THE INCA TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU

* Daily Departures

Except February: The Inca Trail is closed (all the month) for maintenance. But there are other trekking options that you can do if you travel on February).

The Inca Trail(Also known as Camino Inca or Camino Inka) more than 39 km where you can relive the Inca’s history. Enjoy the Culture, History, Flora and Fauna for 4 fantastic days. During this trekking, you will visit different archaeological sites with different weathers and landscapes(we’ll cross the highlands), where our guide will be giving you the corresponding explanations. Patallaqta, Willkarakay are just some arqueológical places you will visit before reaching the highest point of this route known as Dead Woman’s Pass (Warmiwañisuka) 4200 masl or 13800ft.

Every day will hard and unforgettable, will be rewarded on the 4th day of our trek, when you reach the Sun Gate (Inti Punku) and have the spectacular postcard view of one of the wonders of the world, Machu Picchu, the most fascinating architectural work of the Inca’s Culture.

The Peruvian government has put a limit on the number of people who hike this trail per year, so, please consider that an advance booking is compulsory, 500 people maximum are permitted on the trail each day, that means only 200 of them are tourists, the other part are guides, cooks and porters. So, the high season books out very quickly, we highly recommend to book at least 6 months in advance.

BOOK NOW!. the spots for the Inca Trail for next year, have already been opened, and there are limited spaces, so we suggest you make your reservation as soon as possible, we have had many clients who could not go to the Inca Trail because they did not book on time


ITINERARY

DAY 1: CUSCO - URUBAMBA VALLEY - HUAYLLABAMBA ( 11 KM – 6 HOURS/3350 - 2685 - 3390 masl)

Early in the morning, we’ll collect our passengers from their hotels and travel by bus for 82km in the Urubamba Valley, which is the starting point of the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. The first part of the trail will be close to the Urubamba River, then we will visit the archeological site of Llactapapa (it was an important rest stop on the journey to Machu Picchu) and we finish our first walking day in Huallyabamba (3000 masl), where we camp. Included lunch and dinner.

DAY 2: HUAYLLABAMBA - WARMIWAUSCA - PACAYMAYO ( 15 KM – 8 HOURS/3390 - 4225 -3645 masl)

After breakfast, we will begin to climb the first pass, Warmiwausca (4,200 masl) or “Dead Woman's Pass", which resembles a supine woman . Here we can enjoy a spectacular view of the valley below. At this pass we move from the dry puna (a high treeless plateau) to the tropical forest, where gnarled trees grow among low clouds. This is the habitat of orchids, Polylepis Incana trees (National Peruvian tree) and mammals like the Puma and Andean Beer. After crossing the pass, the trail drops steeply into the Pacaymayo valley; we will camp close to the river. Probably the second day is the hardest and coldest day of the Inca Trail; our team of professional guides and porters will be very glad to support you during this unforgettable day. Included breakfast, lunch and dinner.

DAY 3: PACAYMAYO - RUNKU RAKAY - SAYACMARCA - WIÑAYHUAYNA (10 KM – 9 HOURS/3645 - 3925 - 2650 masl)

After breakfast, we will hike up towards the ruins of Runku Rakay and traverse the pass with the same name (3,800 masl). Then, we will descend to Sayamarca, which is an important archaeological complex, also known as “inaccessible city”. Here we have lunch. This day we’ll walk down hundreds of steps and we will spend the third and final night near the ruins of Wiñayhuayna (2700 masl), which means “Forever Young”. This nickname comes from the presence of various coloured orchids near the archaeological centre, which is the most attractive of the trail, composed composed of cultivation, living, ritual fountain and town areas. Included breakfast, lunch and dinner.

DAY 4: WIÑAYHUAYNA - INTI PUNKO - MACHU PICCHU - CUSCO (7 KM – 3 HOURS/2650 - 2735 - 2400 masl)

We will get up very early so that we may watch the sunrise from Inti Punku (Sun Gate) and have our first breathtaking view of Machu Picchu. We will spend approximately two hours in Machu Picchu, where the guide will explain to us about the different parts constituting the “Lost City of the Incas”. We also have free time to visit Machu Picchu on our own. At this point will be on the finish of the famous Inca trail to Machu Picchu. From Machu Picchu we take a bus to Aguas Calientes and in the afternoon we go (by train) from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo, from this point we will take the bus to go back to Cusco.

* There is the option to stay one more night in Aguas Calientes, we can help you as well to book a hotel in according your desires
* we’ll take the 4pm train back from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo, in order to enjoy the train’s view, landscapes of the valley, we’ll arrive Cusco at 8pm more or less(of course this will be according the train’s availabilities

Note: There is the option of relaxing in the hot springs in Aguas Calientes.

If you don’t have a hotel in Cusco yet, we have really good options, feel free to ask us about them…

* Remember that we also can help you with all your travel organization in Cusco, in Peru or in South America, If you want, send us your planned itinerary, we have the best rates in hotels, transfers, flights, etc…, don’t hesitate to send us all your requirements, we’ll be glad to help you organizing your holidays!!!


