition to spending the night in the SkyLodge or StarLodge, you can also do a via ferrata and zipline. This is great add-on to any trip to Cusco or the Sacred Valley.
There are 3 options:
- You can do the via ferrata up the SkyLodge, spend the night at the Sky Lodge, zipline down in the morning.
- Spend the night in the StarLodge, but do the via ferrata up and zipline down before going over there for the evening.
- Do lunch at the SkyLodge with the via ferrata and zipline (day trip from the Sacred Valley or Cusco).
Via Ferrata:
You meet at the base to get your equipment and briefing. There were 4 guides for 11 people. They have had people from 6 to 80 years old. They will take photos along the way, but they cost extra. I thought they were worth it!
We started up at 3:00pm, and it took us about 1.5 hours to go up the 400 meters of elevation on the via ferrata. At the top of the climbing area, there is a traverse across (above the SkyLodge pods) over to the ziplines.
Ziplines:
There are 6 ziplines. The first one is short, the second one is a tandem, and the last one goes down to the base area. It took us about 1 hour and 15 minutes to get down.
What to Bring:
- Rain jacket
- Extra layer (it gets chilly later in the day)
- Water
- Sunglasses
- GoPro on a tether