Main Info
OVERVIEW AND HIGHLIGHTS:
The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is one of the most famous trekking routes in the world! Hike as the Incas did! Through these 4 days adventure you will taste beautiful sceneries, magnificent inca paved route, gastronomy, very unique flora and fauna and the impressive Machu Picchu. The Inca Trails in Quechua, the Inca Language, is called“Qhapaq Ñan” (refers to the network of trails). According to the Peruvian historian José Antonio del Busto was without any doubt one of the marvels of Tahuantinsuyo, he explains that the Inca “King” Huayna Capac increased the network of trails in order to quickly mobilize his army. The trails varied in quality and size, they could be 6 to 8 meters wide on the coast but, in the mountains the paving was only one meter wide but the path was audaciously steep and climbed over the difficult Andean mountains.
INCLUDED
● Professional Bilingual English speaking tour guide
● Transfer to start trek Km 82
● Warm meals during the trip
● 03 breakfast, 03 lunches, 03 dinners, tea time and snacks
● Tents. TWO PEOPLE IN EACH TENT
● Kitchen tent, Dining tent
● Cooks and kitchen
● Boiled water after the second day.
● Tables, chairs
● Porters (to carry the tents, food and cooking equipment)
● Entrance ticket to INCA TRAIL – Machupicchu
● Bus ticket from Machupicchu to Aguas Calientes
● Return by train to Ollantaytambo and transportation to the hotel in Cusco
● First-aid kit
● Oxygen
● Duffel bag
● Foam Mattress
● Train back to Ollantaytambo class: Expedition or Voyager
NOT INCLUDED
● 01 Breakfast on the 1rst day
● 01 lunch on the 4th day
● 01 Dinner on the 4st day
● Huayna Picchu entrance fee: if you would like to climb this mountain an additional fee of $ 80USD per person applies
● Sleeping bag (Available for renting) = $20USD
● Inflatable Mattress (Available for renting) = $20USD
● Tips for Porters, chefs and trek guides
● Personal Snacks
● Travel Insurance
WHAT TO BRING AND ADVICES
● You can acclimate for the altitude in one or two days this will depend on how your body react; you can take some personal medication, there are some drugstores around the main square of Cusco up to your preference.
● If you pay the remaining balance (USD currency) or buy a souvenir (some cash in soles, the local currency), it is advisable to bring some cash. You can get some money from the ATM machine that are located in the center of the City of Cusco.
● You need to bring your original passport; this is very important to enter to Machupicchu, train station.
● Rain poncho, rain jacket, proper hiking boots. Be prepared for rain always.
● Insect repellent.
● Sun block, and a hat to cover your face and head the Sun is really strong.
● A bottle of water or a metallic one, you will need to be hydrated.
● A book to read the train will be two hours ride (just one way) approximately the same on the transport back to Cusco.
● Travel insurance this from your site, always recommended.
● If You have more days free let us know in order to let You know what You can do there are many new options that you don’t want to miss.
Itinerary
Download BrochurePick up from your hotel at 6.00am and transfer to the Sacred Valley and onto Ollantaytambo, where we will stop approximately 45 minutes, to collect porters and equipment. We will have time to visit the surrounding area of the town called Ollantaytambo, before making our way to kilometer 82, where we will begin our trek. Our pace will be an acclimatization rhythm and very soon we will stop at our first archaeological complex Llactapata at 2,550m above sea level. We will stay 30 minutes to visit this archaeological complex, before continuing our walk to Wayllabamba where we will camp.
MEALS: Lunch, Dinner
NIGHT: Wayllabamba Campsite.
HIKE DISTANCE: 10 km / 5359 mi
WALKING TIME: 5/6 hours
ACITIVITY LEVEL: Moderate
MINIMUM ELEVATION: 2,700 m/ 8858 ft.
MAXIMUM ELEVATION: 3000 m/9842 ft.
After breakfast we will begin our walk through the Valley of Wayllabamba on our journey we will be able to observe the nature and the ecological change of the area until we arrive to (Yunca Chipana) Wayllabamba, from where we will climb to Llulluchapampa at 3,750 m.a.s.l. / 2,330 ft., from this point we will be able to appreciate the valley of Huayanay and the first step or “paso” located at 4,200 m.a.s.l. / 2610 ft. Warmiwañusca, the so-called dead woman, and camp in the sector of Pacaymayo.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
NIGHT: Pacaymayo Campsite.
HIKE DISTANCE: 16 km / 9359 mi
WALKING TIME: 9/10 hours.
ACITIVITY LEVEL: Moderate to challenge
MINIMUM ELEVATION: 2,700 m/ 8858 ft
MAXIMUM ELEVATION: 4200 m/13780 ft.
On this day we will ascend to Runkurakay at 3,860 m.a.s.l. / 2,389 ft. Unlike previous days our walk will be two more hours . We will be able to visit another small complex, Sayacmarca and appreciate the valleys and snow-capped mountains, further on we will stop to visit the complex of Phuyupatamarca, and then descend 3 kilometers until we arrive to a place called Winawayna where we will have the lunch, and finally head up to Intipata where we will camp.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
NIGHT: Wiñaywayna Campsite.
ACITIVITY LEVEL: Moderate to challenge
HIKE DISTANCE: 16 km / 9359 mi
WALKING TIME: 7/8 hours.
MINIMUM ELEVATION: 3650 m/ 11975 ft
MAXIMUM ELEVATION: 39000 m/13780 ft.
Early morning breakfast, after that we will walk to Intipunku called Door of Sun where we will be able to observe the impressive Lost City of Machupicchu, walk to the Sanctuary and our guide will tell us the history of Machupicchu through time visiting the different places within the citadel. Then we will get on the bus to Machupicchu town. At a suitable hour we will walk down to the station and take the return train to Ollantaytambo and a transfer will wait for you to transport to your hotel in Cusco.
Meals: Breakfast.
Night: Not included.
ACITIVITY LEVEL: Moderate.
HIKE DISTANCE: 20 km (12.43 miles).
WALKING TIME: 2/3 hours.
MINIMUM ELEVATION: 2650 m/ 8690 ft
MAXIMUM ELEVATION: 2430 m/7972 ft.