AVAILABILITY

The Inca Trail availabilities are regulated by law(only 500 places are allowed per day), some times is hard to find places, any ways, we offer these following alternative treks that also take you to Machupicchu….

Lares Valley 4 Days Trek : (Click here)
Salkantay 5 Days Trekking Tour : (Click here)
Inca Jungle 4 Days Tour : (Click here)
Inca Trail 2 Days Tour: (Click here)

WHAT TO PACK FOR INCA TRAIL 4 DAYS?

INCLUDED

  • Pre-departure briefing the night before the tour.
  • Private transportation to Km 82 (Beginning of the Trail).
  • Professional English/Spanish speaking guide
  • Entrance fees for the Inca Trail and Machupicchu
  • Guided tour in Machupicchu and extra time for yourself.
  • Time to go to the hot springs and walk around the town
  • Cook
  • Bus from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes
  • Tourist Expedition train return to Ollantaytambo Station and bus to Cusco
  • Double Occupancy tents: In our shared services, our clients will share a double accommodation tent (2 people in 1 tent), if a client wishes to occupy a single accommodation tent (1 person in 1 tent), they must make an additional payment for said concept.
  • Camping Equipment: kitchen tent, dining tent, chairs, tables and sleeping pads
  • Cook
  • Porters to carry food, tents, and cooking gear, our porters do not carry the personal belongings of the clients, if you want a personal porter, you’ll have to pay US$ 155 additional per porter(each porter can carry 12 kilos), if you don't have experience walking, we highly recommend you to hire a porter, because it be hard for you to carry all your personal belongings during 4 days(sleeping pads and sleeping bags too).
  • Coffee breaks in the afternoons (Coffee time: Hot drinks with some snacks)
  • All meals (not including breakfast the 1st day, not including lunch on the 4th day). We can arrange a vegetarian menu for you, please let us know before the tour.
  • First aid kit / Oxygen

Note: Tips for guides are not included nor are they obligatory.

Not included

  • Entrace fee to the Hot Springs of in Aguas Calientes
  • Entrance fee to Wayna Picchu (It has an additional price of US$ 90 per person according availabilities)
  • Vistadome train service (this is available for an additional price)
  • Tipping for guides, cooks, porters
  • Sleeping bags
  • Travel Insurance

NOTES:

  • In our shared services, we will pick-up our clients from your hotel as long as it is located in the downtown.
  • In our shared services, at the end of the tour, we leave our clients in a place close to the Main Square, because is easier go walking instead the car for the traffic jam. If your hotel is far from the downtown, take some cash with you in order to take a taxi.
  • Pick-up and drop off times are referential, this will depend on the traffic that can be found in the streets or delay of the other clients, our assistant will be on time but sometimes the transport could delay a few minutes.
  • We reserve the trains from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo or Poroy at certain times based on availability, and then plan the transfers for those times. If the passenger changes their train ticket at last minute, transfers from Ollantaytambo or Poroy to Cusco can no longer be provided as it is a collective service and transfers are scheduled for the hours initially booked.
  • For shared services, we do not give bathroom tents, we will only give this service on private tours. On the other hand, for the Inca Trail tours 4 days, in each camp there are bathrooms provided by the INC (National Institute of Culture), these bathrooms are free. In many other places, there are residents' toilets, which are bathrooms where you have to pay.
    We recommend to bring your own toilet paper.
  • Our guides in shared service speak English and Spanish, however they will make the guide in the language that speaks most of the group (English or Spanish).

WE RECOMMEND TO BRING

  • Personal Sleeping Bag, walking poles (If you don't have, please, see our camping equipment in Web site)
  • Toilet paper, small towel
  • Flashlight o Frontal Lantern with extra batteries
  • Original Passport in a hermetic bag
  • Warm clothes, fleece, hat, sun glasses, personal belongings
  • Pants that zip off to short pants
  • Money to buy additional water during the trek(normally we’ll give you water since the first lunch and with all the meals), but if you get thirsty you'll have small stores on the trail with fresh bottles of water to buy.
  • Additional money to use bathrooms once you get to Machupicchu
  • Additional money for tipping
  • Backpack and Daypack
  • Hiking shoes or boots with good ankle support
  • Rain Coat or poncho
  • Bottle of water, flashlight, hat, sun block, sunglasses
  • Warm clothes, light clothes, 4 or more pairs of socks(is really important to have the dry and warm feet during the trek)
  • Insect repellent
  • Personal First aid kit
  • Sunscream
  • Chocolates, candies or other snacks
  • Photo Camera with extra Batteries
  • Binoculars
  • Bathing Suit in case go to the thermal baths
  • Extra money for: Water, tipping, hot springs and emergencies


PRICES

Prices in American Dollars per Person

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